Fellow ADHD people!! How tf do you deal with college????

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I'm not at all talking about getting accommodations or small group testing or what not because I already have that. I'm talking about EVERYTHING ELSE! The staying focused, taking notes properly, study properly...EVERY FREAKING THING!!!  
This is my second semester at my community college (I don't live on campus) and I have the brains and the desire to get all A's but with the ADHD shit I deal with it's so freaking difficult. It's so hard staying focused during lectures, I even sit in the front. I'm lucky if I can focus on taking the right notes but it doesn't mean I am understanding what tf my professors are saying because I'm to busy trying to focus on the notes, then the lecture, back and forth etc. A paper that takes everyone else maybe 2-3 hours...takes me 5-8🙃. 
I don't know anyone with ADHD (in person at least)...well there are the people that claim they have it because they get energetic every now and they and occasionally have trouble focusing but...I don't have any nice things to say about people like that who claim they have it bc of that. At some point I'm going to have to switch my pills, but for the meantime I need tips, advice.  I have no idea WTF I'm doing and their is no way I can go into my career with all of these sciences and math classes. 
...rant over😅

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Coffee helps me concentrate. Meditation helps with relaxation. Take breaks when you study. Remember to breathe when stressed.

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I GOT YOU. Okay so I have an almost full proof plan that I use. And don’t feel bad if there are days you just can’t focus, because that’s how you are! So during lectures, always make sure you have stuff somewhat prepared before. So like, if your syllabus tells you something, get information with some music before th lecture therefore you have notes and you don’t have to worry about listening for every important detail. Also, if they are notes I’m not really interested in, I devote 1/4 of my paper to just doodles. That way they aren’t in the way of your notes but you have a clear place to do so.
Also, having a set way of how you take notes works. Idk if this is an ocd thing or if it’s both, but I know if I separate my notes into two different columns (the left hand side has big notes, right hand has tiny tidbits or notes about something you need to read, but in a different color). I use graph paper for this.
ALWAYS WRITE DOWN ASSIGNMENTS. Like the minute you hear “this is homework” or “this is due” put it in your phone or in notes and your planner, therefore you won’t forget any information.
I don’t know how big the school is you go to, but smaller classes the teacher is almost always willing to go back over something. I also know that some schools have programs that allow you to video or audio record the class. And find some people inside the class you aren’t afraid to ask for notes and study sessions with.
The final tip I can think of is to take breaks. Set a 15-20 minute time frame for studying or whatever have you, and then another 10 or so minute break to relax. This makes it easier for you to focus because it’s not for a long time at end. Set alarms/timers for it. You might actually find yourself giving more time for school because you get engrossed more when you have less time to work on it (or so I my personal experience).
Again, don’t sweat it if you can’t focus every second you have to. You’re human, you have ADHD, it’s gonna happen. Just don’t tear yourself up over it. You got this!

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Also don’t rewrite your notes when you get out UNLESS you are summarizing in a different way. Just copying the notes actually distracts you more, instead of reading/analyzing your notes and then writing them the best way for you. This is how I remembered 90% of my Spanish class be ause I had to group everything together, and how I remember all the notes from my History classes. Also, if you picture a specific color for different things, you’re more likely to remember. Like me, in Spanish I wrote the English version in blue and the Spanish in red. In history, I wrote blue for things to look up, red for random facts about that topic, and black for just the actual information. I also remembered 100 counties this way so it’s pretty helpful when everything blues together 😂. I know something that helps my friend tremendously is having a support buddy. She has ADHD worse than I do, so I’m kind of like her reminder. If you have someone on you with deadlines or making sure you’re meeting your goals, and supporting you and helping you, you won’t feel so overwhelmed and bad if you do kind of slip up.

Fellow ADHD people!! How tf do you deal with college????

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