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Three Steps to Tackle Time Management for People with ADHD
Children and Adults With ADHD Need Skills, Not Stigma
One of the mundane parts of life as a parent is setting up carpools for your kids. The the logistics can make you want to poke your own eyes out, but the advantage is that you have one less 30 minute drive from point A to point B.
There is one family with whom we carpool often. We like and trust the parents, the kids get along and do similar activities — win/win. However, the dad is always late. Like, really late. And when he sends a text saying “I’ll be there in 15 minutes,” he often arrives 30 minutes later or more, a sheepish look on his face and a sincere apology on the tip of his tongue.
He is a good person and keeps my kid safe. Why is it so difficult for a gainfully employed, married, 45 year old father of 2 to get anywhere on time? Because he has ADHD.
ADHD is very common — over 6 million children in the US have been diagnosed with it (and think about all the undiagnosed adults that add to that number). At the same time, there is still so much misunderstanding about what it means to have ADHD. There is a stereotype that ADHD means “hyperactive, misbehaving boys.” And of course, there are some children whose ADHD presents with hyperactivity and behavioral inhibition issues…
