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Focus, starting, and ADHD

Most advice about focus is written for a brain that starts easily. This area is not. It covers what ADHD actually is, how to make a start when starting is the hard part, how to bring a future consequence close enough to feel, and how to stop paying for it in shame.

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Treatment and medication 13Systems for daily life 12Medication and how it works 11Feelings and focus 9Screens and attention 6Getting assessed and diagnosed 6Use your strengths 4Shame and stigma 4Reading, numbers and learning differences 3Exercise, food and other supports 3What ADHD actually is 3Get started 2Bringing the future closer 2Your sense of time 1Structure and routine 1Self-compassion 1
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ADHD skills 45Medical and treatment 20Core 11CBT 5
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Any ordinary day 50In a change 13Under stress 13When apart 2After a row 2Coming and going 1

Use the established rating scales and a proper developmental history rather than working from the impression someone makes in a first meeting. What you see in a room is a small and unrepresentative sample.

A structured set of questionnaires covering childhood, school, work and daily life turns vague instability into something countable, and it prompts…

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