ABSTRACT
Although there is a great deal of available information about Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) in children, far less literature is to be found that deals with adult ADD. Within this small amount of information, there is very little that addresses psychotherapy with adults with ADD. Thus, the adult with ADD and his or her therapist are left without guidance for psychotherapeutic treatment strategies that are most effective in grappling with this disorder. Clearly, some of the literature about therapy with children and techniques of overcoming the inherent distractibility of the person with ADD can be applied to adults (such as the need for external structure [Wender, 1971]), but the nature of the day-to-day difficulties that an adult with ADD experiences is vastly different from that of a child.
