You Mean Im Not Lazy, Stupid or Craz..., Kate Kelly
You Mean Im Not Lazy, Stupid or Craz..., Kate Kelly
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You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?
A Self-help Audio Program for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

Author: Kate Kelly

Narrator: Kate Kelly, Peggy Ramundo

Abridged: 1 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/1995


Synopsis

The first self-help audio program by ADD adults for ADD adults!

Attention Deficit Disorder, the most common learning and behavioral problem among children, also affects millions of adult Americans, more of which are being diagnosed with this potentially disabling condition every day.

Now Kate Kelly, a clinical psychiatric nurse, and Peggy Ramundo, a specialist in learning disorders -- both of whom were diagnosed with ADD after discovering it in their children -- bring together their considerable personal and professional experiences to create the essential guide to identifying, understanding, and managing the dynamics of ADD in adults.

You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid Or Crazy?! provides accurate information, practical "how-to's," up-to-date research findings and moral support, and explores such issues as:

the differences unique to ADD adults and their impact on daily life

the diagnostic process

treatment options

personal, family, and work relationships

Already well respected across the country, You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid Or Crazy?! is the indispensable reference for anyone who faces the challenge of ADD on a daily basis.

Is your life in balance?

What is your daily/weekly work capacity?

How much sleep and rest do you need, including "down time" when there are no demands placed on you?

What is your financial bottom line -- how much income do you require to maintain an acceptable standard of living?

How much time should you devote to family and friends?

What must you do to renew yourself spiritually, not just in the sense of religion, but regarding anything that gives your life meaning?

How much and what kind of recreational activities are critical for your well-being?

How long can you work efficiently without a break?

What obligations must you fulfill?

What things are cluttering your life and should be eliminated?

How much time do you spend daily on self-maintenance: grooming, dressing, or health care?

About Kate Kelly

Kate Kelly (1950-2012) was the coauthor of two bestselling books, You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?! and The ADDed Dimension. An advanced practice mental health nurse with over thirty years’ experience as a family, group, and individual therapist, she was a legendary pioneer in the world of Adult ADHD and founded the ADDed Dimension Coaching Group.

About Peggy Ramundo

Peggy Ramundo is a revered ADHD coach and speaker who has been working professionally with ADHD adults for over thirty years. A senior Tele-Class leader for the world’s first ADHD coach training program with the Optimal Functioning Institute, Peggy also served as OFI’s Director of Training. Peggy coauthored the bestselling books, You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?! and The ADDed Dimension.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michele on July 05, 2010

Thanks. This is all I can say to these authors. Talk about pick a book up, and suddenly understand your whole life. And yes, I did think that, and yes, I have since been tested ADHD positive, at my ripe old age of 44. Never even knew such a thing existed in Adults. The discovery and the journey of s......more

Goodreads review by James on January 24, 2010

It's the first book I read on ADD so I guess the initial favourable impression was just a kind of 'ah, at last I am not alone' kind of recognition. However, I've liked it less as time passes. It is badly organised and set out with far too many exclamation marks and EMPHASIS!!! It's a real 'victim' b......more

Goodreads review by Marley on August 31, 2010

Kind of ironically, I'm going to call this one too scattered. I get that when they started, this was a work by not-so-professionals trying to get the word out when zero other material existed on the market, so they tried to cover absolutely everything. However: SO many anecdotes thrown in for a parag......more

Goodreads review by Amy Rhoda on September 22, 2016

Starting right from the awkward title, this book is showing its age. Written back in the nineties (when it was apparently the only ADD book) it tries to cover all the conceivable angles of the ADD life in one dense tome. It's text heavy, with narrow margins and clunky visual design, leavened only by......more

Goodreads review by Marti on March 01, 2015

The book was well-organized and the voice was genuine. If I had read it when it was originally published years ago, I probably would have found it informative. Unfortunately, I was hoping to gain some insight into ADD for adults and I didn't learn anything that I didn't already know. I'd give it 2 s......more