How ADHD Affects Home Organization

Organizing isn't easy. And having ADHD doesn't make it any easier.

But it doesn’t have to be impossible.

If you have ADHD and you’ve been struggling with organization, it doesn’t mean there’s something wrong with you.

Do any of these organizing challenges feel familiar to you?
Do you walk in a room to organize and find yourself paralyzed and overwhelmed?
Do you find yourself spending money on organizing solutions that don’t work?
Do you feel like you put in effort but never make any progress?
Or maybe you know exactly what you want to do, and yet for some reason, you just can’t get started.

It just means it's time to try working with your brain instead of against it.

In How ADHD Affects Home Organization, professional organizer, motivational speaker, and teacher of the learnable skills of organization, Lisa Woodruff will help you to: * Understand how your mind works * Recognize your unique strengths and weaknesses * Find the strategies that work for you

Read What Others Have To Say About This Book

How does someone without ADHD write a book that is completely relatable to those who have it? She gives clear explanations, real-world examples, and a solution or resource on just about every page. When an organized person wants to help disorganized people, we need to get fluent in their language. And there are a thousand dialects of the language of the disorganized. The language of the person with ADHD who struggles with executive function and organization are on every page of this book.

Lisa Woodruff makes it very clear that she does not have ADHD, but has been surrounded by it throughout her life and careers in service to others, and finding ways to help those with ADHD move forward. This immersion, and helping understand challenges and collaborate to develop solutions has led to this easy to read, easy to use book.
“Lisa offers clarity, support and guidance to help her readers take a step back, consider what progress would look like, and take action to tackle the areas in their home that have left them feeling defeated.”
Oh, and here’s the real secret: Even if you don’t have ADHD but struggle with organization, you’ll learn plenty reading this book!

As a professional organizer, I plan on sharing this with my ADHD clients, so that they may have access to the understanding, ideas and resources that this book brings.

–Kathy Vines, Certified Professional Organizer ®, Clever Girl Organizing

Clearing clutter and getting organized are healthy goals for millions of homeowners, as it can not only reduce stress, but generally help your home life run more smoothly. But for those with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), it can be an overwhelming and emotional struggle. In “How ADHD Affects Home Organization,” professional organizer Lisa Woodruff explores the executive functions of the mind that directly affect one’s ability to organize the home: Flexible thinking, working memory, self-monitoring, task initiation, planning and organization. “Along the way, she provides tips and strategies for overcoming obstacles — tools you can use to get the organized house of your dreams.” Published in May, Woodruff’s book appears to have struck a chord with readers. The Kindle version is the No. 1 Best Seller in Do-It-Yourself Home Improvement on Amazon, where it also ranks among the Top 20 Most Wished-For titles. In addition, the Audible audiobook edition currently sits at No. 2 on the list of Top 20 New Releases. It has earned five-star reviews from 90 percent of Amazon customers, with one stating that it “reaches far beyond just helping people with ADHD.”

–Kathy Vines, Certified Professional Organizer ®, Clever Girl Organizing

MEET LISA WOODRUFF

Lisa Woodruff is a productivity specialist, home organization expert, and founder and CEO of Organize 365^®. Lisa provides physical and motivational resources teaching busy women to take back control of their lives with functional systems that work. She’s the host of the top-rated Organize 365^® Podcast, which was featured as the Woman’s Day podcast of the month, where she shares strategies for reducing overwhelm, clearing mental clutter, and living a productive and organized life. Lisa has authored several Amazon bestselling books and is a sought-after trainer and speaker, often quoted as saying “Done is better than perfect” and “Progress over perfection.” Her sensible and doable organizing tasks appeal to multiple generations and her candor and relatable style make you feel as though she is right there beside you, helping you get organized as you laugh and cry together.

As a recognized thought-leader Lisa’s work has been featured in many national publications such as, Fast Company, US News and World Report, Women’s World, Ladies Home Journal, Getting Organized, Woman’s Day and Your Teen magazines. She’s been interviewed on over thirty podcasts, more than fifty local TV segments, countless online summits and is a regular HuffPost and ADDitude magazine contributor. Lisa is also a generational expert and specializes in unpacking common everyday scenarios with grace and reshaping your understanding of the role we play in the home today. Believing that organization is not a skill you’re born with, but rather is developed over time and which changes with each season of life, she made it her mission to redefine what it means to be a woman in the home.