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ADHD adults can become more productive at home and at work by learning
to self modify their own behavior. Over the last ten years, we’ve had
adults that actually increased their salaries by 100%, simply by
improving their workplace skills. In some instances, the increased
salaries motivated those ADHD persons to become even more focused on
improving their work social and productivity skills. Once their new
goals were attained, they were again rewarded with higher salaries and
many perks on the job. They were increasingly seen as “valuable
employees” in their companies and that new job security seemed to make
their lives much easier and happier. Examples of modifiable work and
personal behaviors include:
- Being at work on time
- Avoiding speeding tickets because of running late or inattention
- Keeping workspace organized so you can find work assignments
- Completing work assignments on or before time due
- Improving quality of the clothing you wear by fresh laundry and
ironing
- Improve person hygiene by daily bathing, washing hair and
brushing teeth.
- Improving social skills such as getting along well with
coworkers
- Brushing one’s teeth to avoid bad breath
- Completing house cleaning and repairs on time.
- Keeping car neat and clean
- One should decide for ones self what type of rewards are
indicated for improving one’s own behavior.
Sex has been used as a reward for years, but here are a few other
examples:
- A night out for dinner and a movie for keeping the house clean
for a month
- Getting a car wash instead of having to do it yourself for
getting out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off for the past four
days.
- Buying a new pair shoes for being at work on time for three
months
- Pizza delivered to home for meeting work deadlines for a week
- A two-day weekend out of town vacation for dressing so well as
to get a compliment from friends and others at school or work for
two weeks
- Buying a new car for getting a 100% raise in salary over the
past year
Obviously anything can be used as a reward for modifying one’s
behavior. You must be flexible with the reward, set deadlines for your
goals, and really want to improve yourself for this system to work well.
Dr. Frank |
