Best ADHD Books | Summaries & Audio

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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+

Psychology

Self Help

Health

ADHD 2.0

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

by Edward M. Hallowell 2021 208 pages

4.07

13k+ ratings

Psychology

Self Help

Health

How to ADHD

by Jessica McCabe • 2024

ADHD isn't a willpower problem. Here's how to build a life that fits your brain.

4.41

6k+

Self Help

Psychology

Mental Health

How to ADHD

ADHD isn't a willpower problem. Here's how to build a life that fits your brain.

by Jessica McCabe 2024 461 pages

4.41

6k+ ratings

Self Help

Psychology

Mental Health

Scattered

by Gabor Maté • 1999

ADD begins not in your genes but in a sensitive infant's adaptation to early stress.

4.27

21k+

Psychology

Adhd

Mental Health

Scattered

ADD begins not in your genes but in a sensitive infant's adaptation to early stress.

by Gabor Maté 1999 370 pages

4.27

21k+ ratings

Psychology

Adhd

Mental Health

Your Brain's Not Broken

by Tamara Rosier • 2021

Shame can't fuel an ADHD brain. Task grid, emotional ladder, boundary rules: built for your wiring.

4.26

3k+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Your Brain's Not Broken

Shame can't fuel an ADHD brain. Task grid, emotional ladder, boundary rules: built for your wiring.

by Tamara Rosier 2021 208 pages

4.26

3k+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

by Russell A. Barkley • 2000

ADHD is a disorder of stopping, not of listening. The parenting reset that knowledge demands.

3.85

3k+

Adhd

Parenting

Psychology

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

ADHD is a disorder of stopping, not of listening. The parenting reset that knowledge demands.

by Russell A. Barkley 2000 294 pages

3.85

3k+ ratings

Adhd

Parenting

Psychology

Faster Than Normal

by Peter Shankman • 2017

ADHD gives you a racecar brain and bicycle brakes. The rituals and rules that fix the mismatch.

3.88

1k+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Faster Than Normal

ADHD gives you a racecar brain and bicycle brakes. The rituals and rules that fix the mismatch.

by Peter Shankman 2017 250 pages

3.88

1k+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Disconnected Kids

by Robert Melillo • 2009

Autism, ADHD, dyslexia: when brain halves go quiet, symptoms appear. A program to reconnect them.

3.69

1k+

Parenting

Health

Psychology

Disconnected Kids

Autism, ADHD, dyslexia: when brain halves go quiet, symptoms appear. A program to reconnect them.

by Robert Melillo 2009 334 pages

3.69

1k+ ratings

Parenting

Health

Psychology

Driven to Distraction

by Edward M. Hallowell • 1992

Adult ADD is neurological, not a moral flaw. The guide to diagnosis, medication, and structure.

4.12

15k+

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

Driven to Distraction

Adult ADD is neurological, not a moral flaw. The guide to diagnosis, medication, and structure.

by Edward M. Hallowell 1992 357 pages

4.12

15k+ ratings

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

Neurodiversity

by Thomas Armstrong • 2010

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

3.85

1k+

Psychology

Mental Health

Self Help

Neurodiversity

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

by Thomas Armstrong 2010 289 pages

3.85

1k+ ratings

Psychology

Mental Health

Self Help

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

3k+

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

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

by Russell A. Barkley 2010 294 pages

3.85

3k+ ratings

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

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+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

ADHD Is Awesome

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

by Penn Holderness 2024 292 pages

4.16

16k+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Dirty Laundry

by Richard Pink • 2023

ADHD shame is the real barrier. A couple's no-shame guide to house, money, and love.

3.98

8k+

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Mental Health

Self Help

Dirty Laundry

ADHD shame is the real barrier. A couple's no-shame guide to house, money, and love.

by Richard Pink 2023 140 pages

3.98

8k+ ratings

Adhd

Mental Health

Self Help

Scattered Minds

by Gabor Maté • 1999

ADD begins in relationship, not genes. What attachment breaks, connection can repair.

4.28

21k+

Psychology

Self Help

Mental Health

Scattered Minds

ADD begins in relationship, not genes. What attachment breaks, connection can repair.

by Gabor Maté 1999 368 pages

4.28

21k+ ratings

Psychology

Self Help

Mental Health

The ADHD Effect on Marriage

by Melissa Orlov • 2010

The non-ADHD partner needs treatment too. Six steps to break the ADHD marriage cycle.

3.92

3k+

Self Help

Psychology

Adhd

The ADHD Effect on Marriage

The non-ADHD partner needs treatment too. Six steps to break the ADHD marriage cycle.

by Melissa Orlov 2010 233 pages

3.92

3k+ ratings

Self Help

Psychology

Adhd

ADHD

by Thom Hartmann • 2019

What if ADHD traits are an evolutionary adaptation mismatched with modern life?

4.08

500+

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

ADHD

What if ADHD traits are an evolutionary adaptation mismatched with modern life?

by Thom Hartmann 2019 240 pages

4.08

500+ ratings

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

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+

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

The ADHD Advantage

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

by Dale Archer 2015 304 pages

3.55

1k+ ratings

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

This Is Your Brain on Food

by Uma Naidoo • 2020

Depression and anxiety respond to what you eat. A psychiatrist's plan for a food-first reset.

3.81

6k+

Health

Nutrition

Mental Health

This Is Your Brain on Food

Depression and anxiety respond to what you eat. A psychiatrist's plan for a food-first reset.

by Uma Naidoo 2020 384 pages

3.81

6k+ ratings

Health

Nutrition

Mental Health

Giftedness 101

by Linda Kreger Silverman • 2012

Giftedness is asynchronous development: when the mind races ahead and belonging lags behind.

4.26

158

Psychology

Education

Parenting

Giftedness 101

Giftedness is asynchronous development: when the mind races ahead and belonging lags behind.

by Linda Kreger Silverman 2012 308 pages

4.26

158 ratings

Psychology

Education

Parenting

The Explosive Child

by Ross W. Greene • 1998

Some kids explode not from defiance but from missing skills. Here is how to help.

4.16

13k+

Parenting

Psychology

Self Help

The Explosive Child

Some kids explode not from defiance but from missing skills. Here is how to help.

by Ross W. Greene 1998 304 pages

4.16

13k+ ratings

Parenting

Psychology

Self Help

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

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

The Everything Health Guide to Adult ADD/ADHD

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

by Carole Jacobs 2010 304 pages

3.55

56 ratings

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD

by Russell A. Barkley • 2020

ADHD isn't defiance; your child's executive age trails 30% behind. What to do instead of punishment.

4.00

500+

Parenting

Psychology

Self Help

12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD

ADHD isn't defiance; your child's executive age trails 30% behind. What to do instead of punishment.

by Russell A. Barkley 2020 205 pages

4.00

500+ ratings

Parenting

Psychology

Self Help

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+

Parenting

Adhd

Psychology

What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew

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

by Sharon Saline 2018 272 pages

4.18

1k+ ratings

Parenting

Adhd

Psychology

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+

Self Help

Adhd

Psychology

ADHD for Smart Ass Women

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

by Tracy Otsuka 2023 274 pages

4.06

5k+ ratings

Self Help

Adhd

Psychology

Unmasked

by Ellie Middleton • 2023

For the generation diagnosed in adulthood: how to unmask, reframe your brain, and stop apologizing.

4.09

3k+

Self Help

Psychology

Mental Health

Unmasked

For the generation diagnosed in adulthood: how to unmask, reframe your brain, and stop apologizing.

by Ellie Middleton 2023 331 pages

4.09

3k+ ratings

Self Help

Psychology

Mental Health

Order from Chaos

by Jaclyn Paul • 2018

Systems over willpower: the ADHD organizing method that works when your brain won't cooperate.

3.95

1k+

Self Help

Psychology

Mental Health

Order from Chaos

Systems over willpower: the ADHD organizing method that works when your brain won't cooperate.

by Jaclyn Paul 2018 193 pages

3.95

1k+ ratings

Self Help

Psychology

Mental Health

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+

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

Healing ADD

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

by Daniel G. Amen 2001 432 pages

4.03

2k+ ratings

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

Adult ADHD

by Thom Hartmann • 2016

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

3.70

360

Self Help

Psychology

Business

Adult ADHD

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

by Thom Hartmann 2016 174 pages

3.70

360 ratings

Self Help

Psychology

Business

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

2k+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

The Year I Met My Brain

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

by Matilda Boseley 2023 433 pages

4.35

2k+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]

by Ross W.Greene • 2021

Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.

4.19

1k+

Parenting

Psychology

Self Help

The Explosive Child [Sixth Edition]

Consequences aren't working because your child is lacking skills, not will. The collaborative fix.

by Ross W.Greene 2021

4.19

1k+ ratings

Parenting

Psychology

Self Help

The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder

by Rebecca Branstetter • 2013

The brain skills that control planning, focus, and self-control: how to build them in your child.

4.05

102

Parenting

Psychology

Education

The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Executive Functioning Disorder

The brain skills that control planning, focus, and self-control: how to build them in your child.

by Rebecca Branstetter 2013 256 pages

4.05

102 ratings

Parenting

Psychology

Education

How to Keep House While Drowning

by K.C. Davis • 2022

Jesus's wounds, an unknown sister, and a grandfather at 29: a four-year-old's tour of heaven.

4.20

80k+

Christian

Religion

Memoir

How to Keep House While Drowning

Jesus's wounds, an unknown sister, and a grandfather at 29: a four-year-old's tour of heaven.

by K.C. Davis 2022 151 pages

4.20

80k+ ratings

Christian

Religion

Memoir

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

500+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Thriving with Adult ADHD

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

by Phil Boissiere 2018 162 pages

3.80

500+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

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

Psychology

Science

Evolution

Executive Functions

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

by Russell A. Barkley 2012 244 pages

4.06

126 ratings

Psychology

Science

Evolution

A.D.D. & Romance

by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt • 1998

Your ADD brain sabotages your love life. A framework that works with your wiring, not against it.

3.85

Self Help

Adhd

Relationships

A.D.D. & Romance

Your ADD brain sabotages your love life. A framework that works with your wiring, not against it.

by Jonathan Scott Halverstadt 1998 240 pages

3.85

82 ratings

Self Help

Adhd

Relationships

Scatter Brain

by Shaparak Khorsandi • 2023

From lost shoes to a working system: a comedian's chaotic road to a late ADHD diagnosis.

4.10

475

Memoir

Adhd

Mental Health

Scatter Brain

From lost shoes to a working system: a comedian's chaotic road to a late ADHD diagnosis.

by Shaparak Khorsandi 2023 256 pages

4.10

475 ratings

Memoir

Adhd

Mental Health

The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success

by Peg Dawson • 2016

Twelve brain skills drive your daily success. Map your weak spots and fix or bypass them.

4.10

500+

Self Help

Psychology

Personal Development

The Smart but Scattered Guide to Success

Twelve brain skills drive your daily success. Map your weak spots and fix or bypass them.

by Peg Dawson 2016 294 pages

4.10

500+ ratings

Self Help

Psychology

Personal Development

The Disorganized Mind

by Nancy A. Ratey • 2008

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

3.90

500+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

The Disorganized Mind

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

by Nancy A. Ratey 2008 304 pages

3.90

500+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

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+

Psychology

Science

Mental Health

The Power of Different

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

by Gail Saltz 2017 256 pages

4.07

1k+ ratings

Psychology

Science

Mental Health

Reset Your Child's Brain

by Victoria Dunckley • 2015

Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.

4.08

500+

Parenting

Self Help

Psychology

Reset Your Child's Brain

Kids' screen time mimics ADHD, bipolar, and autism. Removing it for a month heals the damage.

by Victoria Dunckley 2015 384 pages

4.08

500+ ratings

Parenting

Self Help

Psychology

The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD

by Lidia Zylowska • 2012

A mindfulness path for ADHD that builds focus and calms emotions, one pause at a time.

4.12

497

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

The Mindfulness Prescription for Adult ADHD

A mindfulness path for ADHD that builds focus and calms emotions, one pause at a time.

by Lidia Zylowska 2012 256 pages

4.12

497 ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Differently Wired

by Deborah Reber • 2018

Your child isn't broken; the parenting rulebook is. Rewriting the rules for neurodivergent kids.

4.15

1k+

Parenting

Psychology

Education

Differently Wired

Your child isn't broken; the parenting rulebook is. Rewriting the rules for neurodivergent kids.

by Deborah Reber 2018 265 pages

4.15

1k+ ratings

Parenting

Psychology

Education

How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen

by Joanna Faber • 2021

Your kid is melting down in aisle three. Respond without punishment, bribes, or losing your mind.

4.34

1k+

Parenting

Self Help

Family

How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen

Your kid is melting down in aisle three. Respond without punishment, bribes, or losing your mind.

by Joanna Faber 2021 397 pages

4.34

1k+ ratings

Parenting

Self Help

Family

Extra Focus

by Jesse J. Anderson • 2023

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

4.26

1k+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Extra Focus

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

by Jesse J. Anderson 2023 176 pages

4.26

1k+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Brain Hacks

by Lara Honos-Webb • 2018

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

3.78

426

Self Help

Adhd

Psychology

Brain Hacks

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

by Lara Honos-Webb 2018 156 pages

3.78

426 ratings

Self Help

Adhd

Psychology

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+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

ADD-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life

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

by Judith Kolberg 2002 260 pages

4.00

2k+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Self-Care for People with ADHD

by Sasha Hamdani • 2023

Over a hundred self-care strategies designed for the ADHD brain, not the neurotypical one.

3.75

2k+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Self-Care for People with ADHD

Over a hundred self-care strategies designed for the ADHD brain, not the neurotypical one.

by Sasha Hamdani 2023 192 pages

3.75

2k+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!

by Kate Kelly • 1993

ADHD isn't a moral failing. Practical strategies that work with your brain's wiring, not against it.

3.88

3k+

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!

ADHD isn't a moral failing. Practical strategies that work with your brain's wiring, not against it.

by Kate Kelly 1993 464 pages

3.88

3k+ ratings

Adhd

Self Help

Psychology

Your Defiant Teen

by Russell A. Barkley • 2008

Ten steps to break the defiance cycle, rebuild trust, and restore your parent-teen relationship.

3.94

134

Parenting

Psychology

Self Help

Your Defiant Teen

Ten steps to break the defiance cycle, rebuild trust, and restore your parent-teen relationship.

by Russell A. Barkley 2008 372 pages

3.94

134 ratings

Parenting

Psychology

Self Help

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

1k+

Psychology

Mental Health

Self Help

Taking Charge of ADHD

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

by Russell A. Barkley 1995 321 pages

4.05

1k+ ratings

Psychology

Mental Health

Self Help

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

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

When an Adult You Love Has ADHD

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

by Russell A. Barkley 2016 384 pages

3.97

221 ratings

Adhd

Psychology

Self Help

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