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“How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your ADHD Brain (Not Against It!) with Jessica McCabe” [Video Replay & Podcast #491]

Access the video replay, listen to the podcast episode (#491), download the slide presentation, and learn how to get a certificate of attendance for this ADHD Experts webinar originally broadcast on Tuesday, February 13, 2024.

ADHD Expert: Jessica McCabe Verified Updated on April 10, 2024
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Episode Description

“How to ADHD” is a powerhouse. Since launching her YouTube channel in 2015, Jessica McCabe has attracted more than 1.6 million subscribers to her smart, insightful, shame-blasting videos about living with a neurodivergent brain. For many people, Jessica is the face and heart of ADHD.

Diagnosed with ADHD at age 12, Jessica lost things constantly, couldn’t finish projects, and felt like she was investing more effort than everyone around her while falling further and further behind. By her early 30s, she was broke, desperate, and determined to find answers by hyperfocusing wholeheartedly on ADHD research. An actor by trade, she began recording videos to make sense and keep track of what she was learning about her ADHD brain and, in the process, found a community that was also searching for answers and understanding.

Last month, Jessica released her first book, also called How to ADHD. In this special conversation with ADDitude editors, Jessica will discuss themes from her book, including the following:

  • The key she has discovered to navigating a world not built for the neurodivergent brain
  • How the ADHD acronym is misleading and unhelpful for people who have plenty of attention but an inability to focus that attention
  • The economic cost of not treating ADHD, especially in women
  • How she’s learned to pay attention to time in new and effective ways that improve self-time management
  • How to counteract sleep comorbidities like obstructive sleep apnea, insomnia, sleepwalking, excessive daytime sleepiness, and more

Watch the Video Replay

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Obtain a Certificate of Attendance

If you attended the live webinar on February 13, 2024, watched the video replay, or listened to the podcast, you may purchase a certificate of attendance option (cost: $10). Note: ADDitude does not offer CEU credits. Click here to purchase the certificate of attendance option »

Meet the Expert Speaker

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.

Listener Testimonials

“So inspiring to hear how this speaker designs her life in the ways that support her well-being and strategies that enable her to accomplish the goals she has set for herself.”

“I’ve loved Jessica McCabe for a long time. As a parent who does not have ADHD, her insights into what my child might be experiencing have been invaluable. I ordered her book during the webinar and can’t wait to get started.”

“As a 53-year-old woman who was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 51, it was validating to hear Jessica talk about the challenges she experienced growing up. The last couple of years have been very hard and very enlightening. I look forward to reading Jessica’s book.”

Webinar Sponsor

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