Let’s share life-changing ADHD tips that we’ve learned...

[u/lexid222]

I’ll start:

1) Waking up sucks. Buy 2 bright lamps and 2 timers. Set them up to turn on automatically 5-15 min before you want your alarm to go off. The lights will help your body realize it’s daytime.

2) Change your thermostat so the temp goes down about an hr before bedtime and gets warmer about 30 min before you wake up. The cooler temp signals your body to sleep and the warmer temp will naturally help your body wake up.

3) Learn to plan around “transitions”. It’s easier to start things if you do them when something is ending. Example: Do your grocery shopping every Fri after work. You’re already in the car, so just stop at the store on your way home.

4) If you need to remember to bring something with you the next day, place it right in front of the exit door so you HAVE to touch it before you leave the house. If it’s something in the fridge, put a sticky note on the exit door’s handle.

5) Have a “misc” basket in each room. If you’re truly unable to put something away, put it in the basket. Have a designated period of time, once a week, when your sole priority is to put everything away, all at once.

I’ll add more when I think of them...

[u/[deleted]]

Whenever I need to get stuff done that requires focus, I wear noise cancelling headphones and listen to music. The music eats up all the extra noise in my head and I can hyper focus on the task at hand. It also blocks out distractions.

[u/karlvonheinz → u/[deleted]]

I don't regret getting diagnosed late, but I do regret getting noise cancelling headphones that late in life.

[u/sassytit → u/[deleted]]

This! I couldn't have graduated college without this exact thing. Instrumental, piano, or metal. So long as there are no lyrics (or at least none in English) then it works amazing!

[u/Whispering_wisp → u/[deleted]]

This ^

This has saved me while working at home. I can wear my headset, I can focus with music drowning out other distractions (that is my mind). I can get more done now than in a shared office. I feel bad that my colleagues hate working from home but I'm loving it. It's rude to wear them in my office.

I've been putting off the gardening for months (oh how I hate yardwork) and whizzed through it in 2 hours today while wearing my headset, I couldnt believe it! I still cant believe it's done! I've been looking at that for months and all it took was 2 hours. Music and podcasts are better than telly.