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ADHD Awareness Month: ADHD book recommendations
When starting out your journey of learning about ADHD, you probably head to the internet first, and books second. Here you are on the internet, and here are my ADHD book recommendations.
Brain Food
Expanding on my previous post, mostly from the perspective of the food we eat. This is a long post because there are a lot of related concepts. It discusses allergies, illness, candida and the food we eat.
Your Body Has Two Brains
In which I talk about the "second brain", neurotransmitters, mood and food, and share some cool facts about the gut microbiome. Also, I make a reference to a movie from 1989.
The first panic attack I remember
I was in grade 7 (“7th grade”) shop class. The teacher was explaining how to make a spice rack. I tuned out, likely daydreaming. In those days, no one knew about ADHD. The memory of that kid’s mocking haunted me for years.
I joke that everyone should come with a user manual. I have ADHD, and I believe that if I had a guidebook for friends, dates, and partners, this could be a chunk of it. It would make life easier, wouldn’t it?