13 must-read adhd books like Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis by Emma Mahony

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Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

By: Emma Mahony

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Everything – and nothing – changed once Emma Mahony was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52. In Be…

If you liked the adhd plot in Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis by Emma Mahony , here is a list of 13 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

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  • self help
  • 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

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2. A Manual for Heartache

By: Cathy Rentzenbrink

4.04

Format: 417 pages, Hardcover

The wise and inspiring new book from the bestselling author of The Last Act of Love. When Cathy Ren… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook

3. The Witness for the Prosecution: A Short Story

By: Agatha Christie

4.33

Format: 25 pages,

Previously published in the print anthologies The Witness for The Prosecution and Other Storiesand … read more

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  • audiobook

4. A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled

By: Ruby Wax

3.95

Format: 620 pages,

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5. The Living Mountain

By: Robert Macfarlane , Nan Shepherd

4.50

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

This is an alternate Cover Edition for . The Living Mountain is a lyrical testament in praise of t… read more

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6. Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

By: Gabor Maté

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers r… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
"Sick and weak are not useful entries in the dictionary of self-understanding."

-Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

"Given their automatic tuning out, ADD children forever find themselves being told to “pay attention"

-Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

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7. 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

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  • self help
  • 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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8. The Kindness Method (International Edition)

By: Shahroo Izadi

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

The Kindness Method is the key to breaking unwanted habits—for good! Combining her own therapeutic … read more

Similar categories in Shahroo Izadi's The Kindness Method (International Edition) book and Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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9. 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

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
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10. Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help

By: Richard Pink

4.07

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

An empowering and witty guide to banishing shame and living your fullest life with ADHD—plus tips f… read more

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  • audiobook
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • self help
"No one can hate themselves into a version of themselves that they like"

-Richard Pink, Dirty Laundry: Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help

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11. UNMASKED

By: Ellie Middleton

4.24

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

Brought to you by Penguin. Whether you are neurodivergent, suspect you might be, or want to be a… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
Cover of The Year I Met My Brain: A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD by Matilda Boseley

12. The Year I Met My Brain: A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD

By: Matilda Boseley

4.45

Format: 433 pages, ebook

Matilda Boseley’s adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a presc… read more

Similar categories in Matilda Boseley's The Year I Met My Brain: A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD book and Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

  • audiobook
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • self help
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13. Small Talk: 10 ADHD lies and how to stop believing them

By: Richard Pink

4.62

Format: 205 pages, Kindle Edition

‘A (self) love letter to those whose brains are beautifully and uniquely different’ Riyadh Khalaf |… read more

Similar categories in Richard Pink's Small Talk: 10 ADHD lies and how to stop believing them book and Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
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14. ADHD: an A to Z

By: Leanne Maskell

4.22

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Navigating the world with an ADHD brain can be exhausting. The rollercoaster ride from clinical ass… read more

Similar categories in Leanne Maskell's ADHD: an A to Z book and Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • self help
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15. 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
  • 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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16. ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain

By: Tracy Otsuka

4.13

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

An unprecedented guide for any woman with ADHD looking to celebrate her unique brilliance and to em… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Otsuka's ADHD for Smart Ass Women: How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain book and Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • audiobook
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17. How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

By: Jessica McCabe

4.52

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

In this honest, friendly, and shame-free guide, the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel Ho… read more

Similar categories in Jessica McCabe's How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) book and Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

  • audiobook
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • self help
"Sure, I have limits, but as fellow YouTuber and ADHDer Hannah Hart told me, creativity loves limits."

-Jessica McCabe, How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

"We are acceptable humans as is, not once we stop having ADHD. You do not need to be fixed because you are not a broken version of normal."

-Jessica McCabe, How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

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18. A Cornish Christmas Murder (The Nosey Parker Mysteries #4)

By: Fiona Leitch

3.96

Format: 252 pages, Kindle Edition

A PINCH OF PARANOIA It’s three days before Christmas, and detective-turned-chef Jodie ‘Nosey’ Pa… read more

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19. Dont Touch My Hair

By: Emma Dabiri

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From Guardian contributor BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri comes an essay collection exploring th… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
  • audiobook
"The words we use to describe Afro hair do not relate to its texture and, judged by another's metric, it will always come up lacking. But we do not possess a list of words that reflect the qualities o…"

-Emma Dabiri, Dont Touch My Hair

20. First Wife's Shadow

By: Adele Parks

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Emma, a wealthy, independent, sensible CEO, has long put her chaotic childhood at the hands of alco… read more

Similar categories in Adele Parks's First Wife's Shadow book and Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

  • audiobook
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21. Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

By: Emma Mahony

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Everything – and nothing – changed once Emma Mahony was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 52. In Be… read more

Similar categories in Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis book and Emma Mahony's Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis

  • audiobook
  • memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adhd
  • self help

17 Best audiobook books like Better Late Than Never: Understand, Survive and Thrive — Mid Life ADHD Diagnosis by Emma Mahony

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

A Manual for Heartache

Cathy Rentzenbrink

4.04

The Witness for the Prosecution: A Short Story

Agatha Christie

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

Gabor Maté

4.32

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16 Best nonfiction books like ADHD: an A to Z by Leanne Maskell

Transform Your Habits

Is It Just Me?

Miranda Hart

3.97

Transform Your Habits

Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives

Karen Kimsey-House , Henry Kimsey-House , None

4.00

Transform Your Habits

The Mini ADHD Coach

Alice Gendron

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Untypical: How the World Isn’t Built for Autistic People and What We Should All Do About it

Pete Wharmby

4.35

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