ADHD and autism resources for adults
Books, podcasts, apps and Australian organisations for ADHD and autism, from diagnosis to everyday strategies. Everything here is something we have used or been sent by someone who has. Nothing is sponsored and nothing needs a login. Some links may earn us a small commission. It never changes what we pick. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.
23 ADHD & autism resources
ADHD Australia
Assessment pathways, cost expectations and what a diagnosis actually gets you here.
Driven to Distraction, Hallowell and Ratey
The classic, still the clearest description of what it feels like from the inside.
ADHD reWired
A coach with ADHD talks to people living with it.
Tiimo
A visual planner built for neurodivergent brains rather than retrofitted for them.
How to ADHD
Jessica McCabe on YouTube, explaining ADHD brains with actual strategies. Start here.
Amaze
Autism information and an advisor line for autistic people, families and workplaces.
ADHD 2.0, Hallowell and Ratey
The update, with the current research and less pathologising language.
Hacking Your ADHD
Short, practical episodes on getting things done with ADHD.
Goblin Tools
Free web tools that break a task into steps and translate blunt messages into polite ones.
Failing at normal, Jessica McCabe
A TEDx talk on growing up with ADHD and what finally helped.
Reframing Autism
An autistic-led charity with resources for autistic people and families.
Unmasking Autism, Devon Price
On the cost of masking, for late-diagnosed adults especially.
I Have ADHD
A coach with ADHD on habits, shame and getting unstuck.
Inflow
A CBT-based programme built for adults with ADHD.
Yellow Ladybugs
Community and resources for autistic girls, women and gender-diverse people.
Divergent Mind, Jenara Nerenberg
Why so many women are diagnosed late, if at all.
Scattered Minds, Gabor Maté
A doctor with ADHD on where it comes from and how to heal.
NeuroTribes, Steve Silberman
The history of autism and the case for neurodiversity.
A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD, Sari Solden and Michelle Frank
Embracing neurodiversity instead of fighting it.
Your Brain's Not Broken, Tamara Rosier
Strategies for ADHD that start with self-compassion.
Taking Charge of Adult ADHD, Russell Barkley
A leading researcher's practical guide for adults.
The Adult ADHD Tool Kit, Ramsay and Rostain
Bite-size strategies for the everyday stuff.
Look Me in the Eye, John Elder Robison
A memoir of growing up autistic before anyone had the word.
Where to start with ADHD and autism
More adults than ever are being diagnosed with ADHD or autism, often after years of being told they were lazy, too much or not trying hard enough. A diagnosis can bring relief, grief and a lot of rethinking, sometimes all in the same week.
This page has two kinds of resources. Some explain what is going on, like Driven to Distraction for ADHD or Unmasking Autism for autistic adults. Others are practical tools for everyday life, like visual planners and apps that break tasks into tiny steps.
We have favoured resources made by ADHD and autistic people themselves, because lived experience tends to give the most useful advice.
When it is more than this page can help with
In Australia, ADHD Australia and Amaze have guides to getting assessed as an adult. Start with your GP, who can refer you to a psychiatrist or psychologist.
How we choose
Everything here is something we have used or been sent by someone it helped. Nothing is sponsored, and none of it replaces advice from a GP or psychologist.