ADHD Book Recommendations
This list is curated by a neurodiversity-affirming ADHD coach. You'll find a variety of books related to ADHD—covering topics like executive functioning, emotional regulation, relationships, and more. Links to purchase through Amazon or Bookshop.org (supports independent bookstores) are included for your convenience.
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General ADHD Books
How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)
Author: Jessica McCabe
ADHD Is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
Authors: Penn & Kim Holderness
Small Talk: 10 ADHD Lies and How to Stop Believing Them
Authors: Richard & Roxanne Pink
Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help
Authors: Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery
A Radical Guide for Women With ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly and Break Through Barriers
Authors: Sari Solden, MS & Michelle Frank, PsyD
ADHD 2.0: New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction-From Childhood through Adulthood
Authors: Ed M Hallowell, M.D. & John J. Ratey M.D.
Neurodiversity Paradigm
We’re All Neurodiverse
Author: Sonny Jane Wise
Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment and Postnormal Possibilities
Author: Nick Walker
Wonderfully Wired Brains: An Introduction to the World of Neurodiversity
Author: Louise Gooding
Illustrator: Ruth Burrows
Parenting ADHD
Brain-Body Parenting : How to Stop managing Behaviour and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids
Author: Mona Delahooke, PhD
Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies That Really Work
Author: Robyn Gobbel
Raising Human Beings: Creating a Collaborative Partnership with Your Child
Author: Ross Greene, PhD
Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
Author: Amanda Diekman
Whole-Brain Child : 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind
Author: Daniel Siegel, MD & Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
Author: Dr. Becky Kennedy
Children’s Books Featuring ADHD Traits
My Whirling, Twirling Motor
Author: Merriam Sarcia Saunders
Illustrator: Tammie Lyon
My Wandering Dreaming Mind
Author: Merriam Sarcia Saunders
Illustrator: Tammie Lyon
The Not Enough Dragon
Author: Julie Causton, PhD & Caitlin Caron
Illustrator: Bryce Prevatte
The Boy With Big, Big Feelings
Author: Britney Winn Lee
Illustrator: Jacob Souva
The Girl With Big, Big Questions
Author: Britney Winn Lee
Illustrator: Jacob Souva
A Dragon with ADHD
Author: Steve Herman
The Too Much Unicorn
Author: Julie Causton, PhD & Caitlin Caron
Illustrator: Bryce Prevatte
Hi, It’s Me! I Have ADHD
Author: Katelyn Mabry
Illustrator: J Charles Friedel
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