Practices

Every practice in the library, in one list. Narrow it by how long you have, who it is written for, and where you are right now.

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Getting assessed and diagnosed Getting ready for something Any ordinary day Clear all

Who it is written for

Me 2 A practitioner 2

Where you are right now · Getting ready for something

Coping, mostly 54 Struggling right now 8 Getting ready for something 2

Theme · Getting assessed and diagnosed

Medication and how it works 35 Food, caffeine and fuel 20 Choosing your response 18 The moment before you snap 18 Cool the body first 16 Reading, numbers and learning differences 13 Practising under provocation 12 Exercise, food and other supports 12 Your nervous system 11 Your sense of time 11 Facing it a step at a time 10 What anger actually is 9 Systems for daily life 9 Bringing the future closer 9 Making it stick 8 Grounding and settling 8 Moving your body 8 What ADHD actually is 7 Remembering to do it 6 Breathing 5 The fear underneath anger 5 Equanimity and perspective 4 Feelings and focus 4 Being seen and judged 3 Feeling from the inside 3 Structure and routine 3 Posture and how you carry yourself 3 When you use something to cope 3 Getting assessed and diagnosed 2 Shame and stigma 2 Tolerate distress 2 Get started 2 The cost of avoiding 2 Growing empathy 1 Anger, alcohol and the body 1 Touch and bodywork 1 Rest and pacing 1 Screens and attention 1 Self-compassion 1

When · Any ordinary day

Coming and going 7 In a change 3 Any ordinary day 2

Before handing anyone a new system, make sure they can say back why it should work better than what they are doing now. A strategy with no reason attached gets dropped the first time it is inconvenient.

Ask them to explain it to you in their own words and listen for whose reason it is. If the logic is only yours, it will hold for about a week. It is…

Five minutesGetting assessed and diagnosedADHD skillsQur’an 18:66

Ask what they think this will cost them in effort, then say what you think. People rarely give up because a strategy failed. They give up because it turned out to be harder than anyone had told them.

Be specific about the first fortnight, since that is when it is worst and the payoff has not arrived yet. Someone who expected a small effort and met…

Five minutesGetting assessed and diagnosedADHD skillsQur’an 18:69

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