Comments on: The Ultimate Guide to ADHD Coping Mechanisms: 19 Practical Strategies

By: Deeyo

Deeyo — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:06:20 +0000

This list is great, if you can approach it with a “meta” mindset. I’m almost 50 (diagnosed in the 80s before it was called ADHD; just medically hyperactive) and I’ve been doing many of these for decades. The first strategy I ever learned was a prioritized list. In my early 20s, my boss who did not know I had ADHD (and honestly at the time I thought it was something only children had) gave it to me to help me keep my job. It worked like a charm. And I’ve been stumbling upon many of these organically. What generally happens is I realistic some disorganized aspect of my life is unsustainable toward my general happiness and contentment. Then I sit down and think myself through what could I do to fix that ONE aspect. And that’s all I focus on regarding my ADHD. Learned strategies are still in place and are routine, so don’t need my immediate focus. And I don’t try to do some major overhaul, because I’ve learn (of course) that never works.

I actually came to this article for my son, who also has ADHD, but his is worse. I have learned that my telling him what works for me is usually met with objections that I can not overcome (probably simply because I am his mother). So lists like these 1. help him see that he’s not alone and 2. give him hope with yet untried strategies. Even if he only picks up one, his life is that much less difficult, and every little bit helps.

By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:42:31 +0000

Many of these are not possible for somebody with adhd. We’re constantly told to use reminders or calendars, but the thing is they never work. Otherwise we wouldn’t be searching for articles like this to give us strategies.
You think I like having my desk cluttered all the time? The only way I can declutter is by permanently clearing my desk of everything completely and somehow I still manage to create mess from what’s left. We’ll always find something to fidget with even if we’re alone in our room with headphones on because we can’t go without anything at all.
We lose things when we move them from their designated spot because we don’t remember to put them back. We don’t have the executive functioning skills to complete tasks, so everything is constantly unfinished and in a state of incomplete. Taking my keys off the hook to go out is all well and good, but will I remember to put them back on the hook when I come home exhausted? They’ll probably have gotten lost in my handbag or pocket.
It’s clear this article wasn’t written by somebody with adhd, just someone who studies it.

By: Carrie Allmon

Carrie Allmon — Thu, 15 May 2025 02:27:38 +0000

In reply to Priya.

Hi Priya,

Ya, I hear you, it is a lot of information! What I usually find helpful when I want to take action is to take whatever feels good to try at the time, like 1-3 ideas, and implement them.

For this particular article, I listened to it twice on my Text To Speech app. I soaked in the information and felt validated by what I’ve already been doing. It acted like a pat on the back to keep going – which helps to boost my mood. Even though I’m not going to try anything new at this point, as that would feel overwhelming and not helpful. I hope sharing my perspective is helpful!

By: Priya

Priya — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:12:02 +0000

the article itself is overwhelming for me and I’ve already forgotten 90% of what was written