Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adult ADHD: Targeting Executive Dysfunction

I have adult ADHD, recently diagnosed. I was a psychology major and know that cognitive-behavioral therapy is a very successful treatment options. I have been hesitant to see a professional, as I have seen friends become dangerously over-medicated. I wanted a book I could use myself, but a lot of the books out there seem hokey; I needed something legitimate and that approached things from a scholarly perspective but also was user-friendly. Although I ultimately selected this book, I'm sure there are a few other good ones available.This book was very helpful for me. I read through it once without actively doing the exercises, and even that was helpful. I did a few of the exercises the first time through, when they seemed particularly relevant to something I was struggling with. Now I'm going to work my way back through the book and actually "treat" myself. I suspect these kinds of exercises will have more effect the more I do them, so I am considering just re-reading and re-doing this book throughout the coming years.

I have adult ADD, and this book is the single best resource I have found, out of many, many books throughout the years. I am a client, and not a therapist, but it it written in such a clear, readable, sequential manner, that I am able to use it as a self-help book, especially the client take-home exercises. Virtually every paragraph is in "aha!" for me. This author clearly knows the inner workings of adults with ADD (ADH)! I would like to find a group that uses this book... I just might start one myself!

I am a psychiatry resident and wanted to build some CBT training skills for high functioning adults with time management and organization issues. The book is geared towards group therapy but I am using it in individual therapy. I am finding the skills to be broadly applicable and I have even started to use some of the skills myself. Like many CBT manuals it is formatted with first sections in introduction to the techniques and theory behind them as well as patient assessment tools. Then there are specific sessions with skill building techniques and homework handouts. After basic behavioral skills are addressed cognitive barriers to organization and procrastination are addressed. I am finding it a valuable addition to my library and skill set.

This book has allot of practical information regarding CBT techniques for ADHD. It's nice to see the focus on daily achievable habits within areas such as planning, procrastination and time management. Far to many resources discussing these areas only mentions their importance but fails to provide a realistic framework for how to implement them.That being said I do find the book a little uneven. It's chapter on cognitive distinctions is first rate but it's chapter on planning is far behind resources such classics as "7 habits of highly effective people". That being said it's still a good book with a perfect form for people with ADHD, because while better resources do exists within each of the areas it discuss, non exists that are as brief and to the point as this book. Highly recommended.

Good written, Practical for therapist and ADHDer.There are many example for visualized in real session.Recommend for psychologist, psychiatrist and ADHDer.

I read about the 12 week cognitive behavior program in the CHADD newsletter and thought I would see if I could do it myself. I found a friend that I check in with every week to go over the lesson. I am finding the program very helpful. It sounds basic, but if you are and adult with ADHD it is very helpful. You have to stick with the program so I encourage you if you are going to do it on your own to have someone you are accountable to.

Do not ignore when the little blurb tells you that this book is unsupported in the Kindle Web Reader. More importantly, even though you technically can open and read it in the Kindle App on iOS, what you *can't* do is change the font size--and this is one teeny-tiny font. Yes, you can change the font size on *most* Kindle books. This one is apparently scanned in instead of imported, which means the font is completely static.I'm just a little bit into the text (intro and part of chapter 1), but to review the book thus far, it's what I've been looking for in terms of deep, academic material. It is a therapist's perspective and written for those who treat ADHDers. The first couple of chapters are focused on diagnostics, and the next few are about working through treatments. The second two-thirds of the book really seem to get into the nuts and bolts of it with specific foci on various aspects of executive functioning that are difficult for ADHDers.I have been diagnosed for about two decades of my fifty years, and I purchased this book in 2021 and am starting to read it now... or trying to, given the font size issue.

Well, I have ADHD, so I haven't gone too far into this book. What I've been able to do is incredibly informative and definitely helpful. When I get past this very busy period in my life--in another month or so, I'll benefit greatly from this book. It outlines clear, easily-implemented strategies for adults with ADHD, with helpful refrains like, "If it's not on the planner, it doesn't exist."