ADHD Unpacked
The Official ADHD Guide from the Makers of the Hit Podcast, The ADHD Adults
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ADHD Unpacked
Narrated by:
Alex Conner, James Brown
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Narrated by:
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Alex Conner
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James Brown
This audiobook features an exclusive bonus episode of The ADHD Adults podcast.
'Essential reading' Tom Watson
Think you have ADHD and looking for help?
Recently diagnosed and thinking, what now?
Looking to support and understand an adult with ADHD in your life?
From the hosts of The ADHD Adults comes this accessible, authentic and unfiltered guide to understanding adult ADHD. You'll find science-backed facts on what ADHD actually is, how it shows up in everyday life, personal reflections (sometimes painful, often hilarious) and tips and tools for coping.
Join Alex and James as they walk you through ADHD myth-busters (it's not a trend, technology doesn't cause it and medication can be effective - 80% of people who take ADHD medication think so!), the long-held perceptions of ADHD (did you know that it was once known as 'a defect of moral control'?!), to why intention and emotion regulation disorder might be a better name for it.
ADHD Unpacked is the relatable, reassuring and downright funny handbook you need to survive and thrive with ADHD.
'A true gift to the community' Hana Walker Brown, author of A Delicate Game
'A deep dive into the science, understandings and misunderstandings of ADHD' Anita Bhagwandas, author of Ugly©2025 James Brown (P)2025 Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Critic reviews
James and Alex helped me understand my ADHD when I was first diagnosed, and ADHD Unpacked brings that same clarity to all adults with ADHD. Rooted in science, this book busts myths, explores the condition’s complexities, and offers practical insights. Essential reading for anyone looking to better understand and live well with ADHD. (Tom Watson, Sunday Times bestselling author of Downsizing)
A vital deep dive into the science, understandings and misunderstandings of ADHD, that’s digestible, relatable and essential reading. (Anita Bhagwandas, journalist and author of Ugly)
To paraphrase Alex’s high school analogy, ‘almost every single book I read feels like a slow and laborious torture of boredom’… but NOT this one! Engaging, unpretentious, relatable, informative and unifying. Facts and lived experiences smashing up stereotypes. This book can change and even save lives! Everyone should read it, but particularly ADHD adults (self-diagnosis is valid!), and the fact it can hold my attention SPEAKS VOLUMES! (Laura Mears-Reynolds, host of ADHD AF Podcast)
This book brings much-needed nuance to the ADHD discourse, blending lived and academic insights and experience with considerable care and humour. It untangles ADHD’s complexities and offers solid advice for adults; I felt understood, informed and ultimately empowered— it's a true gift to the community. This book is essential reading for anyone looking to understand ADHD deeply in relation to themselves or others (or are considering weighing in on its validity in the national press...!)" (Hana Walker Brown, author of A Delicate Game)
Best ADHD book by far!
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excellent
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This book is deep-dive intro into what ADHD is and isn’t. And it gives more than just a passing nod at the fact that adults also have ADHD! Yay!
I love the fact that everything is linked to a scientific “why?”, as well as the candid acknowledgements where the science is dodgy.
I love the personal reflections that are a window into the reality of ADHD, as well as an excellent demonstration of the heterogeniety of the ADHD experience.
This book is gold, but especially so for the chapter on RSD and emotional regulation. This is such a poorly known aspect of our experience.
Thank you!
I have ADHD (did I say that already?) and I have listened to this book 6 times already. (Yes, I do lose focus and have to go back to the start of the chapter a few times :) ) I LOVE the references to other chapters, and jumping about in the audiobook to listen to others bits again feels very interactive and my ADHD brain loves that!
I love the bonus podcast episode at the end!! What an awesome surprise. Yes, I did listen to that first 😅
I cannot wait for the next book (no, literally, is it out yet?)!!!
Keeping it real!!
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Adam seems to have a lack of trust in scientists - all the rage these days !! If he looked into the background of the two authors which I’m sure he hasn’t, he would find that they are both biological science university lecturers who both have ADHD. And, although they do suggest that medication is helpful for many, they also recommend other interventions such as mindfulness and ADHD coaching. Moreover, after specifically declaring that they are far too poor to be in the pockets of the pharmaceutical companies they also declare that they are both coaches so they could be slightly bias in recommending that particular intervention. At the bottom of this review, I’ve put some links to their published research. Currently no sign of the classic “scientists (sponsored by Coca-Cola) have found that sugar is good for you” type of research.
I’ve read many many books on ADHD since discovering I tick pretty much all the boxes, and this book is by far the most informative, honest and well written of all of them. When I say well written, I’m not talking Charles Dickens here, more very readable, well researched, quite amusing and with less psycho bollocks than other books. I didn’t see this as a self-help book, more of a self-inform book, although the chapters on treatment and navigating the neurotypical world is useful. It is extremely refreshing to have two authors who can understand and interpret the various scientific papers on the subject? It does mean that they give a very realistic, if at times slightly depressing, sorry Alex and James, version of having ADHD.
Saying that, it is actually quite a fun and uplifting read. If nothing else, at least I’m now thinking - it could be worse - I could be as bad as Alex or James! - once again apologies might be in order.
Actually that last bit was probably based on their podcast. Sweary but good!!
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=1LzGD2AAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James-Brown-78
Just bloody brilliant.
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Life changing Insights about ADHD
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