Recommended reading list & additional references

Most books will be Amazon links for now; will try to upgrade to library entries in the future.

Personal experiences

ADHD: a lifelong struggle. @gravislizard synthesized a bunch of his ADHD tweets into this incredibly real and raw article about what it’s like to live with ADHD. if you read only a few things from this list, read this.

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD: Barkley’s published more on adult ADHD than almost anyone else. Great starting point.
Driven to Distraction: good bunch of case studies and coping strategies.
A New Understanding of ADHD in Children and Adults: looking at ADHD from the perspective of it being an executive function disorder that impairs planning, prioritization, and other complex mental processes. Really big eye opener for me.
Smart But Stuck: describes how ADHD interferes with your emotional regulation and how that affects your life: shame and avoidance behaviors, for example.

The official DSM-5 criteria for ADHD.
CDC summary of DSM-5 criteria for ADHD in children. For adults, there’s a short bit at the end starting with "ADHD often lasts into adulthood." When I say adult ADHD tends to get ignored, remember that articles like this are the baseline of knowledge for a lot of clinicians.
Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-v1.1): an adult ADHD self-reporting test. It’s based on the slightly outdated DSM-IV-TR criteria, but is still a useful first-line screener.

ADHD Is Different for Women: article in the Atlantic covering how even the newest DSM-5 criteria are still skewed towards boys and men.
Understanding Women With AD/HD: Best omnibus reference I've been able to find on the topic, although slightly behind current research. Chapter 2 has a self-assessment form that asks questions better optimized for ADHD presentation in women. Another chapter covers how estrogen interacts with both ADHD symptoms and response to amphetamine.

Executive Function Impairments in High IQ Adults with ADHD: Yale study which found that IQ tests don’t measure ADHD impairment well.

The "How to ADHD" YouTube channel: for those of us who pick up info from video more easily than text.