Few people feel on top of their emails, but for professionals with ADHD, this can be a particular problem. We receive a large number of emails and possess fewer innate organisational skills with which to manage them. The huge backlog in your inbox can be intimidating and overwhelming, but don’t despair yet! This article contains some simple ways to improve your email management while reducing the overall amount of time and effort you spend on email-related tasks. Creating a b

The 2019 Australian Deloitte survey identified managing ADHD in the workplace as one of the main issues adults ADHDers struggle with[1]. But what does ADHD look like in the workplace? While neurodiversity often presents differently, researchers have identified several common struggles for adults trying to manage ADHD in a neurotypical environment. Below I discuss four of these struggles, as well as links to some support for each area. 1. Difficulty With Focus Several research

As ADHD diagnoses become more common, there is a focus on where those with ADHD work best. One of those areas in which ADHD is often viewed as strength is entrepreneurship. For today's article, I was fortunate enough to collaborate with John Torrens, fellow ADHD entrepreneur, author, and professor of entrepreneurial practice at Syracuse University. Approximately 4 percent of the U.S. adult population is thought to have ADHD, and a 2016 survey of children's health in the U.S.

You look up from your boring work task and stare out the window. Remember when this job was all you ever wanted? What happened? Now that you've grasped the role, that excitement is gone and replaced by thoughts of those monotonous tasks you need to do. You can feel that itch again and try to resist the urge to set aside your work and start Googling: "best careers for ADHD." No! Not this time! You promised yourself that this time you would stick with it, that this was the role

It's the last 30 minutes of the meeting. You've completely lost track of what's happening, and now your sole focus is making it through these final minutes. Why do you have to come to these? Looking around, you stare at a sea of calm and focused faces. No one else is shifting in their chair, rocking or flipping their pen. You try to impose the same focus look on your face and look at the clock. Twenty minutes left. Often when we talk about struggles with focus and ADHD, peop

A tap on the shoulder makes you jump. “Sorry,” you say, taking off the noise-cancelling headphones blocking the office noise and turning to look at your boss. She smiles, “I gave you quite a fright there. Can you get those reports to me tomorrow? I met with Jan, and she said...” The rest of the sentence is lost. You’d tried to write it down after your boss left but can’t remember a thing. What did Jan say? You open Outlook and stare at meetings from last week, looking for clu

You open your computer to start your day's work... and immediately get stuck down a social media rabbit hole. An hour or so later, you finally open your task... only to directly click into emails to see if anything came up this morning. Another hour later, most of the emails done, you look at the clock and realise it might be time for a coffee break. Surely after that, you'll be able to get into focus and complete your task. This idea of 'focus' can be a real anathema to many

Starting a new job can be challenging. Learning new skills, getting along with new colleagues and navigating seniors can cause stress. Research shows adjusting to a new role can be particularly difficult for adults with ADHD (Ramsay, 2010). Problems managing and organising large complex tasks along with other executive functions can all cause difficulties (Adamou et al., 2016). So, if you’re starting a new job or moving into a new role, here are five steps I recommend to help

How often have you felt something you achieved had more to do with luck than ability? Perhaps someone complimented you, and you brushed it off thinking 'If they knew how unqualified and inexperienced I am they wouldn't say that'. If you feel this way, you could be experiencing impostor syndrome, and you're not alone. It's been argued many people will feel this way during their lifetime, including and perhaps especially those with ADHD (Ramsay, 2010; Sakulku, 2011). Clance a

You drag your eyes back to the computer. Reread the line. Sighing you click the tab to open social media. Sigh again. This day’s going terribly, and there is no way you’re going to get this task done. We’ve all been there, staring at a task that seems impossible and clicking through every social media tab desperate for some distraction. If you’re stuck in a rut, here are some tips that can help you reset. 1. Break Down Your Task Sometimes one of the reasons a task seems borin

P.S. Whenever you’re ready… here are 3 ways I can help with your ADHD struggles and get you and your team on the right track 1. Join the Mailing List Get practical, research-based ADHD strategies delivered straight to your inbox, so you can go from overwhelmed to focused, get proactive, and consistently tick off tasks without burning out. It’s free, so jump in and join the community! 2. Grab the Focus Filter Cut through the noise and figure out what actually deserves your att