Adults with ADHD have serious problems planning their activities. Here, ADHD therapists from The Meadowgade, a rehabilitation center specialized in metal health and eating disorders, share a series of guidelines that can help you organize yourself better and thus make your life easier:

Define your goals

Therapists from The Meadowgade, who have decades of experience in helping patients with ADHD to organize themselves better, recommend that before you start something, you should set a final goal that includes several small goals.

If you are one of those who leave everything for the last minute, set time limits and recognize what your high and low energy schedules are. Then, plan your activities according to your style and energy. Reward yourself as you reach each one of your goals.

The Meadowgade therapists recommend using a single agenda for everything, for the office, for the family matters, etc., and organize your schedules. This will help you avoid organizational conflicts.

“Write everything down on your agenda. Write down appointments with the doctor, your child's party, your friend's birthday... Do not restrict the entries in your agenda to purely work topics,” says an ADHD therapist from The Meadowglade.

Order the activities on your daily list in order of importance, unless they have a specific schedule.

Delegate

You cannot do everything. So, according to The Meadowglade you should delegate tasks to your partner, your older child, a housekeeper, etc.

Therapists from the rehabilitation center suggest establishing a support network with your neighbors, friends or acquaintances for different activities (taking the children to school, shopping, etc.).

The Meadowglade therapists also point out that you should look at work deadlines. If you must work at home, set a cut-off time and enjoy the rest of the afternoon or weekend in some recreational activity.

Plan your meals

Before making your shopping list, The Meadowglade therapists, who have helped a lot of patients to plan their meals, suggest planning your meals. This way, you will know exactly what you need, you will not waste time at the supermarket and you will not buy things that will not be consumed later.

Keep your house in order

Before you start, The Meadowglade therapists point out that you should ask yourself what is the goal of putting your house in order (gain space, know what you have, make cleaning easier, etc.). Make a list of the areas (a closet, library, or dresser) or rooms to be arranged, in order of priority. Set a deadline for completing each one.