Reading books is a great way to learn more about ADHD.
Adults who have ADHD can learn a lot from reading books on the topic. Reading books will help you understand your situation better and make you feel less alone. It can also help you realize that there are other people who have the same issues as you, so you won’t feel like there’s something wrong with you or that you’re the only one going through this.
Reading books for adults with ADHD can also help them identify their strengths and weaknesses, which will help them figure out how they can improve themselves and build on their strengths instead of focusing on what they don’t do well.
Books are also good reading material for adults with ADHD because they’re typically written in an easy-to-understand language that doesn’t require much effort on behalf of those who are reading them. This makes it easier for them to stay focused so that they don’t get distracted by other things around them (like television shows or movies) while trying to read through something difficult like an article or even another book.
- The following books can be helpful for people with ADHD, as well as their parents and spouses:
- Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
- A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD by Dr. Lara Honos-Webb, Ph.D., MFT
- Thriving with Adult ADHD by Dr. Patricia O’Connell Coker, Ed.D., MBA
- Order from Chaos by Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., who is a clinical psychologist and founder of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew by Alice Dattoli Miller, Ph.D., LPC-S and Daniel J. Duffy, Ph.D., LPC-S
- The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Christina Masaitsis and James Mccain, who are both licensed marriage and family therapists.
- Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey
This book is a classic that has stood the test of time and provides an excellent overview of ADHD symptoms, treatments, and ways to help manage symptoms in everyday life. It also has a chapter on ADD without hyperactivity, which is often overlooked in other books on this topic.
- The Gift of ADHD by Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann is a well-known author who has written several books about ADD/ADHD, but this one stands out because it emphasizes the positives of having this diagnosis rather than only focusing on how it affects people’s lives negatively (although he does discuss those things as well!). This book can help readers feel more empowered as they learn how they can use their strengths to maximize their potential despite their challenges with attention issues.
3. A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD
This book is written by a woman who has lived with ADHD her entire life and knows firsthand what it’s like to grow up with it. She offers advice about how women can learn to accept their ADHD traits instead of trying to change them or hide them from others. This book will help you learn how to embrace your strengths as well as manage your weaknesses in order to live a happy life without feeling overwhelmed by ADHD symptoms.
4. Thriving with Adult ADHD
In this book, Dr. John Ratey explains why many people with ADD/ADHD have difficulty managing their emotions and urges even though they have high IQs or other cognitive strengths that
5. A Young Person’s Guide to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by Michele Novotni, Ph.D., and Lawrence P. Blume, M.D., Ph.D.,
6. The Disorganized Mind by Nancy Ratey, Ph.D.,
7 Order from Chaos by Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.,
7. What Your ADHD Child Wishes You Knew by Alice Dattoli Miller,
8. The ADHD Effect on Marriage by Christina Masaitsis and James Mccain