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Can we fuck off with adhd lacking object permanence thing. Like we have shitty working memory, we're not literal fucking babies and it's annoying af to constantly be compared to them. I'm infantilized enough thnks.

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Life is too short to stress over laundry, bathrooms, and kitchens. Free yourself from the burden of overwhelming housework by following thes

“What do you mean by clean?” should be discussed. Explained. Shown by example. And helped with ongoing guidance until understood and ABLE TO DO with every kid but ESPECIALLY those with ADHD.

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I got a 15 dollar fine from the library bc i took out a book on adhd in feb and still haven’t returned it

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ADHD: The To Do List Issue

ADHD/ADD, let’s face it, you need an external system. Embrace it. Love it. Use it. If you are a feeler, find a way to make it fun/emotional rewarding. If you are a thinker, find a way to make it effective in the easiest way. Less maintenance, more output. (I’m making some massive assumptions and broad strokes about the feeler/thinker idea in the Myers-Briggs MBTI personality typing system, but if you haven’t thought about the nature of what makes a To List work for a person in terms of the thinker/feeler bias, this might be eye-opening or helpful for you.) But let’s get back to To Do Lists and ADHD. You need them. But how? Try out these combos until you find something that works.

1. Writing vs. Typing. Some people can keeps lists on their phone, check the off on their phone, and it works. Some people type something on the phone and it just.... disappears. Right out of their mind. Reminders for deadline events can help with this but so can writing things down instead. There is something about having to translate concepts into SYMBOLS (words) that might make it stick more for some people. It’s “yours” now. You wrote it down. You own it. And now you can do something with it. Even if it’s a task about laundry. Still, use those reminders though. 2. Paper vs. Electronic If you like carrying around a paper planner/notebook and that works, awesome. If you keep trying the phone thing because you like the convenience and portability and all-access of tech but find that typing makes things disappear (see #1) then consider an app like GoodNotes. You can handwrite your To Do lists and they sync across your devices. Tech PLUS handwriting. (BONUS INFO: if you use an Apple Pencil or any other writing device that clicks on the screen and drives you/your classmates/those you live with bonkers, get a silicone nib tip for it. You have the same response in the pencil without the noise.) 3. Categories You will need to play with this one. And BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF. If you “think” you should respond to a list that uses A/B/C priorities but it just makes your eyes glaze over, ditch it and use something else. You may find your idea of To Do categories is unique. A separate list for each person it’s owed to. Or a list of “things to do at the computer” and “things to do not at the computer.” Start to think about what you do in your mind when you think about a task. Do you associate it with a time, a person, a place, an activity, a project, a thing, a process... Your brain may have a lot of external needs but it DOES associate. Use these associations to make your To Do lists make more sense to YOU so that they are a) more fun/emotional easy or b) more effective and fast, however you like to think of it. Now, how to manage/remember those lists. Separate lists on a phone, a folder of different lists in GoodNotes, different pages in a planner. Try it out, analyze how it makes you feel/effectiveness, try a new plan. 4. Tiny Notebook In Social Situations Idea Just like Fred in Scooby Doo with his huge self-love, whenever someone questions his personal choices he just says with a grin, “works for me!” If you need to write/note things down (and you do) do it. Right there in front of the person in the conversation. You can keep a tiny notebook with you to jot down that book recommendation, that new To Do task, whatever it is to keep it easy and simple and fast in the presence of others, and then add it to your other lists when you are done with that conversation or that evening. Some people may be fine with you pulling out your phone to note things. Some might feel you are being rude or in pulling out your phone. No one seems to object to a notebook. “That matters to me, let me write that down.” Oooh, to the person giving you that book recommendation, that might feel great. 5. Set Reminders To Check Your Reminders This is so meta. ;) But if you have lists and planners and you don’t use them, they can’t help you. You can set reminders throughout the day to check your lists. You can imbed habits such as you don’t get out of the car at home until you look at your planner before you go inside. What do you need to do before you get in there and get involved in the first thing that grabs your attention?

6. WHY Do You Need To Do It? This might be the game changer you are looking for. If you find your To Do list is not getting done. Or you are forgetting to get things at the grocery stores EVEN IF they are written down, try writing down WHY you are supposed to do it. I find that “buy honey for so-and-so to bake cookies” is something that helps it actually get into the shopping car vs just a list that says “honey” where I try to remember why I need it, think I don’t really need it, don’t bother to go two aisles back to get it, and there it doesn’t get home. But this also applies to how to help motivate yourself TO DO THE THING. Whether the task is for someone else or for yourself, noting down WHY (instead of assuming you will remember why) is a powerful thing if it works for you. See if it does. That’s it for now. I feel like my brain has been soothed with some output and I can now go back to cleaning the house, feeling calm. Also because now I remember more of WHY I am doing it.

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P.S. If you have kids with ADHD, it’s on you to teach them this stuff (or find someone who can). Or really, to help them uncover this for themselves. Otherwise, who will? And when? Set times for organizational training with your ADHD kid. It’s as important as learning math, writing, reading, and hygiene. It’s the foundation that makes all those other things - and their entire lives - more workable day to day, fun AND success.

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you can have a little organization, as a treat

Since moving into this apartment our under-counter cabinets have been a mess of loosely tossed-in pot lids and pots. WELL, NO MORE!

I splurged on a pair of these pot rack thingies.

The base slides out to accommodate the width of your shelf or number of things, and it comes with a pack of rubber-coated steel dividers which plug into little notches, so it's easily customizable. The dividers have "v" loops which can hold pot lid handles up to a certain size. Plus, the dividers are packaged with reusable Velcro ties which is much nicer than disposable twist ties or zip ties.

At $25 a pop they're a little expensive, but THE RELIEF of seeing a well-organized row of pot lids is palpable.

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