Auditory overstimulation is a major issue for people with ADHD [9], and research suggests that many of us with ADHD perform better at a task when background noise is removed [7] or when we are listening to music [1]. There is an overwhelming variety of earbud and headphone models on the market today that are highly effective at blocking out noise and delivering quality audio [3], but not all models of listening device are ideal for people with sensory sensitivity issues. The

You finally have some free time to finish those things you’ve been meaning to do. Then, something else comes along and quashes your focus: maybe it’s an email from a needy client or student, maybe it’s an after-hours question from your manager, or maybe it’s a family member organising a last-minute get together. If the balance between the time you have to yourself and the time that others expect from you is tentative enough to be thrown off by events like those just described