Tag Archives: structure

How I Screwed Up A Perfectly Good ADD ADHD Strategy – – – ADD Tip O the Day 615 #ADD #ADHD

Posted on May 23, 2015 by doug with ADHD

Puryear’s principles of human nature (this is number two or three or something) We struggle with a problem until we find something that works. Then we quit doing it.    Or we screw it up. That’s what I did. Structure I … Continue reading →

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Where, Oh Where, Did All My Structure Go? – – – ADD Tip O the Day 600

Posted on March 30, 2015 by doug with ADHD

With My ADD ADHD, Boy, Do I Need Structure Structure is a basic part of coping with ADD ADHD. We need routine, schedule, organization. I always eat three meals a day. Go to bed  about the same time each night. … Continue reading →

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Another Way to Structure for ADD ADHD – ADD Tip O the Day 565

Posted on December 8, 2014 by doug with ADHD

Missing Posts Just got back from  Houston seeing our daughter win a big award. Just got moved into our new apartment, lost my travel computer in the process. (Also lost my house keys on the trip). Could not get organized … Continue reading →

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ADD ADHD and Change of Schedule – – – ADD Tip o the Day 521

Posted on July 22, 2014 by doug with ADHD

I changed my schedule. And Oh, my! Wake up. Pills, pills, and more pills. Kegl exercises (don’t ask). Quiet time. Check net. Breakfast and read paper. Brush teeth. And so my day is begun – Change of schedule But recently … Continue reading →

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Don’t Need Structure — ADD Tip o the Day 519

Posted on July 15, 2014 by doug with ADHD

Escape from structure Camil and others write about being free of structure, “Relief from all this silly rules.” And “Just let my mind fly anywhere it wants to.” That sounds wonderful to me, and now that I’m retired, seems like … Continue reading →

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Overcoming Overwhelmed — ADD Tip o the Day 484

Posted on April 2, 2014 by doug with ADHD

Structure: Routine,Schedule With my ADD ADHD I need structure, which comes from routine and schedule.  Some people don’t like routine and schedule; it makes them feel confined and they prefer free wheeling and spontaneous.  For me, that is not freedom, … Continue reading →

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One and One, A New ADD ADHD Strategy — ADD Tip o the Day 476

Posted on March 10, 2014 by doug with ADHD

ONE AND ONE With ADD ADHD we need structure and organization – are these strategies too?   Since retirement, I’ve been flopping around in circles, so I’m trying One and One.  One focus for each day and One task from that … Continue reading →

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Schedule,Routine,Blocks of Time — ADD Tip o the Day 461

Posted on January 25, 2014 by doug with ADHD

Momma complains of totally disorganized, out of whack, doesn’t know how to start.  For ADD ADHD, that is disaster.  Momma, I don’t know you personally and I don’t know your circumstances, so this is one way to start but you … Continue reading →

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More on Structure, Routine, and Schedule for ADD ADHD -ADD Tip o the Day 458

Posted on January 18, 2014 by doug with ADHD

With ADD or ADHD, we need routine and schedule, in order to have structure in our lives.  Maybe this is less important for vanilla people, who are free to live in the moment and be spontaneous and just follow any … Continue reading →

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ADD and ADHD and Change and Retirement and Structure and Menopause and and and — Add Tip o the Day 456

Posted on January 13, 2014 by doug with ADHD

Trying to do too much, typical ADD. I want to address that, and further address the great suggestions/questions I got, and also the new NYT article on ADHD and ritalin etc, and  and — don’t you see?  This could turn … Continue reading →

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Schedule and Structure and Routine — ADD Tip o the Day 455

Posted on January 10, 2014 by doug with ADHD

Homey and Scott raised good questions about coping with ADD ADHD.  These questions are especially interesting to me since I’m struggling with the same issues, because I’ve just retired and have lost my schedule and much of my structure, and, … Continue reading →

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Sometimes They Just Don’t Get It — ADD Tip o the Day 436

Posted on November 8, 2013 by doug with ADHD

More from the blog about French children don’t have ADHD, or ADD, or whatever, filled with many opinions, mostly expressed with absolute certainty – doesn’t that feel good, to be absolutely certain about something? So a post from a school … Continue reading →

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Routine — ADD Tip o the Day 414

Posted on August 14, 2013 by doug with ADHD

Those of us with ADD or ADHD need routine in our lives.  It is part of structure. It helps me know where I am in the day  and  what I will need to do next. It saves me from some … Continue reading →

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List of Three — ADD Tip o the Day 383

Posted on April 19, 2013 by doug with ADHD

For ADD or ADHD, the two most important lists are the list of five and the list of one. The next most important is the long list (everything you need to do).  Then there is also  the list of three. … Continue reading →

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Pause – Part 2 —- ADD Tip of the Day 353

Posted on December 26, 2012 by doug with ADHD

I highly recommended The Power of Pause, by Terry Hershey, especially for someone with ADD or ADHD.  I found it interesting, persuasive and helpful, as well as easy to read – an important issue for us ADDers.  It offers an … Continue reading →

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Choices — ADD Tip o the Day 318

Posted on September 20, 2012 by doug with ADHD

We have a lot of choices; this can be a good thing or a bad thing, especially if we have ADD or ADHD.  It is good to recognize that we don’t have to stay in a rut. This is the … Continue reading →

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