If you have ADHD, you’ve probably gotten overwhelmed with a big project before. And someone’s probably offered you the advice, “just break it down into manageable pieces.” Life skills like this seem to come naturally to most neurotypical folks. It may sound like common sense to us ADHDers too, but the minute we attempt it […]
Author: Jaclyn Paul
ADHD makes 2020’s holiday expectations and boundaries even harder
Selfish. ADHDers get called selfish a lot. It often starts in childhood, with our parents, and goes on from there. I’m interrupting my post schedule to talk about this because Christmas is in a few days and friends, many of us have had a rough go. Nearly every adult I’ve spoken to lately has told […]
Have ADHD? Here’s why you need to compartmentalize big projects (Project Engineering Series, Part 1)
Many ADHDers have a reputation for starting more projects than we finish. This erodes our confidence and it creates tension in our households. After so many failed projects, others stop trusting us. We also stop trusting ourselves. It’s hard to get excited about a new project — or find motivation to get started at all […]