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[quote=Anonymous]My ADHD was diagnosed quite late (30s) as I was an excellent student and the problems didn’t catch up with me until more and more was piled on. (Though although excellent at academics other areas suffered - my college room was such a mess my friends didn’t want me to live with them sophomore year.) By the time I was diagnosed I was in my office job. Some aspects work - we have 6-8 month projects and then move to completely new topics and I like the novelty. Interim deadlines help with focus. Other areas are harder including office distractions and sitting at a desk all day. After years of feedback (especially pre-diagnosis) about efficiency or project planning etc a mentor actually coached me on HOW to (a) decide work was good enough and pass it on sooner rather than the intense focus / need for perfection and (b) required me to make a project plan and repost on it to her regularly. This has been life changing (like almost immediate career advancement) so I make it work but I’m not sure I’d advise project planning / analysis work.

I’ve read that jobs on your feet work well - like nursing or teaching. I’m sure my brother has undiagnosed ADHD and he’s a very successful (both financially and in terms of enjoyment) realtor. He specializes in a particular type of properties and is rarely in his office. He knows his sector really well and has high energy and charisma and can channel the ADHD into juggling a lot of properties at once. [/quote]

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