Zoë Kessler - ADHD According to Zoë: The Real Deal on Relationships, Finding Your Focus, and Finding Your Keys

Zo Kessler is an award-winning author, freelance writer, and speaker internationally recognized for her work with women and ADHD. She lives near Toronto, Canada and writes the popular blog ADHD from A to Zo for psychcentral.com. Her first book, Adoption Reunions, celebrates its twentieth year in print in 2013. For more information about Kessler and her work, please visit www .zoekessler.com.

Foreword writer Patricia Quinn, MD, is a developmental pediatrician in Washington, D.C. A graduate of Georgetown University Medical School, she specializes in child development and psychopharmacology. Quinn has worked for more than thirty-five years in the areas of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and learning disabilities. Quinn is the author of twenty books on ADHD for children, adults, and professionals including the award-winning Attention, Girls! A Guide to Learning about Your ADHD and 100 Questions and Answers about ADHD in Women and Girls. She cofounded the National Center for Girls and Women with ADHD in 1997, and is currently the director. In 2000, Quinn received the CHADD Hall of Fame Award for her work in these areas.

With great wisdom and humor, Kessler shows what was going on in there before her ADHD diagnosis, and what remarkable changes happened after. ADHD According to Zo is full of stories youll recognize, insights, and great Try this! ideas readers can apply to their own lives. Dont miss it if youre still grappling with the What the heck was that?! aspects of ADHD!

Melissa Orlov, author of the award-winning The ADHD Effect on Marriage

ADHD According toZo is a must-read for any woman with ADD or ADHD. Kessler skillfully does what few authors have done for ADHDshe combines great storytelling with accurate facts about the condition. She brings ADHD to life in a real way, and dares to talk about topics that most doctors would shudder to write about. This book will educate you, entertain you, and most importantly, enlighten you about how to live well with the unique brain wiring that is ADHD.

Kenny Handelman, MD, psychiatrist, ADHD expert, and author of Attention Difference Disorder

ADHD often leaves women living in shame and isolation, without hope and a fear of being found out. These are the greatest hurdles for women with ADHD. Kessler courageously and openly shares her story in an authentic and authoritative voice. This book is a must-read for anyone with ADHD who wants to end their own internal shame and blame and find understanding, comfort, and hope in their ADHD journey. You are NOT alone! Thank you, Zo!

Nancy A. Ratey, EdM, strategic life coach and author of The Disorganized Mind

ADHD According to Zo kept me spellbound from the first page to the last. Reading more like a novel than a self-help book, Kesslers words pull the reader in as we follow her ADHD escapades, from embarrassing blunders at social events to playing air guitar in the middle of the street. Think Pippi Longstocking all grown up! Yet, she awards the readers not only with her humor, but with the life lessons she shares as a woman living with ADHD. Ill be recommending this one to my clients!

Terry Matlen, MSW, ACSW, nationally recognized authority specializing in women with ADHD, author of Survival Tips for Women with ADHD, and founder of addconsults.com

ADHD According to Zo is a refreshing, warm, and inspiring addition to the ADHD world. Women with ADHD are often underdiagnosed, underserved, and misunderstood. Women tend to connect best with other women with ADHD who are brave enough to share their journey. Kessler not only shares her journey, she bares her soul to help you on your ADHD journey.

Michele Novotni, PhD, psychologist, ADHD coach, and author of What Does Everybody Else Know that I Dont

ADHD According toZo is a must-have, spellbinding portrayal of a woman with ADHD that is also rooted in the latest science. Kessler describes her personal journey, creating a new sense of hope for all women with ADHD so that they may fulfill their potential and reach their dreams. It a wonderful resource book full of helpful, practical tips for living life with ADHD.

Tim Bilkey, Hons, BSc, MD, FRCP(C), director at Ontario Bilkey ADHD Clinic

Publishers Note

Care has been taken to confirm the accuracy of the information presented. However, the author, editors, and publisher are not responsible for errors or omissions or for any consequences from application of the information in this book and make no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the contents of the publication.

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that neither the author nor the publisher is engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

Most names, places, and other identifying details of individuals mentioned in anecdotes from the authors life have been changed throughout this book to protect the privacy of the individuals mentioned.

Distributed in Canada by Raincoast Books

Copyright 2013 by Zo Kessler

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Cover design by Amy Shoup

Text design by Michele Waters-Kermes

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Kessler, Zo

ADHD according to Zo : the real deal on relationships, finding your focus, and finding your keys / Zo Kessler.

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Summary: In this unique and engaging memoir, journalist and popular blogger Zo Kessler shares her own story of being diagnosed with ADHD in her late 40s. Throughout the book she offers readers key coping skills based on her experience; skills that can help readers focus their energy, become more organized, and boost their self-esteem while tapping into creativity and humor-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978-1-60882-661-2 (pbk.) -- ISBN 978-1-60882-662-9 (pdf e-book) -- ISBN 978-1-60882-663-6 (epub) 1. Attention-deficit disorder in adults. 2. Attention-deficit-disordered adults--Life skills guides. 3. Journalists--Mental health. 4. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. 5. Self-care, Health. 6. Kessler, Zo--Mental health. I. Title.

RC394.A85K47 2013

616.8589--dc23

2013011805