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The Year I Met My Brain: A travel companion for adults who have just found out they have ADHD Paperback – 3 October 2023

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An essential and empowering guide for any adult living with ADHD - compassionate, funny and full of practical tips.

Shortlisted- Australian Book Industry Awards (Social Impact Book of the Year)
Shortlisted- Australian Book Industry Awards (Illustrated Book of the Year)
Longlisted- Indie Book Awards 2024 (Illustrated Non-fiction)

Matilda Boseley's adult ADHD diagnosis was a massive, earth-shattering event. She was given a prescription but had no idea what ADHD meant for her identity, her relationships or her future.

Twelve months of confusion later, journalist Matilda embarked on an epic voyage to figure out what's really happening in the stormy seas of the ADHD brain and write the guide she wished she'd had.

The Year I Met My Brain is the ultimate travel companion for navigating and enjoying life as an ADHD adult, covering-

- what adult ADHD symptoms look like
- why so many ADHDers (especially females) are missed as kids
- how the disorder impacts our relationships, careers and self-esteem
- why we unfairly treat ourselves like failures - and how to find self-forgiveness and healing
- practical tips for social and organisational wins
- and, most importantly, how to make our lives work to fit our brains rather than trying to force our brains to fit our lives.

Uplifting, empowering, deeply researched and sparkling with 'a-ha' moments, The Year I Met My Brain is an invaluable resource for ADHDers and those who love them.
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  5. Dimensions
    17.3 x 3 x 22.8 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    014377977X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0143779773
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What It's About An essential and empowering guide for any adult living with ADHD. Cutting-edge research and strategies to help readers living with ADHD thrive. Full of insider tips, daily hacks and an important glossary of ADHD language. Explodes the myth of ADD as genetically based - and offers hope and advice for those who live with the condition. A fearless, often outrageously funny, account of life, learning, and growing with ADHD. Join much-loved comedian Shaparak Khorsandi as she looks back on her life through the lens of ADHD and finally makes sense of the chaos.

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Matilda Boseley is an award-winning social media reporter and presenter for Guardian Australia. She has spearheaded the publication's popular TikTok channel where she writes and hosts their short-form news explainers. Her work on the platform has won her a Quill Award for Innovation in Journalism and was nominated for a Walkley Award for the same category. Named Walkley Awards' 2019 Student Journalist of the Year, Matilda has also worked as a reporter and assistant chief of staff at 7 News Melbourne and as a breaking news reporter for The Age newspaper. She regularly reports on issues affecting young people, women and mental health and her first book, The Year I Met My Brain,documents her experiences and discoveries after being diagnosed with ADHD at 23 and investigates the hidden prevalence and costs of ADHD among adults.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ PENGUIN LIFE AUS; 1st edition (3 October 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 014377977X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0143779773
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.3 x 3 x 22.8 cm
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Tom RP
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible book. I hope many many people read it.
Reviewed in Australia on 3 March 2024
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I read this shortly after being formally diagnosed as neurodivergent, AuDHD. Whilst the focus is on the author’s experiences with ADHD, there a huge amount of content that is well articulated that would be applicable for a broad range of people. I would recommend this to anyone whether they be formally diagnosed, have had their own realisation, or are just interested to learn more about ND in our world. It is a heartfelt book packed with emotion and some lighter points relating to experiences of the author.
I 100% recommend this book and hope that many people buy it, borrow it, etc….
It is the start of my ND journey and I am reading it a second time now.
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"Alberta"
5.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it on kindle
Reviewed in Australia on 28 March 2024
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Good book, but can't see any figures or diagrams on a kindle. I want to swap it (and happy to pay the extra $) for a paper copy, but I can't find a way to do it.
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Kurisu Brooks
5.0 out of 5 stars Incrediby validating, knowing someone else experiences the world the same way as I do
Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2024
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This book has been a marvel. Simply just reading everything that the author has gone through in her life and how much I have also gone through the same, has been so validating in a way that I never knew that I needed. I'm tempted to buy a copy for all of my ADHD friends. This is such a necessary read for anyone with ADHD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read, highly recommend for anyone recently diagnosed with ADHD.
Reviewed in Australia on 7 February 2024
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This is a good book to read if you were recently diagnosed with ADHD particularly as an adult/teen. The author says that she has combined type ADHD so it is particularly relevant to that experience of ADHD, but all types will be able to relate to this book. It is not extremely scientific as she is not in the medical field, but helps with feeling less alone and understanding yourself. It is also good to read if you are the family member or friend of someone with ADHD to get a better understanding of some of their potential experiences.
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KNel
5.0 out of 5 stars So helpful and informative
Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2024
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Love this book … extremely informative and helpful in understanding ADHD.
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Kate O
5.0 out of 5 stars Change-your-life good
Reviewed in Australia on 25 November 2023
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This book is like having an instruction manual (and not the stupid stick figure one they supply you with. I mean an ACTUAL instruction manual) to the Ikea flatpack deconstructed furniture brain that God gifted me with 55 years ago. It's research based but far from an impenetrable scientific tome - it's so accessible, beautifully written, relatable and EXTREMELY funny. I read the book but then decided to listen to it on Audible, which I highly recommend. The author is a brilliant narrator.
As an adult who has just found out they have ADHD, let me say this: You, Matilda Boseley, are a wonderful writer and obviously all round good egg and I cannot thank you enough for writing this. It's exactly the book I needed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant book
Reviewed in Australia on 25 January 2024
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Extremely well written, entertaining, high quality paper (texture, colour, size), very well researched, up to date information, presented in an easy reading style. Great resource.
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Meg
5.0 out of 5 stars For my daughter
Reviewed in Australia on 29 December 2023
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I purchased this book for my daughter for Christmas. She is 21 and has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. She is currently devouring this book and as someone who struggles to focus long enough to read for long this is a testament to how good this book is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Must read if you get diagnosed with ADHD as an adult
Reviewed in the Netherlands on 25 March 2024
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I love how this book combined personal experience, scientific research and humor. It's a great read and if you are newly diagnosed, or know someone who has been, this book will give you a lot of insights. It is positive in its message and I lived the nuances it makes, whether that is because of sex, gender, (racial) background etc.
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