The ADHD User's Manual

"Stop moving around"
"Do not interrupt"
"Can't you pay attention?"
"Why are you so intense?"
"Think before you act"

Life with a different brain is filled with negative comments that slowly eat at your self-esteem, like shame-filled punches to your gut. Eventually, you start thinking that perhaps you are the problem, and that there's something wrong with you. There is not, but when unmanaged, ADHD can do a lot of damage. Through understanding, you can learn to manage symptoms and adapt your life in ways that allow you to thrive - even at times, harnessing the unique strengths of your brain.

Ludovico was diagnosed with ADHD at 28, discovering quite suddenly how a different brain had affected his whole life. In the middle of a burnout, living in a broken down studio, and having been let down by doctors he embarked on a journey of understanding through the medium he knew best: science. He devoured scientific papers, reached out to experts, used his knowledge of neurosciences, and shared his findings on TikTok and Instagram - eventually he decided that it was time to organize his knowledge into a book.

In the ADHD User's Manual, Ludovico reveals tools that helped him manage his ADHD, without shying away from the harsh realities of living with it. The key to navigating a world that is not adapted to your brain, it turns out, is not trying to change yourself, but learning to work with your natural tendencies, and strategically pick your battles when that's not possible. He explains how ADHD affects everyday life, like executive dysfunction, relationship issues, rejection sensitivity, self-esteem, and much more. You will also find ADHD-specific strategies to adapt your life, environment, and routines in ways that best fit your brain's tendencies, and reflections that break the stigma around mental health.

With a quote from Ludovico: The goal is not to stop having bad days, that's impossible; because life happens. The goal is for the bad days that you will have in a year to look very different from the ones you're having now."