This is video #18 in my series introducing my book The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Neurodivergent Brain (Completely Revised and Updated Second Edition). In this video I provide some guidelines for people with ADHD on choosing careers that maximize their strengths, and minimize their difficulties. After listing the 9 to 5 desk job as possibly one of the worst jobs for people with a diagnosis of ADHD, I go on to mention eight factors that are associated with positive career matches for people on the ADHD spectrum: novelty, nature settings, hands-on tasks, doing many things in a short period of time, handling emergencies, engaging in movement, following creative pursuits, and becoming self-employed. Any of these factors could be a good sign that you’re on the way to choosing a job or career for yourself that will lead to personal and professional fulfillment rather than chronic stress and job burn-out.
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For more information about neurodiversity, see my books:
- The Power of Neurodiversity: Unleashing the Advantages of Your Neurodivergent Brain (Completely Revised and Updated Second Edition), and
- Neurodiversity in the Classroom: Strength-Based Strategies to Help Students with Special Needs Succeed in School and Life.
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