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

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Terry Matlen, LMSW, ACSW, psychotherapist, author of The Queen of Distraction, and founder of www.addconsults.com--Terry Matlen, LMSW, ACSW You don’t need to fix yourself to start living, to feel good about yourself, and to show the world who you are. You have ADHD and always will, which had to be okay- even if it doesn’t always feel okay- because it simply is the reality of your life. It doesn’t define you; it’s simply a description of how your brain is wired. 🤍

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This book is all about "accepting your differences". OK, I get it. Some ADHD women indeed need to hear that. However, it never really explicitly explained what the "differences" are and how to really embrace them. The examples in the books are like "well this girl she used to try to be like others, but now she accepted herself as a person with ADHD so now she's doing better" -- but wait, what and how? What exacly was she trying to do to "be like others" and what/how she accepted about herself? I can't believe someone can write a book just by playing with general meaning vocabularies like this. Skim read the first half trying to find some substance, but did not, so gave up on it. Maybe if you’ve never read a self help book, maybe if you know nothing about the challenges women in general face, maybe it may be of interest to you, but I found it to be utter crap. It is not a book for those who are looking for systematic approaches to your work ethic and emotional brain in the overstimulating modern working world.The thing is, you will have to invest time into this book since it is a workbook, I know that’s not easy for the ADHD brain, I just set a timer 20 minute timer to read and reflect on the prompts every morning that I woke up and finished the book in about a month.

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I was diagnosed with ADHD in my senior year of high school. It has impacted me immensely over the years because it seemed like yet another obstacle for me to “get over”.

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As another reviewer mentioned, this book may not be the best for folks who were very recently diagnosed with ADHD. There are other books that do a great job of explaining the latest research on ADHD and provide a basic overview of the diagnosis. There are also numerous ADHD books that focus on specific skills and strategies for organizing, productivity, time management, etc.