Transforming ADHD: Simple, Effective Skills to Help You Focus and Succeed

by Greg Crosby MALPC

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Author: Greg Crosby MALPC

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications

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ISBN 10: 1626254451
ISBN 13: 978-1626254459

Are you ready to be the person you want to be?

If you have adult attention deﬁcit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), accomplishing everyday tasks like paying bills, getting to a meeting on time, or simply buying groceries can be extremely difficult. At the end of the day, you may feel frustrated and unfocused, and life may seem unmanageable. So, how can you move past the constant forgetfulness, recurring mistakes, disorganization, distractibility, and restlessness that keep you from being your very best?

Transforming ADHD offers a breakthrough, scientifically-grounded approach to attention and action regulation skills and strategies. Looking at ADHD through the latest research and the broad perspective of interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB)--a model that views one's mind, brain, body, and relationships as intimately connected--you'll discover how to work with your brain instead of against it, and transform the way you live.

Using the practical exercises, tools, and techniques presented, you'll learn how to direct your attention and motivate yourself to action so you can move toward the life you want and help others do the same, whether as a loved one, relative, teacher or manager.

There's no need to have ADHD to gain from the skills and strategies presented. Almost anyone who struggles with attention and action will find something of use here. For some, the book will be life-changing.

Review

“This book is a gem. Crosby and Lippert take this complex and sometimes confusing experience of living with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and make it imminently understandable. And then they provide a plethora of interesting and doable ideas, as well as practical strategies for you to live the life you want. NOW.”
—Susan Marie, PMHNP, PhD, associate professor at Oregon Health and Science University, and senior medical director for Behavioral Health in Primary Care, Central City Concern

“Transforming ADHD strikes that right balance of information that comes both from the ‘head and the heart.’ Crosby and Lippert provide practical strategies to help adults function better with ADHD that not only are solidly based in the research literature, but also come from a wealth of both clinical and personal experience. ADHD affects adults in so many different ways. The authors understand the impact ADHD has on individuals’ lives, and the book provides tips that adults can apply in their work and family life along with lots of supportive advice. They really get what it’s like to live with ADHD.”
—Bradley Steinfeld, PhD, assistant director at Group Health Cooperative Behavioral Health Services

“Transforming ADHD is a clearly written and easy-to-use guide for overcoming ADHD and literally rewiring your attention! If this sounds complicated, it’s not—because authors Crosby and Lippert weave together engaging, real-life stories, research, brain science, and relationship patterns to re-envision ADHD. Best of all, they offer a set of practical, daily skills and mindful awareness tools for overcoming procrastination and increasing your effectiveness. Whether you’re an adult diagnosed with ADHD, or a mental health clinician working in the ADHD field, Transforming ADHD is an essential key to unlocking the ADHD puzzle. A must-have book!”
—Donald Altman, MA, LPC, author of the best-selling The Mindfulness Toolbox, Clearing Emotional Clutter, and One-Minute Mindfulness

“As someone who has had the privilege of having a front row seat to witness Greg Crosby lead workshops for attorneys with ADHD, I anticipated that this book that he partnered with Tonya Lippert to produce would be a solid, research-based resource. It has exceeded my positive expectations. It is written in a clear and efficient style. Their guiding metaphor of flashing lights and guiding lights provided a great focus or lens for the research-based strategies and tools they offer. I appreciated how they were able to relate and reinforce material and tools which they introduced at the start of the book with the material and tools that they followed with. I believe that the population which I work with, attorneys, will find this book to be a helpful and easy-to-digest resource.”
—Mike Long, attorney counselor, Oregon Attorney Assistance Program

From the Author

When we wrote this book, Greg and I wanted to accomplish three things:

1) To demystify ADHD by sharing the latest understanding of it,

2) To offer both big picture strategies and specific skills that those with ADHD can use, and

3) To motivate those who encounter ADHD often, such as teachers and managers, or up close, such as loved ones, to work with ADHD brains instead of against them.

In collaborating on the book, Greg often brought the big ideas while I worked out the details.

We hope we achieved the right balance.

About the Author

Greg Crosby, MA, LPC, is a practicing therapist and college and graduate school instructor. In 1994, he started the first adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) group for the Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region and has been working with the Oregon Attorney Assistance Program providing ADHD workshops since 2013. Crosby is a certified group psychotherapist and group psychotherapy fellow. He teaches adult ADHD classes at Portland State University and Marylhurst University. Crosby offers workshops on ADHD for professionals and has a private practice where he works with adults diagnosed with ADHD.

Tonya K. Lippert, PhD, works for Kaiser Permanente's mental health and social work departments, where, among other duties, she leads adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) groups. Dr. Lippert has written several research articles and currently writes children's books during her free time. She also knows what it's like to live with ADHD up close thanks to her spouse and one of her children (both of whom generously shared experiences and contributed ideas for the book).