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ADHD Guy on the Road – Scottsbluff, NE
Tip #11: Words, Part 1: The Power
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Q&A w/Ben! ADHD is a complicated subject, controversial even, so this week I would love to get some questions from you about ADHD & try to give you some helpful answers. I’m not going to be able to give you medical advice, but I may be able to point you in the right direction. Let’s have some fun! Unleash the questions!
#69
If you or someone you know suffers from any kind of “uncontrolled” brain dysfunction (including ADHD), there are simple steps that can be taken to help improve the situation. 1. Diagnosis 2. Self-education/education of family & friends, 3. Exploration of treatment options, 4. Counseling/Support group, 5. Ongoing evaluation.
Of the five, i believe education to be the most important. Knowledge is power. Understanding what’s happening to you gives you back some measure of control & allows you to make the right choices when there’s a fork in the road. Whether, you’re depressed, bi-polar or ADHD, learn to move past the stigma of “mental disease” and be open with others about your condition, educating them in the process and hopefully helping them, help you. (what movie??) Sorry got distracted. 😀
#53
Do you have a hard time prioritizing? If so, I bet you’re also buddies with Procrastination; I am! Getting started is 90% of the battle. Stop wasting time trying to get everything just perfect so that you can get to doing what needs to be done. Just do it!
People with ADHD are like a car with a stick shift and a dead battery, we need a little push and a pop of the gears to get the engine running. Once we get started, we’re good to go. If you can’t get going on your own, find someone to give you a push!
#45
Two weeks of travel can wreak havoc on my “home schedule”. It takes me 3-4 days to readjust to home unless I plan ahead. Even though ADHDers tend to do well in fluid settings, we still need some structure to make getting and staying on task possible. Before going on a long trip, I write down where I left off on my top 2-3 projects and what needs to be done when I return. This is a great tool to help me get back on track with minimum drama.
If you’re a list-maker, it’s important to not make the list too long and expansive. A big to-do list will just overwhelm. Get your “sympathetic enforcer” to help with narrowing down the list to the most important and urgent items.