Anonymous
Post 04/13/2024 16:44     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Environmental work. Have a friend with a chemistry background. Works outdoors testing water samples, etc. Also in office. Never boring, works for government, so stable.
Anonymous
Post 04/13/2024 16:25     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Anonymous wrote:Trying to help my bright, ADHD kid think about careers he might enjoy. He’s someone who really needs to be up and moving and would probably be terrible at any job that tied him to a desk all day.

Strengths:
—math
—manipulating things with his hands (for example, he loves speed-solving Rubik’s cubes)
—very athletic
—art
—outgoing
—quick thinker

Weaknesses:
—writing
—struggles with empathy & introspection
—impatient

Any thoughts or suggestions?



Surgeon
Interventional radiologist
Gastroenterologist
Interventional cardiologist

Medicine has lots of avenues for someone with your kids profile, and is full of people like this.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 21:41     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
That profile would make a great teacher. It is regimented and structured enough to help with my adhd but gives me the flexibility to be creative and run off on tangents. I rarely sit down except for around 45 minutes a day while I grade or lesson plan. I teach high school math so I work my brain and socialize all day with students. Many of my colleagues coach teams to get the athletic piece in too.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 21:35     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Sports medicine or physical therapy?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 20:37     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Agro engineering would be a good fit.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 19:56     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
I have a friend who is a marine biologist that spends a fair amount of time on boats or in the ocean.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 17:57     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Also was thinking surgeon or chiropractor
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 17:27     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Anonymous wrote:Surgeon.


+1
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 16:28     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Anonymous wrote:News cameraperson (in the field)


OMG no. Dead business. Would not encourage this
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 16:27     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
EMT? LE?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 16:27     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
A similar relative trained as a plumber and now makes a really good living.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 16:21     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Museum preparator?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 16:16     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Surgeon.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 16:06     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Police, fireman, fbi agent, military.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2024 16:03     Subject: Good careers that integrate brain power with movement
Anonymous wrote:Pilot might be a good one—especially smaller planes that are more hands-on and less automation.


+1. This is DH and he loves being a pilot. It has some science and you’re always traveling around.