Gift of Adult ADD

Lara Honos-Webb

Description

If you have attention deficit disorder (ADD), you may act impulsively, daydream, and have trouble focusing, but clinical studies suggest that these same symptoms may make you exceptionally creative, intuitive, and energetic. In fact, many people with ADD claim to have become successful because of their ADD, not in spite of it.

In The Gift of Adult ADD, Lara Honos-Webb adapts the revolutionary approach first introduced in the parenting book The Gift of ADHD to the lives of adults with ADD. Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, this book shows you how to transform symptoms into strengths to improve your relationships, job performance, parenting skills, and overall quality of life. You''ll also read inspiring stories of real people with ADD who have become successful in part because of their ability to meet the challenges of ADD and make the most of its gifts.

Informations

• Publié par: New Harbinger Publications
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781572247949
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

the of adult gif A DD HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR CHALLENGES & BUILD ON YOUR STRENGTHS

LARA HONOSWEBB, PH.D. author ofThe Gift of ADHD

“Lara Honos-Webb sows us ow te demands o a goba and dîgîta cuture may make te sîgnature traîts o ADD—înventîveness, need or stîmuatîon, and înterpersona întuîtîon—în îg demand.” —Danîe H. Pînk, autor oA Woe New Mînd

“I you ave ADD and ave been ookîng or te meanîng o your strugges, tîs book wî cange your îe. You wî see, beyond doubt, tat ît’s tîme to stop patcîng up your weaknesses and start earnîng about your many gîts.” —Caro Adrîenne, P.D., autor ohe Purpose o Your Lîe

“Honos-Webb’s book îs a wonderu guîdebook or optîmîstîc îvîng. Wat one cooses to ocus on grows, and Honos-Webb as provîded te ramework or oters to earn tîs împortant pîosopy. It îs especîay împortant or tose wît ADHD to embrace te posîtîve sîde o teîr personaîtîes.”

—Stepanîe Mouton Sarkîs, P.D., autor oMakîng te Grade wît ADDand10 Sîmpe Soutîons to Adut ADD

“In er newest book, Honos-Webb buîds on te core prîncîpes o er prevîous work to sow ow aduts wît ADD can ind uiîng and rewardîng îves bybeîng wo tey are. ‘Fînd wat you ove and are good at, and et tat guîde you,’ se advîses, oferîng rea-îe storîes o peope wo ave done just tat. In tîs înspîrîng book, Honos-Webb provîdes a ost o specîic actîvîtîes to ep aduts wît ADD use se-relectîon, însîgt, and creatîvîty to address weaknesses wîtout ettîng tose weaknesses oversadow teîr strengts and taents.he Gît o Adut ADDa wecome addîtîon to te growîng body o îs îterature tat sows ow to go beyond îmîtîng—and mîseadîng— dîagnostîc abes.” —Barbara Probst, MSW, LCSW, autor o Wen te Labes Don’t Fît

“A revoutîonary, paradîgm-sîtîng book tat wî undoubtedy cange te way we tînk about ADD. Honos-Webb’s contrîbutîon îs a gît, provîdîng no-nonsense strategîes and înspîrîng exampes o ow to transorm apparent deicîts înto strengts and assets.”

—Key Howe, presîdent, Braîn Sync

“Tak about a gît! hîs book wî be a true gît or anyone wît ADD. Wîe ît can be dîscouragîng to îve wît ADD, Honos-Webb’s wîse and epu book wî sow readers ow to use teîr ADD toîmprove teîr reatîonsîps and work îves. Se ten goes on to îdentîy and expaîn te ive specîic gîts tat adut ADD brîngs. hîs wonderu book as te power to transorm te îe and conscîousness o anyone deaîng wît ADD.”

—Mîra Kîrsenbaum, autor oWen Good Peope Have Afaîrs, Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay,andEverytîng Happens or a Reason

“Are you ready to et tîs precîous voume transorm you, your word, and your ‘adut attentîon deicît dîsorder’? Here îs a gît tat can be magîca and îe cangîng, bot or you and your ‘adut attentîon deicît dîsorder.’”

—Avîn R. Marer, P.D., proessor emerîtus at te Unîversîty o Ottawa, autor ohe Manua o Optîma Beavîors

the o g f a i d f ult A DD

HOW TO TRANSFORM

YOUR CHALLENGES & BUILD

ON YOUR STRENGTHS

LARA HONOSWEBB, PH.D.

New Harbinger Publications, Inc.

Pubîser’s Note hîs pubîcatîon îs desîgned to provîde accurate and autorîtatîve înormatîon în regard to te subject matter covered. ït îs sod wît te understandîng tat te pubîser îs not engaged în renderîng psycoogîca, inancîal, legal, or other professîonal servîces. If expert assîstance or counselîng îs needed, the servîces of a competent professîonal should be sought.

Dîstrîbuted în Canada by Raîncoast Books

Copyrîgt © 2008 by L. Honos-Webb New Harbînger Pubîcatîons, Inc. 5674 Sattuck Avenue Oakand, CA 94609 www.newarbînger.com

A Rîgts Reserved

Acquîred by Tesîya Hanauer; Cover desîgn by Amy Soup; Edîted by Amy Jonson; Text desîgn by Tracy Carson

PDF ISBN: 978-1-57224-794-9

He îbrary o Congress as cataoged te prînt edîtîon as:

onos-Webb, ara.  He gît o adut ADD : ow to transorm your caenges and buîd on your strengts / ara onos Webb.  p. cm.  ïncudes bîbîograpîca reerences.  ïSBN-13: 978-1-57224-565-5 (pbk. : ak. paper)  ïSBN-10: 1-57224-565-4 (pbk. : ak. paper) 1. Attentîon-deIcît dîsorder în aduts-- Popuar works. ï. Tîte.  RC394.A8566 2008  616.85’89--dc22  2008029811

hîs book îs dedîcated to Ken, Kenny, and Audrey Webb or gîvîng me te gît o wakîng up appy every day.

Contents

Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

PART 1 Getting Ready to Rumble

CHAPTER 1 “Is It Just Me or Is the Whole World ADD?” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

CHAPTER 2 Find Your Sweet Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

CHAPTER 3 In the Workplace: Now Patch Up Weaknesses . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

CHAPTER 4 Relationships, Parenting, and ADD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

PART II The Five Gifts of Adult ADD

CHAPTER 5 Creativity: Cultivate Your Daydreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

CHAPTER 6 The Trailblazer: The Gift of Ecological Consciousness . . . . . . . 119

CHAPTER 7 Interpersonal Intuition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

CHAPTER 8 Translate Hyperactivity into Exuberance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

CHAPTER 9 Your Emotionally Expressive Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

CHAPTER 10 Promise and Pitfalls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Final Thoughts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

Learn More About Dr. Lara Honos-Webb’s Work . . . . . . . . . .223

References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

vi  The Gift of Adult ADD

Acknowledgments

ï can’t Ind te words to express te ove and gratîtude deep în my eart or Karen, Jon, Ed, Crîssty, Grace, and Caterîne onos or teîr ove and support. hanks to Caroe and Bî Webb, a nd A nna, Rosanna, and Dae Caant or teîr constant encouragement and occasîona babysîttîng. Tîs book owes everytîng to tose wo sared teîr storîes. ï ee îke a o you are îetîme rîends. Tanks to Kîmbery McCoy or beîng a sîster sou and eadersîp coac or me. ï ate to tînk wat tîs book woud be wîtout te steady înspîratîon rom Steve Goodchild; tanks to îm or openîng îs story and ettîng îs amîy be încuded în tîs book—and or te Monty Pyton consutatîon. Captaîn Scott Orîc’s brîîant mînd contrîbuted enormousy to my understandîng o creatîvîty and aso gave me my avorîte vîsua îmage o a person wît ADD: “Wo ese coud stand on te roo o a burnîng ouse în an îcy raînstorm and aug at ow tey ave ‘te greatest job în te word’?” ï am eternay grateu to Pau Oraea or îs courage în sarîng îs story, and to îs sta and students or a ascînatîng coectîon o storîes about tîs remarkabe man. Brîan Roca’s sweet generosîty, wîse consutatîon, engagîng dînner conver- satîon, ree mea wît a caorîes accounted or, and învîtatîon to Rocapaooza were some o my avorîte gîts receîved în wrîtîng tîs book. Damon arper’s steady înux o warmt and encouragement