The Forums › Forums › The Workplace › ADHD-Friendly Careers › ADD friendly jobs › Re: ADD friendly jobs
@spevpro you are going to get different replies on whether a structure environment is right for an ADHD condition. It will depend on severity of the impulsiveness/restlessness as well as personal traits.
Speaking from my own situation, what matters most is accountability, not structure. I require a set of structured tasks and firm deadlines to ensure I know what I am trying to achieve and to ensure I stay on topic as much as possible but the freedom to approach them anyway I want to. Also, mixing up tasks is very important to survive in a formal workplace.
Too much structure is boring and does not lend itself to the mutable nature of our attention spans. Too many meetings as well would not go over very well. I like the idea of 9 to 5, but require much more flexible hours to achieve anything. I invariably come in at 7:30 am to get stuff done when it is quiet and my mind is fresh and prefer to leave when enough has been achieved and not necessarily at a set time. however, I can wind up staying later than I should this way if I get caught up in something (often something tangential to what I am supposed to be doing).
I hope that helps.
REPORT ABUSE