Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 3rd Edition: Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized

by Susan C. Pinsky

Creating an ADHD-Friendly Workspace How does the desk pictured here suit someone with ADHD? Here are some of the tricks that make this an ADHD-friendly workspace: The desk and adjacent file cabinet are large enough to comfortably hold a computer and peripherals while still allowing space for physical writing. Office supply essentials fit together in one drawer—it’s inefficient to both manage a large inventory and wander the house hunting down supplies. Nearby shelving with bins holds the overstock office supplies (cables, earphones, stationery supplies) conveniently nearby—a chair roll away. Generous shelving within reach of the desk supplements desktop space and go-to storage for the most oft used supplies; in this office the lesser-used paper processing items—stacking trays, envelopes, stamps, and checkbook—are on a bookcase to the left of the desktop out of the way but still easily accessible from the desk without standing or straining. Retractable pens eliminate the distraction of playing with caps. Stackable trays allow us to file or quickly clear away a project without opening a drawer and hunting down a folder. A handy wastebasket encourages us to throw out garbage the minute we are done with it. Varied colors of printer paper make give us a quick visual mnemonic—so much easier to find a needed paper when not every paper is white. Note too how the cell phone case is bright, eye-catching, and outfitted with glow in the dark stickers. A deep recycling basket encourage...