Your strengths
Most people with ADHD can find work that suits them. This section talks you through the common strengths of some people with ADHD. Look through and think about which ones may apply to you. From here you can think about what jobs may use these assets.
For example, some people with ADHD are incredibly engaging and enthusiastic and find that sales jobs can be a real opportunity to use these strengths well. Hyper-focus : being able to concentrate well on one particular subject and be productive. This can be related to a particular topic that you are interested in. What is this topic, are there jobs close to this, or adjacent to this? Another important element of ADHD is hyper-focus; what
types of tasks you can concentrate on easier than others? For example, some people find when they are doing something practical, like putting together furniture they can focus better, other people can respond to incoming demands through email quickly and efficiently, and others find that focus around other people is high. What areas of life do you concentrate on really well and what may this mean for work? If you focus well around others you may want to think about roles that involve interacting with others.
Enjoying variability and change – many people with ADHD like change, and this can be a real asset in work. There are some jobs in which you need to be responsive to what comes in on that day or to be able to do something different at the drop of a hat. In other jobs need you to be able to do a wide range of activities and therefore there is no time to get bored. If the opposite is true then think about jobs that offer more stability and predictability. Innovative- this can also be an ability to think through problems in creative ways. There are lots of jobs that use this skill, like when you are working on a big project with lots of unforeseen problems in the path it can help to have someone on the team that will look at these challenges differently. It may also mean that you can come up with new ideas and create something valuable.
Liking taking risks – some jobs need you to be cautious and some require more risk-taking. If this is you then find one that is going to value this.
Lots of energy – what does your energy mean for you? Do you need to be on the move all the time, if so a physical job is probably the most helpful solution to this, like building, carpentry, postal workers, etc. Or does it mean that you need to have regular breaks to get up and walk around? Some jobs
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