ADHD Aha! | Jessica McCabe (!!) on motherhood, social anxiety, and ADHD medication

How to ADHD creator Jessica McCabe has been the source of many ADHD aha moments -- so what were her ADHD aha moments?

Jessica was diagnosed when she was 12 years old, but didn’t start to look into what ADHD meant for her until she was 32. ADHD medication felt like putting on glasses – experiencing the world as everyone else did. But she didn’t have the skills and strategies to cope with ADHD.

So, she started making YouTube videos...and the rest is history. Listen in as Jessica answers Laura’s many question, including: What’s it like for her to be a new mom with ADHD? Does she ever get a vulnerability hangover? And why doesn’t she think she’s cool?

Related resources
Jessica’s YouTube channel, @HowtoADHD
All about ADHD medication
https://www.understood.org/en/article...
Understanding trouble with social skills
https://www.understood.org/en/article...

Timestamps
00:00 Intro
03:08 How Jessica feels about being involved in so many people’s aha moment
04:55 Jessica’s diagnosis story at age 12
06:16 Jessica’s ADHD medication ADHD moment
07:33 The creation of Jessica’s YouTube channel How to ADHD
11:29 Jessica on social anxiety
14:09 Busting ADHD medication stigma
16:52 ADHD and new motherhood
22:49 Going back to work after maternity leave
26:01 Laura’s rapid fire questions
31:49 Jessica’s parting words

To get a transcript of this show and check out more episodes, visit the ADHD Aha! podcast page at Understood.
https://www.understood.org/en/podcast...

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