Hints for adults with ADD

Some of these are taken from Edward Hallowell’s excellent book, Delivered from Distraction

1)      Focus long enough to read through this whole list; none of the suggestions are too trivial, for from small and simple things are great things brought to pass; for ADD people, life failure often comes from failure in doing the details

2)      Marry the right person (you need a person who loves you for who you are and is patient and who can fill in the skill gaps, but won’t take over and become a parent)

3)      Find the right job (focus on what you are naturally good at and find others to do the rest; stay away from a boss who will demean you for weaknesses)

4)      Put a basket near the door for your car keys and other things you must take with you when you leave home

5)      Don’t expect perfection, as everyone makes mistakes

6)      Attack those piles of papers, etc that you have around your house

7)      Put enough waste paper/trash bins around your house; quit hording bits of paper that might seem important at first glance

8)      Do what you are good at, rather than spending all your time trying to improve what you are bad at

9)      Focus on diet: ADD people often use carbohydrates or drugs to medicate; instead, take Omega-3 fatty acid supplements every day

10)  Hire someone to finish projects if you can think of a way to arrange it; don’t let your spouse do all of it; hire accountants and lawyers, etc. to take care of details

I'll post more soon. Please consider these

Comments

[glor]

i SO must be ADD....there's no way i could make it thru that list- and your previous entry- too many big words! haha

[Emily House]

Ya, I couldn't make it through that list either. You must have more patience than me. What does that mean for me?

[Bebe]

Just wondering--what prompted this post? Are you ADD? We deal with ADD here at my house--good advice.