ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
by Penn Holderness, Edward M. Hallowell, Kim Holderness, Ann Marie Taepke, Lola Holderness, Tyrrell Harrell, Nathan Rosborough
Why You'll Love This
This book dares to argue that the brain everyone told you was broken might actually be your greatest asset.
- Great if you want: practical strategies wrapped in humor and hard-won personal experience
- The experience: light, fast-moving, and refreshingly non-clinical in tone
- The writing: multiple voices — personal, medical, family — keep the perspective genuinely varied
- Skip if: you want rigorous clinical depth over lived experience and encouragement
About This Book
For anyone who has ever lost their keys, forgotten a deadline, or felt simultaneously overstimulated and bored out of their mind, this book arrives like a knowing nod from someone who genuinely gets it. Penn and Kim Holderness, along with ADHD specialist Dr. Edward Hallowell and a team of contributors who collectively know this territory from the inside out, make the case that ADHD isn't just a deficit to manage—it's a different kind of brain that, with the right tools and mindset, can be a genuine advantage. The stakes here are real: self-worth, relationships, productivity, and the quiet exhaustion of trying to function in a world that wasn't designed for how you think.
What makes this book stand out on the page is its refusal to be clinical or preachy. The writing is warm, funny, and direct, drawing on personal stories alongside practical guidance in a way that keeps things moving without sacrificing depth. Multiple contributors bring distinct voices that feel like a genuine conversation rather than a lecture, and the structure is designed to be navigable for ADHD readers—meaning you can dip in, flip around, and still come away with something useful every single time.