How to Thrive with Adult ADHD - Dr James Kustow - finally got through this one. A lot of really useful practical tips, organised around 7 pillars. Some of it feels big and overwhelming, but I can see how some of the changes would be useful when implemented bit by bit. I like that it doesn’t have a superpower narrative and seems fairly balanced in acknowledging the difficulties and strengths.

Nobody’s Normal: How Culture Created the Stigma of Mental Illness - Roy Richard Grinker - fascinating look at how stigma is culturally created and how mental illness has different meanings across cultures, written by an anthropologist.

Still Distracted After All These Years by Kathleen Nadeau - all about ADHD in older adults 60+ which is the only book I have seen on this age group. It’s written in an easy to read way with lots of subheadings and good action points and summaries

ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy Otsuka - a little bit of superpower narrative in here which I really struggle with, but also some really great, realistic, practical strategies

The Autist’s Guide to the Galaxy - Clara Törnvall - a fun little book, very tongue in cheek, on navigating the world of ‘normal’ people, pointing out the oddities of the neurotypicals.

The Invisible Load by Libby Weaver - not sure how I felt about this one. It looked at various ways our invisible load (thoughts, beliefs etc) adds to our stress. Some useful things but did feel a bit blame-y at times.

Broken Brains by Jamila Rizvi and Rosie Waterland - almost finised this, really interested look at the lived experience of physical vs mental illness and the different levels of support. I don’t like the term ‘broken’ to refer to our brains, because they aren’t! But can overlook that for the useful content.

Who Deserves Your Love by KC Davis - still working my way through this but there have been some amazing truth bombs so far and I highly recommend reading this! I loved these quotes especially: “Everyone deserves love, no one is entitled to yours” and “Understandable behaviour is not the same as acceptable behaviour.”

I Didn’t Do The Thing Today by Madeleine Dore - a wonderful, realistic book about changing expectations, breaking things down, slowing down and giving yourself permission to do less.

Running on Empty by Jonice Webb - an interesting look at emotional neglect with lots of examples. I listened to this over a few months and would like to go back again.

Small Talk: 10 ADHD Lies and How To Stop Believing Them by Roxanne and Richard Pink (ADHD Love) - a really useful look at ‘small’ talk (self talk that keeps us small) and 10 of the most common things ADHDers might be saying to themselves internally. Lots of lived experience examples and strategies for supporting changing that inner critical voice.