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Everything in its PLACE

We all understand that our surroundings affect how we feel on a daily basis. The way our homes are organised can impact our mental health a great deal. Chaos around us causes chaos within us – and this is even more so for those of us who are neurodiverse.

Distraction, clutter and organisation issues are areas that can affect a lot of people with ADHD in particular. Ever watched? The dog that loses his attention and hyper-focuses on the squirrel – that’s us. We’re often either scattered focused or hyper-focused. When in a scattered focus mode, it can be very hard for us to follow through on a task such as tidying a room, thanks to our brain’s reward circuits having a little sleep or a full-on party.

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