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ADHD Experts Podcast

281- Conquer Clutter, the ADD Way: 7 Practical Steps to Organizing a Messy House

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

We don't have time to fold T-shirts into precise squares; we need strategies and tricks that will get us back on track to acceptable tidiness. Linda Roggli, PCC, explains why ADHD brains are predisposed to disorganization and how to create a system that works for you.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

0:10.0

Hello everyone and we're glad you can attend Attitudes Weekly ADHD

0:18.0

experts webinar our first of 2020 happy new year just. Just an introductory note before we get started. If you've

0:27.4

listened to one of our webinars before, you know we offer attendees a

0:31.8

certificate of attendance.

0:34.0

When the webinar ends, a post-event survey will pop up.

0:37.8

It will list three questions about the quality of the webinar,

0:40.9

followed by three questions titled

0:42.8

required for certificate. If you would like a certificate of attendance

0:46.9

email to you you should answer those three questions. If you don't want one,

0:51.9

you don't have to answer the questions, obviously.

0:55.0

Now today's topic is a challenge for every person diagnosed with ADHD.

1:00.0

The art and science of organizing one's home or apartment or condo.

1:05.0

If you've been struggling with organization for what seems like forever,

1:09.0

it doesn't mean there's something wrong with you.

1:11.0

The key to success is to work with your ADHD brain, not

1:15.4

against it. If you've been trying to organize your home, it's likely you are struggling

1:21.2

with one or more executive functions, things like flexible thinking,

1:25.8

task initiation, impulse and emotional control.

1:30.7

With the right strategies and insights, the ADHD brain can learn organizational skills that will work over a lifetime.

1:38.0

It's never too late to start, and please remember, your worth as a person has nothing to do with how organized your house is.

1:48.0

So we are very happy to have Linda Roggley with us today who will give us her road tested tips for preventing our piles of stuff from overwhelming

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