About Ann Fendler
For most of her adult life, Ann pushed through — working as a consultant, doing well on the outside, struggling on the inside. She was diagnosed with depression first, which explained some of it. But not the chaos, not the exhaustion, not the constant feeling that something was off.
At 38, she was diagnosed with ADHD. That changed everything. Suddenly things made sense — but it also opened up a lot of grief and anger about the years before.
Why she writes
After the diagnosis, Ann spent years in therapy — psychotherapy, CBT, self-help groups. She read everything she could find, often for hours at a time (hyperfocus has its uses). At some point she started writing things down, mostly for herself. Then she realized others might need the same information.
Her books are written the way she wishes someone had talked to her after her diagnosis: honestly, without sugarcoating, and without pretending to have all the answers.
What she is not
Ann is not a doctor, psychologist, therapist, or nutritionist. She makes that clear in every book. What she writes is based on her own experience, conversations with professionals, self-help groups, and published research. It is not medical advice.
Books
- ADHD Compact — a series of 10 short books, each on a specific topic
- ADHD Complete — all of that in one book
- ARFID — about the eating disorder and its connection to ADHD