I was just thinking that maybe we could have a thread in which to post any literature that successfully addresses ADHD-I--directly or indirectly--and has been found helpful by the members of this community. What do you think?

I have already mentioned on two or more occasions Sari Solden's Journeys Through ADDulthood: Discover a New Sense of Identity and Meaning While Living with Attention Deficit Disorder (http://addwarehouse.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/journeys-through-addulthood.html). I've found it extremely calming but practical, as well.

How about your sources? :)

Sartre's Nausea. Although it was not adhd per se, the thinking patterns and the anxiety and depression seem to mesh well with a what I imagine a first person account would be like. A couple famous scenes that I ways like was when he was in the pub and could not stop analyzing the bar-keeps suspenders; and when he was supposed to work in the library and he kept watching the charcter know as the Self Educated Man. In fact, people have speculated that sartre may have been and adhd type of guy, because he was known to take tons of stimulants when working. It was always one of my favorite novels before I was diagnosed.

If you're into graphic novels, I'm pretty sure the main character from Transmetropolitan has ADD. Not so sure about inattentive, though he could fit the type.

He's a journalist and when he goes full blast he pumps himself with focusing pills, turns on a gazillion TVs and takes it all in. In one scene he is on his first home, which is a mess. He has a note on his money to buy things with it, yet he still does not go around to doing it.

Anthony Catanzaro's customized diet plan: (http://www.anthonycatanzaro.com/dietexerciseplan.html) Meal plan for people with ADD - 1-week rotating menu, just make a shopping list and follow it!
Calisthenics Kingz presents Boot Camp Basics: (http://www.calisthenicskingz.net/merchandise.htm) Workout program, no equipment required - therefore no excuses why you can't do it! Endorphins make you happy. This helps manage ADD.
Getting Things Done: (http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity/dp/0142000280/) How to (1) be organized, and (2) get things done. Essential if you have ADD. ESSENTIAL I say! Also helps you never, ever, ever forget about appointments again!
Conversations: Find Your Niche: (http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Find-Niche-Van-Twelves/dp/1933425598/) (plug) Learn how to choose a career. Not an idle career selection - very step-by-step & detailed. If you're struggling with purpose in your job, this book will clarify it.
10 Days to Self-Esteem: (http://www.amazon.com/Ten-Days-Self-Esteem-David-Burns/dp/0688094554/) (workbook) Overcome depression. Use with this thread. (http://www.addforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=758896&postcount=29)
The 7 Hidden Secrets of Motivation: (http://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Secrets-Motivation-Unlocking-Genius/dp/1596590300/) How to be motivated, despite ADD & Depression. You learn that willpower is *not* part of the equation, surprisingly.
The Talent Code: (http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Code-Greatness-Born-Grown/dp/055380684X/) How to grow talent. This explains how the mechanism works.

As you can see, I'm a fan of clear, step-by-step books. I don't like BS motivational crap that just makes you feel good until you stop reading it. I like proven results that give me a benefit in some area in my life. Here's the order I recommend:

1. Get your health picture in order: Start out with the diet plan, the boot camp basics (or just 30 minutes of brisk cardio a day), and an early bedtime (I've got a post or two here on how to achieve that).
2. Thinking & Doing: Now that your health foundation is laid, do the 10 Days to Self-Esteem book, Getting Things Done, and Find your Niche. The self-esteem books explain depression in relation to your thoughts. This combined with a strong positive health plan (one that is actually implemented in your life) allows you to manage depression. Nothing else I have EVER tried has worked like this! Then Getting Things Done to help you get things done (this is hard to learn, but will benefit you for life). If you don't know what your niche in the world is, read the Conversations: Find Your Niche book - it has a step-by-step guide to finding a career. So now you'll know how to structure your thinking patterns for non-depression, how to get things done, and what to do with your professional worklife. You have purpose and can make it happen!
3. Motivation & Talents: One of the hardest things to do with Depression & ADD is focus and get things done every day, and have the desire to do them. The 7 Hidden Secrets of motivation distills the underlying principles to real motivation, not that flakey emotional stuff we all fail at. It's a detailed guide on long-term motivation. The Talent Code explains how to acquire any talent you desire. The combination of knowing how talent operates biologically and then using motivation properly = you get what you want!

I read a lot of self-help books, but those stand out. I'm always adding to the list, but I'm pretty picky about what I recommend - a lot of stuff is just fluff and not actual, helpful things that improve my life - that help me in living with ADD & Depression on a daily basis. Also here are the best books on money for starting out:

1. The Total Money Makeover: (http://www.amazon.com/Total-Money-Makeover-Financial-Fitness/dp/0785263268/) Simple step-by-step guide to getting out of debt. If you're in debt, use this plan, you'll get out of debt. Simple. (helps to read & apply the 7 Hidden Secrets of Motivation in your life first so you'll learn how to stick with things, hehe - but don't let that stop you from starting today!).
2. Rich Dad, Poor Dad: (http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dad-Poor-Money-That-Middle/dp/0762434279/) Reprogramming your ideas about money (this is what I consider the "intro text", when you're done with this, read #5).
3. I Will Teach you to be Rich: (http://www.amazon.com/Will-Teach-You-Be-Rich/dp/0761147489/) The best book on money I have ever read.
4. Get to it! Budget Book: (http://www.amazon.com/Get-Budget-Book-You-Get-Organized/dp/0976190109/) A pre-made budget. Just fill it in. Don't have a budget? Buy this book & use it, problem solved!
5. Secrets of a Millionaire Mind: (http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Millionaire-Mind-Mastering-Wealth/dp/0060763280/) Basically the advanced part of "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" - it's reprogramming.

"Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and "Secrets of a Millionaire Mind" are two books I would read (or listen to via audiobook) at least twice a year - there is some step-by-step stuff in them, but really it's about changing how you THINK about money. Money is a big deal, not because money itself is a big deal, but because it represents the results of your time and you need to learn how to deal with it properly, or else you will always either be frustrated or not at the level you could be. There are some big, big ideas that changed in my head after listening to these. The Ramsey book is the best recipe for getting out of debt I've ever seen. The "I will teach you to be rich" book kinda sounds hokey, but it's real-world money advice that I can actually understand, then the "Get to it! Budget Book" makes a budget actually happen. So you reprogram your ideas about money, get out of debt, learn how to properly deal with money, and then make it happen with the budget book.

Quite a reading list -- and expensive. They always are out at the library.

Oh well I'll cruise apartment buildings at the end of the month. I should find a fair amount of these -- especially the financial management texts -- piled up on the curb...

Quite a reading list -- and expensive. They always are out at the library.

Oh well I'll cruise apartment buildings at the end of the month. I should find a fair amount of these -- especially the financial management texts -- piled up on the curb...

Buy used from Amazon - sometimes shipping costs more than the book does :D I've paid as little as 99 cents for some books!

I personally liked reading "Delivered From Distraction," by Dr. Edward Hallowell... It would be a good read for someone who has just been diagnosed as an adult with ADD. I got it after being diagnosed. It doesn't really have step by step instructions for conquering ADD, but it does offer advice on how to deal with the ADD and make the most of it (even if you do have to be treated with stimulants).

I like the idea of ADD being something I can work with to turn to my advantage, rather than something I am going to be trying to overcome for the rest of my life.

Here's what I've been reading: http://www.addforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=761863#post761863

They're not specific to inattentive, but are very helpful in understanding ADHD and treatments for it.

lol. it' just occurred to me that he meant actual adhd literature and not examples of adhd in Literature.