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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2011 16:50:15 GMT
What do you think would be the ideal job for someone with adhd? I think one to one work like counselling or somthing creative. Somthing with not to much going on around them, not too many distractions, that doesnt require too much organising. IS THERE SUCH A JOB PLEASE LET ME KNOW?
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Post by phil on Jun 11, 2011 17:22:06 GMT
night shift security guard
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2011 18:15:49 GMT
I would say the most important criteria is to totally love what you are doing...cos you will work extra hard to find coping strategies.
My SO is a statistician - and he is more productive and organised on meds, but has the capacity to hyperfocus on his numbers
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Post by andy12345 on Jun 12, 2011 23:19:25 GMT
Working in the gadget shop
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2011 20:42:08 GMT
Working in the gadget shop Love it! ;D My ideal job would be art therapy. I think it depends on how your ADHD affects you. I'd happily be a counsellor, but if your ADHD means you can't sit still for long and/or listen, then this isn't the best idea.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2011 21:20:24 GMT
Comedian. I am sure most of them have it.
What do you call an ADHD camping trip?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Concentration Camp!
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Post by goosey on Jun 15, 2011 21:36:35 GMT
Don't give up your day job j@Att@ !! ;D
I recommend police work - very spontaneous, have to think and act quickly and need good communication skills and lateral thinking. Awesome fun driving fast with lights and siren on ! If you're a front line officer working on a good shift - there's never a dull moment ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2011 21:43:12 GMT
have to think and act quickly and need good communication skills wouldn't be a good job for me then!
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Post by goosey on Jun 15, 2011 23:29:11 GMT
Cookiemonster - maybe it worked for me coz I'm hyper and my brain works a zillion miles per hour ! Fortunately my gob is fairly quick too ! ;D
Helps being a nosey cow !!
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Post by plumber1 on Jun 16, 2011 12:10:24 GMT
night shift security guard Hahaha Better still would be unemployed!! Or what about a job counting pills??
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Post by phil on Jun 16, 2011 12:21:09 GMT
plumber no boss on you back so just relax ;D probally get more money signing on but you can just stay on the mobile internet all night and even have a kip on the job or turn up lock up set you alarm for the morning then moonlight in the daytime lol ;D
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Post by phil on Jun 16, 2011 12:25:04 GMT
i'd say what an ideal job for an adhd'er would be but i'm getting sick of the bollockings i gets for being impulsive ;D
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Post by Lame44 on Jun 17, 2011 17:06:30 GMT
I was a bouncer for years. The constant looking around and 'people watching' helped because I could spot anyone who was messing about with drugs or going to get ready to belt someone pretty quickly. You can walk about if you're not on the front door too alot which is cool and of course some people are friendly and like to chat but if you really dont like them you can just carry on looking around at lots of other people and they wouldn't know the difference, lmao!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2011 22:24:45 GMT
Social entrepreneur! Or any other kind of entrepreneur, come to that.
You can be your own boss, throw yourself into blue sky thinking and really exploit the ADHD gift for thinking laterally and spotting elephants in the room that other people have learned to live with and, indeed, accept as inevitable.
The one proviso is: never try to pioneer something alone. We're just not focused enough! But instead of "coping strategies" (i.e., if you reach up far enough you'll touch the bottom), I'm getting to learn how to exploit being ADHD.
We'll be piloting some cool stuff this summer, not least because some diseased mind (haha) decided a 7-week summer holiday was just what we self-employed parents need here in Scotland. Hope to have something to report in August.
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Post by kreate on Jul 21, 2011 22:28:21 GMT
Supporting learning disabilities. We understand them!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2011 13:54:44 GMT
I'm a carer/nurse. I find working out in the community and having a varied day helps me. As with my ADHD I don't cope well with routine, i tend to be all over the place and with a job that is very routine, i get bored or irritable. I have support from my bosses and team members and love meeting and chatting with lots of different people. I do have to make sure i follow the lists given though or sometimes i get a little off task and forget things. But generally i get a sense of control and pride in what i do and tend to be more organised.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2011 13:43:13 GMT
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Post by han3617 on Aug 4, 2011 15:54:39 GMT
I used to love being a learning support assistant in a secondary school - not only could I relate to the kids better than I could most of the teachers, it meant I was doing something different every hour, sometimes even with different people! No time to get bored, even for me! ;D
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Post by mizmog on Aug 4, 2011 20:45:52 GMT
I agree Han that working with kids is so much nicer - I want to OWN my own company that way I could do it all MY way, hire all those that don't believe in ADHD then make their lives a misery! lol
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