ADHD/Autism Resources
C o n t e n t C r e a t o r s
W e b s i t e s
www.themarysue.com/the-autism-speaks-controversy-explained
- Overview of why many in the community discourage using Autism Speaks as a resource.
- Online diagnosis for ADHD, as well as for a variety of other mental health conditions
- This is the website that I, as well as several people I know, used to obtain our diagnoses.
- Evaluation is $189 (as of December 2025), which is roughly ten times less than most other assessments I’ve found – and depending on your insurance, it may be possible to get insurance reimbursement (mine did)
- Lots of organizational tips for those of us whose brains organize things differently than neurotypicals do
- Free quiz identifies your personal organizational style and needs, so you know which tips work for you and which tips to quit trying to master
- Online diagnosis for autism & some other mental health conditions
- Dozens of psychometric tests accessible for you to take on your own (does not count as an official diagnosis when you do it on your own)
- Many of these tests are the official screening tools used by mental health professionals to assess for autism, ADHD, and others
- Run by a neurodivergent psychologist (Autistic-ADHD)
- Lots of easy to read diagrams with tons of info
B o o k s
Dirty Laundry
by Richard Pink & Roxanne Emery
Goes through several of the main traits of ADHD, and how they affected the authors’ lives, both before and after Roxanne’s diagnosis as an adult. Authors are a married couple – he is neurotypical, and she was diagnosed after they got together. Told from both authors’ viewpoints. (Bonus: you get to listen to their fun British accents in the audiobook.)
How to ADHD
by Jessica McCabe
Excellent resource for tips and tools to try.
One of my favorites. I highly recommend getting the physical book, rather than ebook. The layout is very visually stimulating, and I find it much easier to refer to different sections at different times when I’m flipping through a physical book.
NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
by Steve Silberman
Talks a lot about the history of autism, how it was discovered and how our understanding of it has evolved. This is the best book about autism’s history that I have read thus far.
Welcome to the Autistic Community
by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
Full book available at autismacceptance.com (both for download and printed in full for free on the website)
How Not to Fit In
by Jess Joy & Charlotte Mia
This book includes several great workbook questions after each chapter. I got the audiobook from the library, but I will be purchasing the physical book so that I can work the workbook questions as I re-read it.
Unmasking Autism
by Devon Price, PhD
Fabulously researched. Gives a lot of great info on how to identify, accept, and advocate for our own needs.
Self-Care for Autistic People
by Dr. Megan Anna Neff
Gives a wide variety of good tips, exercises, and info in a very concise manner. It touches on a lot of topics without going into depth on any of them. A good introductory book to flip through when needed.
The Autistic Burnout Workbook
by Dr. Megan Anna Neff
Among other things, contains all of the worksheets, tables, lists, etc referred to in Self-Care for Autistic People.
Divergent Mind
by Jenara Nerenberg
Includes a lot about how neurodivergence and mental illness in women have been treated – or not treated, as the case may be – over the years.