AD/HD: Common Components of Treatment Plans for Adult AD/HD

 

1. Consultation with appropriate medical professionals
2. Education about AD/HD
3. Medication
4. Support groups
5. Behavior skill building such as list making, day planners, filing systems, prosthetic memory devices (structure and routines)
6. Supportive individual and/or marital counseling
7. Coaching
8. Vocational counseling
9. Assistance with making appropriate educational and vocational choices
10. Perseverance and hard work
11. Appropriate academic or workplace accommodations

Suggested Reading:
Amen, Daniel G., "Healing ADD: the breakthrough program that allows you to see and heal the 6 types of attention deficit
      disorder," G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001
Barkley, R.A. "Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Handbook for Diagnosis and Treatment," (2nd ed.) New York: Guilford Press, 1998
Gordon, Michael and McClure, Daniel, "The Down and Dirty Guide to Adult ADD," GSI Publications, 1996 Hallowell, Edward and Ratey, John, "Driven to Distraction," New York: Pantheon, 1994
Nadeau, Kathleen, "ADD in the Workplace, Choices, Changes, and Challenges," 1997

Web sites
www.add.org
www.chadd.org

Support Groups
CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder)
541-344-2221 PO Box 5325 Eugene, OR 97405
e-mail: eugeneadultadd@yujean.com
7-9 p.m. the first Wednesday of each month
1162 Willamette Street - Peace Health Urgent Care Medical Building