ADHD for Smart Ass Women

How to Fall in Love with Your Neurodivergent Brain

De: Tracy Otsuka

Narrado por: Tracy Otsuka

Duración: 7 h y 33 m

Resumen del Editor

An unprecedented guide for any woman with ADHD looking to celebrate her unique brilliance and to embark on a journey of self-discovery.

ADHD is one of the most common neurological disor­ders in the United States—yet a staggering 75 percent of girls and women remain undiagnosed. Due to the gen­der gap in medical research, which does not account for symptoms manifesting differently in women—leading to increased problems with anxiety, depression, work­ing memory, sleep, energy, and concentration—many ADHD women are left to navigate a society that fails to understand their struggles and gifts. But what if every woman had the resources and support to uncover the hidden wonders of her neurodivergent brain?

Enter certified ADHD coach and podcast host Tracy Otsuka. Armed with her experience coaching thou­sands of women, cutting-edge medical research, and personal insights from her own diagnosis, she presents a revelatory guide tailored specifically for girls and women with ADHD. In it, Otsuka offers an entirely new set of tools, systems, and strategies to access a world of boundless productivity, focus, and confidence.

With her signature wit and levity—in entertaining chapters designed for ADHD listeners—Otsuka explores the unique challenges that ADHD women face and illuminates the extraordinary qualities that set them apart: overflowing creativity, laser-focused attention, deep empathy, and fearless entrepreneurial spirit. Even without an official diagnosis, listeners will be equipped with the tools to conquer any to-do list and to tap into their true purpose, personally or professionally.

By dismantling the long-standing stereotypes and misinformation surrounding women with ADHD, Otsuka offers a beacon of hope for any woman looking to transform her symptoms into strengths. Comprehensive, lively, and long overdue, ADHD for Smart Ass Women is the key to unlocking unparalleled potential and to understanding your truly magnifi­cent and brilliant brain.

Are you ready to discover your superpower?

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2023 Tracy Otsuka (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

No more turning into a pumpkin for me! 🥹🎃⏲️

Tracey!!! From the bottom of my ADHD heart, I feel like I know YOU, THROUGH ME. THANK YOU! Buy the book and the audio – it’s like driving to work with the best friend, coach I always needed. ALSO, this allows me to engage and learn through both visual and auditory senses. Trust me. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 6 years old and have been medicated since. I am now 30, and it’s as if I am just figuring out who I am, and I think that’s beautiful.

I found this book after reading “Dirty Laundry” and “Scattered Minds,” and after reading “Scattered Minds,” I felt even more scattered. Sure, it was jam-packed with information, but I was not in the highest of spirits after reading it. This book gave me a whole new outlook on myself. My god… am I glowing? My mom even listened to a few chapters with me in the car, and we laughed and cried a bit because she had me very young and did her damn best! I was so loved, but how do you tell a 26-year-old in the ’90s that your kid has a learning disability? A single parent who took all the right steps – I was so fortunate. Therapy before medication, and then when we decided medication was right, I continued therapy. We grew up together, my mother and I 🥹. Last night, our texts went a little something like this:

My Rock (mommy) 10:38 pm: “Don’t turn into a pumpkin 🎃 ⏲️.”
ME: “I was organizing my bathroom after I selected my outfit for tomorrow 😂🫠🤦🏻‍♀️.”
My Rock: “Okay baby, go to bed before you turn into a pumpkin. I love you 🤣🤣🤣.”
ME: Sent her photos of what I organized.
My Rock: “Holly banana 🍌 bread, wow, that’s impressive! So organized 🥳 NOW GO TO BED 💫😂.”

THIS IS the SUPPORT system that we need!!! Don’t believe me? I’m writing this at 5 am. BAM! Time to workout 💕💕

something new, something cool, something that rules

this book was a great resource, it had new knowledge I never knew about adhd, fun facts about adhd, and good advice to not only overcome the challenges of adhd but use them as a life advantage

Very insightful

I had an idea that I may have ADHD and after listening to this I can confirm. It resonated with me on so many levels. It's just too bad that I didn't realize it until turning 59 years old.

Just Diagnosed with ADHD? This is for you!!

After being recently diagnosed later in life, Tracy’s insights were so insightful! After listening to her podcast for a few months, I preordered the audio book and it was worth the wait!
The whole time I listened, I was like “this is me—how does she know my life?!” lol So I then bought 2 hard copies of the book too—one for me to write in the margins and highlight my fav lines and one for me sister who was diagnosed as a kid but still has tons of questions.
Anyways, highly recommend!

Really well done

I understand so much more about myself and my kids now. I didn’t know what I didn’t know until I read this book. Highly recommend. 

Life Changing!!!

Excellent content and information on how to live a wonderful life with ADHD. Great resources and strategies were provided.

Opened my eyes to my own brain!

I’ve never been diagnosed but have known for a long time that I’m ADHD. The thought of needing to actually get diagnosed never seemed important but this book has opened up a world I knew nothing about. This was like listening to someone who knew me inside and out! Some of Tracy’s stories mirrored exact details of my life. I’ve never had so many AH HAH moments! Thank you Tracy for this life changing book!!! I feel validated and like I can forgive myself for some of my faults. I’ve felt like this was a super power for sometime, I was just given the guide to really unlock it!

GAME CHANGER!!!

I wish I could tell you what this book has given me. For starters, l CANNOT read, I mean I CAN, I just am not able to freakin absorb what I have read
.…audible version absolutely has saved my life. I am 41 (almost 42 kg) This Tuesday I took my first step in my journey. My first psychiatry appointment. I will be going in for testing within the next few weeks.
It's like, this book pretty much shines a spotlight on me....it's ME!!! ALL of it!! It’s my world!?! I would also like to add: This has given me an understanding of my undiagnosed ADHD havin’, gifted kiddos!!
THANK YOU!!!!

The book I've been waiting for!!!

This book makes my life make sense.

I've been educating myself for years on ADHD due to my son's diagnosis 12 years ago. The more I've learned, the more I realized that I struggle with many of the ADHD symptoms I was learning about.

I have been advocating for myself to get a proper screening, which has been a frustrating and long process. I'm currently on a wait list and still waiting.

In my quest to educate myself and find ways to navigate and manage the things I struggle with - hello time blindness 👋 etc., I caught an interview with Tracy Otsuka and was smacked in the face with a voice in the ADHD world that was speaking directly to me. I HAD to get her book.

I've worked with the Amen Clinic for my son's diagnosis, read books, listened to podcasts and this is the first book on ADHD that really reveals that the things I thought were inherently wrong with me are not flaws. I'm not the only one. There are tools I can use for what I struggle with and ways to empower myself with my strengths.

Thank you Tracy! I just finished the book today and am going back now to take notes and take control.

Also - side note. Even though this book focuses on women, I'm sharing this with my son because there's a lot of valuable information in here that he hasn't heard before and definitely pertains to his experience as well.

Mind. Blown.

I didn’t realize I had ADHD until my son was diagnosed. So much of this book resonated with me and I recommend it to ALL my ADHD sisters in crime!