Fast Minds, Craig Surman
Fast Minds, Craig Surman
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Fast Minds
How to Thrive If You Have ADHD (Or Think You Might)

Author: Craig Surman, Tim Bilkey, Karen Weintraub

Narrator: John Pirhalla

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/07/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

FAST MINDS is an acronym for common symptoms that are often seen in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Millions of adults have ADHD or some of its traits, but they are under-recognized, under-treated, and often under-supported.  This book empowers people with ADHD, or some of its characteristics, to adapt and thrive. By working through the program in this book, you will develop personalized strategies to take control of your life.
Forgetful. Achieving below potential. Stuck in a rut. Time challenged.Motivationally challenged. Impulsive. Novelty seeking. Distractible. Scattered. If any or all of these symptoms are making it difficult for you—or someone you know—to live life to the fullest, then the clinically proven, cutting-edge program in this book will help you understand your struggles and challenges. Whether you have been diagnosed with ADHD, think you may have it, or just exhibit many of these traits, FAST MINDS will help you: 

   • Figure out what isn’t working in your life, and the keys to fixing it.
   • Build personalized strategies for managing your time, tasks, and relationships.
   • Learn organizational habits that work for you.
   • Stop communicating poorly, making impulsive choices and taking pointless risks.
   • Eliminate negative thinking patterns that waste your mental energy.
   • Create environments that support your challenges.
   • Make the most of both medical and nonmedical resources (medication, coaching, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, support groups, lifestyle change).
 With inspiring stories of real people who have adapted and thrived using the methods in this book, FAST MINDS will help you create the kind of life you want to live.
* This audiobook includes a downloadable PDF that contains the illustrations, appendices, workbook, and endnotes from the book.

About The Author

Craig Surman, M.D., is an expert on ADHD in adulthood.  He is an assistant professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and scientific coordinator for the internationally recognized Adult ADHD Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.   Tim Bilkey, M.D., is a physician specializing in adult ADHD, having completed more than thirty-four hundred assessments. He is an international presenter and has produced two films on ADHD. He started one of the world’s first ADHD clinics for women. In 2009, he developed a nationally accredited educational program for the rapid recognition of ADHD in adults called FAST MINDS.   Karen Weintraub is an award-winning journalist and a freelance health writer for the Boston Globe, USA Today, and other publications. Ms. Weintraub also teaches journalism at the Harvard Extension School and Boston University. Her first book, The Autism Revolution, was also published by Harvard Health Publications.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jodi on April 21, 2014

This book gets ADD people. It understands how we work, why certain techniques don't, yet it knows we are all different and that we need to get creative with our solutions. This book includes check lists to find out what type of ADD person you are, work sheets, tips, real life cases, science--basical......more

Goodreads review by Beaumont on May 01, 2019

Wish I’d read this years ago Easy to read. Informative. Case studies highlighting people I can relate to. I resisted my diagnosis for years because I’m not like the stereotypes. Thankfully an understanding therapist worked with me in other ways until I had my aha moment. This book will help you find......more

Goodreads review by Claire on March 01, 2019

I've recently become close to someone with ADHD but I'm pretty unfamiliar with the condition, so this book really helped me. I now have a better understanding of what ADHD is neurologically, which of my partner's behaviors are attributable to ADHD vs being unrelated personality quirks, and what type......more


Quotes

“Finally, somebody gets ADHD!”—Patricia Quinn, M.D., director, Center for Girls and Women with ADHD

“[An] easy-to-read, yet sophisticated guide to what will help you most if you have ADHD… A superb book.”—Edward Hallowell, coauthor of Driven to Distraction

“A great resource for adults with ADHD and their loved ones. This book offers clear, effective, solution-focused strategies for dealing with the challenges of ADHD.”—Kathleen Nadeau, Ph.D., coauthor of ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life