Adapting Habitica for ADHD

Adapting HabitRPG for players with ADHD is simple and fun. Gamifying a self-management system can help adults and children make effective and positive change in their lives. While these life hacks may prove helpful to many, these suggestions are not being made by medical professionals and in no way should substitute for the care of licensed physician. It's also important to note that strategies that prove helpful to some may not be helpful for all. Everyone's personal level of success with these adaptations will vary.

Gamifying Your Turbo-Brain: How HabitRPG Works With ADHD
this can be some of the behavioral type stuff - expectation, reinforcement, progress monitoring, not too clinical but just to show some level of what ADHD needs and how HabitRPG can help.

this should not explain the game functions of the features - (Dailies are . . . ) - but rather speak to the effect of the feature - (Knowing that missing a Daily can break a streak can be a great motivator!)

- multiple "styles" of motivation: predictable rewards, random drops, badges of achievement, competitive prizes, collective efforts, etc.

- We like visual feedback! Watching the XP bar or decking out your avatar can give you an intuitive sense of progress that is very satisfying.

Getting Started
maybe some of the ways it can be motivating without being insurmountably challenging helpful Dailies, Habits and To-Dos that are common to Habiticans Bulding a community
 * specificity of task
 * number of dailies
 * attitude (I will make progress not I WILL DO FIFTY MILLION DAILIES!!!)
 * categorized? Med-related, Exercise, Routines

== Troubleshooting == We've talked about why HabitRPG works well for ADHD needs; let's talk about common pitfalls for the ADHD player.

- I feel overwhelmed looking at my tasks page

- I'm bored with the game

- I forget to check off Dailies and am punished unfairly, alas!

- I got sucked into the ADHD forum when I was supposed to be doing my homework, alas!

Using HabitRPG to Support Those with ADHD
This can be the family and school type stuff - like if your child has ADHD and you want the family to get together and support the management plan with a quest the whole family participates in - but again, no replacement for the advice of professionals, just something that can be used in conjunction with a management plan that has been developed by doctors and behavior support specialists.

Other Resources on This Wiki
Maybe just links to other pages that are ADHD-, ABA-, support-related? NOT to duplicate, but just to know some options for joining the guilds/parties/conversations?

You're talking about other pages on the HabitRPG wiki? There are some that are relevant but not ADHD-related.

http://habitrpg.wikia.com/wiki/Burnout

http://habitrpg.wikia.com/wiki/Antidotes:_Overcoming_Obstacles#Procrastination

Also very useful is the Carrot vs. Stick Challenge for optimizing your HabitRPG strategies over time

https://habitrpg.com/#/options/groups/challenges/18f7361d-6015-401c-afc3-f3932bf30159