Dirty Laundry

Why Adults with ADHD Are So Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help

De: Richard Pink, Roxanne Emery

Narrado por: Richard Pink, Roxanne Emery

An empowering and witty guide to banishing shame and living your fullest life with ADHD—plus tips for loved ones on helping them navigate this world, too—from viral duo ADHD_Love.

What if you stopped feeling ashamed of constantly being late or of getting so hyperfocused on a task that you drop everything else you had to do? How can you as a partner, parent, or friend better understand your neurodivergent loved one’s way of moving through the world?

In Dirty Laundry, life partners Rich Pink and Rox Emery unapologetically guide you through the ups and downs of life with ADHD. Every chapter starts with a common symptom of ADHD, like impulsivity or struggles with finances, and an earnest moment from their own lives to show you how they navigate the symptom together. Rox reminds you to be kind to yourself and love yourself for who you are; Rich offers tips on how he uses compassion and honesty instead of jumping to conclusions. Whether it's helping your ADHDer with friendly time-checks before an appointment or reminding yourself to take breaks during hours spent hyperfocusing on a new project, Rox and Rich give you the tools to destigmatize and normalize life with ADHD.

Lovely book and reading (and tears)

It is EXTREMELY difficult and painful to listen to books on ADHD given my very late diagnosis (35) and even MUCH later introduction to LEARNING about ADHD (50). So much confusion and pain that’s resulted in so much trauma and lost time and opportunity. The authors bring much needed humanity, empathy and kindness to books on this subject.

Finally Felt Understood for the First Time in My Life 🥹😭

From beginning to end this book was great. The 10 symptom structure was easy to understand and all info was relevant. Genuinely made me cry multiple times. I relate to Rox and Rich so much because I have ADHD and my fiancee is neuro-typical. He is going to use his credit to read it too. 10/10

very helpful and insightful for me.

this book has helped me to understand more about my ADHD being diagnosed at the age of 44. I am now almost 46 years old and have a better understanding for myself and for my kids and what they are going through I have seven kids and four of them are diagnosed with ADHD and some are on the Autism Spectrum. thank you 😊

Great perspective and very helpful

Love these 2 authors. Have been following them on IG for a while now. Love the book, was very helpful and offers a unique perspective on living with ADHD and living WITH someone with ADHD.

Must read for anyone with ADHD, especially those diagnosed in adulthood!

I have followed ADHD Love for a long time on TikTok. They are raw and the content they push out is brilliant. I wasn’t diagnosed until 38, so learning through people who have walked this life before me is a great way to know I’m not alone and be a part of a community that helps me understand the struggles I deal with on the regular.

When I found out Rich and Rox put together a book, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I hope more people dive in and learn more about the struggles of living with ADHD as well as the people in their inner circle and how they can work together to make life a little easier.