ADD Isn't Just for Children!

When we hear something about ADD, most of us think of easily distractible children struggling to pay attention in school.  There are, however, many adults who struggle to organize their lives because they suffer from adult ADD. Read More

Diagnosis and Treatment

The first studies done on adults who were never diagnosed as children were done in the late 1970s.  This research produced clinical criteria for the development of diagnostic tools. Those that are widely used today are the Conners Rating Scale and the Brown Attention Deficit Disorder Scale. Read More

Adult ADD Symptom Test

If you experience more than 10 points on this adult ADD self-symptom test, Attention Deficit Disorder is likely present.Read More

The Five Languages of Apology and Tiger Woods

Associates’ own, Dr. Jennifer Thomas, co-authored The Five Languages of Apology with Dr. Gary Chapman.  Following Tiger Woods’ apology, she was interviewed on 2/19 by a reporter from the Orlando Sentinel and was on “The Judith Regan Show” on Sirius Sattelite Radio on 2/24.

To read her comments on and evaluation of Tiger Woods’ apology, click here and check out Jennifer’s blog.

In Good Company

There are many creative, innovative and imaginative people who either have ADD or are suspected of having ADD.  Here are just a few:

Jim Carrey
Edison
Einstein
John F. Kennedy
Mozart
Michael Phelps
Picasso
Frank Lloyd Wright

Book Reviews

The Everything Health Guide to Adult ADD/ADHD:
Expert Advice to Find the Right Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment

Carole Jacobs
Adams Media, 2010
This guide helps to remove the guilt and blame by reassuring that it is a real syndrome with a biological cause.  Offers encouragement from diagnosis to life after treatment.

You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?!:
The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

Kate Kelly
Scribner, 2006
Written for adults with ADD by adults with ADD.  Explains the diagnostic process, offers updated information and practical how-to ideas and moral support.