Supporting ADHDers' Attention

Saturday's Dose

In Tuesday’s dose, we discussed the two stages to attention:

1. Expectation of attention (cueing)

2. Focusing of sensory organ (attending)

What can we do practically with this information?

• Reduce Filter Load

• Preparation

• Medication

• Movement & Attention Spans

Reduce Filter Load

We talked about how a brain has to filter out millions of extraneous stimuli every moment. This can be made easier for ADHDers by:

• Minimizing clutter

• Chunking directions