When ADHD Behavior Prevents Good Grades

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A: To change your ADHD behavior, you must start placing as much value on the timeliness of your assignments as you do on their overall quality. List the characteristics that make you proud of your work-original, unconventional, and so on - and add 'completed on time' to that list.

In addition, set deadlines for completing portions of each assignment, rather than thinking only of the project's final due date.

Schedule appointments with your professors to get feedback about your ideas, discuss an outline, or review your progress. This helps hold you accountable - and show your professors that you've gotten serious about meeting deadlines.

A pioneer in the field of coaching people with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Ms. Maynard was instrumental in the development of The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association's Coaching Guidelines and a founding board member for the Institute for the Advancement of AD/HD Coaching (IAAC). She is a certified Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and utilizes a holistic health and wellness approach with her clients. Ms. Maynard lives in Washington, DC where she operates Catalytic Coaching. Sandy lectures internationally and is a regular contributor to ADDitude magazine.