7. Organisation and Completing Tasks
People with ADHD have a number of difficulties related to organisation, for example; not being able to get to appointments, pay bills, and remember significant events. Some people are also really messy at home. Not finishing tasks is also a difficulty for most people with ADHD, you may find that after the novelty of starting a new task has gone you end up losing interest in it and not being able to return to it. Here are some ideas about things which may help.
Trying to organise yourself so that you can do things like pay bills, plan a holiday. Here are some ideas:
Use a calendar
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• Get used to writing appointments in the calendar.
• Keep using it and checking it every day.
• If you check it at the same time every day you are more likely to remember.
• Use reminders on your phone or alarms that tell you what you are meant to be doing at certain times. Be careful not to set too many, as you could be tempted to ignore them or get confused • Or use a diary/ notebook that is small enough to carry with you. It should preferably be a bright noticeable colour so that it can be easily seen if you put it down. Often the very act of writing something down, because it involves effort and concentration, enhances the chance of remembering the information.
• When using a notebook put the date that you wrote something down to help you to remember and help you to decide whether it is a priority.
• Write in it appointments or specific tasks or notes about conversations you have just had, or something you heard on the TV or radio, or just something you want to remember. By writing it in on the day it happened you anchor the event in time, which further helps prompt your memory.
• Break big tasks down into manageable steps, making sure they’re realistic and give yourself achievable deadlines for these tasks.
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