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How to ADHD
by Jessica McCabe (2023)
“An insider's guide to working with your brain”
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About This Book
Based on her enormously popular YouTube channel (2M+ subscribers), Jessica McCabe's book translates years of community-tested strategies into a comprehensive guide. Unlike clinical textbooks, this book is written by someone with ADHD, for people with ADHD.
The book's greatest strength is its tone: warm, funny, and deeply empathetic. McCabe doesn't pretend to have all the answers — she shares what has worked for her and her community, backed by research and expert consultation.
It's the ideal first book for someone who just realized they might have ADHD and feels overwhelmed by the prospect.
Key Takeaways
- ✓The "Wall of Awful" — the emotional barrier that builds up around avoided tasks — is real and needs to be dismantled, not ignored
- ✓Work WITH your brain's wiring instead of against it
- ✓ADHD management is not about willpower; it's about designing systems that account for how your brain actually works
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