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6 Dec 2009 @ 5:09 PM
hermitshouse Join Date: Thu 27th Dec 2007
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Support Staff

Hi, I am 48 years old and was diagnosed with ADD about 17 years ago. I work in the Administrative Support Staff area, and in previous jobs, have been promoted up from part time receptionist to Executive Assistant. Presently, I am one of a 4 woman support staff for a busy office. I have great job skills and have returned to Tech college several times to keep them current. The problem, however, is that I miss tiny details that make me look like I am careless. It doesn't seem to matter how many times I recheck my work, things slip through. EX: matching a piece of correspondence to a wrong file, forgetting to make a notation about a letter I prepared for another office worker... I get very frustrated with myself because I REALLY try to be careful and thorough. Presently I am not taking ADD medication but am seriously considering going back on it. Do anyone have any suggestions or imput?

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7 Dec 2009 @ 11:03 AM Reply # 1
ADDitude Editor Join Date: Mon 12th Jan 2009
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ADHD at Work

Don't be so hard on yourself. Everyone makes mistakes and you need to forgive yourself sometimes. Drugs may or may not help. Maybe you need to adjust your work style or find a better way to focus. Here are a few articles you might want to read:

ADHD at Work: How to Succeed at Work with ADHD

10 Tips for Better Productivity at Work: ADHD Career Advice

Good luck, Dena

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9 Dec 2009 @ 2:26 PM Reply # 2
yatstr Join Date: Fri 1st Aug 2008
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I soooo feel your pain.

I write documenation for programmers to work from. The content will be perfect but the numbering of the paragraphs will be off or I miss a word or there is a typo. I have to say that the concerta helped...alot. I stopped hitting reply all - when I shouldn't and the numbering got much better and I was alot less tired when I got home - i think because I wasn't work so hard, being sooo stressed and it eased a lot of frustration. I do recommend meds. It won't cure everything but it did help me slow down enough to make a lot fewer mistakes. (P.S. I tried all the all tricks and they were to hard to remember because I was always going so fast).

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13 Dec 2009 @ 6:54 PM Reply # 3
hermitshouse Join Date: Thu 27th Dec 2007
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Going too fast

Thanks for the feedback.. I have read and tried the tips on working with ADD. Some of them were helpful but most of them were things that I had been doing already. I do realize that I tend to go too fast at times but slowing down is such an effort. I feel like I either go wide open or not at all. I have an hour commute each way to work and any energy I have when I leave work is gone before I get home. After helping my daughter with her homework and whatever HAS to be done at the house for dinner, there is nothing left. I would love to be able to work more efficiently and have SOMETHING left energy wise when I get home.

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