Trying to find apps for people with ADHD can be difficult. With so many apps on the market, it’s hard to know which ones are best. We’ve compiled a list of apps that we think will provide some relief and help you focus better on your work or school tasks.
Some apps offer games that require concentration skills like memory, number sorting, or word search puzzles. These can help by providing an engaging distraction when you need it most.
Other apps provide soothing sounds and background noise to drown out distractions in the office or classroom environment – making it easier to concentrate on your work without feeling overwhelmed by outside noises or stressors around you. The free app called “Noisli” provides a generator of natural sounds, from rain and thunder to campfires and waterfalls.
Another app called “Brain Power” is currently being developed by researchers at Harvard Medical School’s Center for Psychiatric Research. The apps show promise as the first evidence-based cognitive training tool for ADHD treatment. When used daily, this game may improve attention span in children with ADHD within just eight weeks’ time!
If you want to start managing your symptoms now – even if you don’t have access to all these apps yet – try some simple tips like breaking larger tasks into smaller chunks throughout the day; taking frequent breaks (yes, it can be difficult); or finding activities that are naturally reinforcing like exercise or yoga which not only help give us an energy boost but also help improve our mood.
The apps that received the highest ratings for effectiveness include:
- Barkley’s app which is designed to strengthen attention and processing speed, called “Barkley Shut up & Sit Down” (available on Android or iOS) – BrainHQ by Posit Science , an online computer game used widely in research studies around the world including at Harvard Medical School; it can be played through a web browser with no download required
- Cogmed Working Memory Training System. It has been shown to provide evidence of improved short-term memory after just 25 hours of playing! This program was developed based upon decades of scientific studies led by Professor Torkel Klingberg during his time as director of neuropsychology at Karolinska Institutet (Sweden’s largest and most prestigious medical university).
Thank you so much for reading my article about apps for people with ADHD! I hope that it helped answer any questions you had about these types of apps as well as give some suggestions around what type might be best suited to help manage symptoms.
