Often the individual can enlist the help of family or coworkers to help him stay organized. It is often best to avoid jobs that emphasize weaknesses such as repetitive tasks, and find jobs that focus on one s energy, and ability to shift from task to task. Individuals who experience physical restlessness should try to schedule regular exercise or work breaks. College students who need accommodations need to inform their school early, before problems arise. Examples of accommodations include untimed tests, the use of tape recorders in lectures or the right to take attests in a less distracting setting.
Schools often require psychological testing to support special accommodations.
Adults have lived longer than children, and thus have had more time to develop other associated psychiatric disorders . If it were an entirely negative trait, it would have died out thousands of years ago. Often this gift comes into focus after the individual acquires a degree of self-knowledge and learns to channel his energy and creativity.