Core to treating the disorder is<p>1. understanding how it particularly manifests in (you, if you indeed have it), and 
2. developing foundational patterns of action to support repetitive tasks and activities throughout your day.<p>Talking with someone who has expertise in diagnosing the disorder can be supremely helpful. If nothing else they&#x27;ll help you narrow further where those effects are stemming from if not AD&#x2F;HD, and if a diagnosis does make sense, they can help you start to build the structures and patterns in your life that can help alleviate those symptoms.<p>Driven to Distraction by Hallowell and Ratey was supremely helpful for me in understanding the deficit better and in helping to develop strategies to overcome &#x2F; shore up some deficiencies in my day-to-day.