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Think Your ADHD Isn’t “Bad Enough”? The Data Says It Still Matters
In this Research Recap, Skye and Will break down a study on subclinical ADHD - ADHD traits that fall below the diagnostic threshold - and how they impact entrepreneurs and employees.
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You don’t need a formal ADHD diagnosis for ADHD traits to affect your health, finances, or well-being.
In this Research Recap, Skye and Will break down a study on subclinical ADHD - ADHD traits that fall below the diagnostic threshold - and how they impact entrepreneurs and employees.
The findings are confronting.
Across nearly 400 participants, higher ADHD traits were linked to:
Higher anxiety
Worse physical health
Lower happiness
Lower subjective financial well-being
Even without meeting diagnostic criteria.
Entrepreneurship showed some buffering effects — more autonomy, more novelty, slightly higher life satisfaction.
But it also intensified financial pressure and the self-management demands that ADHD traits can make harder.
In this episode, we unpack:
What “subclinical ADHD” actually means
Why “not diagnosed” doesn’t mean “not affected”
Why entrepreneurs may feel financial strain more intensely
How work environment fit shapes well-being
What this research misses about ADHD management in practice
If you’ve ever thought, “Maybe it’s not bad enough to count…”
this conversation may change how you see that.
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