How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain (Not Against It)

by Jessica McCabe

The fact that I could sometimes exceed expectations made it even more frustrating for me—and everyone around me—when I failed to meet the basic ones.

“We don’t know where you need to put your effort yet.”

In short, ADHD can look like a kid bouncing off the walls. It can also look like a full-grown adult unable to sleep because of racing thoughts or a child staring

Our sense of self and sense of empowerment ends up being much stronger if we are able to accept and understand ourselves as we are, not as we feel we should be.

Some people think that acknowledging your impairments means placing limits on yourself. I’ve found quite the opposite is true. Learning to recognize them and figuring out how to navigate them has made me more functional, not less.