How to live with ADHD
For Adults with ADHD: Some Tips For Getting Things Done
It’s not Attention deficit –
It’s Attention dysregulation –
- sometimes we focus on everything, at once and
- sometimes on one thing only.
“Even if you aren’t perfect about consulting your schedule, having one is better than winging it from memory.”
Lists work better than…….
our brains…..
So try to start a list rather than keep it in our brain
We are Time blind – like Time Dyslexia
Time feels like a maze – we can’t start or stop.
It’s confusing
So many people use an Egg Timer
It’s a problem of Performance and Intention
Not skills and knowledge – we have that info.
- I know how to do it
- But I just can’t do it
It is a disorder of not knowing When to do it
And not knowing Where to do it
Our Brain has the HOW TO do it
And our Brain knows WHAT to do – so we use a timer- and yes, it sounds silly but it works……
The Egg Timer
10 minutes of work and 3 minutes of rest (to recharge our Frontal Lobes)
That Red bit of Brain needs to STOP for a rest!
It needs 3 minutes to recharge. Then it can do another 10 minutes
We will always be at Peak Performance if we do this
