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One disturbing trend about #ADHD advice on the internet is that it's written by people without ADHD (and it's very obvious).
Here are 131 REALISTIC tips from ADHD'ers on Reddit :)
What's your favourite one?
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Here are 131 REALISTIC tips from ADHD'ers on Reddit :)
What's your favourite one?
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Remember that ADHD is different for everyone and these tips may not work for you.
It's more important to focus on moulding an overall mindset and strategy for tackling ADHD and then use these tips as tools.
It's more important to focus on moulding an overall mindset and strategy for tackling ADHD and then use these tips as tools.
The tips are categorised and this thread contains my favourites
-General
-Cleaning
-Memory
-Time Blindness
-Distractions
-Getting Things Done
-Emotional Dysregulation
-Sleep
-Relationships
-Work
-School
-Executive Function
-Nutrition/Medication
-General
-Cleaning
-Memory
-Time Blindness
-Distractions
-Getting Things Done
-Emotional Dysregulation
-Sleep
-Relationships
-Work
-School
-Executive Function
-Nutrition/Medication
1/ GENERAL
Enjoy the journey more than the destination, don’t be in a hurry to finish something you are doing, but always at least do something small every day.
Life is not a race, rather, it is an accumulation of smaller improvements to oneself.
~ (u/ksettle)
Enjoy the journey more than the destination, don’t be in a hurry to finish something you are doing, but always at least do something small every day.
Life is not a race, rather, it is an accumulation of smaller improvements to oneself.
~ (u/ksettle)
2/ CLEANING
Listen to podcasts/audiobooks/TV shows when doing chores.
My excitement to listen to a new episode of my favorite podcast motivates me to do boring stuff like dishes or laundry. (I personally listen to podcasts)
~ (u/dani-tp)
Listen to podcasts/audiobooks/TV shows when doing chores.
My excitement to listen to a new episode of my favorite podcast motivates me to do boring stuff like dishes or laundry. (I personally listen to podcasts)
~ (u/dani-tp)
3/ MEMORY
Use Spaced Repetition to study for your exams, remember things about people in your life, and literally everything you can possibly make a flashcard for.
~ ( @beat_adhd)
Use Spaced Repetition to study for your exams, remember things about people in your life, and literally everything you can possibly make a flashcard for.
~ ( @beat_adhd)
4/ TIME BLINDNESS
Get an electric toothbrush with a timer. ADHD people have time blindness and it’ll make sure you brush for at least two minutes.
~ (u/insaxon)
Get an electric toothbrush with a timer. ADHD people have time blindness and it’ll make sure you brush for at least two minutes.
~ (u/insaxon)
5/ DISTRACTIONS
Use a noise-cancelling headset and listen to music/white noise/brown noise.
Enables hyperfocus and blocks out distractions
“I don’t regret getting diagnosed late, but I do regret getting noise cancelling headphones that late in life.”
~ (u/rn7889)
Use a noise-cancelling headset and listen to music/white noise/brown noise.
Enables hyperfocus and blocks out distractions
“I don’t regret getting diagnosed late, but I do regret getting noise cancelling headphones that late in life.”
~ (u/rn7889)
6/ GETTING THINGS DONE
Body doubling - if you need to do some work that requires focus without much fun, have someone in the room with you.
Just having them there makes everything just a little more interesting and a little more accountable.
~ (u/Creebjeez)
Body doubling - if you need to do some work that requires focus without much fun, have someone in the room with you.
Just having them there makes everything just a little more interesting and a little more accountable.
~ (u/Creebjeez)
7/ EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION
You’re allowed to let things go. Forget irrelevant things and forgive yourself. Ignore the awkward thing you did last week. Life will move on.
~ (u/bitetheboxer, u/optimisticaspie)
You’re allowed to let things go. Forget irrelevant things and forgive yourself. Ignore the awkward thing you did last week. Life will move on.
~ (u/bitetheboxer, u/optimisticaspie)
8/ SLEEP
Set two alarms when you get up in the morning.
One to get out of bed and one for your medication. e.g: 5:30 AM wake up and take medication and then fall back to bed.
By your 6AM alarm you’ll have waken up and your meds will have kicked in
~ (u/BizzarduousTask)
Set two alarms when you get up in the morning.
One to get out of bed and one for your medication. e.g: 5:30 AM wake up and take medication and then fall back to bed.
By your 6AM alarm you’ll have waken up and your meds will have kicked in
~ (u/BizzarduousTask)
9/ RELATIONSHIPS
For maintaining eye contact: Imagine a red dot on someone’s nose for intense focus. Bridge of the nose for paying attention.
~ (u/asmugone)
For maintaining eye contact: Imagine a red dot on someone’s nose for intense focus. Bridge of the nose for paying attention.
~ (u/asmugone)
10/ WORK
Learn to say no to taking on things that you know may cause you stress and excess pressure just because it’s money.
It is not worth it. Save your mental health. The more you do it, the easier it becomes.
~ (u/Somewhereonabike)
Learn to say no to taking on things that you know may cause you stress and excess pressure just because it’s money.
It is not worth it. Save your mental health. The more you do it, the easier it becomes.
~ (u/Somewhereonabike)
11/ SCHOOL
Visit your school's inclusivity and disability team. They will hopefully have policies for helping people with ADHD
~ ( @beat_adhd )
(Something I wish I'd done. Would have saved me from many headaches...)
Visit your school's inclusivity and disability team. They will hopefully have policies for helping people with ADHD
~ ( @beat_adhd )
(Something I wish I'd done. Would have saved me from many headaches...)
12/ EXECUTIVE FUNCTION
On tough days. Use the 1-thing theory. Just try and accomplish just one-thing for that day. e.g. Clean the kitchen.
~ (u/soggysocks63, u/GoodGuyVik)
I’ve found that getting started is a lot easier when you only have a single priority.
On tough days. Use the 1-thing theory. Just try and accomplish just one-thing for that day. e.g. Clean the kitchen.
~ (u/soggysocks63, u/GoodGuyVik)
I’ve found that getting started is a lot easier when you only have a single priority.
13/ NUTRITION&MEDICATION
Use a 7-day pill organiser with AM/PM slots and put your medication and supplements there.
~ (u/ImprovedMeyerLemon)
Use a 7-day pill organiser with AM/PM slots and put your medication and supplements there.
~ (u/ImprovedMeyerLemon)
And that's all folks. Find the other 118 tips in the full post below 
https://beatadhd.substack.com/p/131-pro-tips-from-adhders?r=7kchu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy
https://beatadhd.substack.com/p/131-pro-tips-from-adhders?r=7kchu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=copy
