Question: What are your top tips for getting reasonable accommodations or adjustments recognised at work?
Answer: Be careful in doing so.  While ADHD is a protected disability wra=ranting some reasonable accommodations in the workplace under the ADA, employers differ in how willing they are to make them.  Some people find that their employers sensitive to and compassionate about helping disabled people.  In other cases, disclosing your disorder can lead to more documentation against you for your troubles at work in order to get you dismissed.  So you really need to think about your employer and how they may react before disclosing ADHD, documenting its diagnosis, and proposing reasonable accommodations, which a clinician can advise you about.  Also keep in mind an employer doesn't have to do so if you are not getting treatment for your disorder.  And the key word for accommodations is "reasonable."
content: Q: What are your top tips for getting reasonable accommodations or adjustments recognised at work?
   Ans: Be careful in doing so.  While ADHD is a protected disability wra=ranting some reasonable accommodations in the workplace under the ADA, employers differ in how willing they are to make them.  Some people find that their employers sensitive to and compassionate about helping disabled people.  In other cases, disclosing your disorder can lead to more documentation against you for your troubles at work in order to get you dismissed.  So you really need to think about your employer and how they may react before disclosing ADHD, documenting its diagnosis, and proposing reasonable accommodations, which a clinician can advise you about.  Also keep in mind an employer doesn't have to do so if you are not getting treatment for your disorder.  And the key word for accommodations is "reasonable."