Assign tasks.
Make progress rewarding.

Dopamine participates in brain pathways involved in reward, learning, and motivation. Research in adults with ADHD has found differences in dopamine reward pathways. That helps explain the interest in rewards; it does not mean every person with ADHD has the same motivation needs.

In Next Thing: points and chosen rewards give completed tasks a visible consequence.

Studies in children with ADHD have found that reinforcement can improve performance on some tasks. Results depend on the person, task, and reward. Points are useful only when the person values what they lead to.

In Next Thing: task completion updates points, while your group decides what rewards to offer and when to deliver them.

ADHD can make organizing and finishing tasks difficult. NIMH recommends practical supports such as consistent routines, written reminders, and breaking large tasks into smaller steps.

In Next Thing: use the board as an external reminder. Write a manageable action, assign it, and return to it after an interruption.