30 Books like ADHD

The ADHD Advantage

by Dale Archer • 2015

Your restless brain is optimized for crisis, creativity, and corner offices. The owner's manual.

3.55

1k+

🫂 Neurodiversity Advocacy 💪 Adhd Strengths 🌀 Nonlinear Thinking

The ADHD Advantage 96%

Your restless brain is optimized for crisis, creativity, and corner offices. The owner's manual.

by Dale Archer 2015

3.55

1k+ ratings

🫂 Neurodiversity Advocacy 💪 Adhd Strengths 🌀 Nonlinear Thinking

Adult ADHD

by Thom Hartmann • 2016

ADHD entrepreneurs start 300% more businesses. The reason is evolutionary. Here's the playbook.

3.70

360

🧠 Adhd In Adulthood 💼 Adhd And Business 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Adult ADHD 96%

ADHD entrepreneurs start 300% more businesses. The reason is evolutionary. Here's the playbook.

by Thom Hartmann 2016

3.70

360 ratings

🧠 Adhd In Adulthood 💼 Adhd And Business 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

ADHD 2.0

by Edward M. Hallowell • 2021

New brain science reveals why distraction feels unstoppable, and how to retrain focus at any age.

4.07

13k+

🧩 Adhd Management 🧠 Brain Plasticity 💪 Strengths-Based

ADHD 2.0 96%

New brain science reveals why distraction feels unstoppable, and how to retrain focus at any age.

by Edward M. Hallowell 2021

4.07

13k+ ratings

🧩 Adhd Management 🧠 Brain Plasticity 💪 Strengths-Based

The Power of Different

by Gail Saltz • 2017

Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.

4.07

1k+

🧠 Neurodiversity 🎨 Creativity And Madness 🏋️ Strength-Based Psychology

The Power of Different 96%

Anxiety, depression, autism, and ADHD: the cognitive gifts we miss when we see only the disorder.

by Gail Saltz 2017

4.07

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodiversity 🎨 Creativity And Madness 🏋️ Strength-Based Psychology

ADHD Is Awesome

by Penn Holderness • 2024

ADHD means your attention lands everywhere and nowhere. A couple's guide to steering it.

4.16

16k+

🧠 Adult Adhd 📋 Executive Function 🌈 Neurodivergence

ADHD Is Awesome 96%

ADHD means your attention lands everywhere and nowhere. A couple's guide to steering it.

by Penn Holderness 2024

4.16

16k+ ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 📋 Executive Function 🌈 Neurodivergence

The Gift of Adult Add

by Lara Honos-Webb • 2008

Your ADHD traits aren't bugs. They're a misunderstood operating system. Here's how to run it.

3.87

332

🧠 Adult Adhd 🧩 Neurodiversity 💪 Strengths-Based

The Gift of Adult Add 96%

Your ADHD traits aren't bugs. They're a misunderstood operating system. Here's how to run it.

by Lara Honos-Webb 2008

3.87

332 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 🧩 Neurodiversity 💪 Strengths-Based

Healing ADD

by Daniel G. Amen • 2001

Not all ADD is alike. Six brain patterns need six different treatments. The wrong one backfires.

4.03

2k+

🧠 Attention Disorders 🔬 Brain-Based Psychiatry 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry

Healing ADD 95%

Not all ADD is alike. Six brain patterns need six different treatments. The wrong one backfires.

by Daniel G. Amen 2001

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧠 Attention Disorders 🔬 Brain-Based Psychiatry 🥗 Nutritional Psychiatry

Scattered Minds

by Lenard A. Adler • 2006

ADHD is brain chemistry, not a moral failing. The medication-first approach that treats it.

3.72

152

🧠 Adult Adhd 🩺 Clinical Psychiatry 💊 Pharmacotherapy

Scattered Minds 95%

ADHD is brain chemistry, not a moral failing. The medication-first approach that treats it.

by Lenard A. Adler 2006

3.72

152 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 🩺 Clinical Psychiatry 💊 Pharmacotherapy

When an Adult You Love Has ADHD

by Russell A. Barkley • 2016

ADHD brains struggle to turn intentions into action. Here is how family can close that gap.

3.97

221

🧠 Adult Adhd 💔 Adhd Relationships ⚙️ Executive Functioning

When an Adult You Love Has ADHD 95%

ADHD brains struggle to turn intentions into action. Here is how family can close that gap.

by Russell A. Barkley 2016

3.97

221 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 💔 Adhd Relationships ⚙️ Executive Functioning

The Everything Health Guide to Adult ADD/ADHD

by Carole Jacobs • 2010

Adult ADHD is real, treatable, and comes with hidden strengths. The full toolkit, minus the stigma.

3.55

🧠 Adult Adhd 💊 Medication Management 🗣️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The Everything Health Guide to Adult ADD/ADHD Summary

The Everything Health Guide to Adult ADD/ADHD 95%

Adult ADHD is real, treatable, and comes with hidden strengths. The full toolkit, minus the stigma.

by Carole Jacobs 2010

3.55

56 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 💊 Medication Management 🗣️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

ADHD for Smart Ass Women

by Tracy Otsuka • 2023

ADHD women get misdiagnosed, overwhelmed, and told they're too much. This book hands back the keys.

4.06

5k+

👩 Women With Adhd 🧠 Adult Adhd 🧩 Neurodiversity

ADHD for Smart Ass Women 95%

ADHD women get misdiagnosed, overwhelmed, and told they're too much. This book hands back the keys.

by Tracy Otsuka 2023

4.06

5k+ ratings

👩 Women With Adhd 🧠 Adult Adhd 🧩 Neurodiversity

Executive Functions

by Russell A. Barkley • 2012

Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.

4.06

126

🧠 Executive Function ⚖️ Self-Regulation 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

Executive Functions 95%

Executive functions didn't evolve for cognition. They evolved to survive group life with strangers.

by Russell A. Barkley 2012

4.06

126 ratings

🧠 Executive Function ⚖️ Self-Regulation 🧬 Evolutionary Psychology

10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD

by Stephanie Sarkis • 2006

Your keys, your temper, your bank account: ten systems engineered for the adult ADD brain.

3.57

247

🧠 Adult Adhd ⚙️ Executive Function 🗂️ Organization Systems

10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD Summary

10 Simple Solutions to Adult ADD 95%

Your keys, your temper, your bank account: ten systems engineered for the adult ADD brain.

by Stephanie Sarkis 2006

3.57

247 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd ⚙️ Executive Function 🗂️ Organization Systems

Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women

by Joanne Steer • 2021

ADHD looks different in girls: quieter, internal, and easy to overlook, with a fallout that lasts.

3.98

278

🚺 Adhd In Women 🧠 Executive Dysfunction 😢 Emotional Dysregulation

Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women Summary

Understanding ADHD in Girls and Women 95%

ADHD looks different in girls: quieter, internal, and easy to overlook, with a fallout that lasts.

by Joanne Steer 2021

3.98

278 ratings

🚺 Adhd In Women 🧠 Executive Dysfunction 😢 Emotional Dysregulation

Superparenting for ADD

by Edward M. Hallowell • 2002

A parenting playbook that starts where ADD kids thrive: their strengths, not their deficits.

3.94

611

🧠 Adhd Parenting 💪 Strength-Based Parenting 🧩 Neurodiversity Movement

Superparenting for ADD 95%

A parenting playbook that starts where ADD kids thrive: their strengths, not their deficits.

by Edward M. Hallowell 2002

3.94

611 ratings

🧠 Adhd Parenting 💪 Strength-Based Parenting 🧩 Neurodiversity Movement

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

by Russell A. Barkley • 2010

ADHD breaks the link from knowing to doing. Clinical tools for reconnecting them.

3.85

4k+

🧠 Adult Adhd ⚙️ Executive Dysfunction 🔬 Neuropsychology

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD 95%

ADHD breaks the link from knowing to doing. Clinical tools for reconnecting them.

by Russell A. Barkley 2010

3.85

4k+ ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd ⚙️ Executive Dysfunction 🔬 Neuropsychology

Thriving with Adult ADHD

by Phil Boissiere • 2018

The executive function workout for adult ADHD: build the skills behind focus, memory, and impulse.

3.80

687

🧠 Adult Adhd 🧩 Executive Function 🎯 Attention Management

Thriving with Adult ADHD 95%

The executive function workout for adult ADHD: build the skills behind focus, memory, and impulse.

by Phil Boissiere 2018

3.80

687 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 🧩 Executive Function 🎯 Attention Management

Neurodiversity

by Thomas Armstrong • 2010

The medical model calls them disorders. Neurodiversity calls them the source of human creativity.

3.85

1k+

🧠 Neurodiversity 🧬 Evolutionary Psychiatry ♿ Social Model Of Disability

Neurodiversity 95%

The medical model calls them disorders. Neurodiversity calls them the source of human creativity.

by Thomas Armstrong 2010

3.85

1k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodiversity 🧬 Evolutionary Psychiatry ♿ Social Model Of Disability

Extra Focus

by Jesse J. Anderson • 2023

Your brain isn't broken, just differently fueled. Quick-start strategies for adult ADHD.

4.26

1k+

🧠 Adult Adhd ⚙️ Executive Function 💛 Self-Compassion

Extra Focus 94%

Your brain isn't broken, just differently fueled. Quick-start strategies for adult ADHD.

by Jesse J. Anderson 2023

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd ⚙️ Executive Function 💛 Self-Compassion

Adult ADD

by Stephanie Sarkis • 2011

Newly diagnosed: a practical guide to treatment, therapy, and daily systems for the ADHD brain.

3.33

147

🧠 Adult Adhd 🌈 Neurodivergence 🆕 Newly Diagnosed

Adult ADD 94%

Newly diagnosed: a practical guide to treatment, therapy, and daily systems for the ADHD brain.

by Stephanie Sarkis 2011

3.33

147 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 🌈 Neurodivergence 🆕 Newly Diagnosed

The Disorganized Mind

by Nancy A. Ratey • 2008

ADHD coaching for chronic lateness, procrastination, and distraction: external tools beat willpower.

3.90

902

🧠 Adhd Coaching ⚙️ Executive Function Support ⏰ Adhd Time Management

The Disorganized Mind 94%

ADHD coaching for chronic lateness, procrastination, and distraction: external tools beat willpower.

by Nancy A. Ratey 2008

3.90

902 ratings

🧠 Adhd Coaching ⚙️ Executive Function Support ⏰ Adhd Time Management

Men With Adult ADHD

by Edgar Wise • 2022

ADHD is different in men. A guide to managing focus, emotions, and follow-through without shame.

3.48

209

🧠 Adult Adhd 🧔 Men'S Mental Health ⚙️ Executive Function

Men With Adult ADHD 94%

ADHD is different in men. A guide to managing focus, emotions, and follow-through without shame.

by Edgar Wise 2022

3.48

209 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 🧔 Men'S Mental Health ⚙️ Executive Function

Overcoming Distractions

by David A. Greenwood • 2016

Leverage adult ADHD: routines, environments, and allies that turn it into an advantage.

3.03

296

🧠 Adult Adhd ✨ Neurodiversity 💪 Strengths Based

Overcoming Distractions 94%

Leverage adult ADHD: routines, environments, and allies that turn it into an advantage.

by David A. Greenwood 2016

3.03

296 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd ✨ Neurodiversity 💪 Strengths Based

ADHD Does Not Exist

by Richard Saul • 2014

How many ADHD cases are really bad eyesight, poor sleep, or boredom? A clinician argues most.

3.03

505

🏥 Medical Overdiagnosis 🧠 Attention Disorders ⚕️ Critical Psychiatry

ADHD Does Not Exist 94%

How many ADHD cases are really bad eyesight, poor sleep, or boredom? A clinician argues most.

by Richard Saul 2014

3.03

505 ratings

🏥 Medical Overdiagnosis 🧠 Attention Disorders ⚕️ Critical Psychiatry

What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew

by Sharon Saline • 2018

A psychologist's collaborative method for parenting ADHD kids from the inside out.

4.18

1k+

🧠 Adhd Parenting 📋 Executive Functioning 🤝 Collaborative Parenting

What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew Summary

What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew 94%

A psychologist's collaborative method for parenting ADHD kids from the inside out.

by Sharon Saline 2018

4.18

1k+ ratings

🧠 Adhd Parenting 📋 Executive Functioning 🤝 Collaborative Parenting

Brain Hacks

by Lara Honos-Webb • 2018

Focus, planning, impulse control: these brain skills can be built with simple daily exercises.

3.78

426

🧭 Executive Function 🔍 Attention Management 😌 Emotional Regulation

Brain Hacks 94%

Focus, planning, impulse control: these brain skills can be built with simple daily exercises.

by Lara Honos-Webb 2018

3.78

426 ratings

🧭 Executive Function 🔍 Attention Management 😌 Emotional Regulation

Taking Charge of ADHD

by Russell A. Barkley • 1995

A disorder of self-control, not attention: the complete guide to parenting a child with ADHD.

4.05

2k+

🧠 Adhd Parenting 🧒 Child Development ⚡ Executive Function

Taking Charge of ADHD 94%

A disorder of self-control, not attention: the complete guide to parenting a child with ADHD.

by Russell A. Barkley 1995

4.05

2k+ ratings

🧠 Adhd Parenting 🧒 Child Development ⚡ Executive Function

The Year I Met My Brain

by Matilda Boseley • 2023

You're not lazy or broken: late ADHD diagnosis unlocks a new way of understanding yourself.

4.35

3k+

🧠 Adult Adhd ♀️ Adhd In Women 🕰️ Late Diagnosis

The Year I Met My Brain 94%

You're not lazy or broken: late ADHD diagnosis unlocks a new way of understanding yourself.

by Matilda Boseley 2023

4.35

3k+ ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd ♀️ Adhd In Women 🕰️ Late Diagnosis

Still Distracted After All These Years

by Kathleen G. Nadeau • 2022

A diagnosis at 65 rewrites decades of blame. The guide for skills medication can't teach.

3.99

130

🧠 Adult Adhd ⏳ Late Diagnosis ⚙️ Executive Function

Still Distracted After All These Years Summary

Still Distracted After All These Years 94%

A diagnosis at 65 rewrites decades of blame. The guide for skills medication can't teach.

by Kathleen G. Nadeau 2022

3.99

130 ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd ⏳ Late Diagnosis ⚙️ Executive Function

ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life

by Judith Kolberg • 2002

Standard organizing advice wasn't written for the ADD brain. Here are the strategies that were.

4.00

2k+

🧠 Adult Adhd 🏠 Home Organization ⏰ Time Management

ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life Summary

ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life 94%

Standard organizing advice wasn't written for the ADD brain. Here are the strategies that were.

by Judith Kolberg 2002

4.00

2k+ ratings

🧠 Adult Adhd 🏠 Home Organization ⏰ Time Management

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