Dirty Laundry
Why adults with ADHD are so ashamed and what we can do to help
Richard Pink author Roxanne Emery author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:9th Mar '23
Should be back in stock very soon

From the viral TikTok duo, @ADHD_Love comes a tried-and-tested, no-guilt and no-shame guide to self-love and navigating relationships with ADHD
An honest guide to help you understand your ADHD, at home and in relationships.
ADHD can turn everyday things such as cleaning, timekeeping, money, messages and personal hygiene into sources of disproportionate shame. Dirty Laundry begins with those realities and asks a more useful question: what happens when judgement is replaced by understanding?
Drawing on Roxanne Emery’s experience of adult ADHD and Richard Pink’s perspective as her partner, the couple behind @ADHD_Love combine candid personal stories with practical strategies for life at home and in relationships. They explore time blindness, hyperfocus, losing things, task avoidance, finances and communication, showing how support can work with an ADHD brain rather than against it.
For adults with ADHD, the book offers ways to recognise shame without letting it define them. For partners, parents, friends and family, it explains how patience, structure and honest communication can reduce conflict and make practical support more effective.
Funny, vulnerable and useful, this is a guide to living with ADHD without turning every difficulty into a moral verdict.
‘Made us giggle and helped us forge a much deeper connection with our friends and family with ADHD. A godsend!’ Davina McCall & Michael Douglas
‘Essential for ALL ADHDers and those who love them’ *5 star reader review
‘It’s not just me! Blew my mind, validated my life’ *5 star reader review
‘Life-changing’ *5 star reader review
‘Soul-soothing reading for anyone in an ADHD affected relationship’ *5 star reader review
Made us giggle and helped us forge a much deeper connection with our friends and family with ADHD. A godsend! * Davina McCall & Michael Douglas *
Highly recommended ... offers resources for both people who are neurodivergent and their partners, as well as models for how to have more productive conversations -- Hartford Courant
ISBN: 9781529915402
Dimensions: 216mm x 136mm x 13mm
Weight: 170g
160 pages