Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.
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33 Ways to Get Organized with Adult ADHD
Want a clean home? An efficient office? Get organized with adult ADHD thanks to organizing guru Judith Kolberg and her 33 top strategies for work and home. (Click here for full article)
THE BIG PICTURE
1.Set time limits for decision-making.
2.Fight the tendency to over-commit.
3.Keep your to-do lists brief.
4.Fight hyperfocus.
5.Use a “body double.”
PERSONAL CARE
6.Keep extra medication on hand.
7.Build socializing into your schedule.
8.Join an ADD support group.
9.Carry a colorful wallet.
10.Buy experiences, not objects.
CLUTTER CONTROL
11.Stop agonizing over insignificant items.
12.Get a “clutter companion.”
13.Fight financial-statement overload.
14.Don’t let unread magazines pile up.
YOUR DAILY ROUTINE
15.Make use of “wasted” minutes.
16.Create a “launch pad” near the front door.
17.Ditch those receipts.
18.Simplify your wardrobe.
19.Pre-assemble your clothes into complete outfits.
AROUND THE HOUSE
20.Take it one project at a time.
21.Use sticky notes to stay on track.
22.Double up on tasks.
23.Organize your garage like a professional.
THE PAPER TRAIL
24.Rethink your filing system
25.Create a document “hot spot.”
26.Stanch the flow of junk mail.
27.Process the mail every day.
MONEY MATTERS
28.Schedule a quarterly review of investments – with yourself.
29.Switch to online banking.
30.Use a single checking account
31.Keep plastic to a minimum
32.Get a debit card.
33.Keep some extra cash on hand.
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A recent article in the Journal of child Psychology and Psychiatry examined the long term course of ADHD and co-morbid diagnoses among boys and girls as they transitioned from childhood into adolescence. The vast majority of research on ADHD has been done with boys, mostly due to the sex difference in the rates of ADHD. The few studies that have included girls have shown significant differences between boys and girls in a number of domains, including the physiological correlates of the condition, cognitive function, and co-morbidities. Yet, we know little of the longitudinal progression of ADHD in girls. Specifically, it is unknown whether the course of ADHD is similar in boys and girls or whether they have similar co-morbid conditions throughout childhood and adolescence.
The authors of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry study examined participants from two independent longitudinal studies of ADHD. The first study started in the 1980s and included 140 6-to-17 year-old boys with ADHD, 206 siblings, 280 parents, and 120 non-ADHD peers. These kids were assessed for up to 10 years after the initiation of the study. The second study started in 1993 and included 140 6-to-17 year-old girls, 183 siblings, 274 parents, and 122 non-ADHD peers. These girls were followed for up to 5 years. The final sample for the study included 143 ADHD girls and 147 ADHD boys. Both groups were on average approximately 11 years old at the time of the first assessment. However boys were significantly older (mean age 19) at the time of the last followup compared to the girls (mean age 16).
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By ADD Coach Jennifer Koretsky
1. Compassion
People with ADD have a tremendous power to connect with other people. But it goes a step further than that. We also have an advanced ability to empathize with others, and to see many different perspectives.
2. Creativity
I’ve never met an ADDer who wasn’t creative! Writers, painters, musicians, film makers, designers, sculptors, comedians – the list goes on! Artistic talents are abundant. Composers Mozart and Beethoven are believed to have had ADD.
3. Drive
When an ADDer is bored with a task, completing it can seem like torture. But give an ADDer an interesting project to work on and watch out! When we want to succeed, and we have the necessary tools to do so, there is no stopping us!
4. Problem Solving Ability
ADDers thrive on solving problems and puzzles. Give us an interesting problem to solve and we won’t be able to drop it until we’ve found the solution! Important historical inventors such as Thomas Edison and Thomas Jefferson are believed to have had ADD.
5. Hyper-Focus
The ability to hyper-focus is something that ADDers can use to our advantage. When kept under control and directed towards productive tasks, like accomplishing goals and living dreams, it can be an incredible asset that allows us to get the job done, and done well!
6. Sense of Humor/Comedic Flair
Most ADDers love to laugh, and many also have a knack for making others laugh! Famous comedians such as Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams are rumored to have ADD.
7. Resiliency
There’s no denying that even though there are many great qualities that come along with ADD, there are also challenges. But ADDers have an incredible ability to bounce back from those challenges, and others’ criticism of those challenges that we’ve endured.
8. Intuition
ADDers have a sharp sense of intuition. This may be due to highly tuned levels of perception, or great insight into the human mind, or something else that we have yet to understand. Whatever the reason, it’s a very useful gift!
9. Idea Generating
ADDers are wonderful idea generators. We don’t usually like to be bothered with details, but we can come up with ideas at lightning speed! We’re a true asset in brainstorming meetings!
10. That “Special Something”
Many ADDers feel that they have a unique way of looking at the world, a perspective that others just don’t understand. That is, until the ADDer meets other people with ADD! You might say that we’re on our own wavelength!
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