The article highlights organization as a critical executive function skill, particularly for neurodivergent individuals, where it can serve as both a strength and a challenge. Organization is defined as the ability to create and maintain systems for various tasks, interactions with social expectations often complicate this for those with ADHD. The article counters the common stereotype of organization, promoting the idea that personal systems, no matter their outward appearance, can be effective if they work for the individual. Tips for neurodivergent-friendly organizing can empower people across the spectrum.
Being organized doesn't have to look like color-coded planners or spotless desks. Maybe your workspace looks cluttered, but you know exactly where everything is.
Social expectations often dictate that girls should be organized, so girls and women who struggle to clean up, organize their meals, or complete self-care routines may receive negative feedback.
Organization is "the ability to create and maintain systems for items, paperwork, electronic documents, and important tasks" but can feel like trying to catch a moving target.
For many neurodivergent brains with ADHD, some executive function skills are big strengths while others are challenges, and the perception of organization varies among individuals.
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