Books · Design for real brains
Two low-pressure workbooks for the energy you have.
Some days the hard part is keeping up with people. Some days it is finding enough energy for the day itself. My two new workbooks leave room for both.
Out of Sight, Still Loved and Running on Empty are now available in paperback on Amazon under my author name, A. Boone. They share a practical idea with Eat Different: you should be able to choose a useful starting point without having to complete a whole system first.
When you care, and the reply still does not happen.
Out of Sight, Still Loved: A Social Life Workbook for ADHD and Autistic Adults is about the social side of life: remembering to reach out, returning after a quiet stretch, finding words for an awkward conversation and thinking about the friendships you want to keep.
The 80-page workbook includes conversation scripts, connection check-ins and writing space. You can open it at the part that fits the situation in front of you. A page for reconnecting and a page for sorting through a difficult moment serve different jobs; neither needs to become your assignment for every week.
If you are looking at this book for someone else, start with its purpose and let them decide whether it sounds useful. A workbook can be an invitation. It does not need to arrive with expectations attached.
When the plan has to fit a smaller battery.
Running on Empty: An AuDHD Burnout Recovery Workbook begins with the energy available today. Its 90 pages include a plan for a hard day, prompts for noticing drains, rest and sensory menus, low-energy food and hygiene planning, and repeatable check-ins.
Each page gives an indication of the fuel it takes. That makes the choice visible before you start writing. You can use a short page, skip to a different section or put the book down and come back. The structure makes room for an uneven pace.
The title tells you the focus. The inside gives you places to put your own answers. If a whole week feels too much to plan, the smallest useful page can be enough of a starting point.
Which book fits what you are looking for?
- For friendship and staying connected: start with Out of Sight, Still Loved.
- For planning around depleted energy: look at Running on Empty.
- For food that fits your day: explore Eat Different and the free cooking articles.
Both workbooks are 8.5 × 11-inch paperbacks with black-ink interiors and room to write. Their Amazon pages have the current edition details and buying options.
If you want a small download to begin with, the five free printables include a low-battery sampler, a sensory support page, an undated planner, communication scripts and an early-warning-signs plan.
The paperbacks
By A. Boone · Paperback
Out of Sight, Still Loved
A Social Life Workbook for ADHD and Autistic Adults
A low-pressure place to work through friendship, reconnect after a quiet stretch, and find words for the conversations you keep putting off.
80 pages · Connection check-ins, conversation scripts and room to write. Use the pages in any order.
See the book on Amazon ↗
By A. Boone · Paperback
Running on Empty
An AuDHD Burnout Recovery Workbook
A workbook for the days when even getting started takes a lot. Choose a page by the fuel you have, from a bare-minimum day plan to small steps back into a routine.
90 pages · Energy ratings, rest and sensory menus, low-energy food plans, and repeatable check-ins.
See the book on Amazon ↗These self-help workbooks do not diagnose or treat any condition and do not replace professional care.
The design thread through the work.
Books, creator tools and product content all ask a similar question: can someone find a useful next step and return to it later? That is the thread through these workbooks, the cookbook and EverAlice AI.