Stuck on Hard Mode - by Erin Phillips (Paperback)

About the Book

This playful, neurodivergent-friendly strategy guide turns everyday life into a videogame, offering practical tips for autistic, ADHD and AuDHD individuals. With humor, art, and 'screenshots' of everyday life, it helps readers manage tasks, burnout, relationships, and more - equipping them with tools to thrive in a world designed for neurotypicals.

Book Synopsis

Your energy levels are depleted; those laundry and washing up questlines are all flashing with red exclamation marks and nearly everything is on fire...but that's just an average day for many neurodivergent people, right?

Being autistic, ADHD or AuDHD can sometimes feel like you're stuck on hard mode with no option to toggle that difficulty setting. Fear not! The first ever neurodivergent-friendly strategy guide to everyday life is here to improve your gameplay in a world built for neurotypicals.

Hilarious, fun and packed full of gorgeous art and 'screenshots' from the ultimate game - real life - this strategy guide is your tool to surviving the missions and quests of the daily grind.

Helped along by your digital companion Erin and allies you'll meet along the way, this guide features advice on customising your character, exploring gender, developing your stats, managing tricky status effects like burnout, and even making friends and exploring relationships in multiplayer mode. In this guide you have all the strats, tips and tricks you need to thrive during all aspects of gameplay as a neurodivergent player. So, let's begin and establish a play style that works for you.

Review Quotes

A brilliant guide for Neurodivergent gamers and anyone who wants to understand Neurodivergent people better, and a reminder to be kind to ourselves amongst the constant obstacles we face.--Aliona Baranova, ADHD Actor, Motion Capture Performance Director of Baldur's Gate 3, and Twitch Streamer

Joyful, neuroaffirming and genuinely useful - this guide hands autistic and AuDHD readers the controller. Clear tactics, smart buffs and co-op play tips you can use today. I wish I had this at Level 19.--Mike, Autistic AF (YouTube)

Anyone living with autism, and or ADHD, will find this book profoundly enlightening. It offers clarity, compassion, and practical insight-an invaluable resource for anyone navigating autism, and or ADHD, themselves or supporting friends, family, or colleagues.--Cranky, West Coast Canadian, Autistic Twitch Streamer and Content Creator (CrankyOldDude) Https: //www.twitch.tv/crankyolddude/about

Navigating a neurotypical world as an autistic person can be difficult, but Stuck on Hard Mode lays out life like a cheat sheet, with guides so useful it feels like you're modding your own character.--Jesse McNamara, Plumbella (YouTube & Twitch)

About the Author

Erin Philips is an AuDHDer writer, whose lifelong special interests include writing and video games. She has an MFA in children's literature.