and co-director of the ADHD treatment and research program of the University of Pennsylvania, noted that, while extensive research on the strategy's effect on productivity doesn't exist, "the idea of externalizing motivation is a longstanding evidence-based mechanism for managing ADHD."

ADHD body doubling allows individuals with ADHD to perform and complete tasks more easily and with fewer distractions, where otherwise they might struggle more. The Attention Deficit Disorder Association