An easy-to-read guide to ADHD in the modern world
"I literally downloaded this to my phone so that I could have it for reference" - Amy Ermie
ADHD: A Modern Lexicon
A contemporary, linguistic description of ADHD
Released in November 2024, ADHD: A Modern Lexicon, provides a fresh look at ADHD though the lens of language. After being diagnosed several years ago, I researched the topic both deliberately and through observation. I noticed that there was a lot of curious terminology associated with ADHD, whether it be neurospicy or zigzagging. I realised these terms provided a great way to structure a book on ADHD i.e. chapters.
The book was written with the ADHD brain in mind. Hence, chapters are short and easy to read. While there are technical terms, a deeper dive is left to the reader (with references provided). To bulk out the book a little, and because I fancied it, I decided to do some drawings. Now, this is something I've not done since school. And also having learnt that I have an inability to hold images in my head, was pretty daunting. However, I found a way through and I quite like the results.
The paperback is printed via Ingram Spark and distributed wide. The ebook is distributed via Draft2Digital everywhere except Amazon. The latter is a link to my author page. The illustrated ebook is the first time I feel I've managed to crack the conversion of a pdf into a epub. I've spent a lot of money and effort trying all sorts of conversion methods. I was also quoted £400 for a professional transfer. But I spotted a small comment on a website, about how good Ulysses was at converting its own format to others. And it turns out that markdown's simplicity was my secrete weapon. I imported my text into Ulysses, fixed the chapter headings, then added the images (batch processing from Tiff to Jpeg).
You can now buy direct from my printer, Ingram Spark (UK and US but UK links given below), and save money. Ask for US links.