Study Skills for ADHD Brains

Discover how your ADHD brain learns and stays focused.

• Explain how attention works in ADHD brains.
• Describe how working memory affects studying.
• Identify why interest-based motivation is key to learning.

1. What is Attention? 5 min
2. Working Memory Basics 5 min
3. Motivation and Interest 5 min

Create a study space and habits that help you stay focused.

• Create a study space that minimizes distractions.
• Develop a plan to remove distractions while studying.
• Establish a daily study routine.

1. Designing a Study Space 4 min
2. Removing Distractions 5 min
3. Starting Study Rituals 5 min

Learn to manage your time and energy to stay focused and productive.

• Use the Pomodoro Technique to boost productivity.
• Plan study sessions around your best energy hours.
• Take breaks that actually rest your brain.

1. The Pomodoro Technique 4 min
2. Energy Hour Planning 4 min
3. Restful Breaks 5 min

Improve your reading and note-taking skills to retain information.

• Use active reading to engage with material.
• Develop simple note formats to organize information.
• Highlight key points to review later.

1. Active Reading 5 min
2. Simple Note Formats 5 min
3. Highlighting for Review 5 min

Master techniques to remember and retain information.

• Use active recall to reinforce learning.
• Apply spaced repetition to review material.
• Create flashcards to review key terms.

1. Active Recall 4 min
2. Spaced Repetition 5 min
3. Flashcards for Review 5 min

Prepare for tests and deadlines using study plans and strategies.

• Create a study plan for a test.
• Work backwards from a deadline to plan study sessions.
• Manage test-day anxiety using relaxation techniques.

1. Study Plan for a Test 6 min
2. Working Backwards from a Deadline 5 min
3. Test-Day Relaxation Techniques 5 min