More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD

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

atuckman — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:53:48 +0000

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

Should You Take Your Meds Every Day?

atuckman — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:17:49 +0000

Some people take days off of their ADHD meds. We discuss the reasons why you should or shouldn’t do this.

ADHD Awareness Week: Be a Part of It!

atuckman — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:51:20 +0000

ADHD Awareness Week is September 13-17. Let’s talk about why it matters and perhaps how you can help spread the word.

Making the Most of Educational Opportunities

atuckman — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:45 +0000

There are lots of good places to learn about ADHD so we’re going to talk about what your options are and how to make the most of them. (With guest Marie Paxson, Immediate Past President of CHADD)

Why I Hate Twitter and Other Constant Intruders

atuckman — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:04:05 +0000

Technology brings lots of intrusions into our attention. I talk about how to make some good choices about what you let into your life.

Is the Economy Making Your ADHD Worse?

atuckman — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:00:24 +0000

Technically speaking, it isn’t; but cutbacks and increased stress can certainly make it feel that way, whether you have a job or are looking for one.

Change What You Can, Accept the Rest

atuckman — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:26:16 +0000

Happiness comes from both doing better in some ways, as well as accepting that other things won’t change. Being clear about our values makes it easier to find this balance.

Take Your ADHD Seriously

atuckman — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:46:56 +0000

Living a good life with ADHD takes serious work, but you deserve it, so push yourself to be the best you can be.

Professional Organizers: Move that Mountain

atuckman — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:50 +0000

A professional organizer can help you not only tackle your current mountain of stuff but also create better organizational systems so that you don’t wind up with another mountain later.

Is the Problem ADHD or Motivation?

atuckman — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:00:17 +0000

Many ADHD struggles can look like problems of motivation. After enough failures, what starts out as purely neurological can quickly become psychological as motivation begins to slide.