How to ADHD: An Insider’s Guide to Working with Your ADHD Brain (with Jessica McCabe)

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A lot of what she said about growing up is exactly how I was, how I felt, how I behaved, how I was treated. It is so depressing to look back and see the damage this all caused.

[@Simoner77]

Same. I got late diagnosed at 43 I'm 47 now and still struggling to remember that I'm not just stupid and don't know anything.

[@user-Aaron-]

Really appreciate this being archived for later access - thanks!

[@tDream78]

I know that: can't have nice things, you'll break everything, can't be trusted to do things or take care of things, not respectable, and all this anxiety I built up in order to get things done. 💙

[@tlsanz4193]

This is so needed!

[@OrafuDa]

51:57 I couldn’t agree more. We need more research about hormonal effects on ADHD, particularly for women. And, as you mentioned, of course for trans people as well, and non-binary people. From my personal experience, I would even add that for some cis-gendered men, like myself, there may be hormonal effects. I started growing female breasts in puberty, only over several months, and they disappeared completely. But in my 40s and 50s, my ADHD got much worse (getting diagnosed only now, at 55). There may be hormonal effects even in cis-gendered men, so let’s not completely forget about them in these studies. (Maybe there is some genetic disposition for this; I have a trans nephew.) The other big area for research is: ADHD in older adults and in old age. And I also believe that we still have to improve the research about adult ADHD in general, and about executive functions (more details, how do they work, what exactly are the differences for people with ADHD), and a lot also about CDS symptoms, which are currently a subcategory of ADHD symptoms, but may become a separate diagnosis at some point. How to treat CDS, how does it “work” in the brain, etc.

[@MmTigerLily]

❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing your super helpful brilliance!!!

[@hansmeyer7225]

Hello Brains 👋🏼

[@OrafuDa]

Jessica is on Additude! わくわく☺️ Hello brains! 🧠 ☺️

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Not for the next generation but for the next group of healing people.

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Commit to Cocooning with your baby for a few months. It will be very hard but rewarding for both of you. Life moves too fast.