How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your ADHD Brain (with Jessica McCabe)

In this special live conversation and Q&A, ADDitude is joined by Jessica McCabe to discuss themes from her debut book, "How to ADHD," and the strategies that helped her write it.

Jessica McCabe is the creator, writer, and star of the YouTube channel "How to ADHD." Since its founding in 2015, the award-winning channel—widely respected by treatment providers, ADHD researchers, and especially the ADHD community—has provided scientifically backed and experientially affirming information on how people with ADHD might work with their brains. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, ADDitude magazine, Today online, Upworthy, and more.

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This ADHD Experts webinar was originally broadcast on February 13, 2024.

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Purchase "How to ADHD" here: https://amzn.to/42Cr2m6

5:00 How did you finish your book?
6:00 working backwards
10:00 "putting guardrails around hyperfocus"
11:00 how did you transform over the course of your journey learning about ADHD?
13:00 Her major revelation: "Just do this and you'll be neurotypical"
16:00 "taking away the neurotypical stencil to see people with ADHD for who they are"
17:00 School is hard for ADHD kids
20:00 reminding yourself of your great qualities
24:00 Trying so hard, and being met with shame
26:00 Her diagnosis story -- "Too smart to have ADHD"
32:00 what are the most important things we can do to support of ADHD child?
36:00 connecting with the ADHD community
39:00 "I'll give you something to cry about"
40:00 What happened when she tried to suppress emotions, visualization of glitter
43:00 "You get to be angry, you don't get to be mean"
45:00:00 How did you get over the Wall of Awful?
49:00 ADHD in women, what are you interested in finding out next? ADHD in pregnancy
56:00 Putting supports in place post-partum, making a list

Related Resources

1. Download: The Ages & Stages of ADHD
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2. Self-Test: 5-Week Guide to Building Healthier Habits
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3. Read: ADHD Needs a Better Name. We Have One.
https://www.additudemag.com/attention...

4. eBook: Your Complete ADHD Guide
https://www.additudemag.com/product/a...

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