ADHD is Awesome
A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
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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.
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Ratings & reviews
4.6
★★★★☆98 ratings
4.7
★★★★☆94 ratings
Such a great book for someone like me who is discovering later in life that they may have ADHD Thank you Pen and Kim for sharing your life with us and helping me understand myself a lot more and also the struggles my wonderful husband goes through with me 😊
Rachel
★Book5
★Narration5
Na 38 jaar plus een jaar wachtijd kreeg ik de diagnose ADHD. Een hoop situaties en gedragingen werden ineens duidelijk m.b.t. waar mijn ADHD een rol heeft gespeeld in zowel positieve maar vooral negatieve zin. Echter is het pad om mezelf hierin beter te leren kennen en hoe dat effect heeft op mijn omgeving me niet duidelijk laat staan hoe daar mee om te leren gaan. Dit boek geeft op een makkelijke manier uitleg, voorbeelden en advies om vooruitgang te kunnen boeken in je ontwikkeling. De schrijver (ADHD) alsook zijn vrouw beschrijven hetvan beide kanten op een manier die toegangkelijk en luchtig is. Dit boek is een goed vertrekpunt als spiegel en leidraad richting een betere toekomst met AD(H)D.....Squirel!
Hans
★Book4
★Narration4
It started well and enjoyed how informative, upbeat and entertaining it was, how positive and honest about the joys and struggles of ADHD... but then I started becoming increasingly annoyed by the condescending tone and all the "babes", and just couldn't wait for it to be over. Not a good fit for me, I guess. I prefer a more informative and humble way of presenting these topics, and unfortunately this wasn't it.
Felicia
★Book3
★Narration2
As a newly diagnosed ADHD adult, this book was a realistic yet fun take on what it's really like to live with. I missed mine for so long because so many of the traits genuinely are awesome, yet I eventually figured out that some more mundane aspects of life really should be easier by age 40 - this was so affirming to listen to. Love the conversational narration too (complete with tangential comments!).
Vic
★Book5
★Narration5
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