A lot of strategies around ADHD tend to be from a neurotypical perspective. They’ll use methods that work with Neurotypical people and try to say people with ADHD can do the same methods, just need to stay motivated and focused.
While there are people with ADHD who can benefit from these methods, here’s some ways to approach working with an ADHD client and a different perspective to consider!
Understanding Setbacks
From what we’ve learned about ADHD so far, some key symptoms to note are struggle to focus, impulse, loss of motivation, and their hyperactivity. While other symptoms should be taken note of to how they contribute to a person’s individual struggle – these four symptoms tend to generally make it harder for someone with ADHD to be productive and stay on task.
Read this article on ADHD & Impulse: https://chadd.org/adhd-weekly/oops-that-was-impulsive/
Being aware of Hyperfocusing: https://www.healthline.com/health/adhd/adhd-symptoms-hyperfocus#Hyperfocus-in-Adults
ADHD & Boredom:
ADHD & Motivation:
The Strategies
So taking what you now understand as the setback, here are some suggestions on how to engage a person with ADHD and keep them on track!
Strategies for Completing Tasks
Article on Tips for Focusing: https://www.additudemag.com/slideshows/why-cant-i-focus-adhd-strategies/
Bullet Journaling:
Tips for School:
Pomodoro:
Body Doubling:
Strategies for Stimulation
An important thing to take note of is a person’s life outside of tasks – we still have to live with ourselves, and being stuck in a mind of boredom until the next task isn’t ideal!
Finding ways to make life more engaging and stimulating, can help someone with ADHD feel more content with their life overall.
Tips for Stimulation:
Exercise
Reflection #2
Now that you’ve learned about the setbacks and some new strategies to overcome those setbacks, what strategies did you enjoy learning about/think you’ll incorporate in the future? Do you have any of your own strategy ideas that could help in this area?
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