ADD/ADHD: Sites or books

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I have adhd. I was diagnosed half way through nursing school. I am finding now that I am having a hard time coping with work and the new things I am having to learn. I am having a hard time adjusting to the social aspects at jobs and I have lost two. Can anyone suggest any websites or books that could help me. I know some of the areas i need to work on. Just looking for ways to stop from doing some of my destructive things. Dawn

Specializes in ICU Case mgt. homehealth,subacute.

]I have ADHD, age 52. I thought that my adhd (finally diagnosed in 1999) went away, plus I couldn't afford the meds.

]Recently, I was re-diagnosed. I am looking for nursing work. I have an interview Jan 13.

]I have joined www.ADD.org (ADDA). You get the newsletter, FOCUS with it. I also subscribed to ADDitude. The magazine is great. The ADD.org website has lots of articles to check out. I think that CHADD primarily focuses on children with ADD.

]When I was I in nursing school, I had great teachers. I drove 40 miles one way. I really wanted to do well. I taped all lectures and listened to them a lot because I could not take very good notes. I had been a CNA prior to nursing school. When I studied, I had to study in a quiet room. I was very determined to succeed. I went straight into ICU. I would not recommend that. Get a year of med-surg first to become organized.

]Don't be afraid of your diagnosis. Learn about it. Google for articles. One article is Ad/HD & Relationships: Communication is the key! at http://www.addcentre.co.uk/translatingADHD.html

]This is helpful because relationships can be troubled with ADHD or ADD; listening, interrupting, forgetting...

Specializes in Home health.

I recommend books/tapes by Daniel G. Amen MD who has a clinic in Fairfield,Ca. He is an authority on ADD/ADHD. I have listened to him lecture and thought he was excellent. His website is www.amenclinic.com I have " A clinician's guide to understanding and treating Attention Deficit Disorder (childhood through Adulthood) Workbook--it has treatment tips for adults with ADD and alot more.

Specializes in ICU Case mgt. homehealth,subacute.

A.D.D. on the Job Making Your A.D.D. work for You. by Lynn Weiss, Ph.D. is a good book. ADD in Adults is another one by her. There is also a book called, "Driven to Distraction". Type this in or request both from your library. I get a lot of books checked out that way, through the interlibrary loan system. You could also type in ADHD under the book heading at Amazon.com and you will get more ideas.

I don't know if you have children, but there is a Department of Health and Human Services' research study where no travel is required to participate. You must have 2 or more children, one of whom has ADHD, between the ages of 7 to 17. For more info contact 1-800-411-1222.

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