Re: ADD friendly jobs

[Anonymous]

i LOVE learning. i would love to be a professional student . . . although the nuts and bolts of education can get somewhat boring (you know, tests, papers, etc). and when i AM in school i don’t love it as much. it’s just that i LOVE learning. i have come to realize in the past few weeks (when i was told i had adhd) (total shocker) that i have tremendous numbers of work-arounds that have helped me cope. i get it now that my brain works differently, and i process information differenlty. when i really want to understand something (ie in school, or in my new job) i find that it doesn’t just happen with readings and lectures. i have to spend inordinate amounts of time trying to figure it out. which takes tremendous amounts of energy. what may take one person to read and understand after reading, it takes FAR MORE RESEARCH and PROCESSING for me to get it. but i’m tenacious- and once i get it, i’ve got it. going through the back door like that also gives me a different perspective (and sometimes different “answer”) than others. i put alot of energy and effort (mental and emotions) into figuring things out while some people get it right away. but i must say, when it comes to actually taking tests, etc. i am usually the first person out. i generally do quite well. by the time the test arrives, i either know it or don’t. period. these past few weeks have been so helpful to me, listening to others’ stories and challenges and coping skills- i have truly been re-framing my whole story of myself. knowing is always the first step growing.

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