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The thing about disabilities like ADHD and dyslexia is that some people "suffering" from them succeed. To succeed they pick up a lot of personal strategies that
by eksemplar 9y ago
The thing about disabilities like ADHD and dyslexia is that some people "suffering" from them succeed. To succeed they pick up a lot of personal strategies that can be used for other things than managing your disability.
ADHD for instance forces you to structure your life. Because you won't be able to get out of bed in the morning, cook dinner or clean the house if you don't.
Being structured is a huge advantage in almost every aspect of life though.
The down side is that very few people actually manages to succeed.
- optimuspaul 9y agoWhat does it mean to structure your life?
- PatentTroll 9y agoYou need external regiments and mechanisms to stay on a schedule, complete projects, stay on task, and remember important things. People with ADHD spend considerable effort to establish and monitor these systems to keep them on track because without them they'd be lost.
- mason240 9y agoFor me it means being very conscious of organizing and structuring my life. My keys hang in the same place by the door every time. I keep my work laptop in the same place everyday when I come. I keep my bike stuff (helmet, bottles, gloves) in the same spot. I have the same breakfast shake every day, which I buy in bulk and is always stocked in the fridge. It's all kind of obvious stuff that everyone could benefit from, but my wife can be much more casual about handling details on the fly.