Heather Darwall-Smith

'This is the book that millions of people with ADHD have been waiting for.'

'The ADHD Sleep Book combines evidence-based explanations of sleep disorders with real, individual and practical tools to break the exhaustion cycle'

'Indispensable reading for anyone with ADHD. Heather Darwall-Smith is the answer to your sleep problems - in this brilliant guide she helps you understand why ADHD brains experience sleep differently (it’s not your fault you can’t sleep it’s biology) and develop a personalised toolkit that actually works.'

Dr Jessamy Hibberd, BSc, MSc, PgCert, PgDip, DClinPsy

A Compassionate Guide for the Wired and Overtired Brain

It's time for traditional sleep advice to truly consider the neurodivergent mind. 
 
If you've ever been called 'lazy' for struggling to wake up 'on time' 
If you think that sleep is boring when there's so much on your mind. 
If you're convinced that sleep advice just doesn't work for you. 
 
READ THIS BOOK! 
 
Awareness around ADHD and neurodiversity is growing rapidly, with diagnoses increasing and many more recognising symptoms without formal diagnosis. But when it comes to sleep, it is common to spread the same advice - go to bed earlier, wind down, cut screen time - without considering the uniqueness of the individual. With research showing that up to 75% of individuals with ADHD experience chronic sleep difficulties, it is clear that sleep is central, not peripheral, to the neurodivergent mind. Yet many of us are stuck in the same shame-spirals: feeling like tiredness around a rigid 9-5 schedule is a moral failure, convinced that we're lazy, have poor discipline or can't get the hang of circadian clocks that seem to work for everyone. Yet no one is talking about the real solution: sleep advice should consider how the ADHD brain actually works - not how it should work. 
 
The ADHD Sleep Book offers empowering rest and recovery strategies that start with you. By understanding the latest science behind sleep and neurodivergent wellbeing - from differences in melatonin levels, delayed sleep phases and hyperarousal at night - this book offers a compassionate and tailored pathway towards a restful night. Through relatable scenarios and drawing on the interventions Heather Darwall-Smith has used as a therapist and sleep specialist to help herself and her clients, this book will leave you feeling understood, empowered and equipped for realistic change.

Heather Darwall-Smith

Praise for The ADHD Sleep Book

'This is the book that millions of people with ADHD have been waiting for.'

'The ADHD Sleep Book combines evidence-based explanations of sleep disorders with real, individual and practical tools to break the exhaustion cycle'

'Indispensable reading for anyone with ADHD. Heather Darwall-Smith is the answer to your sleep problems - in this brilliant guide she helps you understand why ADHD brains experience sleep differently (it’s not your ...

'This is the book that millions of people with ADHD have been waiting for.'

'The ADHD Sleep Book combines evidence-based explanations of sleep disorders with real, individual and practical tools to break the exhaustion cycle'

'Indispensable reading for anyone with ADHD. Heather Darwall-Smith is the answer to your sleep problems - in this brilliant guide she helps you understand why ADHD brains experience sleep differently (it’s not your ...

'This is the book that millions of people with ADHD have been waiting for.'

'The ADHD Sleep Book combines evidence-based explanations of sleep disorders with real, individual and practical tools to break the exhaustion cycle'

'Indispensable reading for anyone with ADHD. Heather Darwall-Smith is the answer to your sleep problems - in this brilliant guide she helps you understand why ADHD brains experience sleep differently (it’s not your ...

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