Hello All,
Are there any witches with ADHD? If so, how do you do things differently? How do you organize your self, keep grounded and remember things?
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Hello @IrenaMoonshower! I suspect there are quite a few of us 
I have ADHD (or possible AuDHD) and was only diagnosed recently, in my 30’s. I’m not on any medication for it right now, and try to embrace the chaos in balance with using my practice for structure, ritualization and inner work if that makes sense. Some things that come to mind that are different for me, that might be for you ~
I struggle with practicing “regularly” so I practice when I feel like it. I think sometimes my practice waxes and wanes with my interest, or I find a hyperfixation with something like tarot or a particular deity that may come and go, I embrace that as okay and not a failing.
You may have many other interests or hyper fixations that can incorporate with your practice - music, art, rock collecting, topics you’ve researched deeply in the past.
If there are any things that really work for you in your daily life then definitely look for ways to carry that into your craft. Don’t make it a chore, but things like tracking + rewards, novelty, or challenges (like the ones here) are some strategies I’ve applied to my practice.
Grounding and meditation are huge for me and genuinely very helpful in practice and in every day life.
Meditation is a hard one because I struggle to sit still and empty my mind and just relax. if you’re similar to me in that, then you might try more active or sensory meditations and centering activities. Touch a tree, root your bare feet to the floor, carry a pocket rock fidget etc.
I love Thai Chi Qigong because it is a moving meditation. Things like counting knots on a string or beads on a rosary, focusing on a candle flame, singing bowls, nature bathing etc give them a try!
There is a method of meditation I learned from the book Trees of Power, where you go into something like a thicket or beside a pond etc. (a secluded or liminal natural space) sit down and focus your eyes on one spot ahead of you. Notice everything you can with all your senses without moving your gaze, but explore your peripheral vision as much as you can while looking straight ahead. Eventually your eyes will start to go out of focus but your field of vision will expand and you will become much more aware of movement, differences in patterns, sounds etc. This is a great way to connect with nature, expand your awareness …and trying to notice everything is much more friendly to my mind, than trying to think of nothing!
I hope some of that helps you. And as far as memory and find-lost-item spells there are many, but if you find ones that work I’d love to know! 
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Hi @IrenaMoonshower this is such a good topic to talk about! Thank you for posting!
I´m 52, turning 53 soon, and was undiagnosed for the vast part of my life. Actually I´ve got my ADHD diagnosis only last year. I´ve decided to try medication and it works very well for me.
That being said, obviously I had to work with it and around it for my whole life.
Regarding my witchcraft practice I followed my natural curiosity and hyperfixations and I think, the fact that witchcraft is such a wide field with so my paths kept me going, because there was always something new to explore. So, that´s kind of fun!
Also, I´ve learned about chaos magick and found that this type of witchcraft is a very good place for me to be. As much as I love moon phases or the correspondences of weekdays, when I feel driven for spellwork, I will do it and not wait for the “perfect” moonphase.
Same, same! My mind is just pretty loud all the time. I´m finding guided meditations helpful and witchy coloring pages (with meditation music in my headphones), I like doing art in general for grounding and working in my Book of Shadows can be very meditative for me.
Also Yoga and gentle movement to music is something I will do daily.
I also struggle to do things on a daily basis, but I´m trying my best! I just gotta pay attention, because I can do a daily routine for three months, then miss one day and never get back to it. lol
When I´m missing out on my yoga routine in the morning, I´ll do it in the evening before going to bed.
Life with ADHD can be challenging but also fun! And we truly are the unicorns of humankind. 
Allow yourself to find your own unique ways of practicing, trust your intuition always (because, let´s be honest, it´s ON POINT, right?) and don´t think you´d have to do things like anybody else.
If you don´t know the Book “Rebel Witch” by Kelly-Ann Maddox, I would recommend it! If´s a fun read and shows you ways to work with your ADHD as a witch. 
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I’m not totally sure if I have ADD or not. I know I’m not hyperactive, but I follow different thought streams even while trying to pray. So this is an interesting topic for me!
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I myself is not but my youngest daughter is and she asks me all the time to help her put her binder together to keep it organized and I try to help her learn one different type of magic every couple of days or even once a week so I don’t overwhelm her.