Why ADHD Self-Awareness is the Key to Effective Action, Change, and Progress for Each of Us

1 Comment: Why ADHD Self-Awareness is the Key to Effective Action, Change, and Progress for Each of Us

1. I like this article very much. I don’t know about other adults with ADHD, but for me it would be helpful to have some kind of guide to go with it so that one can

   For instance, start with the first step self awareness: #1. ADHD Self-Awareness Begins with Honesty

   The article states that self awareness begins “with taking an inventory of your strengths and challenges: who you are and aren’t, what you are likely to do or not, how you work versus how you wish you worked.”

   So a guide might look something like this:

   List your strengths, the things that you do well.
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   What things do you find challenging or do not like doing?
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   Who are you? (Needs more explanation. Example: are you more of an extrovert, are you cautious, do you lead, follow or somewhere in the middle, etc)
   Who you aren’t? ( Use the above list to find the opposite of and add any others you may think of.)
   What you are likely to do? (Needs more explanation.)
   (My addition: what motivates you? What helps you to stay on track?, etc.)

   2. Practice ADHD Self-Acceptance
   “Create a judgment-free zone, and let go of how you think you should be. “ That is easier said than done, especially if one has self-beliefs that have been embedded early in childhood.
   A guide might suggest one to write down the negative self beliefs and give strategies for being aware of when we have them and ways to replace/change them.

   I want to stress how much I believe that this article could truly help ADHD adults to become more self aware. I hope that you will take my comments into consideration and make a guide for the article. I hope to see it as a download one day.
   Thank you for your time and consideration.