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accidentalra's review
5.0
Written in a positive and supportive tone and generously supplemented with doodles, Alice Gendron's The Mini ADHD Coach is an excellent resource for anybody struggling to understand what ADHD is and what it can look like. Organized into three sections--"ADHD 101," "A Day with ADHD," and "ADHD Hacks"--this book provides an excellent overview of symptoms and advice based on personal experience, all in short, accessible chunks.
Like the book itself, each page is "mini," clearly focused on a single topic or subtopic. The doodles are incredibly helpful, reinforcing the written information and making each topic more accessible and digestible. Skimming the doodles to determine what information you're looking for is so helpful for the neuro-crunchy brain! And I absolutely love how Gendron explicitly encourages readers to "open and read [the book] from a random page, start it from the end, zone out and re-read the same paragraph ten times in a row, or avoid the pages that you don't want to read." She set out to write a book about ADHD for readers with ADHD, and she nailed it.
Of course, as a "mini" resource, this book will not be the only one you ever need, whether you're reading it to better understand your own ADHD or someone else's. Still, it's a perfect place to start. Skim it, read it, add your own doodles (unless you're borrowing your copy, in which case please use sticky notes!)--and then look for more resources about the topics that specifically apply to or interest you at that moment.
[I received an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.]
Like the book itself, each page is "mini," clearly focused on a single topic or subtopic. The doodles are incredibly helpful, reinforcing the written information and making each topic more accessible and digestible. Skimming the doodles to determine what information you're looking for is so helpful for the neuro-crunchy brain! And I absolutely love how Gendron explicitly encourages readers to "open and read [the book] from a random page, start it from the end, zone out and re-read the same paragraph ten times in a row, or avoid the pages that you don't want to read." She set out to write a book about ADHD for readers with ADHD, and she nailed it.
Of course, as a "mini" resource, this book will not be the only one you ever need, whether you're reading it to better understand your own ADHD or someone else's. Still, it's a perfect place to start. Skim it, read it, add your own doodles (unless you're borrowing your copy, in which case please use sticky notes!)--and then look for more resources about the topics that specifically apply to or interest you at that moment.
[I received an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review.]
mainjain's review against another edition
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5.0
frazierlauren12's review against another edition
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4.0
betka_s's review against another edition
5.0
Tohle je skvělý. Je to tedy spíš takový základ, pokud se ADHD zabýváte (nebo se s ním potýkáte) už dlouho, nejspíš se nic moc nového nedozvíte. Jinak je to ale pohlazení - na jednu stranu uklidnění, že "je to v pořádku a pravděpodobně nejste s takovými pocity sami", na druhou stranu plno inspirace a tipů, jak se s každodenními problémy spojenými s ADHD vypořádávat. Pro mě osobně taky velká motivace! Ať už převezmete tipy od autorky, nebo vás napadnou při čtení další.
Zároveň můžu knihu doporučit i všem, kteří sice sami ADHD nemají, ale někoho takového znají - je to myslím docela hezký vhled do toho, jak lidi s ADHD fungují, proč jsou v lecčem nesnesitelní a co jim třeba dělá problém (a proč).
Zároveň můžu knihu doporučit i všem, kteří sice sami ADHD nemají, ale někoho takového znají - je to myslím docela hezký vhled do toho, jak lidi s ADHD fungují, proč jsou v lecčem nesnesitelní a co jim třeba dělá problém (a proč).
meownessa's review against another edition
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5.0
anneliseew's review against another edition
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4.0