{"product_id":"friendship-skills-for-neurodivergent-adults-a-guide-for-the-anxious-uniquely-wired-and-easily-distracted","title":"Friendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults: A Guide for the Anxious, Uniquely Wired, and Easily Distracted","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCaroline Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e is an in-demand expert in social emotional learning, and a sought-after key-note speaker with more than 200 speaking engagements at organizations and schools each year, including the International Conference on ADHD, Learning Disabilities of America, and the Association of Speech Pathologists. As a Neurodivergent person with ADHD, dyslexia and learning disabilities, she's also been a featured TEDx speaker and keynote presenter at the International Conference on ADHD. She lives in Massachusetts. \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adults who want practical guidance for real connection--this book was written with you in mind. \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eJessica McCabe\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times bestselling author of How to ADHD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFriendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of book that meets you where you are. Caroline Maguire breaks down social concepts with clarity, compassion, and metaphor in a way that feels genuinely respectful to neurodivergent experience. Nothing here is patronizing or prescriptive -- it's practical, hopeful, and deeply human. She names the realities so many of us carry while offering clear paths toward friendship that don't ask you to mask or contort yourself. A needed and affirming guide for our community.-- \n\u003cb\u003eMegan Anna Neff, PsyD\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eclinical psychologist; author of Self-Care for Autistic People; and founder of Neurodivergent Insights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"As an autistic ADHD therapist and coach who spent decades feeling like an alien in my own life, I know how brutal friendship can feel for neurodivergent adults. \n\u003ci\u003eFriendship Skills for Neurodivergent Adults: A Guide for the Anxious, Uniquely Wired, and Easily Distracted\u003c\/i\u003e gives autistic and ADHD adults something we rarely get: concrete language, permission to honor our sensory and social limits, and a way to build real connection without masking ourselves into burnout. Caroline treats autistic and otherwise neurodivergent people as worthy of love exactly as we are, then walks readers through small, doable steps that make belonging feel possible instead of out of reach.\"-- \n\u003cb\u003ePatrick Casale\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuDHD mental health therapist, neurodivergent business coach, TEDx speaker, and host of the All Things Private Practice and Divergent Conversations podcasts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Caroline Maguire is a relationship guru for anyone with a neurodiversity, especially those with ADHD and anxiety. Her book is an extraordinary offering full of warmth, insight and depth. It's a useful and fun must read.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003cb\u003eDr. Ned Hallowell\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times bestselling co-author of Driven to Distraction and ADHD 2.0\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Friendship can be difficult for the neurodivergent. Thankfully, Caroline Maguire provides us with the strategies and tools needed to rise to the challenge! In \n\u003ci\u003eFriendship Skills for Neurodivergent \u003c\/i\u003eAdults, she shares meaningful ideas and actionable exercises that help us connect with others, exploring everything from friendship anxiety, masking (and unmasking), how to tell if someone will be a good friend, and friendship maintenance. And the book is written in a neurodiverse-friendly way that chunks information for easy processing, and revisits key concepts to make sure we remember them. It's great! Buy this book!\"-- \n\u003cb\u003eBrendan Mahan\u003c\/b\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ehost of the ADHD Essentials Podcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Balance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496038662422,"sku":"9781538773086","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781538773086.jpg?v=1783051424","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/friendship-skills-for-neurodivergent-adults-a-guide-for-the-anxious-uniquely-wired-and-easily-distracted","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}