“The accommodations and supports mandated by federal law may be useful in many contexts,” he explains, but students shouldn’t “bypass the learning of essential skills and strategies.” Requesting more test time is very different from asking an employer to make provisions. Gander also counsels young hires not to use the diagnosis as a crutch. This way you not only solve the problem but impress your boss by suggesting your own ways to improve. I’m going to spend the next two hours in the conference room rather than in my noisy cubicle.’” For example, instead of saying, ‘I have ADHD so I need to go sit in the conference room to focus and complete this project,’ it is just as helpful to say to a boss, ‘I really need to reduce my distractions so that I can focus on completing this project. Instead, psychologist Maelisa Hall says to “focus on needs and what makes productive.
Unlike teachers trained to recognise different learning styles, your boss may not know what ADHD is, they may have a negative stereotype of the disorder, or - even worse - think you’re using your diagnosis as an excuse. But HR communications strategist Laura MacLeod says watch out: “Most people don’t have a clear understanding of ADHD.” It’s tempting to explain underperformance by telling your boss about your ADHD, especially since students are used to sharing their diagnoses with professors. Talk about your needs, not your diagnosis ADHDers tend to be creative, broad-picture thinkers, making us perfect top-level execs-take Richard Branson or JetBlue founder David Neeleman, for example - but we also have great difficulty performing rudimentary, administrative tasks. Entry-level jobs tend to involve more grunt work. The latter’s hard, though, when you’re new to the workforce. “In the work world, you may need to rely on other motivators, such as choosing work that holds your interest, allowing for enough novelty and change to stay engaged, finding an appropriate amount of competition to keep things stimulated, or finding work that satisfies a need for creative expression.” “College students tend to overuse urgency as a way to get motivated to get things done,” she explains. And groggy workers rarely impress the boss. At 20, Taylor-Klaus says hyper-focusing on a single task to meet deadline “may be an effective tactic it does not exactly elevate to the level of skill for lifelong success.” Unlike students, employees can’t crash the minute a project’s turned in.
And the latter, says Elaine Taylor-Klaus, co-founder of online coaching community ImpactADHD, is where recent grads need new strategies to survive.ĭon’t put off tasks until the last minute Depending on the severity of symptoms, ADHDers take medicine or develop coping skills to deal with the never-ending stimuli. Left untreated, World Health Organisation research shows the average ADHD adult loses 22 days of productivity every year.įortunately, there is treatment. In fact, we pay attention to everything: The woman one desk over who types too loudly, the guy in the break room grinding coffee, construction workers outside the window - every tiny stimulus the neurotypical mind screens out, the ADHD brain lets in. But don’t let that description fool you - people with the disorder are perfectly capable of paying attention. ADHD is just a neurological condition - one caused by an underproduction of dopamine and norepinephrine, neurotransmitters that help the mind regulate focus.
Emphasize resourcefulness (making due with the essentials you have available) above over-preparation (having a supply of everything you may possibly ever need).A diagnosis of ADHD does not dictate any individual’s opportunity for success.Prepare for emergencies by having a first aid kit, adequate supplies of water, food, etc., but don’t create an "apocalypse bunker.".If you haven’t tried to read an issue by the time one or two new ones have arrived, assume you’ll never read it and recycle it. Keep a small basket for unread magazines, etc.Create a shopping list and shop for groceries only for the week ahead, not for weeks and months to come.Long-range planning is a good idea for all of us, but when it comes to getting organized and reducing clutter, narrow your gaze to the shorter term. One of the frustrating things about ADD/ADHD is that it may spur you to have hyper-focus on the "here and now" in one moment, then have you getting worked up about things weeks, months, and years down the line in another.
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