The ADHD Field Guide for Adults

By: Cate Osborn, Erik Gude, Rennie Dyball, KC Davis - introduction LPC

Narrated by: Cate Osborn, Erik Gude, Rennie Dyball

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER

From the mental health advocates Cate Osborn (@Catieosaurus) and Erik Gude (@ErikGude) comes a modern and refreshingly honest guide to managing ADHD for adults, “that gives solid information and practical tips in a format that you can actually consume” (KC Davis, LPC, New York Times bestselling author).

WELCOME TO THE CLUB—ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders in adults, yet “there are no US guidelines for diagnosing and treating patients beyond childhood” (The New York Times). With roughly eight million adults living with ADHD and more people seeking and receiving diagnoses each year, there’s a huge gap between lived experiences and straightforward information.

Enter Cate Osborn and Erik Gude, ADHD advocates, educators, and hosts of the wildly popular podcast Catie and Eric’s Infinite Quest: An ADHD Adventure. They have witnessed this info gap firsthand in their own lives and in the flood of questions they regularly field from their millions of social media followers. Irreverent, indispensable, candid, and reassuring, Cate and Erik don’t paper over the realities of neurodivergence. They give it to you straight.

Featuring the most up-to-date foundational information, The ADHD Field Guide for Adults also explores issues that are rarely discussed, such as navigating sex and intimacy, and the healthcare system. Ingeniously structured and designed to be accessible for neurodivergent readers, The ADHD Field Guide for Adults features a wealth of knowledge and hard-won wisdom on:

-Identifying comorbidities (e.g. autism; anxiety; depression; dyslexia; and others)
-Coping with stress, boredom, and other experiences
-Asking for help
-Creating organizational systems that work for you and how to triage if you diverge from them
-Improving time management
-Recognizing the effects of hormones on ADHD
-Learning to listen to your body when interoception makes it tricky
-Approaching sex and sensory issues, desire and intimacy
-Noticing Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and other cognitive distortions in relationships
-And much more…

From taking responsibility to testing and evaluations, to tips for productivity and organization, to thoughtful discussions on diagnosis and identity, The ADHD Field Guide for Adults is the perfect book not only for adults who have ADHD, but for anyone who wants to understand them.

Like they read my mind

I lost track of the number of times that I went "oh yeah, I 100% do that" or "yes, that's EXACTLY what I had to institute to function!" To some extent, I think the biggest value of this book was just that feeling of someone else really getting it, which may be particularly valuable for late-diagnosed folks who have crammed themselves into not-very-neurodivergent spaces. But so many of the ideas and suggestions are also just really helpful in a concrete way, and it's all wrapped in a fun and engaging format. (Sound effects and "audio book-only content" anyone?)

The most accessible book about ADHD I've ever read!

this book is written by someone with ADHD for ADHD readers it's expertly presented.

The relatability

I do not have ADHD. But I read this book to better understand my wife and daughter. It’s so well written and thorough that not only did I achieve my goal o have tools to help MYSELF thru helping them. Very good read!

Authors Narrating is the Best

The nuance, joy, humor, and care brought by the authors narrating their own material in this audiobook is simply priceless. I highly recommend. The content is a life line for ADHDers or AuDHDers!

Awesome

Loved the book, loved the flow of the audio book so much I finished it in one day
Update: I’m kinder to myself after listening to this book. That was the authors stated goal, and a week or two out, I am. Just so someone knows, it helps.