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AuDHD Ways to Improve Productivity!!!!

Hi there!
I had an idea to start this thread, where anyone can list any strategies or methods to help improve productivity, focus, and keep things organised. 

As a Neurodivergent person with very strong traits of AuDHD (Autism and ADHD), I find it difficult to stay focused or organised for doing tasks such as homework, housework/chores, and keeping my room clean. 

So, here's a few tips and tricks that I've tried, and may not have worked, but some may work for others 🙂 
Also feel free to add your own, we can make a massive thread of tips and tricks!!!! 😄

Homework/Studying/Creating/etc.

- Make a place for a desk, where you will do homework, crafting, or whatever it is you need to sit down and write with. 
- get a desk

- Organise it so that only the things you might need for this space is there. Things such as Fidgets, Stationary, Notebooks, Sticky Notes, iPad/Laptop, Charging Port, Phone holder, anything you might need. Even a scented candle!
- Organise those items into different sections of the space. For example, Notebooks and Stationary can sit on one side of the desk, or if you have shelves underneath, put them there. Devices can go on top in the middle, Sticky notes can sit in another corner, and the scented candle can be on top of those. These are just some basic ideas.

 

ALSO

Get a comfy chair!!!! This is super important. My current chair really isn't great for studying, but I'll make do until I can find one that suits my needs.

 

Organisation:
- Getting a whiteboard that you can stick up on your wall, so you can put To-Do lists, homework, even day/night time routines! This means you can check/cross things off, and get the dopamine from crossing things off lists. It works to an extent, but not for everyone.

 

Chores:

- Turn it into a game! Sort things by putting a time on it, or see if you can mentally play against yourself, to see which of you can get the most done. Things like this can help a lot!

- If cleaning your room or the majority of the house, get someone to call you every 30 or so minutes, to say "I'm coming over in 30 minutes". This will help with time-pressuring to avoid humiliation of a messy house, although let's face it, everyone knows that this is a chore realistically!

- List each chore individually, and cross it off after you've finished it! This is super satisfying, like in organisation, above. 🙂

 

There's a Gazillion more out there, but these are just a few to start off the thread. Please, add more! I'd love to try some new things, and hopefully something might make me keep my room tidy... ðŸ˜‚

xXLexi_Lou122Xx
xXLexi_Lou122XxPosted 07-02-2023 10:31 PM

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lillypond
lillypondPosted 13-09-2023 09:32 AM

those are some great tips i have a desk myself so those tips on how to organize your desk are extremely helpful. i also struggle with chores so any further tips you can provide would be useful for changing the way i think about chores i also try to keep my room tidy but sometimes it doesn't always work so any tips you have on that i would appreciate as well and hopefully we can all find ways together. this post is a really great idea to do.

 
i_like_barbecue_shapes
i_like_barbecue_shapesPosted 16-08-2023 01:16 PM

Hi @xXLexi_Lou122Xx, i have adhd but i am really no expert.

i find it really helpful to set deadlines for myself. Time pressure really helps me work, and if my dealine was yesterday and nothing's done then it gives me motivation to do stuff.

Another thing thats useful is bins/boxes (piles do work but it's less organised). Everywhere. Basically what this does it allows you to organise things as you go without it feeling like a chore, e.g. when i get home from school and put on trackies I put my dirty uniform in the dirty washing bin so when I need to put out my washing it isn't a lot of effort. Another way this works is for homework; I will get all of the books I need out and then make an urgent and not urgent pile in front of me so that I can visually understand what I have to do.

Hope that helped (this post is a great idea btw)

 
 
lillypond
lillypondPosted 15-08-2024 01:31 PM

those are great ideas Lexi Lou deadlines really help when it comes to helping you get stuff done especially if you find you struggle to make deadlines on time because having those deadlines in place really does help provide you with motivation to complete things when working under pressure. Bins and boxes are another great way for organisation and maybe things like storage containers might also be a great idea for organisation to organize things further as you go so that it doesn't feel like your having to put in a lot of effort while organising. and one thing i've been considering myself is if you have a desk is having floating shelves on the wall above the desk is another way you could keep things organized as well. Hope this post helps you.🙂

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