Re: I'm an actor, dancer, singer, and soon to be teacher….what do I do?

[Anonymous]

First of all, keep working on getting a diagnosis so you can get treatment. Bear in mind that treatment is not exact – what works for some doesn’t always work for others. There’s going to be trial and error until you find, bit by bit, what works for you.

Take advantage of the resources on this site. I’m new here myself, but I’ve found there to be some good gems waiting to be uncovered.

As for finding work, the system is broken. I know, I was diagnosed with ADHD after I had let another job slip away and we were trying to figure out why. It seemed to me that every job “advice” written seems to be written by salesmen. So every successful job candidate is really great at selling themselves, but not necessarily good at whatever it is they’re hired to do. I recall reading some job seeking advice written “specifically” for people with ADHD that boiled down to not only suppressing one’s ADHD shortcomings (because no hiring manager wants to hear about that, right?) but trying to spin it the other way – in other words, lying. Myself and several others called the author out on it.

The truth is, no one wants to talk to you when you’re out of work. They feel bad that they can’t help you and would rather avoid the whole unpleasant situation. Here’s a suggestion, given to me from someone I know. Instead of doing the “broken” networking thing, call people and tell them, “you know, since I have this extra time, is there anything you need done?” Don’t volunteer to do their jobs for them, but help them with errands that they are too busy to do themselves. It will not only get you “face time” with people who you might not get a foot in the door with otherwise, but it will also show them that you’re a person that can be depended on.

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