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

Steps to Creating an ADHD-Friendly Closet 1 Remove anything in the closet (or your half of the closet) that is not yours and is not wardrobe related, EXCEPT for one set of bed linens. That’s right, do not allow other family members to share your closet space. 2 Next remove outdated, torn, ill-fitting, and novelty clothing until the size of your wardrobe comfortably fits in your closet space. 3 Improve the lighting in your closet or remove the door(s). If you can’t see comfortably, you won’t keep it organized. Sliding closet doors should always be removed; they prevent you from seeing the entire closet at once. Accordion doors or a curtain rod (longer than the closet is wide so that the curtains can be pushed completely back) are alternatives for those who wish to occasionally hide the contents for privacy or restfulness. 4 Install hooks in and around your closet for bathrobes, cardigans, and wet towels. It is quicker to use hooks than hangers. Over-the-door hooks on the bedroom door and heavy press-on hooks require no tools to install. 5 Arrange hanging clothes by length so that the space under shorter clothes can be utilized for extra storage. 6 Add cheap storage in the closet space you’ve created. Depending on the inventory (athletic clothing, shoes, hats, purses, etc.), some options include a shelf-style shoe rack, a stack of open-front bins that can be also be used side-by-side on shelving, lidless plastic bins, a unit with easy to open mesh drawers (see photo here), o...