How to slow down

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So, here's my deal: I have ADHD. As a result, I can't seem to focus on my school work, and even when I do it, I do the minimal possible work! And my grades are affected by it, because my mind can't slow down to study the stuff!

So my Q is this: How can I slow down to understand the material?

maybe you could take frequent breaks, study in small manageable chunks, but lots of them.

Okay...... good tip there.

This was something I was told to do by my English teacher last semester. Read a single paragraph, take some notes on it, then do something else for 5 minutes, Then read that same paragraph again, take notes again, and then do that over and over until the entire reading requirement is finished.

So normally by the time I'm done with it, I will have read the entire reading at least 3 times, and will have very comprehensive notes.. the act of re-reading and writing notes at the same time helps you store things in your long term memory... at least for me anyway..

I will take that approach from now on. I like that, rabbittss.

Make yourself notes every few paragraphs if you have to read something like if your reading a book,write down something like "You can now eat another piece of chocolate"and then read a few more paragraphs and eat a few more pieces of chocolate again like this if your reading a book:

"And there was blah blah blah"

(eat some chocolate)

"And then the blah blah blah"

(take a break and do something)

and carry on reading or whatever.

Hope this can help and you can understand what i mean.

I have the exact opposite problem, where hours go by and I'm not even aware... BUT, I have tutored many kids/teens who have this problem.
The first thing I would say is: Don't expect to be doing homework for hours straight - it's not normal. Most of my professors don't even understand how I can sit in one place and read or do homework for like 5 hours with no break...

Just set yourself reasonable goals like "I will finish at least half the Math questions tonight" or "I will read at least 2 chapters tonight" and so on..
You are allowed to take breaks - no one is going to punish you for taking a 15-20 minute break in the middle of your homework to just goof off, surf facebook, whatever you want to do. The trick is to come back to the work.
If you plan to attend college or university, it is a lot more independent. There is no one there telling you to work, or even show up to class. You need to develop these work ethics on your own.. even if you're not going to post-secondary, it's a good skill to have.
So with that said, just work out a balance that works for you, although you may need to work a little more than you want to of course, to get things done.

Even if your time is split like 40/60 in this way, that's more than enough to get through High School.

Lastly, if you're getting distracted because the work is too hard, confusing, you don't understand etc... ask for help

Good idea. Another problem: I can never seem to absorb the info for mah classes.

like.. ask questions and stuff like that.