12 best-selling psychology books like Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney

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Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

By: Jonathan Mooney

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Confessional and often hilarious, in Normal Sucks a neuro-diverse writer, advocate, and father medi…

If you liked the psychology plot in Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood

By: John J. Ratey , Edward M. Hallowell

4.12

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients (both adults and children), Drs. Hallowe… read more

Similar categories in John J. Ratey's Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • self help
  • parenting
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
"Families, by and large, like most groups, resist change. If one member of a family wants to move away, this is regarded as a betrayal, for example. If one member of a family is fat and tries to lose …"

-John J. Ratey, Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood

Cover of Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism by David Mitchell, Naoki Higashida, K.A. Yoshida

2. Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism

By: David Mitchell , Naoki Higashida , K.A. Yoshida

3.76

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling The Reason I Jump, an extraordinary self-portrait of life as a y… read more

Similar categories in David Mitchell's Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • memoir
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • nonfiction
  • disability

3. Strong Is the New Pretty: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves

By: Kate T. Parker

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Girls being fearless. Girls being silly. Girls being wild, stubborn, and proud. Girls whose faces a… read more

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4. Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain–for Life

By: David Perlmutter , Kristin Loberg

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The bestselling author of Grain Brain uncovers the powerful role of gut bacteria in determining you… read more

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5. The Dyslexic Advantage: Unlocking the Hidden Potential of the Dyslexic Brain

By: Brock L. Eide , Fernette Eide

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two neurolearning experts reveal the hidden benefits of having a dyslexic brain. In this paradigm-… read more

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6. Callings: A Celebration of Lives of Purpose and Passion

By: Dave Isay

3.71

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Stories of passion, courage, and commitment, following individuals as they pursue the work they wer… read more

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7. NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

By: Steve Silberman

3.99

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

A New York Timesbestseller Winner of the 2015 Samuel Johnson Prize for non-fiction A groundbreaking… read more

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8. The Power of Different: The Link Between Disorder and Genius

By: Gail Saltz

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A powerful and inspiring examination of the connection between the potential for great talent and c… read more

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9. Smart but Scattered: The Revolutionary "Executive Skills" Approach to Helping Kids Reach Their Potential

By: Richard Guare , Peg Dawson

4.30

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

There's nothing more frustrating than watching your bright, talented son or daughter struggle with … read more

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10. The Underground Railroad: Authentic Narratives and First-Hand Accounts

By: William Still

2.83

Format: 212 pages,

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11. Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement

By: Ashley Shew

4.30

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A manifesto exploding what we think we know about disability, and arguing that disabled people are … read more

Similar categories in Ashley Shew's Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • nonfiction
  • disability
  • audiobook
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12. ADHD 2.0 : New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood

By: Edward M. Hallowell

4.09

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A revolutionary new approach to ADD/ADHD featuring cutting-edge research and strategies to help rea… read more

Similar categories in Edward M. Hallowell's ADHD 2.0 : New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • self help
  • parenting
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
Cover of ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD by Penn Holderness

13. ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD

By: Penn Holderness

4.32

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Hi, friend! Welcome to the ADHD club. You're here because, like me, you've been diagnosed with a… read more

Similar categories in Penn Holderness's ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • self help
  • parenting
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
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14. Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

By: Jenara Nerenberg

3.84

Format: 244 pages, ebook

A paradigm-shifting study of neurodivergent women—those with ADHD, autism, synesthesia, high sensit… read more

Similar categories in Jenara Nerenberg's Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • self help
  • disability
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
"What happens when we stop pathologizing difference?"

-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

"Many women latch onto language from popular psychology, such as "panic attack," when often they are instead experiencing sensory overwhelm."

-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

"Despite what the words "attention deficit" imply, ADHD is not a deficit of attention, but rather a challenge of regulating it at will or on demand."

-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

"High stimulation is both exciting and confusing for people with ADHD, because they can get overwhelmed and overstimulated easily without realizing they are approaching that point."

-Jenara Nerenberg, Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

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15. Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD

By: Tamara Rosier

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

If you have ADHD, your brain doesn't work in the same way as a "normal" or neurotypical brain does … read more

Similar categories in Tamara Rosier's Your Brain's Not Broken: Strategies for Navigating Your Emotions and Life with ADHD book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • self help
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
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16. Das NEINhorn

By: Marc-Uwe Kling

4.38

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Im Herzwald kommt ein kleines, schnickeldischnuckeliges Einhorn zur Welt. Aber obwohl alle ganz lil… read more

Similar categories in Marc-Uwe Kling's Das NEINhorn book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • audiobook
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17. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • mental health
  • audiobook
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18. Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World

By: Deborah Reber

4.16

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn't respect, support, or embrace who they real… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Reber's Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • parenting
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • self help
Cover of Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities by Nick   Walker

19. Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities

By: Nick Walker

4.37

Format: 196 pages, Paperback

The work of queer autistic scholar Nick Walker has played a key role in the evolving discourse on h… read more

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  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • disability
  • audiobook
"If you see anyone trying to narrow the definition of neuroqueer and trying to police who gets to use the tern, feel free to tell them that I said to stop acting like a fucking cop. The world needs mo…"

-Nick Walker, Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm, Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities

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20. A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers

By: Sari Solden

3.66

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Live boldly as a woman with ADHD! This radical guide   will show you how to cultivate your individu… read more

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  • self help
  • disability
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
"You have to take a leap of faith and believe that living an authentic life of personal power and pride is more important than the fear and pain that have been holding you back."

-Sari Solden, A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers

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21. Birdgirl

By: Mya-Rose Craig

3.94

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Discover a powerful, evocative and urgent new young voice in nature writing*WINNER OF THE SOMERSET … read more

Similar categories in Mya-Rose Craig's Birdgirl book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
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22. Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

By: Jonathan Mooney

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Confessional and often hilarious, in Normal Sucks a neuro-diverse writer, advocate, and father medi… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • self help
  • parenting
  • memoir
  • disability
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild by Thomas D. Seeley

23. The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild

By: Thomas D. Seeley

4.00

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

Humans have kept honey bees in hives for millennia, yet only in recent decades have biologists begu… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power by Devon  Price

24. Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power

By: Devon Price

4.33

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Learn to identify—and combat—Systemic Shame, the feeling of self-hatred and disempowerment that com… read more

Similar categories in Devon Price's Unlearning Shame: How We Can Reject Self-Blame Culture and Reclaim Our Power book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • self help
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • disability
  • audiobook
Cover of The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students by Anthony Abraham Jack

25. The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students

By: Anthony Abraham Jack

4.26

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Getting in is only half the battle. The Privileged Poor reveals how—and why—disadvantaged students … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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26. Devil Is Fine

By: John Vercher

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Still reeling from a sudden tragedy, our biracial narrator receives a letter from an attorney: he h… read more

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  • audiobook
"No way I'd let myself feel again like I felt that morning. Of course, I wouldn't. I didn't have to tell her any of that. When it's that easy to lie to yourself, lying to someone else is light work. […"

-John Vercher, Devil Is Fine

"Among the many things unknown before becoming a parent is how to handle when the child becomes the teacher. They proffer up parental pearls dispensed to them, and while thinking they'd fallen on deaf…"

-John Vercher, Devil Is Fine

Cover of Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses by Sarah  Fay

27. Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses

By: Sarah Fay

3.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this stunning debut--both a memoir and a work of investigative journalism--writer Sarah Fay expl… read more

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  • memoir
  • psychology
  • mental health
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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28. Joined at the Joints

By: Marissa Eller

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When baking-obsessed Ivy meets a super-hot boy who shares her rare diagnosis, sparks fly outside of… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Eller's Joined at the Joints book and Jonathan Mooney's Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines

  • disability
  • mental health
Cover of Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water by Amorina Kingdon

29. Sing Like Fish: How Sound Rules Life Under Water

By: Amorina Kingdon

3.89

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call f… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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30. Playing for Freedom: The Journey of a Young Afghan Girl

By: Zarifa Adiba

4.27

Format: 193 pages, Kindle Edition

A passionate musician growing up in the war-torn streets of Kabul takes her forbidden talents abroa… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
Cover of Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability by Melissa Blake

31. Beautiful People: My Thirteen Truths About Disability

By: Melissa Blake

4.51

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Well-known disability activist and social media influencer, Melissa Blake, offers a frank, illumina… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • disability

19 Top audiobook books like Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive, Outside the Lines by Jonathan Mooney

Transform Your Habits

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood

John J. Ratey , Edward M. Hallowell

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement

Ashley Shew

4.30

Transform Your Habits

ADHD 2.0 : New Science and Essential Strategies for Thriving with Distraction—From Childhood Through Adulthood

Edward M. Hallowell

4.09

Transform Your Habits

ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD

Penn Holderness

4.32

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16 must-read nonfiction books like Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child in a Conventional World by Deborah Reber

Transform Your Habits

Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level

Sally E. Shaywitz

3.24

The Explosive Child

Ross W. Greene

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism

Barry M. Prizant , Tom Fields-Meyer

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Declarative Language Handbook: Using a Thoughtful Language Style to Help Kids with Social Learning Challenges Feel Competent, Connected, and Understood

Linda K. Murphy

4.36

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