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Best Organizational Apps for ADHD

Do you need some organization in your life? We all know that this can be a challenge whether ADHD is a part of our lives or not. With our kids’ and our own schedules to manage, due dates for bills to remember, deadlines for projects at work and other responsibilities, we need a GOOD plan, the best strategies, and appropriate tools to help us get everything accomplished---on time. However, when ADHD is added to the mix, well, there may very well be a need for special tools to help us AND our families stay focused, on track, and organized.

We have gathered here for you this week a collection of apps to help you and the family GET organized and STAY organized. You might want to try these over the summer break so that when fall arrives, and with it the new school year, you and the whole family will be pros at the organizational game!

To-Do List Apps for Kids and Adults with ADHD---A collection of apps that will help you put order into your life with ADHD
http://www.additudemag.com/adhd/article/8698.html

Students with ADHD Get Help from iPad App---Created to help users with ADHD improve executive functions of memory, concentration, and organization
http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/03/02/adhd-students-get-help-f...

ADHD Organizer App for iPhone---This app lets you set goals and record your success in achieving them. It also lets you discover any weaknesses that need attention and improvement.
http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/apps/adhd-organizer.php

ADHD and iPads: 5 Apps to Make Life Easier---from the Reader’s Digest Editors
http://www.rd.com/health/adhd-and-ipads-5-apps-to-make-life-easier/

The 5 Best iPhone/iPad Apps for ADHD---by Mark Kawate
http://www.appsforadhd.com/appsforadhd/5bestiosapps.html

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Comment by Joan M. Brennan on May 31, 2012 at 6:54pm: Dear Nikola,

Thank you for taking the time to write your message here. I can certainly appreciate your comments on the "d" in ADHD. At the same time, I am reminded of what a seven year-old boy once said about the word "disability." He wisely explained that a "disability" is really an "ability" in "dis-guise." I have remembered this since he first said it and share it with those who might also find it profound. I hope you find it so, Nikola. Your child will be fine if you and he discover focusing strategies and positive channels where he can use his "ability in dis-guise."

Comment by Nikola Evans on May 31, 2012 at 6:06pm: HI, I've recently had to digest the fact that my 6 year old son may have ADHD, through symptoms which have developed rapidly over the past 6 months form what I thought was mild dyspraxia and plain non compliant behaviour. I'm really unhappy with how the d on the end of ADHD says 'disorder', like being described as a handicap, and should instead mean 'diversity' (in learning and behaviour). It's really good to read about so many supportive strategies. My position with learning to manage my son's behaviour was once a lonely one but now not feeling so bad after all.