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1.Women with AD/HD had not been the focus of an entire book before and the topic had not received adequate attention.

2.AD/HD inattentive type (that means without hyperactivity) is the most common form of AD/HD in girls and women.

3.AD/HD inattentive type was and still is the least commonly understood and identified form of AD/HD.

4.Those who have this kind of AD/HD usually remain undiagnosed longer than those with hyperactivity.

5.Those who have remained undiagnosed the longest often have the most serious consequences, especially in the way they internalize their problems, which often results in depression, anxiety, and self-image struggles.

6.Even after diagnosis and medical treatment, women continue to have serious inner barriers to getting the support they need with their real life problems. This is due to the shame they feel about not being able to meet gender role expectations because of their AD/HD challenges.

7.Many women still see their disorganization issues as a character flaw.

8.The partners of women with AD/HD needed a resource where they could get a deeper understanding of what both they and their partner were struggling with.

9.The mental health professional trying to help the women with AD/HD also needs to understand the complex emotional issues involved in order to more effectively guide these women and their partners.

There are many women out there struggling with serious organizational problems who have no idea that something neurobiological like AD/HD could be at the root of their difficulties. A few years ago I read an article about women who formed a self-help group for “disorganized women.” They met in private to protect their anonymity and describe themselves as “self-confessed slobs.” Ever since then, it became very important to me to try to reach these kinds of women, to help them understand that in the absence of any serious mental disorders, there may be another explanation for severe disorganization. Since this book was first published, it has been overwhelmingly received by women all over the world who were previously completely isolated, thinking their problems were the result of personality flaws.