Welcome to the site, the podcast, and the book!

March 20th, 2009

Welcome to adultADHDbook.com, where you will find audio excerpts of the book More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD. This free podcast contains practical information for adults with ADHD and those who care about them.

I also have information here about More Attention, Less Deficit, as well as my first book, Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A Practical, Easy-to-Use Guide for Clinicians. I also have information about upcoming presentations I’m doing and some other cool events that you may be interested in.

I feel really proud of both books and think that you would find them useful, so check them out if you can.

A Million Things to Make Your Life Better

Whenever I meet a new client with ADHD, I always feel compelled to tell her a million things that can help her understand her ADHD and enjoy life more. This book and this podcast is those million things. It’s everything I want to tell new clients and audiences at presentations. It’s incredibly interesting and extremely important. This is the kind of information that can change your life. Yes, I will be that bold to say that it can change your life. It won’t change everything, but it can change a lot. You will do some things differently, and you will feel different about some of the things that stay the same. Knowledge has that kind of power.

As I was writing this book, I kept coming back to the idea that life is different after being diagnosed with ADHD. ADHD can make your life really difficult-before you know what’s tripping you up. Once you know it’s ADHD, life gets much easier. Then you know what you’re wrestling with and can start to get a hold of it. Then it becomes a fair fight.

The goal here is merely to tilt the odds of success, to make you more likely to do the right thing at the right time. Not all the time, but most of the time. Not perfect, but better. ADHD takes away your ability to be consistent, so the information and strategies in this book and in this podcast are here to give you back some of that consistency.

In this introductory podcast, we talk about this podcast, the book More Attention, Less Deficit, and why learning about ADHD is so important.

–Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA

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To Take Medication or Not to Take Medication: It Depends

February 8th, 2010

Some people eagerly choose to take medication, whereas others decide against it. It’s a personal decision based on many factors, including how well you can otherwise handle the demands in your life.

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Two Tools to Stop the Flood

February 5th, 2010

The web can be a giant source of temptation. I talk about two programs to help you reduce the amount of time on unproductive sites.

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Stop the Flood: Conquer Information Overload

February 1st, 2010

Information is everywhere, and we all need to find a way to stay on top of it all. These tips can help you keep your head above water.

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The Right Tool for the Job: Using Technology for Good, Not Evil

January 25th, 2010

There are all sorts of tools out there to help us be more productive. Tools and technology can be part of the solution, but they can also be part of the problem. We’ll talk how to use them for good.

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The Relief of Being Diagnosed: Wow, That Explains a Lot!

January 18th, 2010

After years of falling short, it can be a relief to have an explanation for those difficulties that isn’t a character indictment. This is equally true for the person with ADHD as it is for his family members.

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Nontraditional Treatments: Separate the Wheat from the Chaff

January 11th, 2010

There are lots of nontraditional treatments available for ADHD, most of which have no benefit. It’s important to know what to look for when deciding whether a potential treatment has any chance of being effective.

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Why Is It So Hard to Get (and Stay) Organized?

January 5th, 2010

I counted eight reasons why adults with ADHD tend to have more trouble with keeping their belongings organized. Fortunately, these eight reasons suggest eight solutions. (Updated mp3.)

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Set Yourself Up for Success

December 21st, 2009

It’s easier to do the right thing in the heat of the moment if you set things up right beforehand.

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ADHD Is Real, But Not Everyone Has It

December 14th, 2009

Although the science clearly shows that ADHD is a genuine condition, there are some people who believe or say they have it when they really don’t.

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