How to ADHD

A lot has changed in how we see and talk about ADHD. The stigma still exists, but it’s grip is weakening. We talk about it more now, with each other, with our doctors, with our kids’ teachers. And schools are getting better with their support of ADHD students. Don’t get me wrong, there’s still room

Click here to see the original post regarding this event. Hello, Brains! Today I'm doing a virtual discussion and Q&A with Dani Donovan! If you've signed up, consider this your reminder! If you've bought a paperback copy of my book and would like to sign up, you still can by going to: https://www.ev

Getting to talk to Daniella Karidi on her podcast was so exciting! We got to talk about a lot of things including some stuff about transitions, some highlights are: Trying so hard and still wondering why everyday life feels difficult. What I (Jessica) learned while creating How to ADHD and writing m

Join me for a special ADHD Awareness Month conversation! 🧠💛 I'm joining Dani Donovan (my good friend and the amazing creator of The Anti-Planner) for a live virtual conversation about understanding your ADHD brain and finding ways to work with it, not against it. If you've purchased the paperback

Hormones impact ADHD. For years, research didn't really look into the interplay between hormones and ADHD, but that's (thankfully) been changing. And we have finally started to understand how they interact. So if you (or a loved one) feel as if ADHD symptoms get worse (or better) on a cycle... or su

It can be weirdly easy to get to a point in our lives where if ONE more thing goes wrong, it'll feel like our entire life is falling apart. And the concept of having room for errors sounds nice in theory, but feels impossible in practice. This is where I'm currently at in life right now. It's not gr

If Patreon's organization feels too overwhelming, this post has quick links to various useful posts (like FAQs) and perk collections that hopefully make navigation easier! Available to Everyone Frequently Asked Questions FREE ADHD Education Videos General Patreon Perks Access depends on membership l

Help your focus by organizing your day with Sunsama! Try Sunsama for free (no credit card required!) at https://sunsama.com/a/jessicafromhowtoadhd After 10 years of building my toolbox, I’ve finally perfected my system for supporting my focus. Now focusing is something I can do pretty reliably! (Jus

People with ADHD are often said to be incredibly creative! And we are! We also make plenty of jokes (so we don't cry) about all of our unfinished projects! So... why is that? How can we tap into that creativity in a way that sees our creative project finished? Actually... what even IS creativity? We

For years I put off dealing with my late Mom’s car. A lot made it difficult. Grief. Paperwork. Money. Recalls. Brick by brick, a wall of awful built between me and this car. It was emotional to do, but I finally decided to face my wall of awful. And I learned some things along the way… and was remin

Hello, Brains! More book shenanigans are afoot! To get through big transitions we can end up relying on various coping strategies, some good, some not so good, and everything in between. I want to hear your experiences with it - with the possible chance of it being quoted in my second book (unless y

If you feel like you're fighting your creativity or don't feel like you're creative at all, you might be falling for some common lies we're told about being creative. So let me tell you the 5 lies I believed and what I believe now. CHADD Article: Is ADHD Related To Creativity?: https://chadd.org/att