Mastering ADHD on the Job
We have been talking for years about the impact ADHD can have on self-esteem. My hope is that the more stories like this are available to the public, the more likely people will be to seek treatment that is holistic and addresses all aspects of a person’s life.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Nov. 12 –The only thing good that career salesman Alan Currie could say about himself on the day he accepted a high-stakes sales job five years ago was that at least he managed to sell himself into a job. He didn’t deserve it, he told himself. “I’m a complete fraud.” Currie’s self-denigrating song is typical of adults with ADHD, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. They replay it as they count their offenses — office disaster zones of haphazard piles, misplaced documents, and lost phone numbers, or the wrong thing said at the wrong time. But the impact goes beyond one salesman and his career angst.
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