Procrastination Strategies for Adults with ADHD: Blog Talk Radio Show

I recently shared some great strategies to help adults with ADHD overcome procrastination.  Listen below and let me know if you have any questions.

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Just in case the player above doesn’t work in your internet browser, you listen here as well:  Practical ADHD Strategies.

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Special Bikes for Special Kids

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Do you remember the freedom you felt, the confidence you gained, the pride you had when you received your first bike? The Great Bike Giveaway will help give children with special needs the same feeling you had when that shiny new bike arrived at your home.

For the third consecutive year Friendship Circle is holding the Great Bike Giveaway, a national contest giving away adaptive bikes to children with special needs. They are partnering with Freedom Concepts, Rifton, Buddy Bike, Ambucs, Triaid,Flaghouse, Mobo Cruisers and Strider Bikes to give away adaptive bikes to children and young adults with special needs.

Why The Great Bike Giveaway?

Many children with special needs miss out on the childhood joy of bike riding because their physical or cognitive limitations make riding a bicycle near impossible. The Great Bike Giveaway will give children and young adults with special needs the chance to win an adaptive bike and have the feeling of pride, freedom and confidence that bike riding brings.

How The Contest Works

Adaptive bikes are tailored to a child’s needs. To meet the needs of the recipients in this contest, a separate contest is held for each bike type. The contest starts with two bikes of each type and money is raised to add more bikes as the contest progresses. Last year the Great Bike Giveaway ran 6 different contests and gave away a total of 29 bikes! This year we hope to give away 75 bikes to individuals with special needs.

Each bike page has a space where users can enter the contest. Submit a picture of your child with special needs along with a short explanation of why your child needs an adaptive bike.

From the winner of a Parent:  Judd, received his Rifton tricycle that he won through your bike giveaway. He loves it so much. His first time out with it , he pedaled .75 miles! Everyone at the track had a smile on their faces watching him enjoy his bike. The biggest smile there belonged to him though.

From the winner of a Parent: Judd, received his Rifton tricycle that he won through your bike giveaway. He loves it so much. His first time out with it , he pedaled .75 miles! Everyone at the track had a smile on their faces watching him enjoy his bike. The biggest smile there belonged to him though.

Two Ways to Win

Most Votes
One bike in each contest will be given away to the entry with the most nominations. Nominations are received from friends and family clicking the “nominate button” on an entrants submission

Bike Raffle
All the remaining bikes will be placed in a drawing. To be eligible for the drawing each submission must be nominated by at least 50 friends and family members.

How You Can Help

Whether you have a child with special needs or not you can help more children with special needs win an adaptive bike.

1. Donate To Add More Bikes

In addition to the bikes that have been sponsored, Individuals have the ability to donate to the Great Bike Giveaway to get more bikes added. Every time the donation meter is filled another bike gets added to the drawing!

2. Share and promote

Let as many people as possible know about the opportunity to win an adaptive bike by sharing the the contest via your social networks and email. You can also check out the resources page for additional tools you can use to share the contest.

Contest Timeline

March 3rd 12:00 pm

Contest begins! Photo submissions will be accepted.

March 25th 11:59 am

Contest submission deadline, no entries will be accepted after this time.

March 26th

Drawing (Drawing date is tentative and subject to change) Will be held and winners will be announced.

To enter the Great Bike Giveaway visit www.greatbikegiveaway.com For contest rules visit www.friendshipcircle.org/bikes/rules.

A Special Thank You To the Sponsors

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Getting Places On Time with ADHD

  • Are you frequently late to meetings?
  • Do you miss important appointments?

Time management is frequently a challenge with ADHD.  Implement the following strategies to help you get places on time:

Set 2 Timers

Set one timer to sound at the time you need to leave your house, office or other location.  This is the time when you must leave.  Set the other timer for 10 minutes before you need to leave.  The first timer to sound is your reminder to transition to leaving for your meeting or appointment.  When that first timer sounds, you need to stop whatever you are doing and prepare to leave.

Double the Time

Estimate how long it will take you to walk or drive to your appointment or meeting.  Double that estimate to determine when you need to leave.  (Take a book with you in case you get there early!)

Use Technology

Set reminders for important meetings and appointments on your smart phone or computer calendar.  I use Cozi calendar which allows me to set up to three reminders for each appointment.

Use Low Tech Reminders

In addition to setting electronic reminders, you can also use sticky notes or other notes on your wall to remind you about important appointments.  When using low tech options, make sure you only use a few.  More than three will crowd the wall and all of the reminders are likely to get lost in the shuffle.

If you apply these four time management strategies, you’ll have more success getting to those appointments and meetings on time.

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