Get Organized: Best Resources for ADD Moms

ADDitude picks: Must-have books and websites on household management for moms with attention deficit disorder (ADD)!

by ADDitude Editors

• ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life
  (Routledge), by Judith Kolberg and Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D.
  

If you’re going to buy only one book on organization, this one should be it. Nadeau and Kolberg understand ADD, so they focus on the emotions underlying disorganization and on systems that are easy to maintain. See sample chapters at addvance.com/add_friendly.

• The Organized Student
  (Fireside), by Donna Goldberg, with Jennifer Zwiebel
  

The best guide out there to help you help your child get—and stay—organized for school. The Organized Student covers homework stations, managing paper, lockers, backpacks, and much more.

• Survival Tips for Women with AD/HD
  (Specialty), by Terry Matlen
  

Matlen “gets” ADD and has compiled a wonderful set of household and time-management tips from other women with ADHD. It’s like having your own support group!

• Get Organized Without Losing It
  (Free Spirit), by Janet S. Fox
  

A super easy-to-follow organization book for kids ages eight to 13—complete with illustrations, checklists, and sample schedules.

• onlineorganizing.com
  User-friendly site with advice from professional organizers on everything from travel to taxes. Includes a directory of organizers and useful products. Check out the “clickable house,” perfect for visual learners.

• flylady.net
  Are you living in CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome)? Sign on to the Flylady’s website and listserv, get daily Flymail, and you’ll be motivated to create routines and get more done than you can imagine. ADDitude loves the Flylady!

This article comes from the August/September issue of ADDitude.

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