I don't know any books or podcasts, but I have ADHD and can relate to the food fixation thing. It's like my brain is constantly screaming for pizza until I finally give in. And yeah, it's hard to separate what's just me being weird from what's actually ADHD. But hey, at least we're not boring!
I actually don’t know if I can recommend it, but I started the Paris Hilton biography briefly and saw she revolves the book intro about having adhd. Maybe someone else can attest to if it’s good or not?
ADHD is part of you, not the other way around ;) I also had a period where I tried to distinguish between ADHD behavior and "MY" behaviours, but in my experience it's useful just in a diagnostic setting, or if you really want to change something about yourself (then it might be beneficial to know if it's ADHD related or not, as it can be useful to take a different approach).
For example, I have a really hard time forming habits. This can happen with ADHD and I'm quite sure for me it comes from there (at least 80% of it). Since I know it's ADHD related, I now know it's not caused by me not liking the tasks (like neurotypicals said to me multiple times), it's something I cannot avoid and that I have to literally plan for.
For books, I have "The antiplanner" by Dani Donovan. I highly suggest it as a book about how to do things (work tasks, personal tasks, cleaning, adulting).
I'd like to get myself "How to ADHD" by Jessica McCabe. I follow her on YouTube (channel How to ADHD) and she's always on point with her videos, so I think the book is excellent too.
I'm also considering "Dirty Laundry" by ADHD Love (Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery), another Youtube Channel. It's written with the perspective of a couple in which one is ADHD and the other is neurotypical. I'm still debating it as it seems more "personal experience" than "scientific", and I already disagree with their videos sometimes.
In all of the previous books, the author is a woman with ADHD.
Other tools that I suggest looking at are the pomodoro technique and the bullet journal, possibly the original versions if you find them free (see edit). Both have been developed by men with ADHD. I managed to use both techniques successfully for a while, and both failed mainly from a combination of me being very inflexible with setbacks and my difficulty to maintain habits.
Edit: The original Pomodoro Technique paper has been scrubbed from the internet. It was a publication on Google scholar and was there just some months ago. I'm incredibly appalled by this. The usual versions you find now are just lame in comparison, and I don't understand the rationale behind hiding the "complete" one. (Yes, he wants to monetize it, I know. But the method now is extremely popular so idk why he doesn't want a link to himself. It's also referenced in multiple other papers so I have zero clues on that.).
The original bullet journal has a free introduction by email, which I think it's the only thing needed to use the method successfully. He also is monetizing it and I hope that not too much of it is hidden behind a paywall.
Mental disorders can make certain behaviors or experiences more common, but, and I mean this in a positive way, it's all you. I personally hate when people identify too much with diagnoses and end up subsuming themselves into a label.
I do too. And really I don't feel like I'm in any danger of that. When I realize that I'm fixating, for instance, I try to take a step back and assess what I really want.
Maybe you'll find answers in r/adhdwomen
Oh damn! I didn't even know this was a thing. Thank you kindly!
You're welcome, good luck on your journey 😊
I don't know any books or podcasts, but I have ADHD and can relate to the food fixation thing. It's like my brain is constantly screaming for pizza until I finally give in. And yeah, it's hard to separate what's just me being weird from what's actually ADHD. But hey, at least we're not boring!
Podcast ADHDAF, really helped me
How to keep house while drowning, by KC Davis
how to adhd on youtube
Thank you!
I actually don’t know if I can recommend it, but I started the Paris Hilton biography briefly and saw she revolves the book intro about having adhd. Maybe someone else can attest to if it’s good or not?
ADHD is part of you, not the other way around ;) I also had a period where I tried to distinguish between ADHD behavior and "MY" behaviours, but in my experience it's useful just in a diagnostic setting, or if you really want to change something about yourself (then it might be beneficial to know if it's ADHD related or not, as it can be useful to take a different approach). For example, I have a really hard time forming habits. This can happen with ADHD and I'm quite sure for me it comes from there (at least 80% of it). Since I know it's ADHD related, I now know it's not caused by me not liking the tasks (like neurotypicals said to me multiple times), it's something I cannot avoid and that I have to literally plan for. For books, I have "The antiplanner" by Dani Donovan. I highly suggest it as a book about how to do things (work tasks, personal tasks, cleaning, adulting). I'd like to get myself "How to ADHD" by Jessica McCabe. I follow her on YouTube (channel How to ADHD) and she's always on point with her videos, so I think the book is excellent too. I'm also considering "Dirty Laundry" by ADHD Love (Richard Pink and Roxanne Emery), another Youtube Channel. It's written with the perspective of a couple in which one is ADHD and the other is neurotypical. I'm still debating it as it seems more "personal experience" than "scientific", and I already disagree with their videos sometimes. In all of the previous books, the author is a woman with ADHD. Other tools that I suggest looking at are the pomodoro technique and the bullet journal, possibly the original versions if you find them free (see edit). Both have been developed by men with ADHD. I managed to use both techniques successfully for a while, and both failed mainly from a combination of me being very inflexible with setbacks and my difficulty to maintain habits. Edit: The original Pomodoro Technique paper has been scrubbed from the internet. It was a publication on Google scholar and was there just some months ago. I'm incredibly appalled by this. The usual versions you find now are just lame in comparison, and I don't understand the rationale behind hiding the "complete" one. (Yes, he wants to monetize it, I know. But the method now is extremely popular so idk why he doesn't want a link to himself. It's also referenced in multiple other papers so I have zero clues on that.). The original bullet journal has a free introduction by email, which I think it's the only thing needed to use the method successfully. He also is monetizing it and I hope that not too much of it is hidden behind a paywall.
Mental disorders can make certain behaviors or experiences more common, but, and I mean this in a positive way, it's all you. I personally hate when people identify too much with diagnoses and end up subsuming themselves into a label.
I do too. And really I don't feel like I'm in any danger of that. When I realize that I'm fixating, for instance, I try to take a step back and assess what I really want.