I'm back!

Welcome back. I'm looking forward to seeing your spiffy new stuffs :)

Nathan Lowell

If I had it my way, I would never tell them. In fact, I made it till I was in my mid40's to late 40's before finding out it was considered a disability and could be protected by FMLA. I only do it when I need to protect myself, however other issues arise. However, I have moved around 20 sometimes in my life and had almost as many jobs too.

I love how your videos are written and edited in a style that is perfect for us brains who need to stay stimulated! Congratulations on your new education and taking risks and taking your videos to the next level. (I love the interview preview!)

Sheila

Hi! It was so nice to meet you at the conference. I love your videos and think they are very important! That's why I'm donating even though I'm just working part-time. Thank you for your encouraging words and suggestions regarding my writer's block, too! :-)

Sheila

I agree with you 100% about your approach, and that is want I have done in the past. It is far from a performance issue, because I have consistently hit deadlines and even exceeded expectations. But at this point I have decided not to provide more input.

OMG YES. I'm always running a few minutes late and I even have a watch, my phone clock, the microwave clock.... **sigh** Mornings, man.

If you don't mind, I can step in a bit here. It honestly depends on your work environment, your relationship to the manager and your team. I know some places, in fact most places, look and frown upon on ADHD because they don't understand it. What matters the most is your trust with your work environment. For me personally, I don’t look at ADHD as an excuse while I’m at work. I don’t ever want to ever come back to a failure of doing a task to come back because of my disability. That looks weak, even for people who might understand that you have a disorder, the work environment doesn’t want to hear excuses from anyone. They want accountability. Once you can establish yourself as a dependable worker and you have trust with your management, then slowly open up with your manager. I did that at previous companies even if I didn’t trust the company, I had trust in the management over me once they saw I can do the job. After that point, I would say you could open yourself up a bit more, describe your faults and issues and how YOU are addressing them and fixing them. That right there will give your manager the appear that you know your weaknesses and you are taking steps on how to address them, and then they can be more open to suggestions that might improve your work output. Things that I’ve noticed that help me with my work is written tasks for me to do, there’s a system for software engineers that is also used for my team (even though I’m not a software engineer, I’m a backend engineer) called Jira, that has all my tasks I need to do for the week, 2 weeks and that keeps me organized with my manager and sets expectations for myself and the team so I’m held accountable. Not every company will have something like this, but this is a tool I find so valuable while working at a job. I’ve been more open about my disorder at my current company, but this is a completely unique situation. They know I’m involved with ADHD, they know my involvement with How To ADHD, they are helping Jessica with a little more promotion and they know I’m working on a website for How To ADHD. But that was all started because of the same steps I’ve taken when I was first brought into the company. I hope this helps.

Test

Actually, it is ironic you are asking that question because I am currently reviewing it now.

Actually, it is ironic you are asking that question because I am currently reviewing it now.

That is an excellent question. I started an answer but I want to really give it some thought. I started down one path and got thinking of other variables.

That didn't come up but it's a very good question -- what kinds of accommodations/approaches would you appreciate as an employee?

How to ADHD

So my big question given my current situation, does CHADD see a day when employers do not treat all their employees with the one size box approach to managing? I know now what kid of positions I excel in best. However, due to financial liabilities, I cannot afford to take the cut in salary for those positions. I have 5 more years. I know the battle I am fighting now is one of everyone is managed the same. Unlike a physical handicap, ADHD is unseen so a manager might not be skilled enough to adjust to everyone's needs on how they are managed. In most cases, I try not to use it to get what I need to succeed. Like asking for a different cube location because the foot traffic is distracting. This is how I put it. Not, I have ADHD, and require a less distracting location to work. I am very cautious about letting an employer know that I technically have a disability. It was until a manager was put in place that was a "by the books " person that I went HR looking for help and information. I was shocked by what I learned when talked to that person. I know I can do the job and succeed, but now I am restricted and walk a very fine tightrope, which is slowly leading me to go crazy.

I've never heard the term "time blind". That's amazing.

Hans Guthrie

either/or!

How to ADHD

That we're "time blind" and just like people with poor eyesight need glasses, we need watches.

How to ADHD

Yaay, you're back! What's the most helpful thing you learned at the CHADD conference?

Anneli

You mean at YouTube Next Up or the CHADD conference?

Hans Guthrie

Nice to chat with you again! I was super overly optimistic about how much I'd be able to work on the channel while I was gone -- every day was a 10-12 hour day, and after that we were networking.

How to ADHD

No, but you know how long it takes me to do every episode, and if Edward's busy and can't help with post it pushes back the release date. I want to be able to make some content I don't need his help on so I can put out 5 videos a month no matter what

How to ADHD

Ummmm, was there a question about you doing this forever before????

Jo

You know why ;)

How to ADHD

Oh and P.S. -- a seriously disproportionate amount of people at this thing either have or probably have ADHD. It was AMAZING to see so many successful ADHDers doing what they love

How to ADHD

Working with other YouTubers!! It was amazing, there were so many talented people all in one place, and there was SO MUCH diversity.

How to ADHD

What was your favorite part of the Next Up Experience????

Jo

Wait ... Why do *I* get an "almost" anything????

Jo

Good to see you, glad to learn what you've been up to!

ROFL in person this would all happen at the exact same time

How to ADHD

How often do we get to ask ANYTHING ... I am conjuring up a good one RIGHT NOW!

Jo

HI!!!!!!!!!

Jo