Thrive Socially with Adult ADHD: Shame-Busting Strategies to Build Better Relationships Using Polyvagal Theory and Neuroscience

A neurodiversity-affirming guide to communicating with confidence as an ADHDer.

If you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you may have trouble building and maintaining relationships. Social pressures may send you spiraling into fits of chaotic thought and speech, or feelings of shame and low self-esteem. You aren't alone, and it's not your fault. Many adult ADHDers just like you struggle with communication and social interactions as well. The good news is there are skills you can easily learn to help you cultivate meaningful connections and thrive. This empowering guide can help you get started.

Packed neurodiversity-affirming strategies, Thrive Socially with Adult ADHD translates the neuroscience behind ADHD into practical skills for improving your communication and building better relationships. You'll gain crucial insight into how your brain works, and--most importantly--how it differs from a neurotypical brain. You'll also develop new social executive functioning skills, giving you the ability to appropriately process and respond to social information, smoothly navigate complex relationships, and improve interpersonal interactions.

From enhancing self-awareness to staying cool under pressure, this is your guide to genuine, authentic connection with yourself and others. If you're ready to overcome the obstacles of ADHD and take your conversations, relationships, and confidence to another level, pick up this book on your way to a life full of promise.

Shawn Horn, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist, keynote and TEDx speaker, and author with over three decades of experience in the mental health field. She specializes in providing psychotherapy for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with a focus on shame resilience, polyvagal-informed nervous system regulation, and emotion regulation.

In addition to her private practice, Horn has served as adjunct faculty at Gonzaga University and Moody Bible Seminary, and as a psychotherapy supervisor for the University of Washington and Washington State-affiliated psychiatric residency program in Spokane, WA. Known as the "Shame-Busting Psychologist" on social media, she reaches thousands with her honest and informative content on adult ADHD, rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD), and mental health education. She is also the host of the Inspired Living podcast and blog, where she brings her expertise and encouragement to a wider audience.

Foreword writer Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, PhD, is a psychotherapist specializing in ADHD, anxiety, and narcissistic abuse. She is author of eight books and three workbooks, including Gaslighting: Recognize Manipulative and Emotionally Abusive People--and Break Free and Healing from Toxic Relationships. Sarkis has been in private practice for more than twenty-five years, and hosts the Talking Brains podcast. She is based in Tampa, FL. Learn more at www.stephaniesarkis.com.