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May 25, 2020
This comic essay/memoir details the author, Akiko Morishima's experience of being diagnosed with ADHD in her 40s. She discusses how she came to suspect she might have ADHD, how she got diagnosed, the type of treatment she received, changes in her lifestyle, and general information about what ADHD is, as well as her own reflections on the overall experience.
Morishima's explanations of ADHD are very easy to understand, so this book could be a useful tool for starting/assisting conversations with people who don't really understand ADHD. Morishima also is very diligent in noting that (1) everyone with ADHD will experience it a bit differently, (2) what works for one person won't work for everyone, and (3) research in the field is constantly evolving.
The book is also very empowering for adults who might have gotten to adulthood always struggling but not sure why. It states (and this quote is extracted for use on the advertising book-band), "being an adult means being able to ask for help."
For someone who already has an ADHD diagnosis, however, or for someone who is looking for more resources or information about ways to change their lifestyle to make living with ADHD easier, this book might feel insufficient. I don't think that's a problem, necessarily, because I don't think that's what Morishima set out to do with this book. From my understanding, this is a print-edition of what started as diary comics on her blog. What's more, the title is, "Could it be an adult developmental disability?!" so if you already know the answer to that question is, "yes, it could and indeed it is," this book might not answer other questions you have, and it's probably not fair to expect it to.
I would recommend this book for:
- anyone who has a close friend, loved one, coworker, or person who they interact with regularly who has ADHD
- anyone who was recently diagnosed with ADHD or suspects they might have ADHD
- anyone who is moving to Japan and wants to know the process of being treated for ADHD in Japan*
- anyone who simply wants to learn more about ADHD
* However, note that the regulations for ADHD medication have changed since this book was published and it's no longer as simple to obtain a prescription as the book depicts.
Morishima's explanations of ADHD are very easy to understand, so this book could be a useful tool for starting/assisting conversations with people who don't really understand ADHD. Morishima also is very diligent in noting that (1) everyone with ADHD will experience it a bit differently, (2) what works for one person won't work for everyone, and (3) research in the field is constantly evolving.
The book is also very empowering for adults who might have gotten to adulthood always struggling but not sure why. It states (and this quote is extracted for use on the advertising book-band), "being an adult means being able to ask for help."
For someone who already has an ADHD diagnosis, however, or for someone who is looking for more resources or information about ways to change their lifestyle to make living with ADHD easier, this book might feel insufficient. I don't think that's a problem, necessarily, because I don't think that's what Morishima set out to do with this book. From my understanding, this is a print-edition of what started as diary comics on her blog. What's more, the title is, "Could it be an adult developmental disability?!" so if you already know the answer to that question is, "yes, it could and indeed it is," this book might not answer other questions you have, and it's probably not fair to expect it to.
I would recommend this book for:
- anyone who has a close friend, loved one, coworker, or person who they interact with regularly who has ADHD
- anyone who was recently diagnosed with ADHD or suspects they might have ADHD
- anyone who is moving to Japan and wants to know the process of being treated for ADHD in Japan*
- anyone who simply wants to learn more about ADHD
* However, note that the regulations for ADHD medication have changed since this book was published and it's no longer as simple to obtain a prescription as the book depicts.
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