Your Brain's Not Broken for Teens and Young Adults: Strategies for Your Life with ADHD - Paperback

by Rosier Tamara Phd (Author)

You know what to do. You just can't always make yourself do it.

If you have ADHD, you don't need to be fixed. You need to know that you are lovable, capable, and not alone--and you need a guide who actually understands how your brain works. This book is that guide.

You know you experience the world differently. Focusing for hours on one thing while being unable to start another makes no sense to most people. A small comment or setback can stay with you for hours. You know what you're supposed to do--and yet following through can feel impossible. There's a reason your brain behaves this way. And once you understand it, things start to make a lot more sense.

Your Brain's Not Broken has helped thousands of adults finally understand their ADHD brains. Now Dr. Tamara Rosier has written a new version for teens and young adults in language specifically for this stage of life and content that speaks directly to the developmental challenges you're facing. Using humor, relatable stories, and neuroscience-backed tools, she addresses the areas that challenge ADHD brains most at this age:
● Attention--why it works the way it does, and how to work with it instead of fighting it
● Motivation--why starting things is so hard, and what actually helps you get moving
● Emotions--why small things hit so hard, and how to build more stability without shutting down
● Follow-through--why finishing is its own challenge, and how to change that pattern

The result? Less confusion, self-doubt, and beating yourself up for things you don't fully understand yet. And more clarity, direction, and confidence as you navigate school, friendships, family, big emotions, and the life you're building next. An ideal resource for teens and young adults to read themselves--and for parents, counselors, and educators to recommend to the young people in their lives.

Your brain's not broken. This book will show you exactly why--and what to do with the one you have.

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You know what to do. You just can't always make yourself do it.

You know you experience the world differently. Focusing for hours on one thing while being unable to start another makes no sense to most people. A small comment or setback can stay with you for hours.

There's a reason your brain behaves like this. And once you understand it, things start making a lot more sense.

Your Brain's Not Broken for Teens and Young Adults was written for you. Dr. Tamara Rosier uses humor, relatable stories, and practical tools to explain the real reasons behind the patterns that keep tripping you up when it comes to attention, motivation, emotions, and follow-through. More importantly, she gives you strategies that work with how your brain is built.

The result? Less confusion, self-doubt, and beating yourself up for things you don't fully understand yet. And more clarity, direction, and confidence as you navigate school, friendships, family, big emotions, and the life you're building next.

Author Biography

Tamara Rosier, PhD, has been a college administrator, professor, leadership consultant, high school teacher, business owner, and ADHD coach. Through those experiences, she has developed deep insight into how ADHD shapes daily life. As founder of the ADHD Center of West Michigan, Dr. Rosier leads a team of coaches, therapists, and speech-language pathologists who support individuals, parents, and families in understanding ADHD and building practical skills to live well with it. She is the author of Your Brain's Not Broken, Your Brain's Not Broken Workbook, and You, Me, and Our ADHD Family.