I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not: Successful Living with ADD and ADHD
"Essential for young adults and adults with ADD/ADHD and those who love them. Written in an easy-to-read style and providing real-life examples, this is a great starting point for harnessing ADD/ADHD's positives and dealing with its difficulties to build a brighter tomorrow."--Lisa Jordan, Library Journal"A valuable and comprehensive guide on living with ADHD. I Always Want to Be Where I'm Notis a brilliant compilation of stories of people living with ADHD followed by tips on how to 'tap into your special power.' It's a life-saver of a book that can change your ADHD life for the better."--Edward M. Hallowell, M.D., co-author, NY Times bestseller Driven to Distraction"Quite simply one of the best books I've read about ADHD! With warm and humorous prose, Crenshaw provides principled, actionable advice for young adults who need to integrate ADHD symptoms into the growing pressures of adulthood. I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not should be the handbook for successfully growing up and into life with adult ADHD."--Melissa Orlov, author The ADHD Effect on Marriage"Informed, informative, insightful and exceptionally well written, organized and presented, especially recommended to the attention of non-specialist general readers seeking to understand and deal with ADD and ADHD in themselves, their family, and their friends. An enduringly valued contribution,I Always Want to Be Where I'm Not: Successful Living with ADD and ADHDis strongly recommended for personal and community library collections."--Julie Summers, Midwest Book Review"A chart for the therapeutic journey that ADHD sufferers must embark on with their therapist or mentor if they are going to achieve the success in relationships, schooling, and jobs that we all desire. The thirteen principles and their practical solutions provide a therapeutic game plan for tackling the challenges of this condition." --Susan C. Pinsky, author, Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD