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We’ve compiled some lists of apps, and books, that may be helpful for people suffering with ADHD.
Apps
There’s an App for that!
Why not check out some of the apps below to help manage your life, and ADHD symptoms?
Routinist
This app allows you to schedule time to achieve goals and introduce new habits
Habit Hub
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Routine & Schedule app that features daily reminders, timers and goals.
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Freedom
This fabulous web app blocks distracting apps and websites for you, helping to increase attention and productivity
Priority Matrix
This software uses the 4-quadrants method to channel focus on top projects, good for university students.
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Errands to do List
A simple task manager including checklists, task images, scheduling, alerts and calendar view
Evernote
Note organiser and planner that can be organised how you like, and notes can be searched and shared.
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Owaves
Plan meals, exercise, and sleep into your day.
Reading List
We recommend the following books for anyone looking to self-manage their symptoms, or understand ADHD in more depth:
- Driven to Distraction, by John J. Ratey
- Delivered from Distraction: Getting the Most Out of Life with Attention Deficit Disorder, by John J. Ratey.
- Fast Minds: How to thrive if you have ADHD, by Craig Surman
- Adult ADHD Tool Kit: Using CBT to Facilitate Coping Inside and Out, by Russell Ramsay and Anthony Rosstain.
- Reinventing Your Life, by Jeffrey E Young, the founder of Schema Therapy.
The book explains in a simple way, the basic aspects of schema therapy, and the negative thoughts or “life traps”, which reinforce negative patterns in our everyday life. - Taking charge of adult ADHD, by Russell Barkley.
- The mindfulness prescription for adult ADHD: An 8-step program for strengthening attention, managing emotions, and achieving your goals, by Lidia Zylowska.
- Mastering your adult ADHD: client workbook, by Steven Safren, Susan Sprich, Carol Perlman and Michael Otto
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