Useful understanding of ADHD

Lots of medical terminology which might confuse some people without a medical background but was the right level for those with science background

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Not an ADHD friendly read at all

It has some interesting information and it’s nice that it’s directed to women however it’s such a boring listen compared to some other books in this topic. Partly because narration is super slow needs to be listened to at 1.1 to make it bearable. It’s like Siri is reading you a book. It’s full of statistics thrown at you and very repetitive at places. Due to the chapters being written by different people the book isn’t too coherent and it’s not well written at all. I understand that it was written By doctors and ADHD specialist but it still could have been written down in a way that it doesn’t feel like I’m reading a book of random statistics and notes of a study. I listened to this right after listening to Scattered Minds and it was so underwhelming afterwards. I was really looking forward to this one as it’s so current while the other one is a bit dated still I feel like it gave me so much more than this book.

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Hard going

There’s some helpful stuff in here. But it’s such a difficult listen. Given the subject matter you’d expect it to be ADHD-friendly. But it lacks flow and is terribly dull.

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Sleepy narration

Any women with ADHD who wish to learn about the subject will struggle to do so by listening to this book! The narrator is a terrible fit - the ADHD brain is geared towards interest, and although the subject matter is interesting, the narrator's voice is monotonous and dreary. I found listening incredibly dull!

I've read great reviews of this book, and intend to purchase a hard copy instead.

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So Disappointing

I was really keen to understand more. Considered buying the book but thought listening would be better. I liked the research references but found there were just so many.
I was keen to understand more about ADHD but 80% of the book referenced children - so just not relevant. It should be signposted better.
The tone, delivery and narration was so dull. No animation in the delivery, mono tine and so dull. There was literally nothing to keep the listener enthralled.
I persevered as I can ever hopeful it would improve - but it did not.

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Not helpful

If you want a book of statistics then this hits the nail on the head. I was hoping for how women present differently to boys and what the symptoms maybe but i got to chapter 2 and could listen no longer. It’s just spewing irrelevant numbers and stuff you can read on the internet of how to get an assessment. There’s nothing that actually goes in to detail about how you identify the signs on ADHD. So mad i wasted a credit.

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Terribly boring

Not helpful, so dull and repetitive that I couldn’t listen, couldn’t concentrate on it and I’m not even sure I have ADHD.

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Repetitive and boring

Repeats the same simple information so many times it left me wondering if authors think women with ADHD are stupid. It elaborates on scoring systems and validation to a degree that even clinicians will find stupefying. This book is neither appropriately targeted at professionals nor the general public. This is the worst popular science book I've ever encountered. I never leave bad reviews but don't waste your time. The narrator tries her best but simply cannot bring the awkward text to life. Simply adding the phrase chatty to an academic paper and repeating itself again and again does not a book make.

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