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Here is some very helpful information from Helpguide.org:

Help for Adult ADD / ADHD
Tips for Managing Symptoms and Getting Focused

The responsibilities of daily life can weigh on anyone, but if you have adult ADD/ADHD, everything from paying the bills on time to keeping up with work, family, and social demands can seem overwhelming. While it is true that ADD/ADHD does create multiple challenges, it is possible to get focused and turn chaos into calm. By educating yourself about adult ADD/ADHD and taking advantage of self-help techniques, you can learn to manage even your most difficult symptoms. You can become more productive, organized, and in control of every area of your life.

Finding and carrying out the best ways to overcome your adult ADD/ADHD may take time and courage, but your hard work can improve your organization, relationships, work performance—and sense of self-worth and accomplishment.

Managing adult ADD / ADHD: What you need to know
Adult ADD/ADHD can present challenges across all areas of life, from getting organized at home to accomplishing what you are capable of at work. It can be tough on your health and both your personal and on-the-job relationships. Your symptoms may lead to extreme procrastination, trouble making deadlines, and impulsive behavior. In addition, you may face the challenge of feeling that friends and family don’t understand what you’re up against.

Fortunately, there is a lot you can do to help yourself tackle these difficulties and live a productive, more organized—and happier—life. There are many skills you can learn to help get your symptoms of ADD/ADHD under control. You can improve your daily habits, learn to recognize and use your strengths, and purposefully develop skills that can help you work more efficiently, increase organization, and interact better with others. Part of helping yourself manage your ADD/ADHD may be educating others to help them understand what you are going through.

Self-help strategies can go a long way toward helping you manage your ADD/ADHD symptoms, but change won’t happen overnight—these strategies will take practice. Keep in mind that improving your symptoms will require dedication, patience, and, perhaps most importantly, a positive attitude.

Adult ADD / ADHD self-help myths
You may be holding onto misconceptions about how much you can help yourself with adult ADD/ADHD. Educating yourself about how much you actually can accomplish with your own hard work is the first step toward meeting the challenges of your attention deficit disorder.

MYTH: Medication is the only way to solve my ADD/ADHD.

FACT: While medication can help some people manage the symptoms ADD/ADHD, it is not a cure, nor the only solution. If used at all, it should be taken alongside other treatments or self-help strategies.
MYTH: Having ADD/ADHD means I’m lazy or unintelligent, so I won’t be able to help myself.

FACT: The effects of your ADD/ADHD may have led to you and others labeling you this way, but the truth is that you are neither unmotivated nor less bright—you have a disorder that gets in the way of certain normal functions. In fact, adults with ADD/ADHD must find a way to compensate for disabilities others don’t have to think twice about, so there’s no room to be slow on the uptake.
MYTH: A health professional can solve all my ADD/ADHD problems.

FACT: Health professionals can help you manage the symptoms of ADD/ADHD, but they can only do so much. You are the adult living with your problems on a daily basis—you are the one who can make the real difference in overcoming your challenges.
MYTH: ADD/ADHD is a life sentence—I’ll always suffer from its symptoms.

FACT: While it is true that there is no cure for ADD/ADHD, there is a lot you can do to reduce the problems it can cause. Once you become accustomed to using strategies to help yourself, you may find that managing your symptoms becomes second nature.

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