- Can’t follow a timed schedule. You may have planned your day but no matter how much you try to follow the schedule it never seems to work out. You may misjudge how much time something will take you, you may become “hyperfocused” and spend way to long on a single project and not get around to completing anything else on your list.
Inattention, distraction or hyperfocus can all cause problems for both children and adults. Medication for ADHD helps to alleviate some of the symptoms, however, this is not a cure. People with ADHD have found many ways of coping and compensating, such as using a PDA or cell phone to set reminders, using a day-planner, setting kitchen timers to remind them to get back on task or to move to the next task. They may make sure important conversations are held at times when there will be a minimum of distractions. Understanding that this is a symptom of ADHD and that there it is not a character flaw is important.
Sources:
Yin and Yang of the Bouncing Brain
