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Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder | Gabor Mate, M.D.

Just a little bit of light reading before my appointment

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PuddleJumper

ADHD Explained: Your Toolkit to Understanding and Thriving | Edward Hallowell

so-so

I love the layout of the book, it made it very easy to read and kept me interested. Unfortunately, the content wasn't as impressive.

This is an introduction to ADHD and should be treated as such. There's a lot of useful information, it's a bit skewed towards ADHD is a super power which I don't like, and some of it is a bit patronising.

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PuddleJumper This is not a toolkit or however it describes itself. The 10 step is basically get routines while ignoring that executive dysfunction exists and people with ADHD often can't form habits.
2mo

Chrissyreadit Did you read ADHD 2.0? 2mo

Jari-chan I don't like the ADHD superpower idea either 🙄 2mo

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PuddleJumper @Chrissyreadit No, I'll have a look. Thanks! 2mo

PuddleJumper @Jari-chan It's very toxic positivity. You can discuss the good aspects of ADHD without making it seem like you're a special lizard that figured out how to fly. It also makes me feel bad because I'm struggling to brush my teeth and apparently I'm supposed to be some crazy creative person 2mo

AmyG Not good spin. Not everything needs to be that. Just be honest. 2mo

Jari-chan @PuddleJumper Exactly! It totally ignores the fact that this world is not built for neurodivergent people. It makes it easy for others to think "Oh wow, then you're all set", while we're actually struggling with basic tasks. And as soon as we admit that we can't keep up, we just have to "try a bit harder" ? Like, I've tried for basically all my life. 2mo

Cuilin @PuddleJumper I also hate the super power bullshit when basic self care is a challenge. 2mo

PuddleJumper @AmyG Exactly. There are good and bad aspects, you don't need to sugarcoat it especially for adults 2mo

IriDas I hate the “it‘s a super power narrative.” It‘s just an excuse not to give people the help they need. And “habits” what?!?!?!? As someone with ADHD who has been trying that my whole life—what a friggin joke!!!! 2mo

Chrissyreadit @PuddleJumper I struggle with so many things i was made to feel bad about and did not realize are part of having ADHD because i was never dx- I think our culture creates a world that is much harder for people with ADHD…. 2mo

PuddleJumper @IriDas The amount of habit trackers I have or attempted because I kept being told to just do it for 30 days and it'll stick! Make those healthy habits blah blah. It was a relief finding out that my brain worked differently and I wasn't lazy 2mo

PuddleJumper @Chrissyreadit It's hostile to people who aren't neurotypical. There's expectations that certain things are easy for everyone and if you can't do it then you're lazy and it's a moral failing. Absolutely messes you up. I've only just been diagnosed with ADHD and I'm having to undo so much negative speak, I've always considered myself lazy or blamed myself for struggling when other people didn't 2mo

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MaleficentBookDragon

Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You | Jenara Nerenberg

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A reread (re-listen) for me. I felt I needed it.
#bookblanket #readingblanket2025

Karisa Love your square! The colors and your placement of them are perfection!🧑‍🍳💋 2mo

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coffees

ADHD is Awesome: A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD | Kim Holderness, Penn Holderness

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Penn and Kim definitely made me feel at ease, and it was so fun to learn and listen to how they both had good times and bad times dealing with Penn's #ADHD brain. It honestly felt like listening to a podcast and I wish more #nonfiction narrators were as charismatic. It'd be easier to focus, lol. Also, while I did appreciate Penn's POV, I also think it's a limited scope. I'd love to read more POVs from others, specifically POC and queer ADHDers.

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JenlovesJT47

How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help | Kc Davis

Thanks for inviting me to join the #WDNCW club @dabbe ! Thought I‘d combine it with a haiku because, well, why not? 😆

We really don‘t care
the floor is covered with hair;
it can stay right there.

We do not care that the house hasn‘t been cleaned in a month because I dislocated my hip and have been gimping around ever since. We do not care that my hair is everywhere. I‘ll vacuum tomorrow! 😵‍💫

#haikuhive #haikuaday #poetry

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe @TheBookHippie @DebInHawaii @lil1inblue @Kristy_K @julieclair @BooksandCoffee4Me @bellabella @AnnCrystal @Reggie @jdiehr @vivastory @CBee @Mimi28 @Jari-chan @Itchyfeetreader @Susanita @kelly7990 @ImperfectCJ 3mo

AmyG Oh no….feel better! The house can wait. 3mo

CBee Oh, the hair….. it‘s never ending 😂🤦‍♀️🤪 3mo

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JenlovesJT47 My hair 💇🏻‍♀️ it is everywhere! 💁🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ 3mo

TheBookHippie I can never commit a crime …. Hair…. Everywhere… 3mo

Susanita Not much hair from humans but OMG the cat hair! 3mo

Susanita @TheBookHippie 😂😂 3mo

Eggbeater I feel you. I have an autoimmune disease and a dog. I hope your hip feels better soon. 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @AmyG @Eggbeater thank you!! 🤗 I‘m a walking orthopedic disaster 😭 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @TheBookHippie same!!! Hair on every surface it seems 🥴😵‍💫😬 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @CBee solidarity!! 👊🏻🙌🏻😅 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @Susanita we also have tons of Chipper cat hair to add to the mix. I cleaned out from behind the bed a few months ago, the spot where he would sleep basically had hair growing out of the wall! 😳🐈‍⬛ (edited) 3mo

dabbe Oh, you poor thing! Please heal and heal well! 💙 No vacuuming until you can! And this haiku/#wdnc! 😂😂😂 Hair EVERYWHERE! Pippa's hair even made it into our freezer! Thanks for the HUM😍R and truth! 3mo

lil1inblue My husband and I both have long hair, and we have cats. Hair is our life. 3mo

AnnCrystal House can wait while you heal! Rest and may you heal swiftly 👏🏼🐝👌🏼🙏🏼🐝💝. 3mo

CBee @TheBookHippie SAME plus the falling out of hair from menopause 😅😅 3mo

CBee @lil1inblue same here! Two dogs, one cat, hubs with his ponytail, me with my long frizz, two boys who both have a lot of hair. We‘re doomed 😂😂 3mo

Amiable Amazing 2-for-1 post! Bravo! 👏🏼 👏🏼👏🏼 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @dabbe I‘m sorry to say I also found a hair in my freezer last week 🤦🏻‍♀️ — I‘m surprised I‘m not bald!! 👩🏻‍🦲 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @lil1inblue @AnnCrystal @Amiable 🤗♥️♥️♥️ 3mo

dabbe @JenlovesJT47 IKR? 😂 3mo

julieclair You don‘t have time for a dislocated hip!! Sure hope it heals quickly. 💙 3mo

JenlovesJT47 @julieclair thank you!! 🤗♥️♥️♥️ 3mo

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MsRadioSilence

All the Feels: A Novel | Olivia Dade

so-so

The infantilization of a 39yo man gave me the BIGGEST ick. And the miscommunication? You are BOTH in your 30s, I need you to talk to each other like adults. I appreciate the continued emphasis on mental health, but oh my god. Y‘all need therapy, lots of it.

2 stars | #romance

charl08 Lol 3mo

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Jari-chan

How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help | Kc Davis

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(This is maybe going to be a long post)

This is totally a #blameitonlitsy - it just kept on appearing and appearing and appearing in my feed. So who am I to fight Reading Destiny? And yes, it was a good thing to listen to it. RD knows what I need.

Because I so, so needed that book. It's short and easy to read, and it has to be. It's written for people in very dark places and those often don't have the strength and energy to read big books. ⬇

Jari-chan You can skip and browse as you like and need it.

The way of deconstructing what makes you unhappy about your cho- I mean, care works, is basically the same as the one I did when I was fighting my ED. But it never occurred to me that I needed to this with my relationship with care work as well.

Even though my therapist told me to go easy on it, to think that it‘s okay that not everything‘s done, it only ever worked a little bit. ⬇ 3mo

Jari-chan It still stressed me out. A lot. That‘s why I read this book. I never realized how much shame I connected to it. That I have to learn to see my dirty floor as neutral. That it doesn‘t make me a bad person or a failure.

Wow, so much learning. But it‘s already starting to do it‘s wonders. I‘m more relaxed, more accepting. And it feels wonderful.

#BookSpin @TheAromaOfBooks 3mo

AmyG A good book to read. I was the same. Then I began what I called “triage”. What was the most important thing to do first and so on down the line. I also learned that I am my best friend so I talked to myself with kindness and compassion-and I learned to trust myself. It all gets done eventuallly. Your “care works” are not you. 3mo

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Jari-chan @AmyG I'm happy to hear that you've learnt so much and are hopefully better now 🫂💖 3mo

AmyG Thank you….I am so better. 3mo

MaleficentBookDragon I‘m glad this book is helping you. My therapist recommended this book to me after I read Divergent Mind (another she recommended). They both have really helped me with understanding myself and to start letting go of shame. It‘s a work in progress.

Divergent Mind: Thriving in a World That Wasn't Designed for You

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AnnCrystal 🫂🙏🏼📚💝. 3mo

Jari-chan @MaleficentBookDragon Thank you for sharing 💖 I just put the book on my list. 3mo

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 💖💖🫂 3mo

TheAromaofBooks Lovely review!! 3mo

Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you 💖 3mo

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Jari-chan

How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help | Kc Davis

Wow. Yeah. That's me. Still.

AnnCrystal 🫂🙏💝. 3mo

Jari-chan @AnnCrystal 💖💖💖 3mo

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Jari-chan

How to Keep House While Drowning: 31 Days of Compassionate Help | Kc Davis

My #BookSpin is a #blameitonlitsy - you all just kept on talking about it. Is that FOMO - Bookish edition?
Volume 4 of the Lady Astronaut series is my #DoubleSpin 💖

@TheAromaOfBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Looks fantastic!! 4mo

Jari-chan @TheAromaofBooks Thank you!💖 4mo

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