Comments on: Is ADHD a disability? http://www.coachlindawalker.com/blog/is-adhd-a-disability/ Strategies, tools, and inspiration for entrepreneurs, adults with ADHD and other creative geniuses Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:23:53 -0400 hourly 1 By: Linda Walker http://www.coachlindawalker.com/blog/is-adhd-a-disability/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Linda Walker Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.coachlindawalker.com/blog4/?p=8#comment-155 Thanks for your comments Eric. You're right that ADHDers really struggle and I believe it definitely exists even if the exact nature of the problem is not precise. What I do know that makes a great amount of difference is that ADHDers can focus... the problem is more a question of having difficulty with choosing on what to focus. While they want to do that important paperwork, if it does not stimulate their minds, they won't get it done. The paradigm of ADHD is that sufferes can pay attention and even hyper-attention (at the expense of all other things), what we call hyperfocus, when the object of their focus is either interesting, competitive (for some), novel, or urgent. What this tells us is that the choice of career will make an incredible difference. Choose a career that you are passionate about and you will struggle less as long as you can focus on your strengths and interest and find systems or delegate those things you aren't quite so good with. Don't give up and focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses. You want to manage those well enough so they are not longer impeding on your passions and strengths. Live long and prosper! Linda Thanks for your comments Eric. You’re right that ADHDers really struggle and I believe it definitely exists even if the exact nature of the problem is not precise. What I do know that makes a great amount of difference is that ADHDers can focus… the problem is more a question of having difficulty with choosing on what to focus. While they want to do that important paperwork, if it does not stimulate their minds, they won’t get it done. The paradigm of ADHD is that sufferes can pay attention and even hyper-attention (at the expense of all other things), what we call hyperfocus, when the object of their focus is either interesting, competitive (for some), novel, or urgent.

What this tells us is that the choice of career will make an incredible difference. Choose a career that you are passionate about and you will struggle less as long as you can focus on your strengths and interest and find systems or delegate those things you aren’t quite so good with.

Don’t give up and focus on your strengths instead of your weaknesses. You want to manage those well enough so they are not longer impeding on your passions and strengths.

Live long and prosper!

Linda

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