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[quote=Anonymous]I also have a family member with undiagnosed ADHD who is in Pathology, and it is a great fit, esp. in medicine. The work is somewhat isolated, no inter-personal emergencies (no patient contact), and the social skills of the general pool is pretty low. Also, there are a lot of foreign medical graduates in pathology, and so, if you are an American and have decent communication and social skills, tbh, you can stand out even if you were never amazing socially.

I am not a medical doctor, but I think medicine is a great fit for someone who is neurodiverse generally b/c after med school, they get to pick what specialty they like, and the specialties have vastly different personalities and demands.  So the nerdy, cerebral types go into pathology, which is an easy field to go into after medical school b/c you don't generally make a lot of money as compared to other doctors; the action-oriented folks who have alpha personalities and want to make $$$ do orthopedic stuff; the ones with tippy-top grades who want a lifestyle go into derm/radiology/anesthesia; the ones who don't care about money and want to serve the people (and like kids) do pediatrics or family medicine.

But the first two years of medical school involve a lot of rote memorization; like 4-5 hours of studying per day where you are reading and learning factual info in copious amounts. So that is not great for ADHD. The next two years are better b/c I think you are on rotations where you spend 2-3 months, largely in specialties that you choose/and are available.

I also think medicine is a good career for women. I know 4 separate moms: an ER doctor, a radiologist, pediatrician, and a family medicine doctor who works with homeless patients. They all have shifts of 2-3 days a week and aren't looked down upon for doing so. They have worked and have been able to have lifelong careers.  Not the same phenomonen in law or business, although there are "unicorn" jobs in those fields. I don't want my DD with ADHD to happen upon a unicorn job; I want the field she chooses to have ample opportuities that would be suitable.

I also have a family member with undiagnosed ADHD who went into a trades-based, blue-collar job in a major city after graduating from college. She is constantly facing challenges/frustation b/c she works with nearly all men with no advanced education who are local to the area and homegrown.  This is also not a job that she can likely sustain past her early 60s b/c there is a physical component. She has gotten decent govt jobs with benefits but does face a ceiling in promotions b/c it's mostly men promoting other men.
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