ADHD is awesome : a guide to (mostly) thriving with ADHD / Penn and Kim Holderness.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Harper Horizon, [2024]Copyright date: ©2024Edition: First editionDescription: xxvii, 292 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781400338610
- 1400338611
- Guide to (mostly) thriving with ADHD
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is awesome
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
The engaging, uplifting antidote to traditional ADHD books (which, let's be honest, if you have ADHD you'd never read anyway).
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, including:
What it's actually like to live with an ADHD brain. How to find humor in the pitfalls, sob stories, and unbelievable triumphs (like the time they won The Amazing Race!) that come with ADHD. How to tackle the challenges ADHD presents with a positive outlook. Targeted tools and techniques to play to your unique strengths. Fun extras like ADHD Bingo, an ode to cargo pants, and what the world would look like if ADHDers were in charge.Take it from Penn: Having ADHD can be scary, but it comes with incredible upsides, including creativity, hyperfocus, and energy. You might even say it's kind of awesome. Whether you have ADHD or want to support someone else in their journey, this is the guide you need to make the life you want.
The must-have resource for anyone who lives with ADHD, either themselves or with an affected family member. Written to appeal to the ADHD brain, ADHD is Awesome is the engaging, uplifting antidote to traditional ADHD books (which, let's be honest if you have ADHD you'd never read anyway).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-290).
Foreword / by Dr. Edward Hallowell -- Introduction -- part 1. Getting to know ADHD: ADHD 101 ; The big D : diagnosing ADHD ; Inside the ADHD brain ; The ADHD experience ; The emotional side of ADHD -- part 2. Changing the narrative: You're going to be okay ; Facing your ADHD ; Operation mindset shift ; The ADHD upsides for you ; The ADHD upsides for others -- part 3. Thriving with ADHD: The right stuff ; Charge your battery ; Master your daily routine ; Control your environment ; Get it done ; How to be an ADHD whisperer (like Kim!) ; Parents and caretakers, you make all the difference (no pressure!) ; Taking care of caretakers ; Listening : the best hard habit ; A final word before we say good... Oh, look! A squirrel!