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ADHD Dos and Don'ts: Tips and Lifestyle Changes

What you should Do for ADHD

Manage your child behavior for ADHD: parents spending quality time with their kid, all sitting happy on the couch.

Foster a positive parent-child relationship by spending quality time with your child each day.

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Create space for ADHD: items organized and placed properly to create proper space at home.

Organize things and create proper space home. Designate specific areas for things like keys, bills, and other items that can be easily misplaced. Throw away things you

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Using a day planner or a calendar on your smartphone or computer can help you remember appointments and deadlines.

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Give yourself more time for ADHD: clock timer to track time and make sure you get enough time to do things.

Adults with ADHD are bad at estimating how long it will take them to do something. For every thirty minutes that you think it will take you to complete a task or get somewhere,

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Take things at a time for ADHD: Woman looking at so many tasks created, written on post it notes, stick on the glass.

Break down large projects or jobs into smaller, manageable steps. Adults with ADHD often struggle with completing tasks, and large tasks can seem overwhelming.

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End distraction for ADHD: woman focusing on her work, sitting on a desk in front of laptop.

When you have attention issues, the environment where you work and what is around you can significantly affect how much work you can get done. Let your colleagues know you

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Healthy food for ADHD: Salmon and kinoa, with vegetables in a plate.

Healthy diets can help reduce ADHD symptoms like inattention, hyperactivity, and distractibility.

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Sleep well for ADHD: couple sleeping next to each other.

Sleeping well can reduce symptoms of adult ADHD, increasing your ability to cope with stress, and maintain focus during the day.

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Keep track of time: little girl holding an alarm clock.

Give yourself limited amounts of time for each task and use a timer or alarm to let you know you when time is up.

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Exercise regularly for ADHD: couple exercising at the gym, running on treadmills.

Exercising regularly can help you stay calm, minimize mood swings, and fight any symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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What you should Avoid for ADHD

Avoid energy drinks for ADHD: Green energy drink in a glass with ice cubes, and a full energy bottle next to it.

Energy drinks contain sugar, artificial sweeteners, artificial colors, caffeine, and other stimulants. They can cause hyperactivity and should be avoided by people with

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Avoid sugar for ADHD: selection of sugar including brown sugar, powder sugar, and sugar cubes.

Avoid eating sugar because it can exacerbate the symptoms of ADHD.

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Avoid caffeine for ADHD: cups filled with coffee grains and grinded coffee, with a spoon on the side.

Drinking caffeine late in the day can negatively influence your sleep cycle and sleep deprivation can increase the symptoms of ADHD.

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Avoid stress for ADHD: stressed man thinking with his hand on his face.

Stress can increase inattention, maximize mood swings, and intensify any symptoms of anxiety and depression.

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Avoid food additives for ADHD: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) food additive in a cup.

Compounds such as aspartame, nitrates, and nitrites, are added to some processed foods by manufacturers to preserve the foods and make them last longer. These compounds

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Avoid junk foods for ADHD: selection of junk foods including chips, popcorn, and salty sticks.

Avoid junk food because it can exacerbate the symptoms of ADHD.

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Avoid colored food for ADHD: food coloring.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration maintains that food coloring is safe and has no effects on the brain or cause ADHD. However, some studies have shown that these dyes

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Stay healthy during pregnancy to lower the risks of having a child with ADHD: pregnant woman doing sport outdoor.

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