Improve Focus With Behavioral Tools & Medication for ADHD | Dr. John Kruse

The ADHD person will most effectively set goals and create plans if they do so in ways that leverage the strengths of their ADHD brain and avoid its weaknesses.

Instead, we’re far better off when we understand what drives our brains to stay focused, what motivates us. This knowledge lets you lean into your strength so you can, in the words of Jessica McCabe, “work with your brain, not against

relative underactivity of inhibitory centers in the front of the brain. This means that people with ADD who need to focus on an attentionally demanding task may have difficulty turning off or preventing the activation of competing areas of the brain.

I am going to focus on just one goal here: improving ADHD symptoms.

People with AD/HD need high levels of stimulation in order to focus. The brain’s neurotransmitters, those information messengers, aren’t functioning efficiently or consistently. It is during these routine tasks without any high stimulation that one becomes day-dreamy, unfocused, and unproductive.

training must address two goals: improving your ability to concentrate intensely and overcoming your desire for distraction.