Adult ADD Information

Live Well with ADD (and other neuro-differences)

By: Connie Mistler Davidson

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

There are thousands of pages written every year about childhood Attention Deficit Disorder. There is a lot less written about adult ADD/ADHD. Adult ADD Information has research-based facts and resources about this brain difference that you might have missed.

Based on the popular press information, a reader might think that ADD/ADHD magically disappears when a person with this brain difference reaches adulthood. Is this true? For some, this is true. Research has identified a reason for this. The chapter, “Why Some People Outgrow ADD” discusses the research that looked into the “Why?” of this phenomena. Some people don’t grow out of it, but they teach themselves ways to deal with the negative symptoms of ADD/ADHD. About 40% of the folks who were diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder when they were a child still have this brain difference as adults.

We delve into the myths about ADD and stimulant medications. Are there other ways to treat ADD/ADHD’s negative symptoms? What are they, and how do they work? What are specific ways to maintain motivation, whether or not you are taking medication?

Specific ways to improve the negative symptoms of ADD are laid out. These are research-based methods that don’t cost a lot of money. Stress has a negative effect on most people, but it also exacerbates the negative symptoms of ADD/ADHD. What are some low-cost or no-cost ways to handle stress? Adult ADD Information answers this question.

Is Attention Deficit Disorder just a collection of negative symptoms? No! There are gifts that come with ADD/ADHD, too! Innovative problem solving, out-of-the-box-thinking, and a huge dose of creativity travel along with Attention Deficit Disorder. These attributes can be used to help dampen the negative symptoms. This small book, Adult ADD Information, with its large section of resources, can provide a road map for putting those gifts to work to make your life better when you have this brain difference.

Connie Mistler Davidson is an adult with ADD/ADHD, and education professional, who has taught hundreds of students with neuro-differences, from elementary school to older adults, over the last 30+ years. Live Well with ADD was born from her desire to have people with ADD and other neurological differences see that these traits are not solely undesirable, and they can live better lives than the ADD doomsayers would lead them to believe.

There are good things that come with ADD, too. Creativity, energy, persistence, and out-of-the-box thinking are some of those desirable traits. Sometimes, in order to access these traits, it helps to deal with the challenges. Live Well with ADD strives to help with this. Adult ADD Information, the first book in the Adults and ADD Series, is a tool for dealing with the challenges.