I found this b0ok to be extraordinarily helpful. Even though I'm and adult with ADHD I found there were things I could use in my own life even though the book is geared for teens. As the parent of an ADHD teenager it's a conversation roadmap. I don't know that my son will be able to read the whole thing but I told him he could go through and read whichever parts appealed to him and that we could go through it together and use it as a jumping off point for conversation.

This book is a good introduction for ADHD teens and the adults around them to managing their daily lives whilst dealing with ADHD.

The book was a quick read, broken up into well defined sections, making it perfect for someone to dip in and out of, depending what they needed from the book. The information was clear and simple, which worked sometimes, but other times felt a bit like common sense. It works well as an introduction, maybe to someone newly diagnosed or to adults unsure of how to support an ADHD in their life.

Overall I felt the book was more useful for adults supporting a teenager, rather than to the teenager themselves. It didn't seem like a 'survival guide' and there could have been more specific tips and strategies for teens. The title and front cover meant that I was expecting it to be something other than what it was and the adults that could really benefit from this book might not necessarily pick it up.

I belong to a generation that discovered ADHD later in their life as it was not well known when we were children. You realised that there's some coping mechanism that makes you a functional adult but I'm a fan of learning more and possibly new best practices.
This is a very good book, there's ideas/hint and I appreciated it
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Love this! After reading it, I immediately put a few copies on our stores next order for when the book came out. I read excerpts to my 12 year old and he felt seen!

Great quick, helpful read for both teens and the adults in their lives. Full of helpful information and habit forming tips,

So I'm not exactly the target audience for this book, as I'm a bit past being a teen (I'm 25) and I haven't been diagnosed with ADHD, nor am I a parent of a teen with ADHD. I have however been wondering recently whether I might have ADHD after realising how much I can relate to some of the things posted about it by my online friends who have been diagnosed. So when I saw this book I thought it might make a good read for me to learn a bit more about it and get some tips that could help. Plus even though it's aimed at teens, if I do have ADHD I was never given the tips like these that I would have been throughout my teens.
This was a very quick read, and split up into smaller sections making it easier to just find specific bits you want help with or read the whole thing. The aim of the book was more focussed on helping teens with ADHD to understand what might help them with the specific things they struggle with, and therefore ask to ask the adults in their life for the support they need. It might be that they're struggling with something and don't know what will help, or maybe they just don't know how to ask for it. Soli worked with a bunch of ADHD teens to get real suggestions of things they have or would find helpful in certain scenarios, from school to family life. It would be great to look through and maybe see a suggestion that you think could work for you, or just to give the whole book to a parent and have a group of teens just like you explain to your parents how your brain works and how they can help.

This was interesting and had information set out in a really clear and concise way, broken up nicely into sections. I found the breakdown of how ADHD affects different parts of your life really interesting and could feel a lot of that resonating with me. I kind of wish I had a book like this a few years ago, even though I don't have a diagnosis there was so much I connected with that I wonder if maybe I should.

I'm not a teenager but it's not dense and full of paragraphs of technical jargon so I'd find that appealing myself.

The downsides were, partly, formatting. I'm not sure what can be done about that but I found in my copy some of the images covered the words and it made it hard to read parts of sentences. There was quite a bit of repetition and sort of common sense, which on one hand is good because it means there's something quite clear and consistent that needs to be worked on to improve things in general. On the other hand it could get a bit samey and I don't know how well that would work for an audience that needs focus.

Overall I'd recommend giving this one a read and trying to implement some of the things where needed because I do think they'd work. None of it is difficult to put in place so if people do then we should find a lot less teens/young people having difficulty with their focus, organisation and general behaviour.

Why do I think this is a perfect book for teenagers who have an ADHD diagnosis or for those who are struggling in a non-neurodivergent centred world? Layout, some text but also lots of short to the point paragraphs. The voices shared by comments from neurodivergent teens. We can all learn from shared experiences.
We are all neurologically different. This book provides ideas to help us. If you are a teen struggling then you can find help here. If you cope well in society this book provides suggestions about why others don’t cope as well, and ideas so we can alter our own responses to make coping easier.
Parents, read this book at the same time as your teen. Listen to what they say in response. Work gently together to find out about each other’s views of self and the world. This book could help you understand each other a little better.
Thank you to Jessica Kingsley Publishers and NetGalley for the ARC. The views expressed are all mine, freely given.

Love the presentation of the book - brilliant bite-size pieces of information for teens with ADHD. Easy-to-implement suggestions and tips that could really make a big difference.
A lovely comforting hug in a book while also being practical and down-to-earth.

This is a great resource but I would say it is better for adults with ADHD, parent of someone with ADHD, or family member of someone with ADHD.
There is great information and it is easy to follow, but it feels a lot more like a textbook-style book weather than a “survival guide”
The information is great and as someone with ADHD, I think the information is relevant and helpful.

I think this would actually be great for not just teens with ADHD but also the people in their lives to learn more. I really liked that their was own voices information

Our children with ADHD will become ADHD teens, and adults (although I understand the use of autistic, or ADHD adjectives for individuals on the spectrum or with ADHD respectively, as a neurodivergent individual myself, I think saying ‘one has or is with x and y’ are still truthful, and in the case of ADHD rings more grammatical to my ears).

This book normalises having ADHD and debunks some myths, then offers the teen’s own experiences and thoughts, which was the highlight for me.

Overall, an insightful book for teens, which shows that they are not alone, and a good guide for parents, carers, teachers, coaches.

3.5* rounded up to 4.

Although titled as 'The ADHD Teen Survival Guide' I think this will actually be more use to those who are connected to a teenager with ADHD. I think someone with ADHD will appreciate reading the comments from young people like them. I'm sure it will be helpful and validating to read that other people have similar experiences and responses. There are also some good suggestions as to what a teenager with ADHD can do to help themselves although these can be too vague at times. The section about the positive aspects of ADHD is good and there are messages of affirmation and positivity throughout the book.

The larger part of the book would be of more use to teachers, parents, siblings, or friends of someone with ADHD. It gives an insight into how ADHD can impact the way people respond and the difficulties they face. There are also suggestions about how best to help someone with ADHD such as clear structure and use of timers. Because the suggestions are all quotes they aren't as clear as they could be. For example, they often mention that reminders would be helpful but it is suggested to avoid nagging or keep telling them that something needs doing. Some suggestions about how to walk the line between reminding and nagging would have been helpful. Not all the quotes were especially helpful either. For example saying they don't think they should have to do homework at home. If there had been a suggestion about say completing the homework at school on a lunchtime or at a Homework Club that would have been more proactive. Likewise the comments about not opening curtains to wake them up and they should be allowed to sleep in. It would have been helpful after that to have a suggestion about how to better manage a morning routine.

Overall, I wouldn't say the book is detailed enough to be a survival guide. I was expecting clear suggestions about how to approach and cope with different aspects of teenage life. There are tips but they felt a little vague and generic. The book does mention that the author has created templates online you can download so I'm not sure why these weren't included and built upon in the book. Instead it is more an opportunity for teens with ADHD to voice their experiences and opinions, and for others to read them. But if it leads into conversation about how to help someone with ADHD then that would be fantastic. I will definitely consider buying this for the school library because of that possibility.

Some of the images were hard to read no am sure that will be fixed in the final edition though.

This book was an interesting read. The information was given in small doses making it easy to read without being overwhelmed I loved the positive messages and the different perspectives.