5 ADHD Books for Adults

Do you suspect you might have ADHD and want to learn more about it? Or maybe you’ve recently been diagnosed with ADHD and are on the hunt for resources and tools that actually work. Whatever the case, we’ve put together a list of 5 ADHD Books for Adults that will educate, inform and make you feel less alone.

5 Must-Read ADHD Books for Adults

1. ADHD Unpacked by Alex Conner & James Brown

If you’re familiar with The ADHD Adults podcast, you’ll already be well acquainted with Alex and James. And to add to their impressive collection of achievements, they’ve now co-written a book! 

ADHD Unpacked cuts through the noise with a real, raw, and refreshingly honest look at life with ADHD as an adult. It combines science-based facts, personal experiences and tools that will actually help.

ADHD Unpacked is the relatable, reassuring and downright funny handbook you need to survive and thrive with ADHD.

2. How to ADHD by Jessica McCabe

From the creator of The Dopamine Menu and host of the award-winning HOW TO ADHD YouTube channel, in her book of the same name, Jessica McCabe dives into the unflinching realities of everyday life with ADHD. 

Designed with the ADHD brain in mind, How to ADHD teaches you how to work with your brain, not against it. It’s an affirming, warm and helpful guide that will help you make sense of the chaos, handle the hard days, and stop mistaking your struggles for flaws.

3. Only Here, Only Now by Tom Newlands

Only Here, Only Now is Tom Newlands’ fictional debut. At the heart of the story is Cora, a young girl growing up with undiagnosed ADHD on a Scottish seaside council estate, misunderstood by everyone around her.

At its core, Only Here, Only Now is a funny and fearless story about finding your voice when the world keeps trying to silence it

4. The Anti Planner by Dani Donovan

If, like the rest of us, you’re fed up of hearing “why don’t you just use a planner?” cue Dani Donovan’s The Anti Planner. 

In Dani Donovan’s words, it’s NOT a planner – it’s an activity book to help procrastinators. 

The Anti Planner offers inventive and fun ways to get sh*t done, from activities and strategies to games and prompts. Plus, it’s bursting with colourful illustrations for that extra dopamine boost.

5. Scatter Brain by Shaparak Khorsandi 

In Scatter Brain, beloved comedian Shappi Khorsandi shares her unexpected journey through the twists and turns of living with ADHD. 

Part memoir, part celebration of neurodivergence, this is a riotously funny and deeply human account of figuring things out a little later than planned, and discovering there’s no such thing as the “right” way to be.