Areas of special interest

Career assessments

Choosing the right career is one of the most important decisions a young adult with ADHD will make, and yet often this decision is made with little awareness of what would be a good match.  Some adults with ADHD are enormously successful in their careers because they have chosen a career that is not only compatible with their ADHD, but is also a good match for their interests, strengths and temperament. Many others, however, struggle to find and maintain employment or move from job to job, never finding employment that works for them.

Although it is ideal to select the right career as a young adult, a mid-career adult can also benefit greatly from a career assessment if they find themselves struggling in their current career. An assessment may help them to find a better job match within their existing career path, or can lead them in a different career direction that makes the difference between chronic under-employment and true career satisfaction. Click here to read more about career assessment and ADHD.

Workplace issues and ADHD

If you are satisfied with your chosen career, but find that you are struggling to be productive and effective at work, it can help to learn how to minimize ADHD patterns on the job through a variety of strategies, supports and accommodations.  Click here to read more about functioning well on the job with ADHD.

Giftedness and ADHD

Although the standard stereotype of an individual with ADHD is someone that disliked school or struggled in school, there are many highly talented, gifted individuals that are affected by ADHD.  Many gifted individuals performed well in school, even through college and beyond through a combination of high IQ and hard work. The risk, however, is that a gifted individual with ADHD will never reach their true potential unless they are correctly diagnosed and treated. A gifted person may go as far as completing all of the coursework for a Ph.D., only to struggle with and never complete their dissertation. Another may successfully complete medical school, but find themselves unable to keep up with the paperwork and administrative tasks of a private practice. An attorney with ADHD may find herself unable to keep up with the demand for productivity in a group practice.

Parents of a gifted child may hesitate to obtain a diagnosis because they don’t want to give their child a negative label, when, in fact, a diagnosis, explained in a constructive fashion, can help their child.  Click here for more information.

More information coming soon on the following topics:

  • Girls with ADHD
  • Women and ADHD
  • College students with ADHD
  • Writers with ADHD
  • Eating disorders and ADHD
  • Young adults with ADHD
  • Daily life management
  • Executive functioning
  • Retirement issues for adults with ADHD
  • Time management and ADHD