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A smart self-help guide to thriving with ADHD by the creator of the wildly popular YouTube channel How to ADHD

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Introduction Hello, Brains! You found my book! A BOOK! How did that happen? Well, first I had to write one. So why did I, someone with ADHD, do such a long and forever-taking thing? Because I lose and forget things, and what I have learned over the last seven years is too important to do that with. As I'll explain in Chapter 1, my intention in starting the YouTube channel How to ADHD was to put everything I learned about ADHD in one place so that I could actually find it again when I needed it. Well, it's years later. Over the course of building the channel, I've developed a deep and detailed understanding of the invisible obstacles those with ADHD tend to run into, as well as our options for dealing with them. The (almost) weekly videos in which I've shared what I learned, every step along my journey, have helped me and millions of others learn to work with our brains, not against them. In fact, my team and I have made so many videos that even I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of information we've put together! Sometimes I wish I could just flip to a table of contents, or control-F my channel or my brain. Until that is possible, I'm putting the most important information I learned--what's been the most helpful for me and for my community--in a book. Something tangible, with a cover and a table of contents and an index. A reference to remind myself of a tool I can use when I'm feeling stuck. And if I accidentally leave it on the bus like half my school notebooks, I can just buy a new one--wherever I am in the world. (Hello, International Brains!!) More importantly, though, I wanted to write a book that would give people the experience they'd have if they saw my TEDx Talk, binge-watched my videos, hung out in the comments section, and went to coffee with me. I wanted to give others, if I could, what I had found on my own journey: a deep understanding of how our brains work, a sense of solidarity, and a toolbox full of strategies tailored to the specific challenges we face in achieving what it is we set out to achieve. I wanted to make our invisible obstacles visible for as many people as possible, so we stop blaming ourselves for tripping over them and understand how to navigate them. And I wanted to do it all in one book. It was an ambitious project, and I wasn't sure how to make it happen. I was pretty sure it wasn't even possible many, many times while creating it. But I used the book I was writing to push me over the finish line--tapping into the tools, reading the ending anecdotes for each chapter when I felt discouraged, and . . . well, here it is! What you are holding in your hands right now is the book I needed and didn't have. Maybe it's the book you needed and didn't have. Think of this as a user's guide to ADHD full of insights, research, strategies, and validation, one that both explains and embraces how our brains work. You won't find definitive solutions for managing ADHD, but a menu of tools I've collected from the community, ADHD experts, lived experience, and research. You'll also find deep dives into why we even need these strategies, so you can choose the ones that fit your unique life and brain. The information and strategies I share in these chapters are meant to empower those with ADHD, enlighten and support the efforts of those who love someone with ADHD, and be helpful and insightful for anyone who is simply human. Excerpted from How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It) by Jessica McCabe All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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Library Journal Review

This might be McCabe's first book, but she's been immersed in the world of ADHD since her own diagnosis at age 12. Alongside the work she's done to understand her brain and how it functions, in 2015 she started "How To ADHD," one of the most popular YouTube channels dedicated to the topic. This book is an extension of her work; a true manual and toolbox for people who struggle to learn. McCabe explains the basics of ADHD, focus, and hyperfocus, and writes extensively and clearly about executive functioning. She gives examples of how and why people with ADHD struggle with different tasks and suggests concrete actions that build skills, like ways to improve sleep, manage time, and improve working memory and motivation. In addition to the helpful content, the book has an ADHD-friendly style; short paragraphs, plenty of white space, and bullet points to keep readers organized. There are contributions from real people--"brains," as she calls them--whose perspective on managing ADHD in friendships, romantic relationships, and on the job are invaluable. VERDICT The inclusive language and accessible tone, along with McCabe's knowledge and exhaustive research, make this smart and timely take on ADHD a necessity.--Erin Dagenais

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Jessica McCabe is a writer and the creator of the award-winning YouTube channel How to ADHD . Offering guidance on how people with ADHD might work better with their brains, her channel has gained endorsements from treatment providers, ADHD researchers and the wider neuro-divergent community. McCabe's work has been featured by The New York Times, Washington Post, Upworthy and more. She is based in Seattle, Washington.