I’ve overwhelmed myself a little with several books and courses in progress.
Although I haven’t yet been formally diagnosed with ADHD, my pre-screening score was high… and I already know my mind works this way.
I love the way my mind is always ‘on’ and connecting things constantly… but at times, it’s exhausting.
I want to achieve so many things all at once.
People often say that I should just focus on and complete one thing at a time, which I seem better able to do when it’s an assigned task.
But when I’m left to my own devices, one thing leads to another and I flow and drift constantly into new or interconnected ideas.
So as an example, I started working on a children’s book about ADHD, which triggered ideas for a course so I started that, which led me into a separate book about ADHD, then I started my PDA course, then my PDA book, then my son wanted to write a book about space, then I started an autism course, then my other son wanted to write a book abjut football… then I kept flipping between each thing until somehow, my PDA book was finally completed and published…
…and I continue to flip between these things as well as the other projects… alongside helping other people with their paperwork and completing my own endless admin.
I have found ways to work with my brain, now I understand it more… and I think that’s why self identification or diagnosis is so important for many of us.
And why it’s so helpful to speak to adults like myself when considering how to support children at home or school.
I will share more about this in future posts, and hopefully, my books won’t be too long about.
I’m now working on the PDA follow up which will be based in a school as well.
Oh, and my son asked if we could create a colouring and/or puzzle book based on our characters… so that’s another project to add to our list.
While it’s exhausting… our minds can achieve such a lot.
It’s so important that the way we think and learn is embraced, because we have so much potential. We just need people to be open to adopting slightly different approaches, and make accommodations to help us thrive.
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