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EP. 265: Harnessing Your ADHD Superpower: A Chat with Jessica McCabe from How to ADHD

Jan 31, 2024

Jessica McCabe, founder of How to ADHD, shares her personal journey with ADHD, including challenges and triumphs. Topics addressed in the podcast include recognizing the value of past experiences, navigating expectations in the entertainment industry, and parenting a child with ADHD.

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ADVICE

Use A Simple Framework For Big Ideas

Create simple, repeatable frameworks to channel ADHD's divergent ideas into focused output.
Use a consistent structure like problem → solution → explanation to keep projects on track.

INSIGHT

Medication Can Reveal Hidden Potential

Medication transformed Jessica's ability to translate effort into results without changing her work.
That shift revealed ADHD as an access issue, not moral failure.

ANECDOTE

The Ducklings School Project

Jessica once raised ducklings to complete a school assignment and walked them around campus.
The episode shows how hyperfocus and creative problem-solving produced a joyful, memorable success.

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After being diagnosed with ADHD at age twelve, Jessica McCabe struggled with a brain she didn't understand. Determined to understand her challenges, Jessica reached out to experts, read articles, and decided to share her findings with others. This determination and curiosity set her on the incredible path she's on today.

Jessica is now the founder and host of the award-winning YouTube channel, How to ADHD, where she has built a community of millions who follow along as she uses up-to-date research, consultations with mental health professionals, and her own personal experiences to create fun educational content to help people better understand their unique brains. She is also the author of a brand new book, How To ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working With Your Brain (Not Against It).

The ADHD world isn't pie, there's plenty to go around for everyone. The more of us that are talking about ADHD, the more likely that we'll actually change more lives, which is why I'm inviting you to join my conversation with Jessica and learn more about her new book and all the wonderful work she does helping ADHDers to live their most fulfilling lives.
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Youtube: How To ADHD
Instagram: @howtoadhd
Book link: https://howtoadhdbook.com

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