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Now It All Makes Sense - How An ADHD Diagnosis Changed My Life

The Sunday Times Bestseller from the Founder of LadBible and UniLad

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Now It All Makes Sense - How An ADHD Diagnosis Changed My Life

By: Alex Partridge
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'The most well-written and validating book on ADHD that I have ever read' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Wow! What an incredible insight into the life of ADHD!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'Insightful and compassionate. This will help a lot of people' Matt Haig

'One of the most complete and moving accounts I've ever read... On behalf of all of us who grope toward understanding, thank you, Mr Partridge; thank you, thank you, thank you.' Edward Hallowell, MD

'Alex is rich, successful and an entertaining and concise communicator. Alex is also very ADHD. You want to read this book for all these reasons. It helps that it is short.' Kate Spicer

'Truly life changing. The perfect antidote for shame' Samantha Hiew PhD, founder of ADHD Girls

'A powerhouse of a book. Deeply validating' Rich and Roxanne Pink (ADHD Love)

'Thank you, Alex, for making us feel seen, heard and celebrated!' Martine McCutcheon

FROM THE HOST OF THE GLOBALLY ACCLAIMED 'ADHD CHATTER' PODCAST

Aged just 21, Alex Partridge founded UNILAD and LADBible, social news sites which now have a following of 100 million people around the globe. A legal case over ownership in 2017 tipped him over the edge of the cliff into alcoholism, triggering years of mental health issues until, aged 34, he was diagnosed with ADHD.

Now it all makes sense.

In his chart-topping podcast, ADHD Chatter, Alex has spoken to dozens of experts on ADHD and related conditions in a bid to understand and improve outcomes for the neurodiverse population - and this groundbreaking book brings them all together, for the first time, in one place.

A blend of lived experience and expert insight, this deep dive into ADHD has the power to change your life. If you've ever wondered why you can't remember those critical appointments, how you can be hyper-focused one minute and down a YouTube rabbit-hole 30 seconds later, or why do people walk so slowly? then this relatable and unashamedly honest book is for you.

Written with Alex's trademark raw vulnerability, Now It All Makes Sense distils the essence of all the most important need-to-knows, from parenting with (and for) ADHD, to managing your mental health, your finances and even your shopping list. Most importantly it celebrates the opportunities and strengths, unique skillsets and positive traits of ADHD to remind you that you are NOT broken - and you are enough.©2025 Alex Partridge Attention Deficit Disorders Best of 2025 Children's Health Mental Health Personal Development Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Self-Esteem Health Special need Inspiring
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Critic reviews

Alex Partridge has delivered from his copious imagination and bountiful heart a beautiful, brilliant, and honest book that goes far beyond its implied boundary. Once he understood in depth the condition so misleadingly called ADHD [Alex] found sense where before he'd found nonsense, he found meaning where before he'd found the absurd, and he found love where before he'd found awkward distances. Partridge has written one of the most complete and moving accounts I've ever read about coming to terms with ADHD and turning what's advertised as a 'deficit disorder' into a gift which, once unwrapped, lights up darkness wherever darkness lurks. On behalf of all of us who grope toward understanding, thank you, Mr Partridge; thank you, thank you.
Alex is rich, successful and an entertaining and concise communicator. Alex is also very ADHD. You want to read this book for all these reasons. It helps that it is short.
A powerhouse of a book. Deeply validating.
This book shows ADHD isn't just for little boys - it's for everyone. From relationships to entrepreneurs, finance to parenting, this provides validation, hope, and clarity for all of us who have felt both 'too much' and 'not enough' as we are. A must-read to connect the dots of ADHD in yourself and others.
This book's ability to present an alternative perspective on ADHD, where individuals develop a profound understanding of their neurodiverse brain and recognize its unique advantages, is incredible. Rather than seeing ADHD as something that holds an individual back, it highlights how it can elevate one's capacity to contribute to society. This is a much-needed book in today's world.
I've learnt so much from Alex and sighed with so many 'A-ha' moments that I haven't seen in books before. Thank you for making us feel seen, heard and celebrated!
Truly life changing. The perfect antidote for shame.
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The book is a layman’s terms way of looking at ADHD its its extraordinary affects on the lives of those with it.
It’s made realise I am more than enough and I always was.

Like a light bulb switching on

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It felt like Alex had climbed into my brain and told my own story at points.
I finally felt heard and understood and not alone. I sobbed from the recognition of it all, and the knowledge that I am not just some over emotional, lazy weirdo with crazy issues and ideas who can never follow through with things.
It has given me so much insight, and ideas that I will be using to help myself.
I just need to find a way to get my partner to be open to listening to or reading this book so they can better understand me (they don't believe in ADHD) but I feel if they read/listened to this book they would see so much of me they would no longer be able to deny it, and we could make our relationship so much better for both us and our child (who likely has ADHD themself).
Thank you Alex, from the bottom of my heart.

THANK YOU

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Thank you Alex, I am beginning to understand who I am after 58 years of trying to be what I was expected and told to be. While awaiting an ADHD assessment, I am doing everything I can to educate myself about ADHD and to try and be there for my younger self as no one else was there for her before. Please keep writing books for your tribe. Thank you ☺️🌿

Enlightening and self-affirming

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Informative, worth a listen
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Thank you

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It was amazing to hear things I do, and things I struggle with, talked about and normalised. I will be reading a second time

resonated with me as a late diagnosis adhder

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