Defininitions
The experience of having difficulty accurately sensing how much time has passed or how long something will take.
What is time blindness?
You have an assignment due tomorrow but keep scrolling TikTok instead of starting it. This automatically means you're lazy.
What is FALSE? Avoidance can be related to executive functioning, task initiation, motivation, anxiety, boredom, or overwhelm.
You walk into your room to get your charger and 20 minutes later you're watching YouTube.
What is getting distracted/task switching?
ADHD is diagnosed in people of what general age group: children only, adults only, or both?
What is both?
You have a 10-page paper due in two weeks. Your brain says, "That's forever away." What ADHD strategy might help?
Break it into smaller deadlines/tasks and put them somewhere visible.
"I'll just check my phone for one second..."
Example:
45 minutes later…
The tendency to delay starting or completing something despite knowing it needs to be done.
What is procrastination?
You know exactly what you need to do, but somehow cannot make yourself start. This is sometimes called _____.
What is task initiation difficulty?
You have 3 hours to complete an assignment, but suddenly become incredibly productive 30 minutes before it's due.
What is deadline-driven motivation?
ADHD is estimated to affect approximately what percentage of children in the United States?
What is about 10%?
You sit down to study and immediately realize you need water, food, a different playlist, and suddenly your room desperately needs cleaning. What's happening?
Avoidance/distraction/task switching — potentially an executive-functioning challenge.
"I can't possibly forget this, so I don't need to write it down."
Immediately forgets.
Difficulty managing the intensity, duration, or expression of emotional responses.
What is emotional dysregulation?
You spend three hours researching the "perfect" way to begin an assignment and never actually begin it.
What is procrastination/perfectionism?
You have five assignments due next week and can't figure out which one to start because everything feels equally urgent.
What is difficulty prioritizing?
ADHD can occur in people who are high-achieving, successful, or academically gifted. True or False?
What is TRUE?
Your professor says, "The assignment should only take about an hour." Three hours later, you're still working on it. What ADHD challenge might be involved?
Time blindness / difficulty estimating time.
"I'm going to bed early tonight."
Suddenly it's 1:47 AM and you're researching something completely unrelated.
A term commonly used to describe an intense emotional response to perceived criticism, rejection, or failure.
What is rejection sensitivity?
"I don't care about this assignment" and "I care so much that I can't start" can both lead to the same behavior.
What is avoidance/procrastination?
You make a detailed schedule at the beginning of the semester but stop using it after a few days. Name one ADHD-friendly way to make the system more sustainable.
What is using a simpler/visible system, external reminders, flexible planning, body doubling, etc.?
ADHD is more commonly diagnosed in boys than girls during childhood. True or False?
What is TRUE?
A friend doesn't text you back for two days. Your brain immediately decides, "They're mad at me and don't like me anymore." What concept might be relevant?
Rejection sensitivity.
"Where are my keys?"
In your hand.
The brain-based skills involved in planning, prioritizing, initiating, organizing, shifting attention, managing time, and regulating behavior.
What are executive functions?
A person with ADHD may understand exactly what they need to do but still struggle to translate that knowledge into action.
What is the intention–action gap?
A resource on campus can be helpful with creating schedules, body doubling, motivation, and other executive functioning tasks.
What is Well Coaching?
One reason ADHD may be underrecognized in girls and women is that which presentation can be less externally noticeable?
What is predominantly inattentive symptoms?
You have an exam tomorrow, laundry everywhere, three unread emails, and a discussion post due tonight. You feel overwhelmed and do absolutely nothing. What's one thing you could do to break the freeze?
"I have SO much to do, so naturally..."
I will do absolutely none of it.