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The Twelve Steps: A Guide for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder
A spiritual resource that applies the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous to adults with Attention Deficit Disorder in a way that combines structure, self-discovery and the support of others with the proven spiritual principles of the 12 steps
263 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1996
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June 20, 2022
Amazing book, so glad I discovered it, it's a keeper!
It's interesting that the symptoms for ADHD can sometimes be the same as for an ACA (ACoA), the ADHD traits are uncannily similar to those in the Laundry List for Adult Children of alcoholics and/or dysfunctional families, so if you are both, you will surely benefit from this book!
I'm getting that the essential need seems to be giving up the need for CONTROL.
I've also got the accompanying workbook for this guide (same title but replace "Key" with "Guide" in the title) : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
However, this "Key" (aka the workbook) is exactly the same book as this one but just with extra exercises at the end of each chapter. I would therefore recommend just buying the workbook instead of this one, because you will be getting this book PLUS the exercises with the "Key" book.
This is a book I will keep dipping into, and doing the exercises, since recovery is a cyclical process (with 12 steps there is a need to go back and re-do certain steps when needed).
It's interesting that the symptoms for ADHD can sometimes be the same as for an ACA (ACoA), the ADHD traits are uncannily similar to those in the Laundry List for Adult Children of alcoholics and/or dysfunctional families, so if you are both, you will surely benefit from this book!
I'm getting that the essential need seems to be giving up the need for CONTROL.
I've also got the accompanying workbook for this guide (same title but replace "Key" with "Guide" in the title) : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...
However, this "Key" (aka the workbook) is exactly the same book as this one but just with extra exercises at the end of each chapter. I would therefore recommend just buying the workbook instead of this one, because you will be getting this book PLUS the exercises with the "Key" book.
This is a book I will keep dipping into, and doing the exercises, since recovery is a cyclical process (with 12 steps there is a need to go back and re-do certain steps when needed).
May 12, 2024
This was an interesting and valuable book. I worked through the steps and answered the questions as much as I could.
I believe that going through the 12 steps with ADHD is not a primary method of treating ADHD. It can be an effective tool to heal the internal damage caused my ADHD, a way of exploring and having greater self awareness of the impacts of ADHD on one’s life, helping to accept ADHD, heal, and make amends.
In the fourth step, I added a column of ADHD solutions and instead of using character defects, I used executive functions.
The 12 steps are inherently a god program but this book could tone down the god rhetoric, to be more open to all readers
This is was powerful book, I will go through it again to complete all the exercises.
I would recommend this to people with ADHD that have a spiritual background, have an addiction disorder, who all other ADHD treatments have not worked out for, or people that are interesting in exploring ADHD in a untraditional venue
I believe that going through the 12 steps with ADHD is not a primary method of treating ADHD. It can be an effective tool to heal the internal damage caused my ADHD, a way of exploring and having greater self awareness of the impacts of ADHD on one’s life, helping to accept ADHD, heal, and make amends.
In the fourth step, I added a column of ADHD solutions and instead of using character defects, I used executive functions.
The 12 steps are inherently a god program but this book could tone down the god rhetoric, to be more open to all readers
This is was powerful book, I will go through it again to complete all the exercises.
I would recommend this to people with ADHD that have a spiritual background, have an addiction disorder, who all other ADHD treatments have not worked out for, or people that are interesting in exploring ADHD in a untraditional venue
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