ADHD Is Awesome

A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD

De: Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, Edward Hallowell - introduction

Narrado por: Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, Nathan Rosborough, Ann Marie Taepke, Tyrrell Harrell, Lola Holderness

Read by the authors.

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The engaging, uplifting antidote to traditional ADHD books (which, let's be honest, if you have ADHD you'd never read anyway).

You live in a world that wasn't designed for you. A world where you're expected to sit still, stay quiet, and focus. Because of the way your brain is wired, you can feel like you’re failing at life. But you are not failing. You are awesome.

Award-winning content creators Kim and Penn Holderness are on a mission to reboot how we think about the unfortunately named "attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder." As always, they are doing it by looking in the mirror, because they don't just study ADHD; they live it.

Penn was in college when he was diagnosed with ADHD, although the signs of having a brain that worked just a little bit differently had been there since he was a kid. Rather than view the diagnosis as a curse or give in to feelings of inadequacy or failure, he took a different approach, one that he wants to share with fellow ADHDers and the people who care about them.

Drawing on their often-hilarious insights and the expertise of doctors, researchers, and specialists; Kim and Penn provide fun, easy-to-digest advice and explanations, including:

• What it's actually like to live with an ADHD brain.
• How to find humor in the pitfalls, sob stories, and unbelievable triumphs (like the time they won The Amazing Race!) that come with ADHD.
• How to tackle the challenges ADHD presents with a positive outlook.
• Targeted tools and techniques to play to your unique strengths.
• Fun extras like ADHD Bingo, an ode to cargo pants, and what the world would look like if ADHDers were in charge.

Take it from Penn: Having ADHD can be scary, but it comes with incredible upsides, including creativity, hyperfocus, and energy. You might even say it's kind of awesome. Whether you have ADHD or want to support someone else in their journey, this is the guide you need to make the life you want.

I felt seen and learning to love my ADHD!

I laughed, cried and feel like so much of my “character flaws” have been explained. Now that my traits have been named, I can put certain accommodations in place and learn to love my ferrari brain with bicycle breaks. Thank you for writing this book.

Next book!!!

Thank you for making my adhd feel normal and not the deficits that are daily struggles. Newest most difficult struggle I’ve ever had is managing my adhd while raising children (2 out of my 4 have adhd) who have different aspects, but similar struggles. Next book idea! Raising children with adhd while managing your own. Thank you for making me feel empowered in my challenges in my own adhd though. Loved this book!

The ADHD Book That Gotham Deserves

Listening to Penn and Kim felt less like an audiobook, and more like the sage advice you get from the wise stranger you sat next to on a long flight… You know, the one who you initially resented for getting assigned the middle seat when you had on purpose booked the window and aisle seats with the hope that no one would want to sit there and you’d get the whole row to yourselves, and you were so sure it worked because 90% of boarding was done and the seat was still open and the elbow room was so close you could taste it and… crap, literally the last person stopped at your row and now you have to offer them the window seat so you can sit next to each other… But then you start chatting with the nice old lady and discover that she was basically Geena Davis in A League of Their Own, and before you know it you’ve talked for the whole 3 hour flight and had one of the best, most insightful conversations of your life…
Or like maybe like sitting around the campfire while Uncle Iroh pours some jasmine tea and helps you see your problems from another perspective… right before he tells you “it’s time to start asking yourself the big questions”…

So, I may have gotten a little off track there, that is definitely not what I originally set out to write, and I’m actually out of time so, um, to sum up: yeah it’s pretty good.

Great listen - only tells part of the story

This was a fantastic listen of ONE person’s experience with ADHD filled with stories and tips navigating ADHD life. But we only learn about Penn’s challenges and there are many other positives and challenges ADHDers can face.

Learned I’m not alone and my self esteem is so much higher!

This is an absolutely must read! I have listened/read it at least 3 times in its entirety. I have told so many people about this book! I just need to buy them by the case I am so convinced this book is a must read for everyone not just adhd family members and themselves but anyone who exists and has to communicate- I understand