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Brain Dominance and Persistent Organizing Issues
 There
has been a great deal of popular and scientific interest in recent
years about living with a mind that doesn't naturally organize time,
tasks, information and/or possessions well. If this is your situation,
you will have noticed that the commonly available advice is only rarely
effective.
Efforts
to unlock the mysteries and mechanics of the human brain are complicated
by the enormous differences between people. Those with ADD, learning
disabilities, sensory overload, right-brained dominance or other organizing
challenges are so numerous that they are well within the range of
normal. Working in all fields, these people are frequently found in
the arts, research, sales and people-focused fields. Successful in
many ways, they struggle to achieve productive and satisfying days
and often either lose track of their life goals or pay too high a
price striving for them.
Creating
a Successful Strategy
Our times
bring breakthroughs in medicine, science and psychotherapy that provide
important information and benefits for those struggling with a "different
brain." Organizers and coaches work with people living on the edge
of these advances. We address in a concrete way the daily, hourly,
minute-by- minute obstacles and opportunities inherent in creating
a successful strategy to pull the whole together. We can design and
set up systems that keep the important pieces from falling through
the cracks. The systems that are not universal, but adapted to each
individual work best.
Customizing
for the Unique Challenges of ADD
In almost
25 years of organizing I have learned from the needs and situation
of each client. I've studied information from every discipline that
addresses these issues. In the last eight years I have joined with
other professional organizers in the National Study Group on Chronic
Disorganization. We routinely share techniques and solutions to better
serve those who are not immediately helped by traditional organizing
assistance.
In recent
years I have turned my focus onto Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity)
Disorder. In particular, my work has benefited from the year-long
training in both coaching techniques and in ADD itself from the Optimal
Functioning Institute. I've learned to identify and strategize with
an individual's learning and memory strengths and around their weaknesses.
It's a straight-forward technique -- and I can't imagine trying to
organize anyone without it and these insights.
Holding
the big picture and all its details, finding the strengths and motivations,
developing custom-designed systems and strategies with the individual,
shining a light on goals and accomplishments, staying on track while
listening for changes -- these are the primary tools brought to coaching
and organizing. They make it possible for people with ADD to find
a clear and joyful path for themselves and to provide their families,
communities and society with the contributions only they can create.
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