On the task switching: long before HRT kicked my ADHD up many notches, I had no idea I was ADHD. But in college 15+ years ago I stumbled upon a trick that completely worked: I would do homework for class A while in lecture for class B, and vice versa. At the time I thought I just couldn't handle the lecture format, and wanted to save time so that I could see my spouse when I got home in the evenings. But now I realize I was pairing, and that I have been unconsciously doing that forever. Like I can't just cook something, I have to cook AND do the dishes, cook AND straighten up things, etc.
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Date: 2021-12-10 01:31 pm (UTC)On the task switching: long before HRT kicked my ADHD up many notches, I had no idea I was ADHD. But in college 15+ years ago I stumbled upon a trick that completely worked: I would do homework for class A while in lecture for class B, and vice versa. At the time I thought I just couldn't handle the lecture format, and wanted to save time so that I could see my spouse when I got home in the evenings. But now I realize I was pairing, and that I have been unconsciously doing that forever. Like I can't just cook something, I have to cook AND do the dishes, cook AND straighten up things, etc.