Transforming the Conversation About ADHD
Education, real experiences, and honest conversations are reshaping how we understand ADHD—and how we support those affected by it
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, touches more lives than most realize, yet stigma and misunderstanding often stand in the way of real healing. Through education, training, and powerful lived experience storytelling, we are changing outdated narratives about thriving with ADHD.
Whether you’re here to learn, teach, or find hope, this space offers the tools and voices that drive meaningful change—one story, one conversation, and one person at a time.
In-Depth Guides
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Real Stories, Real Connections
What Is It Like To Live With ADHD?
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Webinars and Courses About ADHD
Roberto Olivardia, PhD, provides an overview of adult ADHD signs and symptoms, discusses proper assessment and diagnostic techniques, and answers questions about difficulties often encountered when treating adults living with ADHD. Watch here now or learn more about this training.
ADHD Resources
People with ADHD may face challenges with attention, organization, or managing daily routines, and finding strategies that help them feel focused and supported is not always easy. Opening up about these experiences can feel vulnerable, and accessing guidance or care that feels trustworthy can take time.
Resources can offer support, practical tools, and strategies to help individuals understand their experiences, build skills, and strengthen connections with family, friends, and communities.
Support Organizations
These organizations offer resources and information on ADHD that you may find helpful.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association
The Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) provides education, resources, and peer support specifically for adults with ADHD. ADDA offers webinars, virtual support groups, and practical strategies to help adults manage symptoms and improve everyday functioning.
ADDitude
ADDitude is an online magazine and resource hub offering expert guidance, personal stories, and actionable tips for people with ADHD and their families. It provides articles, webinars, and downloadable tools covering both childhood and adult ADHD.
Children and Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
CHADD is a national nonprofit organization that provides education, advocacy, and support for individuals with ADHD and their families. CHADD offers information on diagnosis, treatment options, community programs, and professional training.
Understood
Understood helps parents of children with ADHD and learning differences access practical resources, expert guidance, and personalized support. The site focuses on strategies for school, home, and social success, with tools for families and caregivers.
Featured Resources
From toolkits to podcasts and more, here are a few of the great online resources available to learn more about ADHD.
ADHD Information Library – CHADD
Explore a comprehensive library of articles, fact sheets, and tools covering ADHD across the lifespan, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, and everyday strategies for managing attention and executive function challenges.
Materials on ADHD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Access evidence-based information that explains ADHD in clear, practical terms, including infographics, videos, and downloadable resources designed for individuals, families, and community education.
ADHD Explained: A 28-Minute Primer – Understood
Watch this approachable video that digs into what ADHD actually is, how it’s diagnosed, and why attention works so differently in the ADHD brain.
How to ADHD Videos
Discover concise, engaging videos on living and working with an ADHD brain, exploring practical skills and strategies, executive function, relationships, and self-understanding.
All Things ADHD Podcast – CHADD
Listen to expert interviews and real-world conversations that explore ADHD from multiple perspectives, offering practical guidance, research insights, and lived-experience stories for children, adults, and families.
Suggested Reading
From evidence-based perspectives to lived-experience memoirs, this selection of books is a great starting point if you want to expand your understanding of ADHD.
ADHD 2.0
by Edward M. Hallowell, MD, and John J. Ratey, MD
A modern update to the authors’ landmark work Driven to Distraction, this book offers an accessible overview of ADHD grounded in current neuroscience. It explores how ADHD shows up across the lifespan while highlighting practical strategies, strengths-based framing, and ways to build environments where ADHD brains can thrive.
Attention Deficit Disorder: The Unfocused Mind in Children and Adults
by Thomas Brown, PhD
The author addresses a central puzzle: Why people with ADHD can focus intensely on some tasks but struggle deeply with others. Drawing on clinical case studies, Brown dispels past conceptions and offers a science-based model of the disorder rooted in the brain’s executive functioning abilities. This book is an accessible and grounded read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of how ADHD works.
Taking Charge of ADHD, Fourth Edition: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents
by Russell A. Barkley, PhD
Written by one of the most respected researchers in ADHD, this evidence-based guide helps parents understand ADHD and support their children with clear, structured strategies. The fourth edition reflects decades of research and offers practical guidance on behavior management, school supports, treatment options, and long-term planning.
You Mean I’m Not Lazy, Stupid, or Crazy?!
by Kate Kelly & Peggy Ramundo
This compassionate, highly readable introduction to ADHD helps readers recognize common struggles and let go of shame. Blending clear explanations with lived experience, the book normalizes ADHD challenges while offering practical insights for understanding patterns, building self-acceptance, and moving forward with greater clarity.
Women With Attention Deficit Disorder, Second Edition
by Sari Solden, MS, LMFT
An empathetic exploration of how ADHD uniquely affects women, this book examines how societal stereotypes can mask symptoms and form a barrier to proper diagnosis. Solden addresses the emotional weight many women carry, including shame of unfulfilled expectations and chronic overwhelm, while offering practical strategies for navigating an ADHD diagnosis at any stage of life.
The Disorganized Mind: Coaching Your ADHD Brain To Take Control of Your Time, Tasks, and Talents
by Nancy A. Ratey, EdM
This practical guide focuses on executive functioning challenges common in ADHD, including organization, time management, and follow-through. Written for adults and older teens, it draws from coaching principles to offer clear, actionable strategies for building systems and routines that better support daily life.
