Tips for ADHD: Insights from Reddit Comments

Medieval Tavern Music and Role Play

• Tip: Play medieval tavern music while cleaning and pretend to be a tavern maid.
• Quote: "The best thing I ever heard as a recommendation was to play medieval tavern music while you clean. Go full role play, pretend you're a tavern maid."

Task Time Frame Approach

• Tip: If a task takes 2-5 minutes, do it right away.
• Quote: "If it takes less than 2-5 minutes to do, you should do it right away. That reasoning really clicks in my head."

KC Davis's Resources

• Recommendation: Look into KC Davis's information for helpful tips.
• Quote: "If you haven't read or heard any of KC Davis's information, you may find it helpful."

Role Play for Cleaning

• Tip: Dress up to clean as a way to detach emotionally from the task.
• Quote: "I kinda wanna dress up in a French maid outfit to clean my house now, to help complete the whole emotional detachment exercise."

View Cleaning as a Gift to Yourself

• Tip: Consider cleaning as a gift to your future self.
• Quote: "So if you try looking at it as doing something nice or helpful to yourself, that can help too."

Cleaning Routine

• Tip: Have a set routine for cleaning tasks.
• Quote: "Routines, routines, routines. The best way to manage ADHD is to use the habit circuitry of your brain."

Medication Management

• Method: Use clicker counter to track medication intake.
• Quote: "When you take your meds each day you click the clicker once to change the number to match the date."

Breaking Down Chores

• Approach: Break down chores into smaller, manageable tasks.
• Quote: "If I have to do something I loathe, I just tell myself I’m not gonna do it... I can’t sit through a film so I’ll inevitably get bored and find myself actually writing a bit of the essay..."

Handling Forgotten Items

• Trick: Place items in front of the exit door to remember to take them.
• Quote: "If I remember I need to take something with me before I leave the house, I'll put it in front of the exit door."

These diverse tips offer practical, realistic, and creative strategies for navigating challenges related to ADHD, from cleaning and Medication Management to task completion and time management.