NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this honest friendly and shame-free guide the creator of the
award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD shares the hard-won insights and practical strategies
that have helped her survive even thrive in a world not built for her brain. “The world of
ADHD has been waiting for this book with bated breath for many years. If there’s a fairy
godmother of our lot it’s Jessica McCabe.”—Edward Hallowell MD coauthor of Driven to
Distraction and ADHD 2.0 Forget “try harder.” When your brain works differently you need to
try different . Diagnosed with ADHD at age twelve Jessica struggled with a brain that she
didn’t understand. She lost things constantly couldn’t finish projects and felt like she was
putting more effort in than everyone around her while falling further and further behind. At
thirty-two years old—broke divorced and living with her mom—Jessica decided to look more
deeply into her ADHD challenges. She reached out to experts devoured articles and shared her
discoveries on YouTube. In How to ADHD Jessica reveals the tools that have changed her life
while offering an unflinching look at the realities of living with ADHD. The key to navigating
a world not built for the neurodivergent brain she discovered isn’t to fix or fight against
its natural tendencies but to understand and work with them. She explains how ADHD affects
everyday life covering executive function impairments rejection sensitivity difficulties
with attention regulation and more. You’ll also find ADHD-specific strategies for adapting
your environment routines and systems including: • Boost the signal and decrease the noise
. Facilitate focus by putting your goals where you can see them and fighting distractions with
distractions. • Have less stuff to manage. Learn why you have trouble planning and prioritizing
and why doing more starts with doing less. • Build your “time wisdom.” Work backward when you
plan and track how long it actually takes you to do something. • Learn about your emotions.
Understand how naming your emotions and letting yourself experience them can make them easier
to regulate. With quotes from Jessica’s online community chapter summaries and reading
shortcuts designed for the neurodivergent reader How to ADHD will help you recognize your
strengths and challenges tackle “bad brain days ” and be kinder to yourself in the process.
