You never intend to miss deadlines, forget doctor’s appointments, or arrive late to dinner reservations. It’s just that the concept of time — and the skills needed to manage it — doesn’t come naturally to the ADHD brain.
The result? Hyperfocus, time blindness, procrastination, and stress.ADDitude recently surveyed 1,859 adults with ADHD, one-third of whom said that problems with time management and productivity contribute the greatest amount of stress to their lives.
According to the survey, the most common problems include the following:“Figuring out how to break a big project or goal into small steps and believe that one day I’ll actually reach the end feels infinitely far away, so I always give up,” said one survey respondent.“I struggle to get started, then hyperfocus when I do,” said another reader. “I hate being disturbed.
It’s midnight, and I’ll still be working when the morning alarm goes off.”ADHD medication helps 37.54% of survey respondents tackle productivity and time management issues, they said.