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Searching for ADHD Facts Beneath Piles of Myths

By Edward Hallowell — 2020

Even though attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is now a fairly common diagnosis, it continues to be misunderstood and misconstrued—caricatured by people who have it and many who don’t. ADHD expert Dr. Hallowell shares the common misconceptions he has heard over the years about what causes and cures ADHD.

Read on www.additudemag.com

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Be Different: My Adventures with Asperger's and My Advice for Fellow Aspergians, Misfits, Families, and Teachers

In his bestselling memoir, Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison described growing up with Autism Spectrum Disorder at a time when the diagnosis didn’t exist.

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John Elder Robison
2012
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The Rosie Result (Don Tillman Series, 3)

Don and Rosie are about to face their most important project. Their son, Hudson, is having trouble at school: his teachers say he isn’t fitting in with the other kids, and they'd like Don and Rosie to think about getting an autism assessment.

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Graeme Simsion
2019
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The Rosie Project: A Novel

The art of love is never a science: Meet Don Tillman, a brilliant yet socially inept professor of genetics, who’s decided it’s time he found a wife.

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Graeme Simsion
2014
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Parenting a Family with Autism Spectrum Disorder (My Perfect Family: The Priestleys)

In the Priestley family, three of four children have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Though Dad, Aidan, was never diagnosed as a child, he too has come to recognise his symptoms through his children and appreciate the value that an earlier diagnosis may have had.

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2020
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Autism In Company - Social Strategies | Purple Ella

Autism in Company - social strategies. How do you manage different hats/roles in different situations? How to adapt your social style based on level of relationship and situation.

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2018
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How to Survive in an NT World Part 1. Friendships

A guide to friendships for neurodiverse people.

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2020
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Autism, Girls, and Friendship | My Personal Experience

Today I share with you my personal experience as an autistic adult who was once an undiagnosed autistic girl, with friendship, and the challenges of friendship in a world designed for neurotypical people.

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2020
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Autism and Making Friends

Looking back on my own experience as an autistic having trouble making friends and maintaining relationships.

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2020
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Friends When You're Autistic (A Chat With My Neurodivergent Friends)

I got together with my good friends who are also neurodiverse to talk about the challenges we have experienced with friendship, and what it's like to have friends who also have autism, ADHD, dyspraxia, dyslexia.

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2021
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Asperger's - My Purpose is Bigger than My Fear | Gretchen McIntire | TEDxNatick

At age 23, Gretchen was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (formerly Asperger Syndrome) which motivated her to find her own voice and spark hope in those who feel alone. Gretchen shares personal and often witty stories of her travails and achievements.

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2020
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