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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 545828" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>There was no schedule for myself. I couldn't keep organized, couldn't do anything on a schedule - because, being "typical" ADHD, I kept getting distracted and sidetracked. So, nothing got done... Hubby kept the bedtime routine really regular, because he was around, but... try to get lunch on at a regular time? really hard. I had to deal with the problem of "managing attention" (the problem that to a large extent defines the "attention" part of ADHD). For me, that meant medications. Everything else fell into place once I got the right dose of the right medications. </p><p></p><p>If you want a good ADHD-based book, try "Driven to Distraction". (Hallowell, I think) It talks about using "habit" to avoid needing to remember... old-fashioned thinking. Laundry on Fridays, clean washrooms on Tuesdays, whatever you pick, do these "mindless" tasks at the same part of the day (morning/afternoon/evening), on the same day every week. Then after a while, you don't even think about it, you just look at the calendar and start doing... it really does help.</p><p></p><p>But I never found anything that helped with "messy"! <grin></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 545828, member: 11791"] There was no schedule for myself. I couldn't keep organized, couldn't do anything on a schedule - because, being "typical" ADHD, I kept getting distracted and sidetracked. So, nothing got done... Hubby kept the bedtime routine really regular, because he was around, but... try to get lunch on at a regular time? really hard. I had to deal with the problem of "managing attention" (the problem that to a large extent defines the "attention" part of ADHD). For me, that meant medications. Everything else fell into place once I got the right dose of the right medications. If you want a good ADHD-based book, try "Driven to Distraction". (Hallowell, I think) It talks about using "habit" to avoid needing to remember... old-fashioned thinking. Laundry on Fridays, clean washrooms on Tuesdays, whatever you pick, do these "mindless" tasks at the same part of the day (morning/afternoon/evening), on the same day every week. Then after a while, you don't even think about it, you just look at the calendar and start doing... it really does help. But I never found anything that helped with "messy"! <grin> [/QUOTE]
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