It is your comments and support that made us realise how alone so many of us can feel, and how important it is to share the real struggles of ADHD. I would recommend this book for anyone with ADHD, with partner with ADHD but even friends/families and managers of people that just think differently (possibly undiagnosed ADHD). And to paraphrase the great Kathy Burke, this is not so I can be considered ‘woke’ but so I can be considered less of an ‘ignorant f*cking tw*t’! Also, it seems like coping with ADHD means finding your neurotypical saviour who will take care of you like you're a baby.

At the same time I would appreciate some statistics and information regarding how many people actually struggle with things in such an extreme manner. It was the same information repeated - but each had perspective A: adhd author, and then the same stuff again from perspective B: neurotypical author. w jakimś stopniu to było dla mnie osobiste i pozwoliło otworzyć oczy na wiele rzeczy, ponieważ ta pozycja skupiona była w głównej mierze na relacji osoby neuroróżnorodnej z osobą neurotypową.I did briefly say to myself "I'm never late", but I could hear my entire family laughing uproariously in my head at that notion and quickly came back down to reality. We also do not know how she works her recovery programme -- the 12 steps are quite spiritual, but she makes no mention of any spiritual practice -- which suggests her partner may be her 'higher power' in all of this. I relate to some, but not all, of whats said, but all of it makes me go YES - EXACTLY or gives me flashbacks to my childhood and having my ADHD misunderstood because non of us knew I had it. I don't doubt that this book will help a lot of people with ADHD, but for myself (diagnosed with ADHD) and my boyfriend (who wants to understand my diagnosis) this book was just a bit boring and repetitive.

That whole "your ADHDer" thing that's said in almost every paragraph of the book was very painful to read. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Chapters are split into Rox providing a dull anecdote, and some advice which is "I rely on Rich", followed by Rich providing the exact same anecdote and advice only worded slightly differently.

This is a short book written from the perspective of a couple in which one has ADHD, and they focus on what it was like before and after the diagnosis and give advice without any references, which I really dislike when you have tips/suggestion sections but nothing but personal experience to back it up. She was on her way to cram for her actual exam tomorrow, when she heard some other students struggling with a topic she was familiar with. It talks about the shame of a messy house and ideas to reframe cleaning from “I ought to do these dishes” to “future me will be thankful these dishes are done”. and we have different views on lots of things – but we always discuss things in a respectful way (which is pretty bloody unusual in this day and age of polarised opinions being shouted about on social media!

Again, I get what the book tried to do and I appreciate it, but my own personal experience and my views on this subject made me disagree too much to enjoy it or feel like recommending it to anyone. I've always felt like the female experience of these conditions often goes ignored, whether by professionals or everyday folks who have been trained by society to only see ADHD as something seen in hyperactive little boys, that it 'cant really be a disability', or that it's something someone can grow out of or simply learn to get a grip on. Anecdotal evidence is great, but when you reference things about ADHD symptoms as facts, you probably ought to include more information on that. Learn how to: • Stop believing you are fundamentally broken • Stop judging yourself by the standards of a neurotypical world • Communicate your struggles to those who love you • Support someone with ADHD in ways that work for them • Be compassionate rather than judgemental . It’s really opened my eyes to parts of my life that I thought where just me being useless but apparently I’m not, it’s part of my adhd.If you learn to regulate your emotions through breathing or meditation, the stress of losing something can be reduced.