| There is no known treatment for ADHD | | | | identify the pitfalls of not taking medications in a |
| (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) that is | | | | timely manner or mismanaging dosage |
| effective 100 percent of the time, therefore | | | | requirements. |
| keeping track of your progress should be an | | | | *Keep a daily mood chart: In my opinion this is |
| intricate part of any ADHD strategy. In this article | | | | one of the more enlightening ADHD strategies for |
| we will explore four ADHD strategies involving lists | | | | charting ones progress and might reveal some |
| that when implemented in a well thought out | | | | secrets sitting in plain site that could prove very |
| consistent manner will prove beneficial for those | | | | helpful in your battle against attention deficit |
| fight the tough battle against nagging ADHD | | | | hyperactivity disorder. You may find it helpful to |
| symptoms. | | | | create daily categories for exercise, hours of |
| *Invest in a monster sized calendar: | | | | sunshine, foods, nutrition, and stress relief using a |
| Disorganization is a common characteristic in both | | | | scale from one to five or from one to ten to |
| adult and childhood ADHD, therefore finding a | | | | measure mood. After you engage in activities |
| way of keeping your collection of daily facts | | | | designed to increase relaxation and happiness, give |
| organized may prove quite challenging. A simple | | | | yourself a checkmark for completing the goal. |
| way to combat this is by purchasing a calendar | | | | Examples would be a check for 30 minutes of |
| large enough to jot down all your daily details in | | | | daily exercise, eight hours of sleep, eating a diet |
| one place. Use it to write down everything from | | | | low in simple carbohydrates and high in protein, |
| doctor's appointments and important phone | | | | and stress reducing activities like diaphragm |
| numbers to unpleasant experiences with | | | | breathing exercises, yoga, or meditation. |
| medications, project deadlines, birthdays, | | | | *Master the art of lists: There is no better ADHD |
| anniversaries, and ADHD relaxation strategies. It | | | | strategy than becoming a list master. Every day |
| should be placed in a area of your apartment or | | | | you should prepare a list for yourself of the tasks |
| home in which you spend a lot of time as a | | | | you need to achieve, striking each one off as you |
| continual reminder that keeping track of daily | | | | go. This will give you a sense of accomplishment |
| activities is vital to achieving mastery over ADHD | | | | as well guard against getting sidetracked. You |
| symptoms. | | | | might even want to take it a step further by |
| *Keep a medical journal: Whether you are using | | | | creating secondary lists for grocery shopping and |
| homeopathic natural remedies, prescription | | | | errands so you don't arrive at home after |
| medications, or some other form of medicine it is | | | | shopping missing the main ingredient for tonight's |
| important to record when, why, and how you or | | | | meal or forget that your dog or cat is on their |
| your child's symptoms fluctuate, your reactions to | | | | last can of food. If you are making a work list |
| changes in medication doses or choices, how | | | | make sure that your list is compiled in |
| different treatments make you feel overall, and | | | | chronological order. This will help prevent |
| which treatments seem to quash problematic | | | | scheduling errors before they occur. If you are |
| ADHD symptoms effectively, such as inattention, | | | | preparing list prior to an appointment with your |
| impulsivity, and hyperactivity, and which ones | | | | doctor, dentist, or chiropractor make sure to |
| don't. Keeping a medical journal will also help you | | | | include a list of questions to ask him/her along |
| stick to the recommended dosage requirements. | | | | with any other relevant pertinent information. |
| Keeping a medical journal can also help you | | | | |