Adults with ADHD often face unique challenges in their daily lives, which can lead to the tendency to make excuses that may not always be believable. These challenges can lead to frustration and a need to explain their difficulties through excuses.
Individuals with ADHD often face challenges in communication due to difficulties with attention, impulse control, and hyperactivity. Understanding these challenges is crucial for friends, family, and colleagues to provide effective support.
Persuasion isn’t about what you want; it’s about how it will benefit them to give you something.
Under the ADA, employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities unless it would create an undue hardship for the company. Understanding the ADA and the concept of reasonable accommodations is crucial when preparing for a meeting with HR to request accommodations.
In this article, we discuss the reasons why ADHD symptoms increase as women age and explore coping strategies to manage these symptoms.
Have you ever noticed that when you hear the same thing over and over again, it starts to lose its impact? This phenomenon is known as desensitization to repeated messages, and it can profoundly affect our ability to understand and listen effectively. It greatly impacts relationships, especially if one or both people have ADHD.
One of the key factors in understanding why some people with ADHD unconsciously sabotage a relationship is the difficulty they face in maintaining focus and staying organized. The impulsivity and distractibility associated with ADHD can lead to forgetfulness, missed deadlines, and a lack of follow-through, all of which can strain a relationship. A partner with ADHD can often leave the other person feeling neglected or unimportant.
The ability to ask for help at work can greatly contribute to your professional development. Many individuals hesitate to seek assistance because they fear being perceived as weak or incompetent. This article discusses the importance of asking for help, dispels common misconceptions, and provides strategies for effectively seeking assistance.
Body language is a powerful form of communication that can influence how others perceive us and how we perceive ourselves. It is the nonverbal signals we send through our facial expressions, gestures, posture, and other physical movements. Our body language can convey confidence, authority, and approachability or communicate insecurity, disinterest, and lack of confidence. Disinterest, condescension, or disdain can be conveyed without your awareness. Harnessing body language’s power can significantly impact our personal and professional lives.
Here’s when and how to tell someone you’re dating about your ADHD diagnosis.