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[Page 2] You fvlean I'mNotLazs,sfupi orCrazy?! A Self-Help Book for Adults withAttention Oeficit Disorder KATE KELLY AND PEGGY RAMUNDO Foreword by LarryB. Silver,M. D. A FiresideBook Publishedby Simon & Schuster New York London Toronto sydney Tokyo Singapore [Page 3] FIRESIDE Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 Copyright O 1993 by Kate Kelly and P.ggy Ramundo All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. First FiresideEdition 1996 FrRrslor and colophon are registeredtrademarksof Simon & SchusterInc. Designedby Tony Magliano Manufactured in the United Statesof America 5 7 9 1 0 8 6 Library of Congress Cataloging'in-Publication Dara Kelly, Kate. You mean I'm not lazy, stupid or crazy?!: a self-help book for adultswith attention deficit disorder/KateKelly and PeggyRamundo. p' cm. Includes bibliographical references and index' 1. Attention-delicit disorderin adults-Popular works. I. Ramundo, Peggy. Il. Title. RC394.A85K45 1995 94-40538 CIP 6 1 6 . 8 5 ' 8 9 - d c 2 0 rsBN0-684-80116-7 rsBN0.684-81531-1 (Pbk) [Page 4] This bookis dedicated to the memory of Fred Clwison,my dearfriend and,s,ometimes sunogate parent. With hisunfailing cornpassion and sense of humor, Fred enriched the hives of all who knew him. He wiII be missed, but neqter forgotten. I(ote Kelly Thls bookis dedicated to my family: To Rob-for l<eeping everything togetlwr so I could" write it To Alison-fo, fiuingmy life with your bomlless love and joy To Jeremy-for struggling so cowrageously with yow ADD and teaching me so muchaboutmine Peggy Ramlznldo [Page 5] Table OfConfents Acknowledgements xl Foreword by Larry B. Silver, M.D, xu Introduction: ADD Isn't Just For Kids Anymore! XUll Chapter I From the Porch to the Printed Page: A Reader's Guide to Understanding This Book How To ReadThis Book . Who Should ReadThis Book o Diagnosis Isn't a Do-lt-Yourself Enterprise Chapter 2 Understanding the Disorder That Makes Us Feel Lazy, Stupid or Crazy About Definitions and Descriptionso The Big Three: Inattenrion, Impulsivity,Hyperactivity o But Why? . How Common Is Itl o Not Justfor BoysAnymore Chapter 3 The Impact of Growing Up with ADD AgesandStages o The Cycleof Disapproval o Abilities and Disabilities 29 VI [Page 6] CoNrENrs - Chapter 4 46 How Are We Different? . One Channel Operation o Locking In/Blocking Out o I Hate Details o DefectiveFilter r TouchyTouchability r Emotional Roller Coasters o IntenseINTENSITY . The IDP Dynamic o Bottomless Pit of Needs o Supersonic Brains r Activity Levels in Flux o Thrill Seekerso InrracrableTime Tyrant . Space Struggles o Action/Inaction Imbalanceo ReactionTime Irregu- larity . Miniscule Mental Fuel Tanks . Undependable Memory/ Leaming Systems o ImpairedSocialSkills' Control Centers Chapter 5 80 The Not So Fine Art of Coping Bad is Better Than Stupid . fh. perfectionisro The Blamer o \Uho Cares?o Manipulation . Withdrawal o Chip On the Shouldero Thke Me or LeaveMe o It Ain't So o Helplessness o Controller o Peter Pan Syndrome o SpaceCadet . The Party Animal o EmotionalIncontinence. The Blabber. The Bulldozer Chapter 6 | 06 I KNOW. . .I TIIINK. .