“I decided that it would be better for me to get a clothing rack mounted on my wall. This made such a huge difference – my clothes were now visible, and I was able to arrange them into workwear and casual wear.”

Idowu also began to adapt her workspace, introducing a desk with compartment spaces so that she could distribute her clutter accordingly. In her bathroom, she installed a multifunctional shelf that allowed her to visualise her items, with the open-plan shelving system both reducing object impermanence and acting as a visual reminder to carry out tasks that an ADHD brain might struggle to remember without a visual prompt, from teeth-brushing to face-washing.

Personally, I’m still learning so much about my ADHD. Home optimisation can manifest in a myriad of ways, and there isn’t always a one-size-fits-all approach. It’s about trial and error, and this has certainly been my experience. An important element has been learning to embrace the chemical imbalances in my brain, and how I accommodate those imbalances. I have friends who colour code their entire wardrobes and their book collections; friends who tightly organise the clothes inside their drawers and still, somehow, know exactly where each item is. I used to regret that I couldn’t achieve this level of organisation. Now, I realise that these techniques will never compute with my neurodivergent brain, and that’s OK. I just need to reframe the foundations.

The perceptive ways women with ADHD optimise their homes with interior design