Career Advice for ADHD Adults

ADHD career advice and time management tips to help attention deficit adults get organized and succeed on the job

• How I Found an ADD-Friendly Job
  ADDitude asked adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD): What... ADD Adult Readers Share Career Advice
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  “When adults with ADHD realize they're blessed and gifted, ... ADHD Rising Star
• Career Advice from Powerful ADHD Executives
  ADHD career advice from 5 top executives who transformed their... more »
• Should You Tell Your Boss About Your ADHD?
  Legal and professional considerations for adults with ADD who are... more »
• ADD Adults: Follow These 7 Steps to Get the Promotion You Deserve at Work
  How to get the job, title, responsibility, raise, or other... more »
• Find Your Dream Job: ADHD Career Advice
  Career advice for adults with ADHD: Achieve long-term success at... more »
• ADHD and Office Jobs: How Medications Helped Me Focus
  I survived the demands of school, college, and entry-level employment... more »
• Don't Let ADD Ruin Your Work Reputation, Fixes for Four Common Mistakes
  Don't let your boss and co-workers jump to negative conclusions... more »

• Update from Jane D.
  Still filled with feelings of turmoil about the Ex-Boyfriend, a... What's Happening in the Aftermath...»

• Maintaining Motivation with Adult ADD
  "I struggle constantly to stay motivated at work and at... more »
• Job Interview Skills
  "My anxiety and lack of social skills are big problems... more »
• How to Stop Losing Things with Adult ADHD
  "I often lose the piece of paper or the PDA... more »
• ADD on the Job
  "I am a 43-year-old female recently diagnosed with ADD. How... more »
• Battling Anxiety at Work
  "Whenever I'm expected to speak up in a meeting at... more »
• Re-entering the Work Force: ADHD Career Advice
  "It's been years since I've had a stable job. How... more »
• Dealing With Interruptions: ADHD at Work
  "How do I maintain concentration when I'm interrupted at work?"... more »
• ADHD Accommodations at Work?
  Can I get work accommodations that would allow me to... more »
• Advice for a Successful Job Interview
  I don't do well at job interviews, how can I... more »
• An ADD Career: Finding What Fits
  "I’m considering switching careers and finding a job at a... more »

• Workplace Survival Strategies for ADD Adults
  ADDitude wants to know what strategies you use to survive... What helps you excel at work?
• Find the Right Job in 6 Steps
  Want to find the perfect job? Here's how to find... more »
• 6 Secrets for Improving Focus at Work
  These six strategies will help you improve focus at work... more »
• Find the Right Job in 3 Steps
  How to figure out what kind of job fits you... more »
• Best Jobs for ADHD Adults
  ADDitude wants to know which workplace environments are the best... more »
• Worst Jobs for ADHD Adults
  ADDitude wants to know which workplace environments are the worst... more »
• Best and Worst Jobs for ADHD Adults
  ADDitude wants to hear about your best and worst workplace... more »
• Surviving Performance Evaluations: ADHD at Work
  "Report card" time at work? ADD adults should follow these... more »
• 8 Easy Ways to Focus with Adult ADHD
  8 easy ways for adults with attention deficit to reduce... more »
• ADHD Survey: Summer Focus
  How do you keep your mind focused on the task... more »

• Relationship meltdown. Newly diagnosed partner. Lots of questions.
  Hello and i'm glad i found this forum. I am a...
• NEED ADVISE badlly!!!! reading problems
  I have the following problem when i reached 10th grade I...
• Resume Labels Me as Job Hopper
  Hello again. As a result of being fired from my last...
• Relationships & life is a work in progress....
  I know the last time i wrote I...
• Got Kicked out Of School, They Think I'm a Junkie for Wanting Adderall
  I'm one of those po' people with no health insurence,...
• BORING job that I want to keep, please help...
  I work as an insurance underwriter for a very big...

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