[Blakestr]

I read your question as: can I learn to manage my ADHD symptoms effectively enough to be an effective web developer?

Try this experiment: get a minimum of 8 hours of sleep for the next 5 days.

Then take a mindfulness course, there are plenty and Google is your friend. I use Waking Up.

To me I don't hear people talk about mindfulness in relation to ADHD enough. Because as you start to use mindfulness you'll find yourself being aware of when your ADHD symptoms start to really kick in and you'll be able to limit them before they put you on crazy monkey autopilot.

If you aren't on medication, do so.

How to adjust sleep (Don't round up from 7 and 1/2 hours either get eight or nine even. The trick is to take a sleeping pill if you need to for the first few nights as well as some melatonin to reset your circadian rhythm then go to bed really early. you know you had enough sleep when you naturally wake up without an alarm clock so go to bed really early and set your alarm as a backup... Meaning if you want to wake up at 8, go to bed at 11 pm, and you'll probably wake up a little after 7. )

Also make sure it is very dark where you are at, use a sleep mask, and make sure you don't have sleep apnea that's pretty important too.

[jimkri]

>To me I don't hear people talk about mindfulness in relation to ADHD enough. Because as you start to use mindfulness you'll find yourself being aware of when your ADHD symptoms start to really kick in and you'll be able to limit them before they put you on crazy monkey autopilot.

Cannot agree more, mindfulness has really helped me notice when my symptoms start and that I need to start over on whatever I was doing or just refocus. Using the Waking Up app has really helped me and I cannot recommend it enough!