Women With Attention Deficit Disorder: Embrace Your Differences and Transform Your Life

Someone recently suggested to me that I may have ADD, and with the image of hyperactive young boys in my head, I laughed. And then I started researching.There is a lot of information ADD on the Internet, and a number of good books for ADD in Adults. I was already starting to identify with many of the symptoms from my initial research, and then I read Sari Solden's book.It was like she'd observed and documented my life. There are so many behaviours that I had which I would never have related to ADD until I read about them. I felt an enormous sense of relief that this wasn't just me. And an enormous sense of grief that there is no magic cure and that the best route to success involves support from other people which at the moment I cannot afford.Having said that, I am also aware, thanks to Sari, that the symptoms of ADD can be attributed to many other things - depression (which came first, the depression or the ADD?!), post traumatic stress disorder, hormonal issues. I am as yet undiagnosed but at least the book has given me a framework for identifying the challenges that I have, no matter what the cause, so that I can start to put solutions in place and try to at least pursue a diagnosis within the confines of the NHS. Wish me luck.At the very minimum, this book serves as a well-written explanation that can be given to family and close friends so that they can gain understanding of the issues that you have - things that they may well take for granted. On a moderate level, it's the structure for a long term plan of making a success of your life with the brain that you have.The true value in the book, for me, was in reading something specifically written for women. It's empathic, comprehensive and will be read time and time again. I cannot recommend it highly enough. Thank you, Sari!

This book has been a God send! All my life I have been a confused soul not understanding the chaos going on in my mind and even after counselling, CBT, Antidepressants and lots of mistakes did I get a diagnosis. However if I had not started to read this book I would not have gained the insight I have about my own personality. There are parts of this book that describe me in a nutshell. It's has given me the confidence and guidance I have been needing all my life. Thank you so much for doing this.

I’ve recently been diagnosed and I’m trying to understand my combined ADHD.The book contains a mix of examples, lived experience and strategies.Highly recommended reading it.

This book is excellent in detail and tone for women with ADHD. Its a warm insightful book that makes you feel like your not alone. I really like it and highly recommend it!

I am 45 and have just self diagnosed ADHD. I am weeping my way through this book as it so closely mirrors me and my experiences. This is a book of great hope for those of us who have struggled all our lives with this condition without knowing it. Thank you so much for the gift of this book Sari Solden.

This book is incredible if you are a girl or woman with ADHD. Should be required reading for any female with ADHD! I also recommend pairing it with Gabor Mates book “Scattered” in understanding the heritable and environmental causes of ADHD.

I enjoyed the first part of the book. This is the second time I've tried to completely finish it. This time I'm aware of the reason I can't. It's about 15 years out of date with its strategies and ideas of where women fit into the "scheme of things" hire a mothers helper to help me chop the vegetables? Get a palm pilot. Etc. there's also a LOT of info in here, that could be condensed.

Recommend to any woman who is beginning diagnosis, just been diagnosed or who has never actually read up the realities of her condition specifically as a woman. In online support groups I see women wondering if they are defective who really and truly need to read this book.A little older but great value for money.

If I had any doubts that I had ADHD, they're gone now. First few chapters were incredible and eye opening. I cried a few times, because I finally felt "seen". Of course I've since misplaced the book #ADHD. I look forward to finding it again and finishing it.

An excellent book for women diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. As a middle aged woman who had muddled through for years, this book was a welcome addition to my library / life. It helped me understand myself so much better, allowed me to build on the information my specialist was providing and gave me such great insight...which led to being able to accept the way my brain works rather than continue on feeling like a failure. Highly recommend!

Although it's old book the content speaks to the heart and is relevant today. Hoping the author will write a new edition but can recommend this book 100%.

At 65 years old I found myself less able to navigate the swelling seas of life anymore. Under the care of a psychiatrist for 20 years, my condition was wrongly diagnosed. None of medications worked. I forefitted decades of wellness while blaming myself when medication didn't unlock my scrambled behaviors. I suppose it was me that saved my own life by changing doctors. He could immediately see that I the reason why I was having so much trouble understanding or using behavior coping tools was because I had uncontrolled ADHD, not Bipolar Disoder. If you have had a late in life diagnosis of ADHD, the news might hit you hard; I was devastated. It felt like being bullied, and it left me feeling even more damaged. But, I feel much better now that I am taking appropriate medications. Ready to do research on my experiences, I chose this book about my ADHD condition. I am so grateful to Sari Solden for writing this book. She clearly explains this troubling condition, and has pulled back a curtain that exposes why I am not alone. She addesses many questions from misdiagnosis to why women tend to blame themselves for feeling like their lives are coming apart. I bought every other book Solden has written on this topic. Her delivery is clearly presented in a writing style that isn't cloaked in jargon. Also, chapters and specific topics are clearly titled so I am able to find information on issues fine tuned to me and go directly to them. Within minutes Idiscover information about issues and experiences that I had, and I was learning why they happen to me. I finally found answers as well as a clearer awareness of what truly is askew with me. I'm really encouraged, yet still a little bit devastated. Solden's books, however, surely provide empowerment. Please give this book a look. I still find nuggets and missing pieces of myself each time I look inside.

Good start but nothing too informative. A lot of repitition.