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Updated Most Recently on February 2, 20205
Look for these titles at your local library, local book shops or online booksellers. As I explore other works or books are recommended to me, I will add to this list. Although I have read many of these, I am not endorsing or suggesting that these works fully represent the field.
Coming in 2025
- How to Eat Well for Adults with ADHD by Rebecca King (Release date March 18, 2025)
- From the publisher: From a registered dietitian living with ADHD, discover a comprehensive guide to cooking and eating as an adult ADHDer, packed with simple strategies, practical tools, and 40 ADHD-friendly recipes, Figuring out how to nourish your body and mind when you have ADHD can be overwhelming and exhausting. Challenges with executive function, impulsivity, dopamine regulation, and more can lead to a host of obstacles: finding the motivation to cook a meal, remembering to eat, overeating for stimulation, getting adequate nutrition, and more. At their worst, these challenges can have serious consequences for your mental and physical health. But it doesn't have to be this way. How to Eat Well for Adults with ADHD is a complete guide to how to cook regularly, eat intuitively, and nourish yourself well when you have ADHD. Written by registered dietitian and ADHDer Rebecca King, the "ADHD Nutritionist," this book is not a diet book, but rather a book of solutions to common problems ADHDers experience with food, cooking, and nutrition. Rooted in Rebecca's weight-neutral, intuitive eating-based philosophy, this book breaks down how ADHD affects your relationship with food and gives you the tools to develop a better approach for your ADHD brain.
- You can find this online for pre-order at: https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9780760392089
Other Newer Releases of Interest
The Laws of Connection by David Robson (2024)
This groundbreaking study reveals how social connections are far more important than we thought, showing us the steps we can take to build better relationships and improve our lives. Social connection is as essential for our health and happiness as a balanced diet and regular exercise. It reduces our risk of stroke, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s. It enhances our creativity and adds years to our life span. Yet many of us struggle to form strong and meaningful bonds—and the problem lies not with our personalities but with a series of cognitive biases that stop us from fulfilling our social potential.
You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781639366484
Now It All Makes Sense: How an ADHD Diagnosis Brought Clarity to My Life by Alex Partridge (2025)
In his chart-topping podcast, ADHD Chatter, Alex has spoken to dozens of experts on ADHD and related conditions in a bid to understand and improve outcomes for the neurodiverse population - and this groundbreaking book brings them all together, for the first time, in one place.
You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781399817813
Shift: Managing Your Emotions So they Don't Manage You by Ethan Kross (2025)
Whether it’s anxiety about going to the doctor, boiling rage when we’re stuck in traffic, or devastation after a painful break-up, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiraling. But as difficult as our emotions can be, they are also a superpower. Far from being “good” or “bad,” emotions are information. When they’re activated in the right ways and at the right time, they function like an immune system, alerting us to our surroundings, telling us how to react to a situation, and helping us make the right choices. But how do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr. Ethan Kross has devoted his scientific career to answering this question.
You can find this online at https: bookshop.org/a/110498/9780593444412
This groundbreaking study reveals how social connections are far more important than we thought, showing us the steps we can take to build better relationships and improve our lives. Social connection is as essential for our health and happiness as a balanced diet and regular exercise. It reduces our risk of stroke, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s. It enhances our creativity and adds years to our life span. Yet many of us struggle to form strong and meaningful bonds—and the problem lies not with our personalities but with a series of cognitive biases that stop us from fulfilling our social potential.
You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781639366484
Now It All Makes Sense: How an ADHD Diagnosis Brought Clarity to My Life by Alex Partridge (2025)
In his chart-topping podcast, ADHD Chatter, Alex has spoken to dozens of experts on ADHD and related conditions in a bid to understand and improve outcomes for the neurodiverse population - and this groundbreaking book brings them all together, for the first time, in one place.
You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781399817813
Shift: Managing Your Emotions So they Don't Manage You by Ethan Kross (2025)
Whether it’s anxiety about going to the doctor, boiling rage when we’re stuck in traffic, or devastation after a painful break-up, our lives are filled with situations that send us spiraling. But as difficult as our emotions can be, they are also a superpower. Far from being “good” or “bad,” emotions are information. When they’re activated in the right ways and at the right time, they function like an immune system, alerting us to our surroundings, telling us how to react to a situation, and helping us make the right choices. But how do we make our emotions work for us rather than against us? Acclaimed psychologist Dr. Ethan Kross has devoted his scientific career to answering this question.
You can find this online at https: bookshop.org/a/110498/9780593444412
ADHD in General
- ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction from Childhood through Adulthood by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey (2022)
- From the publisher: World-renowned authors Dr. Edward M. Hallowell and Dr. John J. Ratey literally “wrote the book” on ADD/ADHD more than two decades ago. Their bestseller, Driven to Distraction, largely introduced this diagnosis to the public and sold more than a million copies along the way. Now, most people have heard of ADHD and know someone who may have it. But lost in the discussion of both childhood and adult diagnosis of ADHD is the potential upside: Many hugely successful entrepreneurs and highly creative people attribute their achievements to ADHD. Also unknown to most are the recent research developments, including innovations that give a clearer understanding of the ADHD brain in action. In ADHD 2.0, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey, both of whom have this “variable attention trait,” draw on the latest science to provide both parents and adults with ADHD a plan for minimizing the downside and maximizing the benefits of ADHD at any age. They offer an arsenal of new strategies and lifestyle hacks for thriving with ADHD,
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9780399178740
- Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder by Edward Hallowell and John Ratey (2011)
- Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD. Now the bestselling book is revised and updated with current medical information for a new generation searching for answers. Through vivid stories and case histories of patients—both adults and children—Hallowell and Ratey explore the varied forms ADHD takes, from hyperactivity to daydreaming. They dispel common myths, offer helpful coping tools, and give a thorough accounting of all treatment options as well as tips for dealing with a diagnosed child, partner, or family member. But most importantly, they focus on the positives that can come with this “disorder”—including high energy, intuitiveness, creativity, and enthusiasm.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9780307743152
- Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate (2023)
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9780593714379
- From the publisher: In this breakthrough guide to understanding, treating, and healing Attention Deficit Disorder, Dr. Gabor Maté, bestselling author of The Myth of Normal, and himself diagnosed with ADD:
- Demonstrates that the condition is not a genetic “illness” but a response to environmental stress
- Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy – and why
- Shows how ‘distractibility’ is the psychological product of life experience
- Allows parents to understand what makes their ADD children tick, and adults with ADD to gain insights into their emotions and behaviors
- Expresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthood
- Presents a program of how to promote this development in both children and adults
- The ADHD Life: ADHD Explained... (Or, That's Why I Do That) by Alex Hey (2023)
- From the publisher: To have ADHD can be an isolating experience, but this book brings understanding and compassion. Learning what ADHD is and is not is an important aspect of managing one's ADHD. Author and ADHD coach Alex R. Hey, PCAC describes life with ADHD in a unique way, and those descriptions are compiled in this book.
- Purchasing Information on the Author's website: http://www.alexrhey.com/books
ADHD and Adults
- ADHD in Adults by Diane Shelby (2016)
- From the publisher; Want to finally learn how to manage ADHD? Do you often hear someone say "hey, we all get distracted!" and get upset because it is not that easy as they think? ADHD is a real problem; but guess what? If there is a problem, there is also a solution. Whatever your position, whether you have had a professional diagnosis of attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactive disorder, or you are someone who cares for a person with this disorder, you may find real benefit by reading the contents of this book. If nothing else, at the end of the reading you will have learned how to best manage some of the most common and hostile symptoms. Only by utterly understanding ADHD will you have the keys to your loved one's heart, and maybe you will also improve your self-esteem.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9798514923984
- Adult ADHD: How to Succeed as a Hunter in a Farmer's World by Thom Hartman et al (2016)
- In this step-by-step guide, Thom Hartmann explains the positive side of Hunter behavior. He reveals how Hunters make excellent entrepreneurs, sharing ADHD success stories from Fortune 500 CEOs, inventors, small business owners, and his own hands-on experience in launching new businesses. Drawing on solid scientific and psychological principles, he provides easy-to-follow organizational strategies, tips to maintain focus and create a distraction-free workspace, and tools to set goals, build a business plan, and discover the right business project to keep you motivated. Hartmann shares valuable advice for both the Hunter entrepreneur and the Hunter within an existing company and for curtailing the aggressive side of the Hunter personality in group situations or manager positions.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781620555750
- Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn’t Designed for You by Jenara Nerenberg (2021)
- Divergent Mind is a long-overdue, much-needed answer for women who have a deep sense that they are “different.” Sharing real stories from women with high sensitivity, ADHD, autism, misophonia, dyslexia, SPD and more, Nerenberg explores how these brain variances present differently in women and dispels widely-held misconceptions (for example, it’s not that autistic people lack sensitivity and empathy, they have an overwhelming excess of it). Nerenberg also offers us a path forward, describing practical changes in how we communicate, how we design our surroundings, and how we can better support divergent minds. When we allow our wide variety of brain makeups to flourish, we create a better tomorrow for us all.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9780062876805
- From Surviving ADHD to Thriving: Mindset Shifts for the ADHDer by Alex Hey (2023)
- In From Surviving ADHD to Thriving: Mindset Shifts for the ADHDer, author and ADHD Coach Alex R. Hey, PCAC describes how to go from merely eking out a life with ADHD to thriving and living one's best life. Taken from his blog posts on ResetADHD.com and featuring a foreword by coach and social media influencer Ryan Mayer, this book provides a roadmap to a better life. If ADHD is holding you back and you desire a better life, this is the book for you.
- Purchasing Information on the Author's website: http://www.alexrhey.com/books
ADHD and Adult Skills Building
- Activate Your ADHD Potential: A 12-Step Journey from Chaos to Confidence for Adults With ADHD by Brooke Schnittman (2023)
- In this book and workbook Brooke Schnittman, MA, BCC, PCC uses the strategies from Coaching With Brooke’s signature twelve-step program, 3C Activation© to empower adults with ADHD who are beyond ready to step into a new paradigm of living, find order in the chaos of their ADHD life, and transform themselves so they can be more productive, confident, and thrive. Brooke lays out an organized and thorough plan for adults with ADHD to calm the chaos in their ADHD brain, become more confident, and activate their ADHD potential.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9798989023301
- ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life by Judith Kolberg at al. (2016)
- Acclaimed professional organizer Judith Kolberg and Dr. Kathleen Nadeau, renowned ADHD clinical psychologist, are back with an updated edition of their classic text for adults with ADD. Their collaboration offers the best understanding and solutions for adults who want to get and stay organized. Readers will enjoy all new content on organizing digital information, managing distractions, organizing finances, and coping with the "black hole" of the Internet. This exciting new resource offers three levels of strategies and support: self-help, non-professional assistance from family and friends, and professional support; allowing the reader to determine the appropriate level of support.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781138190740
- ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to Thriving (Mostly) with ADHD by Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, and Edward Hallowell (2024)
- You live in a world that wasn't designed for you. A world where you're expected to sit still, stay quiet, and focus. Because of the way your brain is wired, you can feel like you’re failing at life. But you are not failing. You are awesome. Award-winning content creators Kim and Penn Holderness are on a mission to reboot how we think about the unfortunately named "attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder." As always, they are doing it by looking in the mirror, because they don't just study ADHD; they live it. Penn was in college when he was diagnosed with ADHD, although the signs of having a brain that worked just a little bit differently had been there since he was a kid. Rather than view the diagnosis as a curse or give in to feelings of inadequacy or failure, he took a different approach, one that he wants to share with fellow ADHDers and the people who care about them. Drawing on their often-hilarious insights and the expertise of doctors, researchers, and specialists; Kim and Penn provide fun, easy-to-digest advice and explanations
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781400338610
- ADHD Refocused: Bringing Clarity to the Chaos by David Sitt, PsD (2023)
- Dr. Sitt presents practical tools and reliable hacks to help readers increase their probabilities of success in fighting procrastination, disorganization, and inattention. Even those who feel their focus is diluted by technology will find value here, as Dr. Sitt addresses the similarly life-disrupting effects of what he calls Techno-ADD.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781544507309
- Extra Focus: The Quick Start Guide to Adult ADHD by Jesse Anderson (2023)
- Written by an adult with ADHD for adults with ADHD, this empowering book provides the compassionate understanding and practical strategies you need to stop struggling and start thriving. Jesse J. Anderson draws from his personal journey of being diagnosed with ADHD as an adult to offer encouragement, motivation, and strategies tailored for ADHD brains.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9798988644200
- How to Get Stuff Done When You Have ADHD by Michelle White (2020)
- You can find this online at bookshop.org/a/110498/9798632181488
- How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis (2022)
- From the publisher: f you’re struggling to stay on top of your to-do list, you probably have a good reason: anxiety, fatigue, depression, ADHD, or lack of support. For therapist KC Davis, the birth of her second child triggered an stress-mess cycle. The more behind she felt, the less motivated she was to start. She didn’t fold a single piece of laundry for seven months. One life-changing realization restored her sanity—and the functionality of her home: You don’t work for your home; your home works for you. In other words, messiness is not a moral failing. A new sense of calm washed over her as she let go of the shame-based messaging that interpreted a pile of dirty laundry as “I can never keep up” and a chaotic kitchen as “I’m a bad mother.” Instead, she looked at unwashed clothes and thought, “I am alive,” and at stacks of dishes and thought, “I cooked my family dinner three nights in a row.” Building on this foundation of self-compassion, KC devised the powerful practical approach that has exploded in popularity through her TikTok account, @domesticblisters. The secret is to simplify your to-do list and to find creative workarounds that accommodate your limited time and energy.
- You can find this online at https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781668002841
- More Attention, Less Deficit: Success Strategies for Adults with ADHD by Dr. Ari Tuchman (published 2009)
- This is the only book on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) written in a structure that caters to the tendency for adults with ADHD to jump around. This essential guidebook begins by describing how the ADHD brain processes information and how that leads to typical challenges that people with ADHD experience, as well as why certain strategies are effective and others aren't. This lays the foundation for everything that follows, from getting diagnosed to an overview of the research of how ADHD affects people's lives. A thorough explanation of standard treatment options-including medication, therapy, and coaching-as well as alternative treatments, helps guide adults with ADHD to get the most from their healthcare providers.
- Order from Chaos: The Everyday Grind of Staying Organized with Adult ADHD by Jaclyn Paul
- Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD by Susan C. Pinsky
- Permission to Proceed by David Giwerc (2011)
- From the author: "Creating a Life of Passion, Purpose and Possibility for Adults with ADHD, details David Giwerc's proven method for regaining control of one’s life at home, at work and in the community. Through inspiring stories from his own life —David was diagnosed with ADHD at age 38 — and practical tools created over years of research and education, David shows readers how to:
- Recognize your unique brain wiring
- Define your own “brand” of ADHD, maximizing strengths and minimizing weaknesses
- Rediscover inspiration and motivation to pursue your passions
- Cultivate “habits of the heart” to achieve your life’s purpose
- You can find this online at https://addca.com/adhd-coach-training/Permission-To-Proceed/
- From the author: "Creating a Life of Passion, Purpose and Possibility for Adults with ADHD, details David Giwerc's proven method for regaining control of one’s life at home, at work and in the community. Through inspiring stories from his own life —David was diagnosed with ADHD at age 38 — and practical tools created over years of research and education, David shows readers how to:
- Self-Care for People with ADHD: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress and Prioritize You by Sasha Hamdami
- The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success: How to Use Your Brain’s Executive Skills to Keep Up, Stay Calm, and Get Organized at Work and at Home by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
- Thriving with Adult ADHD: Skills to Strengthen Executive Functioning by Phil Boissiere
- Your Brain’s Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD by Tamara Rosier (2021)
- From the publisher: In Your Brain's Not Broken, Dr. Tamara Rosier explains how ADHD affects every aspect of your life. You'll finally understand why you think, feel, and act the way you do. Dr. Rosier applies her years of coaching others to offer you the critical practical tools that can dramatically improve your life and relationships.
- Find this online at https://bookshop.org/p/books/your-brain-s-not-broken-tamara-rosier/16472183?ean=9780800739423&next=t&next=t
ADHD and Children/Teens/Parenting
- ADHD: Raising the Explosive Child by Joanna Brain
- Boy Without Instructions: Surviving the Learning Curve of Parenting a Child with ADHD by Penny Williams (published 2014)
- Breakthroughs in Parenting Children with ADHD While Reducing Stress by Tony J. Bell
- Easy to Love but Hard to Raise by Kay Marner (Author), Adrienne Ehlert Bashista (Author), Edward Hallowell (Foreword), Mary Greene (Contributor)
- Falling through the Ceiling: Our ADHD Family Memoir by Audrey R. Jones and Larry A. Jones, MD (published 2018)
- These stories offer the real-deal reality of living with a house full of ADHD, including the ups, downs and chaos of what happened and the consequences of such. The authors, a married couple of 45 years, offer experience, practical insight and what they learned from counselors, research and their own mistakes to assist people coping with children and adults who are affected by ADHD.
- How Children Thrive: The Practical Science of Raising Independent, Resilient, and Happy Kids by Dr. Mark Berlin (published
- In How Children Thrive, developmental pediatrician and parent Dr. Mark Bertin provides a positive, simple, and empowering approach for raising children of all ages. Bringing together mindfulness, new science on brain development, and the messy reality of being a parent, Dr. Bertin has a created a breakthrough guide that will help children―and their parents―flourish.
- Mindful Parenting for ADHD: A Guide to Cultivating Calm, Reducing Stress, and Helping Children Thrive (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook) by Dr. Mark Berlin and Dr. Ari Tuchman (published 2015)
- In this book, a developmental pediatrician presents a proven-effective program for helping both parents and their child with ADHD stay cool and collected while remaining flexible, resilient, and mindful. Bertin addresses the various symptoms of ADHD using non-technical language and a user-friendly format.
- Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD Build Executive Function Skills, Increase Motivation, and Improve Self-Confidence by Mark Bertin, Karen Bluth, and Russell Barkley (published 2021)
- This unique guide will help teens develop the skills they need to strengthen their executive functioning, foster the self-compassion essential to overcoming self-criticism often caused by ADHD, and gain the confidence and resilience necessary to take control of their ADHD—and their lives.
- Raising Boys with ADHD by Mary Anne Richey and James Forgan (published 2012)
- Smart but Scattered Teens: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Teens Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
- Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary “Executive Skills” Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare
- Superparenting for ADD: An Innovative Approach to Raising Your Distracted Child by Dr. Ned Hallowell and Dr. Peter Jensen (published 2010)
- The Organized Student: Teaching Children the Skills for Success in School and Beyond by Donna Goldberg (published 2005)
- Understanding Children with ADHD by Alice Bliss
- What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew: Working Together to Empower Kids for Success in School and Life by Dr. Sharon Saline (published 2018)
- This is not another book about children with ADHD that simply tells parents what to do and how to discipline. Instead, this remarkable, intimate, and deeply-researched book focuses on the importance and effectiveness of being an empathetically aware communicator, and how working together creates lasting results. Finally, in one place, she gives parents new insights into the minds and feelings of their children with ADHD–and offers them a new, family-tested roadmap for reducing family stress and improving loving connections.
- This is not another book about children with ADHD that simply tells parents what to do and how to discipline. Instead, this remarkable, intimate, and deeply-researched book focuses on the importance and effectiveness of being an empathetically aware communicator, and how working together creates lasting results. Finally, in one place, she gives parents new insights into the minds and feelings of their children with ADHD–and offers them a new, family-tested roadmap for reducing family stress and improving loving connections.
- Why Will No One Play with Me? The Play Better Plan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive by Caroline Maguire and Teresa Baker (published 2019)
- In this groundbreaking book named one of the "Best ADHD Books of All Time" by BookAuthority, Maguire shares her decade-in-the-making protocol—The Play Better Plan—to help parents coach children of any background to connect with others and make friends. With compassion and ease, this program gives parents a tangible, easy-to-follow guide for helping kids develop the executive function and social skills they need to thrive.
ADHD and Relationships
- ADHD After Dark: Better Sex Life, Better Relationship by Dr. Ari Tuckman (published 2019)
- his pioneering book explores the impact of ADHD on a couple’s sex life and relationship. It explains how a better sex life will benefit your relationship (and vice versa) and why that’s especially important for couples with one partner with ADHD. Written from the author’s unique perspective as both an expert in ADHD and a certified sex therapist, the book describes the many effects of ADHD on couples’ sex lives and happiness, covering areas such as negotiating sexual differences, performance problems, low desire, porn, making time for sex, infidelity, and more.
- ADHD & Us: A Couple's Guide to Loving and Living with Adult ADHD by Anita Robertson (published 2020)
- ADHD & Us gives couples the tools and strategies they need to connect as well as overcome the unique challenges they face on the road to long-term happiness and satisfaction. Drawing from Anita Robertson’s years of practice counseling couples with ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), this honest and straightforward guide helps couples better understand adult ADHD and how it affects relationships, while also providing the tools necessary for both partners to feel understood and respected.
- Different Planets: Understanding Your Neurodiverse Relationship by Lorna Hecker, PhD (published 2022)
- Does it feel like you and your partner come from different planets? Does your partner see the world much differently than you do? Are you at a loss to figure out how to connect with them? You may be in a neurodiverse relationship... Neurodiversity relates to differences in how our brains work, leading to differences in how we perceive the world, communicate, and give and receive love. This includes people on the autism spectrum, with ADHD, learning disabilities, and other neurological or developmental issues. Someone who has a brain style that differs from the majority is considered “neurodivergent,” while someone who has the brain style that is similar to others is considered “neurotypical.” When these two brain styles pair up, miscommunication can occur, based on these differences. Neurotypical partners can get very frustrated with partners who just don’t “get it,” and may think their partners are being deliberately difficult or neglectful. Neurodivergent partners may feel like whatever they say gets misinterpreted, and communicating is a no-win situation for them and they shut down in response to pressures from their partners to connect. Inhabiting these different worlds can lead to conflict, frustration, and loneliness. This book can help you understand your neurodiverse relationship, begin to connect, and bring your “planets” into the same orbit as you learn how your neurodiverse relationship works and why.
- Does it feel like you and your partner come from different planets? Does your partner see the world much differently than you do? Are you at a loss to figure out how to connect with them? You may be in a neurodiverse relationship... Neurodiversity relates to differences in how our brains work, leading to differences in how we perceive the world, communicate, and give and receive love. This includes people on the autism spectrum, with ADHD, learning disabilities, and other neurological or developmental issues. Someone who has a brain style that differs from the majority is considered “neurodivergent,” while someone who has the brain style that is similar to others is considered “neurotypical.” When these two brain styles pair up, miscommunication can occur, based on these differences. Neurotypical partners can get very frustrated with partners who just don’t “get it,” and may think their partners are being deliberately difficult or neglectful. Neurodivergent partners may feel like whatever they say gets misinterpreted, and communicating is a no-win situation for them and they shut down in response to pressures from their partners to connect. Inhabiting these different worlds can lead to conflict, frustration, and loneliness. This book can help you understand your neurodiverse relationship, begin to connect, and bring your “planets” into the same orbit as you learn how your neurodiverse relationship works and why.
- Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.? Stopping the Roller Coaster When Someone You Love Has Attention Deficit Disorder by Gina Pera (Author) Russell Barkley (Foreword) (published 2008)
- The ADHD Effect on Marriage: Understand and Rebuild Your Marriage in Six Steps by Melissa Orlov
- The ADHD Marriage Workbook: A User-Friendly Guide to Improving Your Relationship by Michael T Bell (published 2012)
- When an Adult You Love Has ADHD: Professional Advice for Parents, Partners, and Siblings by Russell A. Barkley, PhD (published 2016)
ADHD and Women/Girls
- ADHD Girls to Women: Getting On the Radar by Lotta Borg Skoglund (published 2023)
- ADHD girls and women often fall under the radar. Their lives impacted by a society that is largely disinterested in understanding ADHD outside of the male framework. No longer. This book connects the latest science on ADHD in women to the compelling lived experiences of girls and women with ADHD, weaving in their personal struggles and their breakthroughs, from childhood and the teen years through to motherhood, menopause and beyond. Family doctor, psychiatrist, and international ADHD expert Lotta Borg Skoglund combines years of experience in the treatment and assessment of ADHD with the powerful testimonies of the women she has encountered along the way, exploring issues such as hormonal changes, emotional regulation, organisation and concentration, relationships, work, and treatment. She provides valuable tips, strategies and insights as to how ADHD girls and women can achieve the self-understanding they need to live to their best potential.
- ADHD girls and women often fall under the radar. Their lives impacted by a society that is largely disinterested in understanding ADHD outside of the male framework. No longer. This book connects the latest science on ADHD in women to the compelling lived experiences of girls and women with ADHD, weaving in their personal struggles and their breakthroughs, from childhood and the teen years through to motherhood, menopause and beyond. Family doctor, psychiatrist, and international ADHD expert Lotta Borg Skoglund combines years of experience in the treatment and assessment of ADHD with the powerful testimonies of the women she has encountered along the way, exploring issues such as hormonal changes, emotional regulation, organisation and concentration, relationships, work, and treatment. She provides valuable tips, strategies and insights as to how ADHD girls and women can achieve the self-understanding they need to live to their best potential.
- A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers by Sari Solden and Michelle Frank
- A Thousand Ways to Pay Attention: Discovering the Beauty of My ADHD Mind - A Memoir by Rebecca Schiller et al
- Raising a Girl with ADHD by Allison K. Tyler
- Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women by Joann Steer, Andrew Bilbow, Claire Berry, and Jess Brunet
- Women with ADHD: A Lifechanging Guide to Embrace the Hidden Struggles of Living with ADHD by Roberta Sanders (published 2022)
ADHD and Other Topics
- “Wait Class…What Was I Saying?” Teaching With ADHD: Classroom Strategies for ADHD Learners by Michelle Winters (published 2023)
- A book for ADHD learners BY an ADHD learner and teacher. "Wait Class...What Was Saying?" Teaching with ADHD: Classroom Strategies for ADHD Learners was created to help teachers understand ADHD and its impact on students, provide multiple possible classroom strategies for ADHD learners, provide an easy to use tool and resource for classroom teachers, and, hopefully, encourage less frustrating days with ADHD students.
Not necessarily about ADHD...
- Chatter: The Voice in Our Head and Why It Matters by Ethan Kross
- Loving What Is by Byron Katie (2003)
- In 2003, Byron Katie first introduced the world to The Work with the publication of Loving What Is. Nearly twenty years later, Loving What Is continues to inspire people all over the world to do The Work; to listen to the answers they find inside themselves;and to open their minds to profound, spacious, and life-transforming insights. The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light.
- You can find this book at: https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9780593234518.
- In 2003, Byron Katie first introduced the world to The Work with the publication of Loving What Is. Nearly twenty years later, Loving What Is continues to inspire people all over the world to do The Work; to listen to the answers they find inside themselves;and to open their minds to profound, spacious, and life-transforming insights. The Work is simply four questions that, when applied to a specific problem, enable you to see what is troubling you in an entirely different light.
- Making the SHiFT® True Stories of How People Affected by Chronic Disorganization Learn to Live a Deserving Life by Jen Casares (published 2023)
- This book is a guide for professional organizers, mental health professionals, and anyone wishing to better understand the behaviors of people who live with chronic disorganization. Making the SHiFT® combines sage observations from hundreds of client interactions with adaptive organizing techniques. Through case studies and real-time exercises, readers will discover the enormous healing potential of the SHiFT® method.
- Misnamed, Misdiagnosed, Misunderstood: Recognizing and Coping with NVLD (Nonverbal Learning Disorder) from Childhood through Adulthood by Linda Karanzalis (published 2022)
- Non-Verbal Learning Disorder (NLD or NVLD) is a learning disability characterized by poor visual, spatial, and organizational skills. As well as incredible difficulty processing nonverbal cues. The name “Non-Verbal Learning Disorder” suggests that those affected have trouble speaking. However, this is not the case with NVLDers usually having above-average intelligence and firm mastery of complex vocabulary and language. Linda Karanzalis shares her own experience as a child, teen, and adult battling undiagnosed NVLD. This book is a frank account of her struggles with academics, jobs, and relationships that sheds light on and will ring true for everyone affected by NVLD
- No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz Ph.D. and Alanis Morissette (2021)
- Is there just one “you”? We’ve been taught to believe we have a single identity, and to feel fear or shame when we can’t control the inner voices that don’t match the ideal of who we think we should be. Yet Dr. Richard Schwartz’s research now challenges this “mono-mind” theory. “All of us are born with many sub-minds—or parts,” says Dr. Schwartz. “These parts are not imaginary or symbolic. They are individuals who exist as an internal family within us—and the key to health and happiness is to honor, understand, and love every part.” Dr. Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been transforming psychology for decades. With No Bad Parts, you’ll learn why IFS has been so effective in areas such as trauma recovery, addiction therapy, and depression treatment—and how this new understanding of consciousness has the potential to radically change our lives.
- You can find this book at: https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781683646686
- Is there just one “you”? We’ve been taught to believe we have a single identity, and to feel fear or shame when we can’t control the inner voices that don’t match the ideal of who we think we should be. Yet Dr. Richard Schwartz’s research now challenges this “mono-mind” theory. “All of us are born with many sub-minds—or parts,” says Dr. Schwartz. “These parts are not imaginary or symbolic. They are individuals who exist as an internal family within us—and the key to health and happiness is to honor, understand, and love every part.” Dr. Schwartz’s Internal Family Systems (IFS) model has been transforming psychology for decades. With No Bad Parts, you’ll learn why IFS has been so effective in areas such as trauma recovery, addiction therapy, and depression treatment—and how this new understanding of consciousness has the potential to radically change our lives.
- The Anti-Planner: How to Get Sh*t Done When You Don't Feel Like It by Dani Donovan (published 2022)
- The Anti-Planner is an activity book specifically designed to help procrastinators:
Try unique, entertaining ways of completing tasks
Untangle emotions that make it hard to get sh*t done
Smash through productivity roadblock
300+ full-color pages (with over 100 activities)
- The Anti-Planner is an activity book specifically designed to help procrastinators:
- The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van Der Kolk
- Who Would You Be Without Your Story? by Byron Katie (2008)
- This book is a collection of 15 dialogues that occurred throughout the United States and Europe with Byron Katie. Some of the people who worked with Katie have painful illnesses, others are lovelorn or in messy divorces. Some are simply irritated with a co-worker or worried about money. What they all have in common is a willingness to question, with Katie’s help, the painful thoughts that are the true cause of their suffering. In every case we see how Katie’s acute mind and fierce kindness helps each person dismantle for themselves what is felt to be unshakable reality.Although these dialogues make fascinating reading—some are both hilarious and deeply moving at once—they are intended primarily as teaching tools.
- You can find this book at: https://bookshop.org/a/110498/9781401921798
- This book is a collection of 15 dialogues that occurred throughout the United States and Europe with Byron Katie. Some of the people who worked with Katie have painful illnesses, others are lovelorn or in messy divorces. Some are simply irritated with a co-worker or worried about money. What they all have in common is a willingness to question, with Katie’s help, the painful thoughts that are the true cause of their suffering. In every case we see how Katie’s acute mind and fierce kindness helps each person dismantle for themselves what is felt to be unshakable reality.Although these dialogues make fascinating reading—some are both hilarious and deeply moving at once—they are intended primarily as teaching tools.
- Zen and the Art of Productivity: 27 Easy Ways to Have More Time, Earn More Money and Live Happier by Alan Brown (published 2017)
- "We only have so much time in the day and there are plenty of resources to look into how to best leverage that time. Alan’s book breaks things down to practical actions you can take now, using what you already have at your disposal – the thing between your ears: your brain. Alan offers practical and actionable advice in these pages that will help you process and prioritize better than before." - Mike Vardy, productivity strategist and founder of Productivityist
