ADHD and LD Adults at Work: 7 Accommodations to Help Harness Your Inner Executive

If symptoms of adult ADD/ADHD and learning disabilities -- such as forgetfulness, organization issues, difficulty following directions, reading challenges -- are affecting your job performance and career ambitions, these accommodations can help you succeed!


Filed Under: Focus at Work, Get Organized at Work, ADHD Time Management, Learn to Focus with ADHD
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Challenge: Forget Names and Numbers

Accommodations

*Create charts (graphic organizers) that allow you to quickly find the information you want.

*Use Web tools, such as Evernote, that allow you to copy and paste information from websites, create diagrams, record information, and add comments and tags to information that you find. You can send the material to your computer or smartphone and access it.

*Obtain information ahead of time (such as a list of conference participants), so that you can review names and affiliations before the event starts.

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