Method

Make time visible (alarms + color-code the calendar)

ADHD comes with time blindness — time isn't felt intuitively. Externalize it with concrete visual cues: color-code calendar entries, set external markers. An entry in the wrong color can make you half an hour late.

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With time blindness the brain doesn’t perceive the passage of time intuitively, so time management must be moved outside by making time VISIBLE. The simplest place to start: colors in the calendar. Each event type gets a color, so a glance at the day instantly says what’s when, and a missing or wrong color can literally cost half an hour of lateness. Add other external markers (alarms, visible clocks, a board) so no appointment is ‘invisible’. This differs from alarms-as-time: here it’s about a VISUAL representation of the whole day at once, not single pings.

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Scientific grade verified against the literature. No entries = no direct studies (graded from mechanism/experience).

What the grade means

A A — strongest evidence: meta-analyses or RCTs directly confirm it works (or, for diagnostic tools, strong validation of accuracy).

B B — good evidence: a single RCT, or a strong mechanism with supporting studies.

C C — weak / preliminary: a plausible mechanism, but few direct, controlled tests.

D D — no evidence: theory or isolated anecdotes, no studies.

Applies to: ADHD AuDHD