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Author Pinsky, Susan C.

Title Organizing solutions for people with ADHD : tips and tools to help you take charge of your life and get organized / Susan C. Pinsky.

Imprint Beverly, MA : Fair Winds Press, c2012.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  616.8589 P657o 2012    ---  Available
Edition 2nd ed., rev. and updated.
Description 207 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Note Previous ed.: 2006.
Contents Organizing for the disorganized -- Individual projects : The kitchen ; The dining room ; Adult bedrooms ; Kid bedrooms ; The laundry ; The living room/family room ; The playroom ; The bathroom ; The office ; Calendars and scheduling ; Storage spaces ; Packing and moving -- Conclusion.
Summary "ADD, Attention Deficit Disorder and ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, are prevalent in society today, afflicting about 4.4% of the adult population, which is over 13 million Americans. Four out of every five adults do not even know they are ADD, and while it is often difficult to differentiate adults with true ADD from adults who are merely forgetful and disorganized, Organizing Solutions for People with ADD outlines new organizing strategies that will be of value to anyone who wants to improve their organizational, or lack of, skills in their life. The chapters consist of practical organizing solutions for ADD at Work; prioritizing, time management, and organizing documents, ADD at Home; paying bills on time, de-cluttering your house, scheduling and keeping appointments), ADD with Kids; driving them to various activities, grocery shopping and meals, laundry, babysitters, organizing drawers and closets, and ADD and You; organizing time for your social life, gym, and various other hobbies and activities. Color photographs that capture the short attention span of the reader are featured throughout, as well as sidebars and testimonials from adults with ADD, providing numerous organizational tips, such as, the importance of dividing time into minutes or moments, task completion, how to avoid procrastination, asking for help, and how not to be a packrat"--Publisher description.
Subject Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Popular works.
Attention-deficit-disordered adults -- Life skills guides.
Orderliness.
Home economics.
Added Title Organizing solutions for people with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ISBN 9781592335121 (pbk.)
1592335128 (pbk.)
Standard No. 080665008801
NZ1 14278613

 
    
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