{"product_id":"the-living-contradiction-hannah-audrey-schwartz-9781923646179","title":"The Living Contradiction: A Memoir of a Life Unmasked by AuDHD","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat does it mean to be a living contradiction? To crave a predictable routine but be incapable of following a schedule? To need more social connection than other autistics but get overwhelmed by it more than other ADHDers?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor decades, this was a life defined by paradox and shame. This book is a raw, first-person memoir that dives deep into the \"Great Performance\" of high-masking AuDHD-the full-time job of faking normal that leads to inevitable, \"Great Collapse\" burnout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is not another clinical guide. It is a lived-experience survival story.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside, you will find a validating, \"unmasking\" journey through: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Social Contradiction: \u003c\/b\u003e Navigating the agonizing loop of ADHD impulsivity (\"oversharing\") followed by autistic rumination (\"dissecting every interaction\").\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe War at Home: \u003c\/b\u003e A first-person guide to executive dysfunction, shattering the \"laziness\" myth and exploring the paralysis of the \"Unlocked Gate\" and the \"Hot Burner.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe War Outside: \u003c\/b\u003e The \"double-pronged\" hell where autistic sensory overload collides with the executive dysfunction that blocks the solution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \"Superpower\" Trap: \u003c\/b\u003e An honest look at the duality of AuDHD strengths, from hyperfocus and pattern-recognition to the uncontrollable intensity of \"justice sensitivity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Living Contradiction\u003c\/i\u003e is a validating blueprint for anyone who has ever felt \"too much in some ways, not enough in others.\" It is a story of shedding a life of \"problematic coping strategies\" to finally build an authentic identity, find your tribe, and cut your own keys to a life that is, at last, your own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Audrey Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1923646176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781923646179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neurokindred Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Hannah Audrey Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997813616895,"sku":"9781923646179","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-living-contradiction-hannah-audrey-schwartz-9781923646179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}