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

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

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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

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

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Keep track of the tasks you want to get done with Sunsama! Try Sunsama today at https://sunsama.com/a/jessicafromhowtoadhd There are so many creative strategies out there for ADHD. So, in this video, I'm going over some incredible strategies I've learned from this amazing community! Stick around - b

When we're going through big transitions, a lot happens. And there are times when the things that were working for us before that transition... aren't working for us now. Worse yet? We might be clinging to things that actually no longer help us now. I'm not immune from this mistake, so I wanted to s

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Planning your day can help a lot with managing our capacity. I love using Sunsama for this. If you'd like to try it for free go to https://sunsama.com/a/jessicafromhowtoadhd Managing our energy can be difficult. We can be at capacity and still try to do things, either because we don't want to let pe

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Making (and keeping) friends is hard. And as a neurodivergent adult? It can feel even harder. I've learned some things that have helped me make and keep friends... and I've learned a lot of it from my friend (and friendship expert!) Caroline Maguire. I've been finally able to enjoy having good frien

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A clear plan for the day helps me at work, so I hope it can help you to! Try Sunsama today at sunsama.com/a/jessicafromhowtoadhd Disclosing your ADHD at work can be a confusing and scary experience, especially if you aren't sure how. So here is my guide on how to disclose, who to talk to, when, what

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Being productive with ADHD. A lot of typical "truths" or advice around productivity often make us feel like WE'RE the problem when they don't work out for us... but what if these "truths" aren't really "truths" for us at all? But if some of these are lies... then what is the actual truth of the matt

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Making life doable. It sounds great but it feels nebulous doesn't it? Thankfully, universal design can help inform us on some key components that can help us build systems for ourselves -- ALL of ourselves. (I'll be cleaning up captions, promise!) Want to go to Neurodiversion 2026? Be sure to use my

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