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A curated catalogue of 69 widely known, useful and culturally significant resources across ADHD, autism and broader neurodevelopmental themes.

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Autism/NDD Book

Video/Talk

Documentary

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Documentary/Series

TV/Streaming

Film

 ADHD BOOKS

 

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD

Russell A. Barkley  •  2021 (2nd ed.)

Evidence-based adult ADHD guide

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Driven to Distraction

Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey  •  2011 revised

Classic accessible ADHD overview

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ADHD 2.0

Edward M. Hallowell & John J. Ratey  •  2021

Popular modern ADHD guide

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How to ADHD

Jessica McCabe  •  2024

Practical lived-experience guide

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Your Brain's Not Broken

Tamara Rosier  •  2021

Emotion, motivation and executive function

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Book information

The ADHD Effect on Marriage

Melissa Orlov  •  2010 / updated

ADHD and relationships

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Book information

The Couple's Guide to Thriving with ADHD

Melissa Orlov & Nancie Kohlenberger  •  2014

Couples and practical relationship strategies

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Smart but Stuck

Thomas E. Brown  •  2014

ADHD, emotion and executive function

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Outside the Box

Thomas E. Brown  •  2017

Rethinking ADHD across life

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The Adult ADHD Tool Kit

J. Russell Ramsay & Anthony L. Rostain  •  2015

CBT coping strategies

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Mastering Your Adult ADHD

Steven A. Safren et al.  •  2017 (2nd ed.)

Evidence-based CBT workbook

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Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD

Susan C. Pinsky  •  2012

Home organisation adaptations

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Order from Chaos

Jaclyn Paul  •  2019

Practical organisation from lived experience

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Dirty Laundry

Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery  •  2023

ADHD relationships and lived experience

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It's Not a Bloody Trend

Kat Brown  •  2024

Adult ADHD and late recognition

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Scatter Brain

Shaparak Khorsandi  •  2023

Memoir and late-diagnosed ADHD

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ADHD: An A–Z

Leanne Maskell  •  2022

Accessible ADHD guide

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Scattered Minds

Gabor Maté  •  1999

Popular ADHD interpretation; read critically

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  AUTISM / NDD BOOKS

 

Unmasking Autism

Devon Price  •  2022

Masking, identity and late recognition

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NeuroTribes

Steve Silberman  •  2015

History of autism and neurodiversity

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The Reason I Jump

Naoki Higashida  •  2013 English ed.

Autistic lived-experience account; contextualise communication method

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Divergent Mind

Jenara Nerenberg  •  2020

Neurodivergent women and overlooked presentations

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Strong Female Character

Fern Brady  •  2023

Autism memoir and late diagnosis

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Odd Girl Out

Laura James  •  2017

Adult autism memoir

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We're Not Broken

Eric Garcia  •  2021

Autism from autistic perspectives

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Different, Not Less

Chloé Hayden  •  2022

Autism, ADHD and neurodivergent identity

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Untypical

Pete Wharmby  •  2023

Autistic experience and social expectations

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What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic

Annie Kotowicz  •  2022

Autistic lived experience

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Looking After Your Autistic Self

Niamh Garvey  •  2023

Practical autistic self-care

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The Autistic Brain

Temple Grandin & Richard Panek  •  2013

Autism and neuroscience

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Thinking in Pictures

Temple Grandin  •  1995 / revised

Classic autistic autobiography

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The Electricity of Every Living Thing

Katherine May  •  2018

Late-recognised autism memoir

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Drama Queen

Sara Gibbs  •  2021

Autism, misunderstanding and diagnosis

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  VIDEO / TALKS

 

How to ADHD – YouTube channel

Jessica McCabe  •  Ongoing

Large practical ADHD video library

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   YouTube

This Is What It's Really Like to Live with ADHD

Jessica McCabe  •  2017

Popular TEDx lived-experience talk

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   TED

Russell Barkley – ADHD lectures / channel

Russell A. Barkley  •  Ongoing

Science-focused ADHD education

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30 Essential Ideas You Should Know About ADHD

Russell A. Barkley  •  Lecture series

Classic long-form ADHD lecture

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Thomas E. Brown – ADHD & executive functions

Thomas E. Brown  •  Various

Executive-function model of ADHD

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Stephen Faraone – ADHD science

Stephen V. Faraone  •  Various

Genetics, epidemiology and treatment evidence

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UKAAN ADHD talks

UK Adult ADHD Network  •  Ongoing

Professional UK ADHD education

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ADHD Foundation videos

ADHD Foundation Neurodiversity Charity  •  Ongoing

Public/professional neurodiversity resources

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  DOCUMENTARIES

 

The Disruptors

Stephanie Soechtig  •  2022

ADHD documentary featuring families, public figures and experts

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Apple TV

ADD & Loving It?!

Rick Green / Patrick McKenna  •  2009

Influential adult ADHD documentary

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ADHD and Me with Rory Bremner

Rory Bremner / BBC  •  2017

UK ADHD documentary

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Take Your Pills

Alison Klayman  •  2018

Stimulants, performance and culture

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Netflix

The Reason I Jump

Jerry Rothwell  •  2020

Nonspeaking autism documentary

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Life, Animated

Roger Ross Williams  •  2016

Autism, communication, interests and family

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Sony Pictures

Autism: The Musical

Tricia Regan  •  2007

Children, families and a musical production

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Chris Packham: Asperger's and Me

Chris Packham / BBC  •  2017

UK autistic lived experience

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My Autism & Me

Rosie King / BBC  •  2011

Young person's perspective on autism

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Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World

Julio Palacio  •  2024

Nonspeaking autistic teenager and communication

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Netflix

Spellers

Dawnmarie Gaivin et al.  •  2023

Nonspeaking autism and letterboard communication; contested methodology

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The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

James Redford  •  2012

Dyslexia documentary

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I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me

HBO  •  2005

Children living with Tourette syndrome

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Tourette's: I Swear I Can't Help It

Channel 4  •  2009

UK Tourette syndrome documentary

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  DOCUMENTARY / DEBATE

 

The Great ADHD Myth?

Channel 4 / Max Pemberton  •  2026

Controversial ADHD documentary; best paired with evidence-based commentary

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Channel 4

  DOCUMENTARY / SERIES

 

Inside Our Autistic Minds / Inside Our Minds

Chris Packham / BBC  •  2023–

Autism, ADHD and dyslexia lived experience

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   BBC Select

  TV / STREAMING

 

Atypical

Robia Rashid  •  2017–2021

Fictional autism representation

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Netflix

The A Word

Peter Bowker / BBC  •  2016–2020

Family drama centred on an autistic child

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   BBC search

There She Goes

Shaun Pye / BBC  •  2018–2023

Family life and developmental disability

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Extraordinary Attorney Woo

Yoo In-sik / Moon Ji-won  •  2022

Autistic lawyer; popular Korean drama

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   Netflix

Heartbreak High

Hannah Carroll Chapman  •  2022–

Teen drama with prominent autistic representation

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Everything's Gonna Be Okay

Josh Thomas  •  2020–2021

Autistic characters, family and identity

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Pablo

Grainne McGuinness  •  2017–

Children's animation centred on an autistic child

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  FILM

 

Temple Grandin

Mick Jackson / HBO  •  2010

Biographical drama about Temple Grandin

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   IMDb

I Swear

Kirk Jones  •  2025

Biographical drama about Tourette campaigner John Davidson

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   IMDb search

Please Stand By

Ben Lewin  •  2017

Fictional autistic young woman and independence

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Adam

Max Mayer  •  2009

Romantic drama featuring an autistic protagonist

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Mozart and the Whale

Petter Næss  •  2005

Relationship drama involving autistic adults

VIEW RESOURCE  ›   IMDb search