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ADHD Support GroupsADHD support groups, what's in it for us? Review of "Odd one Out"
Odd One Out
by Jennifer Koretsky
Published by Vervanté ISNB: 078-1-4276-2497-0 Review by John Verhoeckx As adult, gifted with ADHD and coach, I look for publications all the time. My special interest is in experience-experts who have made a power of their ‘disorder’. On this quest I found the book “Odd One Out” by Jennifer Koretsky. I recognize much, in the way she handles her ADD as well in her thinking about it. Furthermore I will explain the differences in her vision and mine. Jennifer has isolated - as she names it - “The Five Skills for Managing Adult ADD” . The purpose of this book is to show how to build and implement these skills in life. Her point of view is to explain the challenges and rewards of the difference of adult-ADD, and to reveal why this difference offers an advantage. The metaphor is directly in the title and the caption: “The Maverick’s Guide to adult ADD”. This is a funny metaphor, which is easy to grasp, as well for the person with ADD as for the people who know such ones. The look and feel of her book is in perfect harmony. An additional caption is to see on the front-page of the book: “How to Be Happy and Successful by Breaking the Rules”. She fulfils the promise she makes! In fact it is a how-to-guide, in this case: how-to-handle the challenges and how-to-find and develop the uniqueness of ones character and forces.
Odd One Out author Jennifer Koretsky is the Founder of the ADD Management Group, Inc. and leads a team dedicated to helping adults with ADD learn how to simplify, focus, and succeed. She is a professional coach, conference speaker, writer, entrepreneur, and a true ADD maverick.
Jennifer is frank and honest, that touches me really. She is not reserved in the giving of personal examples out of her own life. That is also my style. It is a clear and honest “been there, done that” that goes through the whole book. If she didn’t have an editor (but I assume she had one and that’s a sign of knowing where and when to get the best help) I admire the structure of the book and her program. The reader recognizes in this structure her professionalism. From this point of view is her book a great pre-selling for her ADD Management Group. I mean this in the positive way, if people ask me where to get good coaching, I refer them safely. The fact that I say this without knowing people who joined her coaching program(s), is pure distilled of the content and writing style of her book. An overview: She takes the reader through a roadmap: The 5 Essential Skills for Managing Adult ADD. 1. Break the Cycle of Overwhelm 2. Work with your ADD, not against it 3. ADDjust your Attitude 4. Take Control over Your Space and Time 5. Live Out Loud She follows the line of these five skills in her book and gives much additional information how to implement these. Also including is a chapter Introduction and conclusion: there it is. Jennifer explains very clear what ADD is, what it means to have it and how to embrace this. The only challenge for me by reading was, her approach that she knows how to live and handle ADD. In addition that if the reader takes what she gives, everything will be all right. At some points I experienced this as paternalistic. (Nevertheless: maybe this is the American coaching style, maybe I see it this way, because I am a European?) This didn’t hold me back to read 130 of the total more than 160 pages in one session! As conclusion: for adults or people in their environment I can recommend this book wholehearted. Her writing style is very personal and professional. The adult with ADD who wants to have an idea what coaching can really mean is with this book at the right address. She who wants to coach herself, has a very good self-help guide. In addition: Jennifer is the founder of the ADD Management Group. If we take a look at her website, we see that the her program and the design have the same professionalism as she shows in her book. It is worth a visit! Here is the link to the book: “Odd One Out” by Jennifer Koretsky You can find her coaching programs here ADD Management Group. ADHD support groups and other resources on Coaching & Co adhd support groups: learn to set up one by yourself through a coachingsprogram
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