Sunday, January 31, 2010  The AD/HD Resume. Part II  Continued
from here.  One way to solve the problem is to find a job that
requires a certain level of distractibility. It would also have
to have enough novelty to be consistently stimulating. One
example that springs to mind is software programming or any job
that requires a lot of problem solving and creative thinking in
order to get a major task done. The distractibility is often
channeled into creativity. An AD/HDer may break the big project
down into bite sized chunks and hack away at it piece by piece
so it doesn't overwhelm them. Eventually, someone with treated
AD/HD could get the job done just as well as any equally skilled
programmer.  The AD/HD Resume. Part I  Easily distracted, rarely
finishes tasks, often late for appointments, chronic
procrastination, often fails to follow instructions, is often
forgetful in daily tasks, constantly seeking external or
internal stimuli, often loses things necessary for tasks and
activities...  These are some com