The AuDHD Teen Survival Guide, written by Sonia Ali and illustrated by Tim Stringer, is a practical guide for teenagers who are both autistic and have ADHD, suitable from 12 years. Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, it speaks directly to the teen reader, exploring what it means to navigate life as someone with both conditions, often described together as AuDHD.

The book addresses the conflicting impulses that autism and ADHD together can create, such as seeking social connection while also needing solitude, or chasing excitement while becoming overwhelmed easily. It offers practical strategies, life hacks, and visual activities covering thinking patterns, attention, emotional regulation, social communication, and sleep, with each chapter ending in reflection questions to encourage self-understanding.

For parents and home use

• Gives an AuDHD teenager a resource written directly to them, in language and illustrations designed to feel understanding rather than clinical.
• Helps parents open conversations about the specific push-and-pull of being both autistic and having ADHD, such as wanting connection but also needing solitude.
• The reflection questions at the end of each chapter can support family conversations as well as independent reading.
• Illustrated throughout by Tim Stringer, making the content more accessible for teens who find dense text difficult to engage with.

For schools

• A useful resource for SENCOs and pastoral staff to recommend directly to AuDHD pupils, giving them language and strategies for their own self-understanding.
• Covers attention, emotional regulation, and social communication, all directly relevant to how AuDHD pupils experience the school day.
• Short, illustrated chapter format makes it accessible for secondary-age pupils who may find longer texts overwhelming.
• Can support a pupil's own self-advocacy, helping them articulate their needs more clearly to staff.

For autistic teenagers, the book addresses social communication and the need for routine or solitude directly. For teenagers with ADHD, it addresses attention, emotional regulation, and the pull towards excitement and stimulation. Brought together, it speaks to the specific experience of being AuDHD, where these two profiles interact and sometimes pull in different directions, rather than treating autism and ADHD as separate, unconnected topics.

Self-help resources written directly for and, in many cases, by neurodivergent authors are increasingly used alongside clinical and school-based support to help young people build genuine self-understanding and self-advocacy skills.

Whether you are a parent looking for a resource your AuDHD teenager can genuinely relate to, or a school wanting to support a pupil's self-understanding, The AuDHD Teen Survival Guide is a practical, teen-facing resource worth considering.

• Written by Sonia Ali, illustrated by Tim Stringer, and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Format: paperback, 128 pages.
• Reading age: from 12 years.
• Covers: thinking patterns, attention, emotional regulation, social communication, and sleep, specifically through the lens of being both autistic and having ADHD (AuDHD).
• Includes: practical strategies, life hacks, visual activities, and end-of-chapter reflection questions.
• Dimensions: 152mm x 230mm x 12mm spine width.
• Weight: 170g.
• Publication date: 18 June 2026.

• Written directly for AuDHD teens. Speaks to the specific push-and-pull of being both autistic and having ADHD, not autism and ADHD as separate topics.
• Practical, not just theory. Life hacks, strategies, and visual activities teens can use straight away, both at home and at school.
• Illustrated throughout. Tim Stringer's illustrations make the content more approachable for teens who find dense text difficult.
• Builds self-advocacy. Reflection questions in each chapter help teens understand and articulate their own needs.

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• What is The AuDHD Teen Survival Guide about?
  It is a practical guide written by Sonia Ali for teenagers who are both autistic and have ADHD, often described together as AuDHD. It offers strategies, life hacks, and reflection activities covering attention, emotional regulation, social communication, and sleep.
• Is this book suitable for autistic teenagers?
  Yes, it directly addresses social communication and the need for routine or solitude, alongside the wider experience of being autistic as a teenager. It is written to help autistic teens understand their own neurological profile.
• Does this book help teenagers with ADHD?
  Yes, it addresses attention, emotional regulation, and the pull towards excitement and stimulation that many teenagers with ADHD experience. It combines this with the autism-specific content to reflect the AuDHD experience as a whole.
• What age is The AuDHD Teen Survival Guide suitable for?
  It is suitable from 12 years, according to the publisher. It is written directly to a teenage reader rather than to parents or professionals.
• Can this book be used in schools?
  Yes, SENCOs and pastoral staff can recommend it directly to AuDHD pupils to support self-understanding and self-advocacy. Its short, illustrated format suits secondary-age pupils who find longer texts overwhelming.
• Is this book suitable for reading at home?
  Yes, it is written directly to the teen reader, and its end-of-chapter reflection questions can also support family conversations at home.
• Who wrote The AuDHD Teen Survival Guide?
  It was written by Sonia Ali, illustrated by Tim Stringer, and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.