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books that explain the audhd brain (from nhs + chadd reading lists)
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items for the late-diagnosed, the maybe-autistic, the adhd-and-something-else, and anyone trying to understand their own brain after years of guessing. the autism picks come from the leicestershire nhs autism space reading list, and the adhd picks come fro...
on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list, which describes it as looking at masking, why some groups get missed for diagnosis, and practical exercises for unmasking. devon price is a social psychologist (phd) and autistic, so it's research and li...
Unmasking Autism by Devon Price, PhD
on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list, which says it covers assessment, education, work, relationships, parenthood and emotional wellbeing. dr luke beardon is a senior lecturer in autism, and this is a broad overview for adults rather than a ...
Autism in Adults by Dr Luke Beardon
also on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list, described as practical advice with a positive, neuroaffirming approach. if autism in adults (above) is the overview, this is the what-do-i-actually-do-now follow-up from the same author.
What Works for Autistic Adults by Dr Luke Beardon
a memoir on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list. katherine may was diagnosed autistic in her late 30s, and the book ties that diagnosis to a long walk on the south west coast path. reflective rather than a how-to, for when you want to read som...
The Electricity of Every Living Thing by Katherine May
on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list as the history pick: how autism has been understood, and misunderstood, over time, and how that view changed. it's a long one, so save it for a hyperfocus weekend rather than a low-energy night. the cover...
NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman
on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list, which describes it as exploring autistic thinking and identity, the barriers of a world built for neurotypical people, and the need for empathy. written by an autistic man, jory fleming, with co-writer l...
How to Be Human by Jory Fleming with Lyric Winik
a comic anthology by autistic artists, on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list, which points it out for anyone who finds text-heavy books hard going. it covers things like self-identifying and explaining autism to other people. the pick for day...
Sensory: Life on the Spectrum, edited by Bex Ollerton
on chadd's book list for adults with adhd, which describes it as explaining how emotions and adhd interact. thomas e. brown is a clinical psychologist, and the angle here is the part of adhd that isn't about focus at all: the feelings that get you st...
Smart But Stuck by Thomas E. Brown, PhD
on chadd's book list for adults with adhd, which describes it as current research plus practical strategies for living with distraction from childhood through adulthood. both authors are psychiatrists. a good one if you want the updated science rathe...
ADHD 2.0 by Edward M. Hallowell, MD and John J. Ratey, MD
on chadd's adult adhd list, which calls it a foundational general introduction to adhd. this is the revised edition of the older classic from the same two psychiatrists as adhd 2.0 (above), so you could read either, or both if you want the before and...
Driven to Distraction (Revised) by Hallowell and Ratey
on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list for self-care tips around sensory and emotional wellbeing. the subtitle calls it a personalised self-care approach to managing both. the sensory-first pick on this board.
Looking After Your Autistic Self by Niamh Garvey
the third luke beardon pick from the leicestershire nhs autism reading list, this one focused on managing anxiety. the subtitle calls it a guide for autistic wellbeing. for when the anxiety is the part that's loudest right now.
Avoiding Anxiety in Autistic Adults by Dr Luke Beardon
on chadd's adult adhd list as the pick for older adults with adhd. kathleen nadeau, phd, also co-wrote understanding girls with adhd, which is on the same list. the cover calls it a practical guide for those with and without a diagnosis, so it works ...
Still Distracted After All These Years by Kathleen G. Nadeau, PhD
honest note: this one isn't on chadd's list itself. i added it because ellen littman, phd, co-wrote understanding girls with adhd, which is on chadd's list, and her two co-authors here are clinicians too (sari solden, ms, and michelle frank, psyd). i...
A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD by Solden, Frank + Littman
on the leicestershire nhs autism reading list under relationships, with a note that it isn't written for autistic people specifically but helps you understand your own needs and build healthy connections. it's an illustrated comic book about feelings...
How to Love by Alex Norris