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A big heartfelt thanks to all the readers who have created a bestseller out of my book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Almost at its two-year anniversary, it’s taking two bestselling #1 spots this week on Amazon:
Given the volume of e-mail I receive asking where to purchase my award-winning book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?, I figure it’s time to summarize it in one spot.
PLUS — A NEWS FLASH: Barnes and Noble brick-and-mortar stores now carry the book. Please pass along this news to your therapist, your physician, and your FB/Twitter friends who want a comprehensive guide to Adult ADHD (especially as it affects relationships) but also want to physically rifle through the pages before purchasing. You can use the handy bookmark/share link below.
To summarize, you can purchase the book at these outlets:
Library patrons can search this library catalog to find the closest library that carries Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? (Just enter your ZIP code.) If your library doesn’t carry the book yet, please request that they order it. You’ll also be helping others who are on a tight budget.
Thank you!
Isn’t it great when others express your own secret struggles? Especially when they do it in a clever, entertaining way? Isn’t it liberating? Even amusing?
If you wrestle with procrastination and/or all the myriad issues involved in “getting ready,” you will no doubt enjoy these two short animations (below) by Levni Yilmaz.
Lev has also created a book of drawings on similar themes, Tales of Mere Existence, and the book comes with the DVD collection of his films — what a a deal. Learn more about Lev and his work at his website.
Thanks to my friend Sara for bringing Lev’s work to my attention!
I knew something was up when a greater-than-usual number of “help, please!” e-mails appeared in my in-box this morning.
Then my friend Doreen gave me the heads up on Facebook: MSN.com had featured a “When Your Lover Has ADHD” tag on its Valentine’s-themed homepage. It linked to an interview I’d done last year with Health.com: “When Someone You Love Has ADHD: Frequently Asked Questions About Helping Your Partner and Yourself.” It begins this way:
When journalist Gina Pera married a man with undiagnosed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) she embarked on a wild ride that took her from frustration and confusion to understanding and advocacy. Today she runs support groups for people with ADHD and their partners, and her book Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? was published in 2008.
“Wild ride” indeed. But our marriage started out more on the rainy side. (That’s us at our outdoor wedding in 1998. Despite the huge two-person umbrella, my husband still managed to position the dripline right over me. Fortunately, that kind of center-of-the-universe tendency is a relic of the past — or neither one of us, not to mention our marriage, would have survived!) Here’s a sample of the questions:
Q: How did you realize that your husband had ADHD?
Q: In the title of your book, you used the outdated term “ADD.” Why that instead of ADHD? Read the rest of this entry »
By popular demand, the full version of the Ohio Players singing their 1975 hit (and the ADHD Roller Coaster theme song), Love Roller Coaster, and a cover from The Red Hot Chili Peppers (with Beevis and Butthead).
“Your love is like a roller coaster, baby baby. I wanna ride….ooo hoo hoo hoo.” (The headline’s poetic license courtesy of my husband.)
What’s an ADHD Roller Coaster blog without a theme song, especially one you can dance to? Click below to play my top pick: Love Roller Coaster from the Ohio Players. Read the rest of this entry »
These days, I feel like Gilda Ratner’s character Emily Litella. No, it’s not because I’m mishearing “Youth in Asia” for “euthanasia” or “presidential erections” instead of “presidential elections.” Instead, I’m listening to news and analysis about the federal “stimulus package” but in my mind I keep hearing “stimulants package.”
Now that’s an odd thing, you might say. But consider this: Only one in 10 adults with ADHD in the U.S. are thought to be diagnosed, and only one-tenth of those adults are pursuing treatment. We also know that adults with unaddressed ADHD symptoms earn less, are more likely to be underemployed and unemployed, and are more likely to file bankruptcy and for divorce. In other words, many of these adults — 10-30 million Americans in all — stand at the very edge of our widening financial abyss. And their partners and children stand with them. Read the rest of this entry »
Introduction from the book Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? (continued from the previous post)
Same Meeting Room, the Following Tuesday, 8 PM
Be careful talking about good intentions to newcomers at this week’s gathering! It’s the same room but a very different crowd. The people gathered here tonight aren’t adults with ADHD; they are their partners. And most have had it with good intentions. They are also done with being doormat and “dumpee,” warden and watchdog, crisis manager and caretaker, and a parent instead of a partner.
Ironically, the two meetings that take place one week apart—one for adults with ADHD and the other for the partners of adults with ADHD— typically show little overlap. That is, one partner or the other in a couple is either “in denial” about ADHD or feels no need to learn about it. It’s too bad, because when couples act as a team in learning about ADHD, they tend to speed through the learning curve—with fewer bumps and bruises, too.
The group assembled tonight, though, has come seeking knowledge. They also seek clarity and hope that they can somehow stabilize their lives with partners who seem focused on destabilization. Until Read the rest of this entry »
Introduction from the book Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?
Monday, 8 PM
The monthly meeting comes to order in the heart of Silicon Valley, a world
center of leading-edge technology. Household names such as Google,
Yahoo, Apple, YouTube, Netflix, and Hewlett-Packard dot this short
stretch of coastal California between San Francisco and San Jose. In attendance
this evening are software developers and computer scientists, some
from these very companies.
What’s on tonight’s agenda? The Next Big Thing in high-tech? Not
exactly. Not unless you have adult ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder). In that case, keeping track of your keys can be a very big thing
indeed. Read the rest of this entry »
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