How to ADHD

Jessica McCabe fortæller om livet med ADHD uden filter – og om de redskaber, der har ændret hendes liv. Når din hjerne fungerer anderledes, dur det ikke at arbejde endnu hårdere. Glem det! Prøv noget andet! I denne ærlige, imødekommende og livskloge guide deler Jessica McCabe – grundlæggeren af det populære online community How to ADHD – sine dyrekøbte erfaringer og praktiske strategier, der har hjulpet hende med at overleve og trives i en verden, der ikke er skabt til hendes hjerne. Jessica blev diagnosticeret med ADHD som 12-årig og kæmpede med en hjerne, hun ikke forstod. Hun glemte ting og skulle knokle dobbelt så hårdt som alle andre – mens hun sakkede mere og mere bagud. Som 32-årig, hvor hun var nyskilt og flyttet hjem til sin mor, besluttede Jessica at undersøge og forstå sine ADHD-udfordringer ordentligt. Hun kontaktede eksperter, læste stribevis af artikler og begyndte at dele sin nye viden på YouTube. HOW TO ADHD er en brugervejledning til at have ADHD. En bog fuld af viden, accept og genkendelse bygget på Jessicas arbejde med den prisbelønnede How To ADHD -kanal på YouTube, som siden starten i 2015 er vokset til et ADHD-community med mere end 1,8 mio. følgere fra hele verden. Nøglen til at navigere i en verden, der ikke er indrettet til neurodivergente hjerner, er at forstå og arbejde med sin hjerne, ikke imod den. HOW TO ADHD er oversat til dansk af Stine Maria Nielsen .

***THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*** 'Jessica McCabe changed my life for the better with her kind, bright and thoroughly researched ADHD videos - and now with her book, she just might change yours too' KAT BROWN, AUTHOR OF IT'S NOT A BLOODY TREND: UNDERSTANDING LIFE AS AN ADHD ADULT **From the host of the award-winning HOW TO ADHD YouTube channel and creator of the Dopamine Menu** In How to ADHD, Jessica McCabe reveals the insights and tools that have changed her life, while offering an unflinching look at the realities of every day with ADHD. Sharing stories of her struggles with the condition, which spiralled as she approached adulthood, Jessica offers expert-backed guidance for adapting your environment, routines and systems to work with the ADHD brain, including how to: - boost your organisational skills and learn why doing more starts with doing less - facilitate your focus and fight distractions by decreasing the noise - build your time wisdom by planning backwards to prioritise more effectively Presented in an ADHD-friendly design and packed with practical advice and tools, How to ADHD is an affirming, warm and helpful guide that will help you recognise your challenges, tackle 'bad brain days', and to ultimately be kinder to yourself.

***THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*** 'Jessica McCabe changed my life for the better with her kind, bright and thoroughly researched ADHD videos - and now with her book, she just might change yours too' KAT BROWN, AUTHOR OF IT'S NOT A BLOODY TREND: UNDERSTANDING LIFE AS AN ADHD ADULT **From the host of the award-winning HOW TO ADHD YouTube channel and creator of the Dopamine Menu** In How to ADHD, Jessica McCabe reveals the insights and tools that have changed her life, while offering an unflinching look at the realities of every day with ADHD. Sharing stories of her struggles with the condition, which spiralled as she approached adulthood, Jessica offers expert-backed guidance for adapting your environment, routines and systems to work with the ADHD brain, including how to: - boost your organisational skills and learn why doing more starts with doing less - facilitate your focus and fight distractions by decreasing the noise - build your time wisdom by planning backwards to prioritise more effectively Presented in an ADHD-friendly design and packed with practical advice and tools, How to ADHD is an affirming, warm and helpful guide that will help you recognise your challenges, tackle 'bad brain days', and to ultimately be kinder to yourself.

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.

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.

Når din hjerne fungerer anderledes, dur det ikke at arbejde endnu hårdere. Glem det! Prøv noget andet! I denne ærlige, imødekommende og livskloge guide deler Jessica McCabe - grundlæggeren af den populære YouTube-kanal How to ADHD - sine dyrekøbte erfaringer og praktiske strategier, der har hjulpet hende med at overleve og trives i en verden, der ikke er skabt til hendes hjerne. Jessica blev diagnosticeret med ADHD som 12-årig og kæmpede med en hjerne, hun ikke forstod. Hun glemte ting, hang i bremsen og skulle knokle dobbelt så hårdt som alle andre - mens hun sakkede mere og mere bagud. Som 32-årig, hvor hun var nyskilt og flyttet hjem til sin mor, besluttede Jessica at undersøge og forstå sine ADHD-udfordringer ordentligt. Hun kontaktede eksperter, læste stribevis af artikler og begyndte at dele sin nye viden på YouTube. I How to ADHD fortæller Jessica uden filter om livet med ADHD - og om de redskaber, der har ændret hendes liv. Nøglen til at navigere i en verden, der ikke er indrettet til neurodivergente hjerner, er at forstå og arbejde med sin hjerne, ikke imod den. Bogen bygger på Jessicas arbejde med den prisbelønnede How To ADHD-kanal på YouTube, som siden starten i 2015 er vokset til et ADHD-community med mere end 1,8 mio. følgere fra hele verden.