Organise your materials

For people with ADHD, keeping your desk, bag and materials in order probably helps a little with managing your time.

• Well-controlled studies, but only together with other tools.

Benefit size from More intensive summer treatment helped teens stay organised four years later, against teens in the less intensive version.

Not diagnosis or treatment advice; talk to a clinician.

For people with ADHD, keeping your desk, bag and materials in order may make little or no difference to how much you get done. Studies disagree.

• Well-controlled studies, but only together with other tools.
• One star off: the studies disagree.

Benefit size from More intensive summer treatment helped teens stay organised four years later, against the less intensive version.

Not diagnosis or treatment advice; talk to a clinician.