Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Second Edition

Proven Strategies to Succeed at Work, at Home, and in Relationships

By: Russell A. Barkley PhD, Christine M. Benton

Narrated by: William Sarris

If you're among the millions of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you need the latest facts about the disorder and its treatment. You need practical strategies to help develop your strengths and achieve your goals, whether on the job, in family relationships, or in personal pursuits.

From renowned ADHD researcher/clinician Russell A. Barkley, this is the book for you. Dr. Barkley takes you through the process of seeking professional help, addresses frequently asked questions about medications and other treatments, and offers a wealth of advice and tips—all science-based.

Featuring the latest resources and medication facts, the revised and updated second edition includes new or expanded discussions of mindfulness, emotional self-control, time management, building a successful career, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and more.

Finally, an authoritative one-stop resource to help you take back your life from ADHD.

©2022 The Guilford Press (P)2022 Tantor

Such a great resource!!!

Recently diagnosed adult here - and this was was so unbelievably enlightening for me. I went in expecting one diagnosis and left with Severe ADHD Combined - and knew nothing about it really. This book walks through everything I had questions about, and then so much more. Much appreciated.
Audio review- very easy to listen to, and very clearly spoken. Very impressed.

Very frustrating to read when already diagnosed

It feels like the first half of the book is just a guide to getting diagnosed with ADHD for those who aren't diagnosed yet. For those who are though it is just relentlessly going over the bad memories of childhood for no good reason.

Yes we can skip these parts of the book but the irony here is that in this book it explains how people with ADHD tend to jump the gun and go through things without reading the directions fully or not fully understanding them. This then leads to the dilemma of what one might miss if they decided to skip a large part of the book. Ultimately I couldn't take it and decided to just completely skip to part 2 or 3 (can't remember which) and read on from there.

Overall it feels like these ADHD books are all the same and just go over the same exact things. The reason I keep reading them though is because every book has at least one single great piece of advice that the others will lack. In this books case it was

1) Put reminders around me of my goals and why I want to do them in the first place. For me this is my Silver YouTube Play Button and it reminds me I need to keep working towards my Gold Play Button

2) The lack of impulse control essentially removes your free will. Makes you not feel so bad for some of your childhood mistakes.

3) Constantly check your to-do list otherwise you won't ever actually use it. I've had one for years now but am just now getting into the habit of checking it multiple times per hour even though I know I haven't added anything new to it. This helps build the habit of checking it and hopefully means I won't forget about it anymore.

Extremely repetitive

Listening through, I find myself saying “didn’t you already say that?” I got a bit frustrated, desperately seeking new content.

Very Insightful Read!

Fascinating book! It explains very thoroughly the disorder and all of its nuances, as well as illustrating the neurological causes for the various symptoms. Well written with great examples!

Helped me understand

Helped me realize how lucky I am that I didn’t fall into most of pitfalls other people do.

Very helpful.

Extremely thorough. Abundant information, helps, and resources. Good examples and symptom lists. Easy to follow and understand.

A very insightful book

This was a very insightful book and made me think more about having adult ADHD myself. The author stressed to not self diagnose but get the professional diagnosis. It really makes you think of how some of the issues you have may be logically explained as the disability of ADHD. There was info on getting prescribed medication but was thankful to some real life help that no medicine is needed.

Finally some words to describe my feelings.

This book has allowed me to put words to my feelings that I’ve had throughout my whole life.

It’s okay, just not for me

This book touches on a lot of the information that’s geared towards the newly diagnosed or those starting to learn. I love Dr Barkley, but I didn’t find this book helpful for me or where I am on my journey for thriving while having ADHD. I can see why it’s it’s got high ratings and can see this book as being very helpful for others.

Okay for Newly Diagnosed

Pretty basic information. The last chapter that gives advice was the equivalent of "get a planner" and felt a bit condescending. The narrator was great and had good expression/not monotonous/etc.