Why Stuff Meant For Kids Actually Works For Adults with ADHD

this video is sponsored by fabulous stick around till the end of the video to learn more about it oh chloe chloe wants to be here for this one i'm gonna talk to them about this yeah hello brains there's a glitter bottle it's meant for kids to help them emotionally regulate it's also really helpful for me [Music] there are a lot of products that are made for kids or teenagers that are used by people in the adhd community and often they're really kind of tentative about telling me that they're a little bit ashamed because maybe they've been shamed for it because like well that's for kids like why are you using that but the truth is for a lot of people with adhd it actually makes sense products made for kids and teenagers are made for a population that does not have fully developed executive function skills yet and guess what is impaired in adhd brains executive function i tried learning from cookbooks meant for adults and they were complicated and confusing and really heavy on executive function i got one that was specifically designed for teenagers and guess what it's surprisingly easy to use it's so simple it's got two steps and then variations right i actually use this to learn how to make an omelette and uh now i make myself an omelette a lot of mornings we did this video on what makes something adhd friendly and really it is things that lower demand on executive function it's also things that give us opportunities to use our strengths and a lot of what kids products do is help us learn to identify and regulate our emotions which is another thing that people with adhd struggle with i just decided to learn about my emotions from a book set meant for five-year-olds and it was great it was actually really really helpful the um the spot of love was interesting to me never thought about what creates love i come from a lot of feelings peaceful confidence happiness talks about what grows love words sometimes yeah emotions get complicated i wanted to take away any of the shame and be like this is actually really smart to do if you really love reading i loved reading as a kid but i got to the point where i was reading adult books and sometimes they're really dry and boring and it's hard for me to focus on them so i did what somebody in the community suggested and went back to reading young adult books and that way i can enjoy it and not have to fight through it so i just want to take some of that shame and stigma away and take you on a shopping trip let's go look for some things that are meant for kids or teenagers but i think are actually really useful for those of us with adhd you wanna come let's go [Music] i feel like this could be a really interesting fidget that's a dollar that's a dollar fidget all right it's you know what i'll try it for a dollar flash cards so it's flash cards so you can look at a look at an analog clock and tell what time it is um honestly yeah are you kidding attach glow stickers to your clothes okay not at all useful but super fun this is probably the first fidget i ever had it's a koosh ball things that develop hand-eye coordination things like that are not a bad idea yo-yos i wonder if they have any yo-yos these are cool love these yes oh my god it's such a good fidget not with other people around because it's noisy but by myself yep yep nope we're getting that that is yup that's happening [Music] four three seven six to nine eight through thirteen yeah so something like this yeah the text is way easier this seems a little young for me but let me look at what else there is [Music] this is my 52 list project journaling inspiration for kids oh see i like this list of things you want to do this year list your favorite characters from books what's the things that make you happy it's just it's good prompts and it's things that we don't always think about we get caught up in people pleasing and taking care of others and sometimes forget to check in with what we want because we're trying so hard to meet the standards that everybody else is holding us to this sweet you matter [Music] a lot of people adhd have trouble relaxing by doing nothing so if i try and just relax i'll end up really bored and start a project or something so one thing to do is to do things that are relaxing that require something where you're still doing something and so puzzles are a really great thing for that oh my god glitter puzzles better puzzles i feel like that glitter would get everywhere though i will not like this looks amazing look how cool that is this reminds me of the um the thing i have at home with the playpen balls i feel like this would be cool from a sensory perspective for kids but like honestly if i didn't already have my ball pit i probably would i probably would get it let's look in the um the organization aisles bright colors easier to find cool for bullet journaling or whatever i like adult coloring books in theory but then i get frustrated because it takes so long to color them so kids coloring books are a good thing and they have bonus things like this affirmations i'm a leader i'm a thinker colored pencils why don't they have sticker charts i need like a bunch of tiny stickers is the thing [Music] oh wow there's a lot of stickers in here yeah i mean this is a good way to just make anything more fun yeah like straight up putting that on my like it's time to practice would be really cute okay extra stickers look at the tiny stickers all right all right yeah i'm gonna put some stickers on things oh that's there's so many stickers all right coming around on the sticker sticker back we don't always know how long we're brushing our teeth so this lights up to make sure that you brush your teeth for at least a minute i'm gonna do this elastics in fun colors makes more fun and you can find them easier because they're bright [Music] yeah alright legitimately though this would make bath time more fun like i feel like i would take more baths encouraging self-care fruit on the go things they're made from 100 fruit you can store these for a long time and then you realize you need to eat after a very long time of not having eaten it's just a quick way to get your blood sugar back up you do not have had to remember to wash your spoon you don't need a spoon a water bottle that's meant for kids yeah i mean my might feel a little a little more doable to bring with you i tend to like things that are smaller they're not as overwhelming physically so sometimes that's less overwhelming mentally too i actually really like this and so you can drop them whenever i go shopping i always do a reality check at the end because sometimes things that i thought were super cool at the beginning of the trip i'm just like i can do without that so let's see if i actually want all the things i put into my basket i actually do need this i did need floss this how much water does it actually and can it go in the dishwasher it can go in the dishwasher you don't need to take off the sleeves all right cool pencils i don't know what i use pencils for anymore i do like these but i don't i don't know how often i'll use a pencil well it is a skill that i think this would help with um i don't know that i care that much that i get better at that skill so all right we're good let's check out [Music] people are you excited so excited [Music] good idea i can't remember the last time i drink water so fast squirts another reason you want uh kids toys would be a bdc you can't hurt yourself with them the fewer steps that we have to take to do the thing the more likely we are to do things [Music] this is for kids i feel like i'm supposed to find an adult to open it for me oh this is gonna be a disaster this is a terrible idea for anybody i don't think i don't think i like this it's too many pieces to lose no i'm not a fan nope nope nope nope i think it's like a christmas present that lasts about two hours and then parents throw away because you start stepping on this stuff and it's worse than legos i would like to point out that sometimes even stuff that's meant for kids is not executive function friendly so we're just gonna go ahead and put this back in the bag pretend that didn't happen i never take the time to do puzzles anymore but i really like them they're very calming for me oh i already moving pieces yeah that's what we're making all right edge pieces where you at oh yes let's get rapunzel to remind me to play my guitar it's such a nice guitar but i'm not playing it so if it encourages me to play it why not it's like you got this she's so encouraging i it does seem less intimidating now [Music] i need to tune this 100 fruit and veggies no spoon no mess let's give it a shot veggies and fruit i'd like to point out that since i got home i've eaten some fruit and veggies i've flossed my teeth i've done things that i haven't done in probably three days [Music] speaking of stuff that's good for both kids and adults with adhd help with nighttime routines i haven't had a good night time routine since i was a kid usually i just go go go until i pass up from exhaustion fabulous is helping me with that there's a guided journey to help me sleep better which i definitely need like most people with adhd i've really been struggling with sleep and was sticking to any sort of routine around it but the app gives me reminders checklists and even coaching to remind me why i'm doing this and give me the encouragement to keep going so far i've been unplugging 30 minutes before bed shutting off netflix putting down my phone it's way harder to do than i expected but when i do i notice that i sleep a lot better it's also given me time to read for fun i've already gotten through one book and started another the next step they added to my routine was to clean up for 10 minutes before that and i've started doing that too i'm really glad to have the extra support with nighttime routines especially because at night is when my meds have worn off and things are extra hard but when i do i'm always happy i did the next morning i'm not perfect at it yet but when i miss a day it's no big deal fabulous lets me start my streak over and doesn't add more until i've got that part down which is nice i'll keep you posted on how it goes if you want to use fabulous to build your ideal daily routine click on the link in the description below the first 100 people who click on the link will get 25 off a fabulous subscription so yeah we got some cool stuff uh some stuff we found at target also the things that i personally have at my house i will link to those and i hope some of this was helpful and takes away a little bit of the shame if it works it works thank you to my brain advocates and all my patreon brains for making fun things like this possible like subscribe click all the things and i will see you next video bye brains [Music] you

Channel: How to ADHD

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Length: 11min 55sec (715 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 07 2022