Book Recommendations

A practical, evidence-based guide exploring how nutrition, brain-selective nutrients, and lifestyle factors can support attention, emotional regulation, and mental wellbeing in individuals with ADHD and related neurodivergent profiles.

Dr James Kustow passionately believes that the goal should not be to just ‘manage’ ADHD, but to thrive with it. This ground-breaking book will allow you to assess if and how the condition affects you, mapping your unique ‘ADHD signature’, before leading you through a seven-pillar plan of small but powerful habit changes.

Did you know that a staggering 62% of the food in our supermarkets is ultra-processed - and that eating these foods slowly poisons us over time?

An evidence-based exploration of neuroscience, nutrition and the gut-brain connection from a clinical neuroscientist living with ADHD. This is a book that speaks to both your biology and your belonging. It's a unique, neurodiversity-affirmative resource that:

Reframes ADHD as a natural neurotype, a different way of living and making sense of the world, rather than a disorder. Expands neuroscience beyond the brain and into the whole body. Showing how gut, microbes, breath, heart, hormones and immune system are always in conversation.

An accessible overview of recent clinical and research perspectives addressing autism and autistic functioning. By providing an innovative lens, the book benefits from two different angles: a concrete and pragmatical view of an expert clinician with three decades of practice in diagnosis and treatment of autism, and a more “speculative” and “long-term” view of a researcher who works on neural and computational architecture of (a)typical neurocognitive functioning.

It's time women with ADHD were taken seriously and supported with understanding and compassion. For decades, ADHD has been mainly associated with young boys, leaving many and girls undiagnosed. Now, Kate Moyoussef - wellbeing coach and host of the chart-topping podcast, The ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast - offers you a positive, strengths-based approach to feeling empowered on your journey with ADHD, whether you are exploring, waiting or living with a formal diagnosis.

In Calmer, Easier, Happier Boys, parenting expert Noel Janis-Norton explains simple strategies for the unique challenges of raising motivated, cooperative and confident boys. Using the foolproof techniques Noel has developed over many years of working with families, parents can get back in charge. Living with boys can become calmer, easier and happier.

The Primal Wound is a classic in adoption literature and considered the adoptee's bible. It is a must read for adopted people, adoptive families, birth parents and social workers. CoramBAAF worked with the author to produce the first UK edition of this classic title. The Primal Wound has revolutionised how we think about adoption. Thousands have found in it profound insights on what being adopted means to adopted people. 

In a time when so many children and young adults seem to be struggling, parents are looking for help in bringing up mentally healthy kids who are equipped to thrive. Finally, evidence-based help is now available for overwhelmed parents who are trying their best but feel like they’re falling short.

In a time when so many children and young adults seem to be struggling, parents are looking for help in bringing up mentally healthy kids who are equipped to thrive. Finally, evidence-based help is now available for overwhelmed parents who are trying their best but feel like they’re falling short.

The sound of Sam's life was like the best piece of music you have ever heard. Everyone liked Sam, and Sam liked himself. But then one day the mud words begin and they get inside his head - and Sam can't hear the music anymore. Mud Boy is an illustrated book for ages 5 and up, showing how children can go from being joyfully buoyant to totally deflated when being bullied and teased, and offering advice to get them back to their best. Mud, music and a family cat are used to conjure up the story to children in a very new and real way, showing that recovery happens through talking to others about our problems.