Win with ADHD: The Best Life Hacks for Adults and Kids (with Michele Novotni, Ph.D.)

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Do you feel worn out and exhausted before you even head out the door in the morning? Have a tough time keeping track of items or staying on task? Do you sometimes get stuck in a time warp? Are you running late again? Do you have relationship challenges? You are not alone! These are just a few of the daily challenges faced by adults and children with attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD). The good news is that there are many proven strategies to help you meet these challenges and live happily.
For more than 30 years, Dr. Michele Novotni has been helping parents and adults succeed with ADHD. During this episode, she will share her best time-tested strategies, structures, and life hacks to improve your day-to-day life with ADHD.
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Mindset - A Marathon, not a sprint
Acknowledge progress- Not perfection
Limit Critical Comments/Self-talk
Find Your Tribe
Don’t Reinvent Solutions-
Start by Checking Available Resources
Is It Time to Bring in an Expert?
Who Is on Your Team?
Professionals Are Not All Equal
Optimize Medication if Using It
SPECIFIC STRATEGIES,
STRUCTURES, SUPPORTS
Are You Time-Challenged?
Redefine On-Time
How Long Does It Really Take?
Backward Planning: Start with the End
Social Cost of Being Late
Plan Ahead
Prep for morning
Clothing Management Ideas
Laundry
Food
Top needed social skill: Ask a question and then… ask a follow up question
Physical Activity Is Critical to Brain Functioning
Attention Is Expensive
Block out noise
Technology May Help
EVERY INDIVIDUAL WITH ADHD IS UNIQUE
Related Resources
1. Read This: 40 Little Life Hacks from ADHD Gurus www.additudemag.com/slideshow...
2. Download: Facts About ADHD: Debunking Common Myths
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3. eBook: "Secrets of the ADHD Brain"
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[@NR-ge9md]

I am an undiagnosed ADHD person and at a point in my disgusting life that I no longer even try to make things better… I don’t want to try anything AT ALL. I read, listen, watch and go; oh yeah, whatever. I feel like I need to force myself Sooo HARDDDDD to drag myself out of home and I feel I am already exhausted, specially mentally. So, thank you for this amazing video, but yeah, whatever.

[@ronmorey3475]

Lots of great stuff. Turning piles upside down to go through them - so that you're starting with the oldest and likely expired items first - is a brilliant suggestion for gaining momentum. Thank you for all of your great, helpful info!

[@phannybrce]

"For instance, you know morning is coming. It comes everyday..." No truer words have ever been spoken. lol

[@brendascally116]

The biggest help I found was the "cook once eat all week" cookbook. Biggest time and mental saver I have ever seen. My brain loves everything about this way of managing meals for a large family. It has saved me a lot of time!

[@Hinoki352]

You may have just saved my life.

[@yblignomis]

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[@thegreatartiste3598]

Thanks, great to get rid of irrelevant self-promotion, and ads to save our valuable time.

[@katejones2172]

@@thegreatartiste3598 yesss 👌

[@ymc516]

Thank you!

[@anniekate76]

MVP

[@papercliprain3222]

I have been doing the thing with having a basket of clean closes and a basket of dirty clothes but I didn’t realize till I got diagnosed recently that these were coping mechanisms not me failing as a person.

[@avrilduck8326]

For clothing, a wide shelf, roll and lay out so easy to touch and see

[@1980rlquinn]

"Find your tribe. Hang out with people who understand you." That "advice" is pretty painful if you're in a small town, another country, etc. If you have this kind of support, I think you must be very lucky.

[@shannahighsmith1179]

Or a big city, but haven't worked anywhere more than 2 yrs, moved 60+ times and self employed for last 10yrd... Then a pandemic

[@NR-ge9md]

Exactly. Where I live, ADHD is not even recognized… I can’t get diagnosed and even if I did online, I can’t get prescribed meds… none is available locally.

[@franvanheest2546]

For those struggling to find good friends... By carefully observing, you will find similar ADHD traits in others, whether they've been diagnosed or not. Even then, be cautious of who you let in your life. Only those who are accepting and not critical of others. I also have close friends without ADHD. I was 42 when diagnosed, and I'm 65 now. Finding resources and doctors is/has been hard. ADDitude has been my best resource for years. We ARE uniquely wonderful and have amazing gifts. We also don't give up. Now that's an understatement! 😅

[@laisa.]

I came to the comments to say the same thing. I'm leaving the webinar because of it, as this is not advice.

[@svsendy]

I was listening when it went live and I was hoping I'd find it again...thank you so much for posting!! 😊🤗😊

[@kevkonk]

The question that should be asked is why is there not more places to get diagnosed in every walk of life, the increase in quality of life and productivity for millions, most who are not aware would be phenomenal.

[@alnxie]

Thank you so much for sharing. It's WILD how I already tried one or two of the strategies discussed here by myself unconsciously, and the speech helped me to know better about how they actually work. For example I've been tracking down how long I thought it would take to do something and how long it actually takes for a month. My worst guess so far is I thought it would take me 2 hours but in fact it took me less than 10 min to finish lol

[@idunnmyhr8854]

Thank you ADDitude so much for all the excellent information. You guys are awesome! I have a suggestion for collaboration with 'child and more ADHD engaging format' for your platform 🤔💚 As far as keeping attention for us who need key notes, music, color, and such to stay focused!? 😉 online a few people with editing teams, who are ADHD are also bringing awareness, active community chats, and might be able to join forces for mutual benefit? Every success to your great work ☺️🤗

[@cjdemartinis8605]

Audiobooks, create a reward system for yourself. Make a trigger to make new habits. Drink lots of water. Timers, watch, alarms and notepads

[@escargot8854]

This was great! The talk was filled with concrete tips to better manage adhd. thank you!

[@debbiedebbie9473]

Thank you for all of these videos.

[@tearthangel373]

Can C-PTSD with emotional dysregulation mimic ADHD

[@PaintSpeak]

This is a question I have as well.

[@kristyhelena843]

Or can you be more susceptible for C-PTSD because you have ADHD with rejection sensitivity.

[@myguy4969]

❤

[@St4tune]

I appreciate you are trying. But who really has an organisational consultant, a psychiatrist, a councellor and all the rest of those luxuries. Do u have any advice or resources for normal people?

[@St4tune]

I am also never ever ever late. Planning ahead for everything all the time is exhausting. Is this relevant?

[@GodofAbraham]

Luckily poor people never have ADHD because doctors and therapists are super expensive so there's absolutely no way they can get diagnosed or help if they did have it so it's a good thing only middle-class and upper-class people ever have ADHD.

[@ronmorey3475]

If you are in the USA, poor people can get help via Medicaid. I know from personal experience.

[@GodofAbraham]

@@ronmorey3475 that may work for some people but they would never qualify me for Medicaid.

[@lisawhitehall1870]

Help.

[@derAtze]

Whats wrong?

[@laisa.]

"Just find your tribe". Like I haven't been trying? Fkr 46 years that's all I wanted. Haven't had my assessment yet, but this is not advice. I need to be kind to myself and leave this webinar only a few minutes in.