Good take on the scientific misunderstanding of #ADHD https://thediagnosis.substack.com/p/a-generation-got-told-their-brains @actuallyadhd

@Blort totally agree. I didn't become an expert, but I did learn a bunch about it in the early 90s while also failing to do homework.

Jobs Where “Can’t Sit Still” Is Why You Got Hired, Not Why You Got Fired
* High-urgency environments: I work in IT and every day has some kind of chaos.
* Variable tasks with novelty: In IT, these high-urgenct events are always something new. The projects pile up, so I am always working on some new never done before thing. (I try to delegate when things get too common.)
* Passion-driven work: my work involves making novel things or fixing novel to me things. I excel at research. My work helps 200K people without having to talk to them much.
* Jobs to reconsider: IT can involve very tedious work. Long ago, I learned to automate that stuff. Technically, I learned it because I was overbooked.

One problem is projects where I can just make something happen have low stress. The more I deal with others, they need a project manager or it's going to drag.

@whybird Glad it resonated with you as well.

@eazy I love this, thank you so much for sharing! I get chills reading this as it speaks directly to me. Here I am reading this instead of working as I should (according to my employer). Motivation, eh?

This quote made me laugh out loud:

"Imagine testing fish on tree-climbing ability, then publishing forty years of research on “Aquatic Climbing Deficit Disorder.” That’s essentially what happened."

Also very relevant for me:

"Variable tasks with novelty. Anything where the day looks different from the last one. Teaching (every class is different)."

I've said for long that one reason I enjoy my academic position so much is that there's lots of variability and autonomy. Even the spreadsheet data stuff since I enjoy it immensely (AuDHD). But only sometimes, and not for too long. But once the kick is there, I can do it for hours.

#AuDHD #ADHD #ActuallyAutistic