The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain to Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents
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By: Nancy A. Ratey
Format: Paperback
From: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date: November 2008
From: St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date: November 2008
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2008-12-23
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 304
Ean: 9780312355340
Isbn: 0312355343
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2008-12-23
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 304
Ean: 9780312355340
Isbn: 0312355343
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
For the millions of adults diagnosed with ADHD The Disorganized Mind will provide expert guidance on what they can do to make the most of their lives. The inattention, time-mismanagement, procrastination, impulsivity, distractibility, and difficulty with transitions that often go hand-in-hand with ADHD can be overcome with the unique approach that Nancy Ratey brings to turning these behaviors around.
The Disorganized Mind addresses the common issues confronted by the ADHD adult:
“Where did the time go?”
“I’ll do it later, I always work better under pressure anyway.”
“I’ll just check my e-mail one more time before the meeting…”
“I’ll pay the bills tomorrow – that will give me time to find them.”
Professional ADHD coach and expert Nancy Ratey helps readers better understand why their ADHD is getting in their way and what they can do about it. Nancy Ratey understands the challenges faced by adults with ADHD from both a personal and professional perspective and is able to help anyone move forward to achieve greater success. Many individuals with ADHD live in turmoil. It doesn’t have to be that way. You can make choices and imagine how things can change – this book will teach you how. By using ADHD strategies that have worked for others and will work for you, as well as learning how to organize, plan, and prioritize, you’ll clear the hurdles of daily living with a confidence and success you may never before have dreamed possible.
Nancy Ratey has the proven strategies that will help anyone with ADHD get focused, stay on track, and get things done - and finally get what they want from their work and their life.
For information and resources, please visit www.nancyratey.com
USER REVIEWS
"I pretty much buy every new book on ADHD that comes out, and this book is a waste of money!
It reads like a psychology text--all case studies. Snooze! Not ADHD friendly--all black and white, long text blocks, no illustrations.
Here's the advice in a nutshell: figure out what works for you (audible cues, notes, having people remind you) and repeat until it sticks. Find someone to help you (assuming you can afford to/live with someone willing/have employees) and "train" them to do what you need. If only real life were so easy!
With illustrations, 3 stars. The only reason this got 2 was because it is priced low.
"
~ Written on 2008-12-26
It reads like a psychology text--all case studies. Snooze! Not ADHD friendly--all black and white, long text blocks, no illustrations.
Here's the advice in a nutshell: figure out what works for you (audible cues, notes, having people remind you) and repeat until it sticks. Find someone to help you (assuming you can afford to/live with someone willing/have employees) and "train" them to do what you need. If only real life were so easy!
With illustrations, 3 stars. The only reason this got 2 was because it is priced low.
"
~ Written on 2008-12-26
"I work in a vocational college dealing with students who are academically failing, acting out, chronic tardiness and being absent. This past week end I went out for my search for the book to assist me to help these students with symptoms of ADHD. After a 3-4 hour search through all the ADD/ADHD books on the three shelves. I sat and read The Disorganized Mind, The book is easy to read, easy to understand and practical. I highly recommended this book to all who are looking for solutions to their ADD/ADHD symptoms or to assist others.
Susan Cuffari
Ed.M.
Academic Coach
Retention Counselor"
~ Written on 2008-12-22
Susan Cuffari
Ed.M.
Academic Coach
Retention Counselor"
~ Written on 2008-12-22
"As a 46 year old adult, I have joked and been joked about most of my life about being ADHD, yet never took the time to be diagnosed. (While I was growing up ADHD was not understood, therefore never considered). I am a business owner, mother and lead a very busy life. I decided to finally to read a book on ADHD and found this one by Nancy Ratey was the one I chose and was able to download it to my Kindle immediately.
I was shocked,relieved, upset and happy all at the same time to look at the list of symptoms to find that I felt I was reading my autobiography. As I was able to read through, I kept thinking the symptom on each title would not fit me....but when reading the descriptions, they did. I have already implemented many of the suggestions made in the book to deal with the challenges I have faced on my life- and they are working for me! It is such a relief to be able to stop beating myself up for what I have been trying to fix by sheer will, constantly frustrated and angry at myself at my failure to do so..to finally see solutions that work. And I loved how she said over and over again. YOU are YOU...not your ADHD. I know I am a good person and could never understand why my actions and words so often were not congruent with who I thought I was. Now it all makes so much sense. I can't thank Nancy enough for taking the time to write this book, assisting people like me, to be more patient with myself as I find strategies and ways to implement them in order to find forgiveness and understanding for myself and from others. "
~ Written on 2008-11-19
I was shocked,relieved, upset and happy all at the same time to look at the list of symptoms to find that I felt I was reading my autobiography. As I was able to read through, I kept thinking the symptom on each title would not fit me....but when reading the descriptions, they did. I have already implemented many of the suggestions made in the book to deal with the challenges I have faced on my life- and they are working for me! It is such a relief to be able to stop beating myself up for what I have been trying to fix by sheer will, constantly frustrated and angry at myself at my failure to do so..to finally see solutions that work. And I loved how she said over and over again. YOU are YOU...not your ADHD. I know I am a good person and could never understand why my actions and words so often were not congruent with who I thought I was. Now it all makes so much sense. I can't thank Nancy enough for taking the time to write this book, assisting people like me, to be more patient with myself as I find strategies and ways to implement them in order to find forgiveness and understanding for myself and from others. "
~ Written on 2008-11-19
"Nancy Ratey is inspirational and downright practical. It's hard to believe that she has ADHD, but she certainly does. She has a remarkable spirit, as well, to have survived and thrived under her father's rather organized and disciplined eye. Instead of wilting under criticism and a tough standard, she took the advice part of his lectures and tried to always apply it to her actions. Her resilience is remarkable, not unlike the Olmypian swimmer Michael Phelps, who said a little bit of criticism or negative talk on the part of others was something he always managed to turn into the drive to succeed.
Nancy Ratey shares a little of her own life history in this book. I would actually like to learn more. How did she accomplish all, what I call the "heavy mental" work required to graduate from Harvard and also help this institution learn about coaching and the needs of ADHD and LD students?
In her next book, I want her to share her story... Please Nancy? ;-)
Linda Anderson, Master Coach Specializing in ADHD, Past-President of ADDA "
~ Written on 2008-09-27
Nancy Ratey shares a little of her own life history in this book. I would actually like to learn more. How did she accomplish all, what I call the "heavy mental" work required to graduate from Harvard and also help this institution learn about coaching and the needs of ADHD and LD students?
In her next book, I want her to share her story... Please Nancy? ;-)
Linda Anderson, Master Coach Specializing in ADHD, Past-President of ADDA "
~ Written on 2008-09-27
"The Disorganized Mind is a God-send for anyone struggling with ADD or ADHD. It is great to know there is someone out there who understands what a person with ADHD goes through and to help that person get a grip on his/her world. Nancy Ratey's book will help anyone with ADHD or ADD organize daily life. I highly recommend this book.It is truly enlightening. Kudos to Nancy Ratey!! Thank you for writing this book!!"
~ Written on 2008-09-20
~ Written on 2008-09-20