FT,

I teach special education students and have had a lot of students with AD/HD. I have ADD myself and so does my 9 year old daughter.

1) I would like to see all of the "half-way completed" projects added together, so two of these would equal one completed project. Can somebody do this for me? (My real point here is my use of wording - "half-way completed" instead of incomplete)

2) Seriously, though, I think the first step is accepting the person with AD/HD. I find that this is the number one thing that makes a student successful. I allow them to get up and walk around the room, I allow them to talk as much as I can without it negatively impacting their education, and try to provide a safe environment where they are not afraid of losing things, and where they are not continually punished for their AD/HD traits. Some people say that I am not holding them accountable for their actions, but the way the students react proves otherwise. This helps them gain self-esteem and start building self-worth. I have seen students go from being nonreaders to being motivated to read chapter books on their own in one school year.
--BTW, as a parent, I unfortunately find that it is more difficult to deal with these characteristics in an unbiased manner in your own child than it is in others. I have to constantly work at this because it can be very frustrating having to try to organize your own child when you yourself have issues. I'd love advice on this one myself!

As for a book, one of my favorites is "Laziness is a Myth" by Mel Levine. This book isn't necessarily for people with AD/HD, but it helped me understand my lack of motivation, etc. It talks about executive functioning, or organizational skills.

I just took my daughter to a psychologist (whose specialty is AD/HD) for testing and he recommended, " AD/HD and Education" by Sydney Zentall.