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    ADHD The Shiny Nickel Survivors Guide
    ADHD The Shiny Nickel Survivors Guide
    ADHD The Shiny Nickel Survivors Guide
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    ADHD The Shiny Nickel Survivors Guide

    By Laurie Pailes-Lindeman

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    Life of an adult with ADHD is nothing short of movie credits flashing through your brain over and over. Now Imagine how difficult that could be to live with every day.
    This book is to show how everyone is involved in the process of finding a balance between your life and theirs. At the end of the movie you get to walk out of the theater. People living with ADHD do not. Understand, love and support the person as a family.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTwin Caduceus
    Release dateJun 29, 2016
    ISBN9781310180194
    ADHD The Shiny Nickel Survivors Guide
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    Laurie Pailes-Lindeman

    I am a married mother of five. If you count my husband I always say that counts for two more. :) I work full time as a nurse and have been in the medical field for over twenty years. I have worked on the an ambulance as well and my husband is a firefighter/ Paramedic. So our dinner conversations have always been entertaining. I love to write and have been doing it my whole life. I live in Southern NH but grew up between Massachusetts and Florida. I also lived in the Bahamas for a little while and loved living on a boat. So traveling is second nature and I get antsy if I can’t travel. My three dogs keeps my going and love to play so I spoil them. I love to hear from my fans and welcome their emails and messages. I am thankful every day for them and we are a team.

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      ADHD The Shiny Nickel Survivors Guide - Laurie Pailes-Lindeman

      ADHD

      The Shiny Nickel Survivors Guide

      BY

      Laurie Pailes-Lindeman

      Smashwords Edtion

      Copyright © 2016, Laurie Pailes-Lindeman

      LEGAL DISCLAIMER

      The information provided in this eBook solely and also completely represents the views of the author as of the date of publication. Any minor to, or potential misrepresentation of, any individuals or companies is entirely unintentional. As a result of changing information, conditions or contexts, the author reserves the right to alter the content or option with impunity. This eBook is licensed for your personal, non-commercial use only and may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this eBook or sow a copy into another’s life, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. This eBook is Copyright Laurie Pailes-Lindeman or Twin Caduceus publishing © 2016 with all rights reserved. It is illegal to copy, distribute, or create derivative works from this eBook in whole or in part.

      No part of this report may be reproduced or transmitted in any form whatsoever, electronic, mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any informational storage or retrieval system without expressed written, dated and signed permission from the author.

      Disclosure: The content provided in this eBook is for educational and informational purposes only, and is not medical advice, mental health advice, or therapy. If you are having a medical or mental health problem, please seek appropriate help from an appropriate professional.

      The author and the publisher shall not be responsible to the reader or any third party for any action or inaction by an individual who attempts to apply the methods set out therein.

      Special thanks to my family for standing by as the tornado known as Laurie goes through. No matter where I land, I’m always surrounded by the ones who love me. No amount of medication, education and research can measure up to the support your family can provide you every minute of every day. This is about teamwork and a good sense of humor. Thank you John Smith for taking the time to point out my shiny nickel thoughts and helping me move forward and start living life at a normal pace.

      To all my team members especially PA Jessica Bolduc for the countless Tornado moments to make this book happen. I could not have done it without you all. So Jess now we can run off for a day of adventure. Now I continue to the next adventure with the kids, the dogs, and the controlled chaos because after all, life would be boring without shaking things up.

      To the ADHD crew

      John Smith

      Chris Marich

      Anthony Rapa

      We must stand united and medicated, let's ramble on incessantly and talk about every subject we have thought of in the last twelve or so years at a rate that would make Superman jealous all the while figuring out our weekly schedules, including works, kids, spouses and friends. Noticing the weather outside and the squirrel that just almost got hit by the care that is a cool shade of ohhh sunlight blinding ahhh. Oh, crap was I talking out loud or in my head? Why is everyone staring at me? What the hell did I miss now? Oh come on guys, you can’t get pissed, I spaced out Shit did I eat dinner last night? Oh did I remember to go shopping for dinner tonight? What the hell time is it? Damn, I forgot my kid at school, I gotta go. Talk to you all soon maybe or maybe I will talk to you all in my head. Hey, have you tried that new medication? I can’t remember the name of it. Anyway, gotta go. I am writing another book, shit squirrel again. I wonder if that was the same one. Oh yeah, see you next time. I have to go research something for another book. I can’t think of the name of it right now. That’s OK. I will PM you all when I do, and it will probably be at 2 am when I can’t sleep because of these MEDS!!!!!

      Love you all xoxoxoxo

      CONTENTS

      CHAPTER 1: DEFINING ADULT ADHD

      CHAPTER 2: IT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR

      CHAPTER 3: SINGLE FILE LINE

      CHAPTER 4: HEALTHY HABITS

      CHAPTER 5: AVOID THE BLAME GAME

      CHAPTER 6: MEDICAL RESOURCES

      CHAPTER 7: CONCLUSION

      CHAPTER 1

      DEFINING ADULT ADHD

      What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?

      Many people have heard of ADHD. It may make you think of kids who have trouble paying attention or who are hyperactive or impulsive. Adults can have ADHD too. About 4% to 5% of U.S. adults have it. But few adults get diagnosed or treated for it. Who suffers adult ADHD? Every adult who has ADHD has it as a child. Some may have been diagnosed and known it. But some may not have been diagnosed when they were young and only find out later in life. While many kids with ADHD outgrow it, about 60% still have it as adults. Adult ADHD seems to affect men and women equally.

      Many adults go through their everyday lives without even knowing they have ADHD. They often will struggle to concentrate while at work, and it is common for simple chores to be a challenge. Adults with this disorder also have a greater risk of failing relationships. With no knowledge of why the person acts the way they do, they assume it is normal behavior. Luckily, there are several ways for adults to be evaluated to determine if ADHD or ADD are the culprits. Do your research and by that, I mean don’t walk into your Primary care and give them a list of all your signs that you found on WebMD. I mean find a specialist that actually tests the proper way and knows all about it. I have seen the best and the worst when it comes to diagnosing and let me tell you when it comes to taking a medication and having a diagnosis put into your medical file, make sure they have done all that is possible to come up with that determination. Handing someone a twenty question questionnaire and having a prescription written out before you have completed it is not only a hack but clearly does not specialize in the subject. For me, it was a series of different appointments and each time I went, and it was a different type of testing. Then after all the tests were completed, it took about two weeks to have my results of the testing gone over with

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