[sirmarksalot]

I'm also reluctant to tell managers about my ADHD because even if they're supportive, they often have a very shallow understanding of how it works. That means they'll suggest strategies that make sense for solving the problem of "easily distracted," but fail when the problem is "motivation is interest-based, and starting on new things is difficult."

The explosion of resources for ADHD adults has made it a lot easier to understand ourselves and how we work, but that information hasn't necessarily made it out to the neurotypical world.