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Task restart card
Save your place in work you have already started, then choose one action when you return.
Every field is optional. This is a planning and communication aid, not a diagnostic test or treatment.
Entries stay in this open page: this tool sends and stores none of them. Closing or refreshing can erase them. Copy what you want to keep into a private place. On shared devices, clear entries and take any printed copy with you.
Task restart card
Write a few words, or print this blank sheet and use a pen. Leave any field blank.
Minds Vary · mindsvary.com · Optional planning aid; no scoring.
Two illustrative examples
These are ordinary invented scenarios, not case histories.
A half-written email
Place: reply to the delivery enquiry, draft folder. Done: answered the first question. Next: check the delivery date in the order record, then add it. Question: does the date include installation? Before repeating: check sent mail and the thread before sending.
An unfinished household form
Place: saved form, address section. Done: name and contact details. Next: find the postcode and fill the next blank field. Question: which address applies? Before repeating: check for a submission confirmation.
No note after an unexpected interruption?
- Find the last saved or completed part.
- Check consequential actions before repeating them.
- Write just the next visible action and begin there, if it is still the priority.
Replace “continue form” with “open the saved form at address; check the postcode.” If five fields are too much, use one line: Stopped at __; next __; check __. For driving, machinery, cooking and care, follow the relevant safety procedure before making a note.
This is an optional planning aid. NIMH describes organization and daily-task difficulties in ADHD; it does not establish that this card treats them.