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When I started taking medication, I realized that attention wasn’t the only challenge. Even when I manage to focus better, there are still major difficulties with time management, planning, and setting priorities. No matter how much I want to do something — even when I have sources of motivation — turning that intention into action at the right moment is one of the biggest challenges I face. For me, time works in [...]

From the last publication with title "Having ADHD is like watching TV while someone indecisive holds the remote", I would highlight the following excerpts: “(…) but that extra time wasn’t enough to make up for the time I lost being distracted — by unrelated thoughts or by anything that caught my attention in the room: a pen falling on the floor, sunlight coming through the window, or professors chatting in the back. [...]

Having ADHD is like watching TV while someone indecisive holds the remote. That’s how I explained it to my parents, and now to you. I always heard that people with ADHD have an “attention deficit,” but I quickly realized it wasn’t about having little attention — it was about not being able to control it. It’s like watching TV while someone indecisive has the remote: they change [...]

  I also thought ADHD was just a childhood thing — until I got to college.   I no longer had my dad watching over me, a tidy house, ready meals, guided study, or a planned day. Suddenly, I was supposed to organise myself, study ahead of time, set priorities, and say no to everything that distracted me. I knew what I had to do, but I couldn’t — I didn’t turn [...]