ADHD Symptoms
This symptom can look like restlessness, fidgeting, not being able to sit still, more prevalent in young boys with ADHD
Hyperactivity
Starting a task on your own without being prompted or forced by someone else.
Task Initation
A time management method that uses a timer to break work into 25-minute intervals, or other minute intervals
Pomodoro Technique
The chemical in our brain responsible for feeling pleasure. Connected to motivation and our reward system
Dopamine
This symptom is the inability to maintain focus, concentrate on tasks, and stay organized
Ability to finish a task once started and stick with it even when it is challenging.
Follow-through
A memory skill that involves associating information with specific locations along a familiar mental journey to improve recall. We may put "items" in different "rooms" in our brain to help us remember things
The memory palace (method of loci)
Part of our brain responsible for higher order thinking (executive functioning). Is located in the front of our brain. This part of the brain is impacted by ADHD
Prefrontal Cortex (PFC)
Interrupting others, intruding on others, or difficulty waiting for one's turn to speak is an example of
Impulsivity
Having the tools, information, or materials needed to do a task before starting.
Organization
These tools can be used for keeping track of tasks to do, appointments that are scheduled, and/or activities or things to do for the day or week. Can be done on the phone or physically
Using a calendar or planner
Almond size part of our brain responsible for processing emotions, especially fear, can result in flight or fight response, impacted by ADHD
Amygdala
Difficulty with managing time and perceiving how quickly it passes. Common symptom of ADHD
Time blindness
Tracking how well you’re doing and also being able to ask for help or clarification.
Self-Monitoring
Another strategy for remembering information. This strategy involves using letters and creating a abbreviated word
Acronyms (e.g ASAP)
These types of matters may be less prevalent and activated than individuals without ADHD. One of these is the "processor" while the other one is the "communication highway" that connects the processors
Gray and White matter
The tendency to intensely and anxiously perceive, or "overreact" to, real or perceived rejection, criticism, or judgment
Rejection Sensitivity
Adapting to plans changing and being able to use unfamiliar strategies to complete tasks.
Flexibility
A framework for exploring problems and decisions from multiple perspectives by metaphorically "wearing" six different (answer), each representing a distinct mode of thinking
Six Thinking Hats
A neurotransmitter and hormone that plays a vital role in the body's response to stress, fight-or-flight situations, and maintaining homeostasis
Norepinephrine