My single biggest problem with this book is that it was last revised in 2011.

I try not to review books based on what I think they should be but as what they are; unfortunately the last 13 years have been so big for ADHD/neurodiversity research & social shifts that the book is very nearly out of date.

Like any good ADHD book it’s slightly repetitive (under the impression that much of the target audience won’t read it straight through) and occasionally stops entirely to give nicely formatted tables or lists. Sometimes the authors succumb to their own desires for Completely Comprehensive Lists and so then we get absurdities like a 100 point list for adult ADHD.

Reading this solidified my belief that I’m not ADHD, all my ADHD traits are more adequately explained by autism & PTSD, but it did have some good tips and tricks for living with ADHD that are useful for autistic ppl as well.

Big minus 1 for talking about a very, very specific subset of comorbidities (anxiety, depression, OCD) and not autism. Autism comes up twice both times in passing. Also for not questioning whether there are 3x as many men with ADHD as women because women are conditioned into suppressing the symptoms and so don’t get referred to a psych in the first place.