For parents with ADHD, getting your kids back in school comes with a host of additional challenges.
Learn how to cope.
Schedules, breakfasts, wake-ups, registration forms.
Drop-offs and pick-ups and lunches.
But for parents with ADHD,back-to-schoolcan be a time of under-acknowledged stress and upheaval.
Its just this huge ramp up in intellectual needs.
Multi-tasking and multiple-ball-juggling is a challenge for any parent.
I am a parent with ADHD, and I am struggling right now, Dr. Hamdani admits.
For me at least, its not a skill set that comes naturally.
I am a parent with ADHD, and I am struggling right now.
So how can parents with ADHD effectively navigate back-to-school?
The expectation of what perfect is needs to really go out the window, Dr. Martinez says.
There is no person with or without ADHD that is going to be perfect at anything, including parenthood.
Ask for help
Give yourself permission to delegate tasks to support people in your life, suggests Dr. Hamdani.
Manage the to-dos one by one
Breaking tasks into manageable chunks can also help you avoid feeling overwhelmed.
Make the transition smaller by breaking it down into pieces, Dr. Martinez suggests.
Writing things down is really important.
That being said, a lot of times people with ADHD find that particular task to be extremely dull.
We dont feel guilty about brushing our teeth, Dr. Martinez says.
Self-care should be just like that.
Its okay to take your time to meander through it and feel the feelings, Dr. Hamdani says.
Its a complex time and thats okay.
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