Hacking Your ADHD Research Recap with Skye: How ADHDers Succeed and Why It's Complicated
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Oct 31, 2025 
In this enlightening discussion, ADHD consultant Skye Waterson sheds light on the strengths of ADHDers in the workplace. She explores how traits like resilience, creativity, and hyperfocus can be advantageous when in the right environments. Skye highlights the importance of person-environment fit and shares insights from two research papers on workplace challenges and successes of ADHD adults. The conversation also covers adaptive strategies, the impact of social support, and the paradox of overcommitting strengths, all essential for redefining success in careers.
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ADHD's Lasting Impact On Work
- ADHD often continues to affect employment even when diagnostic criteria change across the lifespan.
- Poor employment outcomes persist even if ADHD is thought to have 'faded' in adulthood.
Symptoms Drive Workplace Problems
- Workplace difficulties often stem from core ADHD symptoms like inattention and hyperactivity.
- Social and performance problems are frequently direct repercussions of those symptoms.
Strength Labels Can Be Misleading
- Studies list strengths like creativity, resilience, determination, hyperfocus, and multitasking for ADHDers.
- Some listed strengths (multitasking vs hyperfocus) are distinct and can be misunderstood.