By Jeff Copper, MBA, PCC, PCAC, CPCC, ACG – November 6, 2023
Get ready to get ready to go? How can that concept help manage time for those with ADHD? How can it help them manage transitions? First, we need to understand the concept.
Get ready to get ready to go is a concept that many ADHD coaches use to help their clients. Those with ADHD tend to wait until the very last minute and then they race around, gathering things they need to take with them… keys, shoes, papers, lunch, whatever. The problem with this is that there’s no transition time spent in preparing to go.
It’s actually a time management issue, that is, having a sense of time, being on time, and predicting time. Like, how long it takes to get dressed, how long it takes to gather the items needed, and then scheduling that amount of time in advance.
Those with ADHD struggle with planning. It requires thinking, energy, and effort that may be unexciting, and we know that those with ADHD struggle with anything that is boring or tedious.
If this topic interests you, please check out my video interview, “ADHD Time Management Tip: Get Ready to Get Ready to Go,” with ADHD coach Elaine Taylor-Klaus (https://impactparents.com) as she explains the concept of getting ready to get ready, shares parenting tips and a time-management idea. http://youtu.be/WGDJL3xTr9I
TRANSCRIPT
Jeff Copper:
Welcome everybody to this edition of Attention Talk Video. I’m your host attention coach, Jeff Copper. We’re here today with Elaine Taylor-Klaus from Impact ADHD. Elaine, welcome to the show.
Elaine Taylor-Klaus:
Thank you. It’s great to be here.
Jeff Copper:
Our topic today is fascinating. Get Ready to Get Ready to Go.
Elaine Taylor-Klaus:
Yeah.
Jeff Copper:
What’s that all about?
Elaine Taylor-Klaus:
Well, it’s a strategy that a lot of ADHD coaches use. Rudy Rodriguez was talking about it in a presentation. I’ve been using it, a lot of people use it. It’s not totally innovative, but it’s really helpful because a lot of times, people with ADD tend to be racing around when it’s time to do something and we wait until the very last minute and then it’s time to go wherever we’re supposed to go. And that’s when we start getting our keys, finding our shoes, getting the lunches, and that’s because we haven’t built in transition time. Get Ready to Get Ready to Go is about building in transition time between activities so that we can actually spend the time preparing to leave or do whatever it is before. It could be get ready to get ready to homework too. I mean, it could work for anything.
Jeff Copper:
Well, what I like about this is A, there’s time management for those with ADD. And when you think about Get Ready to Get Ready to Go, there’s actually a scheduling function that comes in here to play because you have to think about that. But there’s also the transition time, which is another area that can be of issue. So it’s kind of like you’re killing two birds with one stone.
Elaine Taylor-Klaus:
Yeah, absolutely. You sort of bring it all together. And it also sort of gives you that anticipation that just giving people the chance to not always be rushing, but being able to pace yourself a little bit, which is not always our strong suit either.
Jeff Copper:
Well, that’s a wonderful tip. Viewers, if you’d like to learn more about Elaine or Impact ADHD, go to impactadhd.com.
Elaine Taylor-Klaus:
Thanks.
Jeff Copper:
Thank you very much for coming on the show.
Elaine Taylor-Klaus:
Always a pleasure.
Jeff Copper:
Take care.