Danielle RalstonFounder, How Capacity Works · Founder of ND Hive | Building the productivity hub where work actually gets done | Execution spaces, body doubling & community accountability

Managing Sensory Overload My Strategy at Home #sensoryoverload #ndoutloud #adhd

6 Jun 2024 · 1 min

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Danielle Ralston shares a simple strategy for managing sensory overload at home: pausing the TV to reduce cognitive load so she can better hear and attend to her children. A practical tip for parents navigating ADHD and neurodivergence.

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And the other thing is too, it's like there's things I'll do like at home if the TV's going and then all the kids are talking and stuff, I'll just pause the TV. Like everyone turns around and looks at me because then they realize they're talking while the TV's on. And that's not what I'm doing it for. I'm pausing it to lessen the cognitive load so I can hear them and pay attention to them. But they think I'm making some comment on the fact that they're talking.
Yeah. And it's just that I can't do both things. I can't hear you talk. I can't do this thing. Here, here, I'm overwhelmed, and it's understanding