Solutions For Adults
With ADD/ADHD

  • Use calendars and daily reminders
  • Make daily lists of things to do in priority order
  • Think and plan before acting
  • Force yourself to complete tasks before going on
  • Organize information
  • Do today what you are tempted to put off until tomorrow
  • Cultivate calmness in the face of crisis - learn how to make molehills of mountains
  • Get support and feeling of self worth from people you're close to
  • Set manageable goals vs. setting yourself up to fail

Positive Qualities of ADD Adults

  • We are intelligent and highly motivated by intellectual challenges.
  • We are creative, highly imaginative and can express ourselves in unique ways.
  • We have high energy and meet challenges with enthusiasm.
  • We are intuitive and can easily sense the needs and feelings of others.
  • We are resourceful, and can devise ways and means to accomplish things.
  • We are warmhearted and enjoy doing things for others.
  • We are humorous and have the ability to make others laugh.
  • We are hardworking and have a never-say-die approach to life.
  • We are loyal, honest, and trustworthy.
  • We are willing to take risks and see risk-taking as a form of excitement.
  • We are flexible, and adapt easily to change.
  • We are change-agents, and like the intrigue involved in change.
  • We are good observers of the world around us, and are able to find quick solutions to complicated situations.
  • We are productive and effective if we like what we are doing.
  • We are forgiving, and rarely hold grudges.