Inside the ADHD Brain
Explained for Everyone Else, Why They Do What They Do, and How You Can Help
- Why they forget what you said 5 minutes ago (but remember a movie from 1998)
- Time blindness, explained in one page
- Read this before you take it personally
Who it's for
Why do they forget what you said five minutes ago, yet spend six hours absorbed in a hobby? Why are they late to everything, and why do small criticisms hit them so hard?
This book is for everyone who loves, lives with or works with someone who has ADHD and wants to finally understand them. In clear, friendly language and backed by current research, it explains what is actually happening in the ADHD brain: attention, executive function, time, motivation, emotion and memory. Each chapter also shows you what helps.
Every claim is referenced to published science.
- ADHD in one page: what it is, what it isn't, and the myths to drop
- Time blindness, "wall of awful" procrastination and hyperfocus, explained
- Why emotions run fast and hot, and how to respond
- ADHD across the lifespan, in women and girls, and alongside anxiety, autism and more
- Treatment: what the evidence says, without hype or fear
- A "What helps" toolkit at the end of every chapter
Made to be given
Many readers receive this book from someone with ADHD who wants to be understood. Inside the front cover there's a gift page for your own words.
What's inside
- ADHD in One Page (and the Myths to Drop)
- A Brain on a Different Schedule
- The Brain's Management Team: Executive Function
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Working Memory
- Time Blindness: Why They're Always Late
- Motivation, Interest and the Wall of Awful
- Hyperfocus: The Other Side of Attention
- Fast and Hot: Emotions in ADHD
- Restless, Impulsive and Talkative
- ADHD at Home: Chores, Clutter and Money
- ADHD at Work and in Study
- ADHD in Relationships and Friendships
- ADHD Across the Lifespan
- Women and Girls with ADHD
- ADHD's Companions: The Conditions That Often Come Along
- Getting Assessed: How Adults Are Diagnosed (and How to Raise It)
- Treatment: What the Evidence Says
- Strengths, Stigma and Identity
- Questions People Ask
- How to Help: A Toolkit for Everyone Else
Questions
Is this medical advice?
No. It's an evidence-based guide with a source for every claim. It never replaces a qualified professional, and it reminds you often to see one.
Is it based on research?
Yes. Every factual claim cites published research or clinical guidelines, listed at the end of the book.
Is it long?
Short, practical chapters. Each one ends with a few concrete actions to try this week.
