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ADHD Experts Podcast

61- ADHD Career Clinic: Find the Right Job and Manage Symptoms in the Workplace

ADHD Experts Podcast

ADDitude

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2014

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Finding the right job is vital for ADHD adults. Career counselor Wilma Fellman advises on choosing a job that suits your passions, strengths, and weaknesses, and how to manage symptoms once you get your dream job.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast Series by Attitude magazine.

0:12.0

I'm Susan Coffin, you're listening to Attitude Magazine's ADHD experts audio.

0:18.1

As adults with ADHD and learning disabilities, so many of us find it very difficult to select a career that really works for us.

0:25.0

And once we have a job, staying focused and interested in the workplace can be equally difficult.

0:32.0

Deciding whether and how to ask for common... can be equally difficult.

0:32.6

Deciding whether and how to ask for accommodations

0:35.6

is also a sticky issue for many people.

0:38.2

We're so fortunate to have Wilma Feldman today.

0:40.4

She's hosting the Career Clinic for ADHD adults and she'll talk about how to make

0:44.1

better career choices and how to have more success in the workplace.

0:48.0

Wilma Feldman is a licensed professional career counselor has been in practice

0:51.9

for over 30 years

0:52.9

specialing in ADHD, LD, and other challenges in the workplace.

0:57.6

She's the author of an extremely helpful book,

0:59.7

which I recommend to all of you called

1:01.2

finding a career that works for you and a frequent

1:03.8

contributor I'm happy to say to Attitude magazine. Wilma thank you so much for

1:08.0

being with us today. We are very grateful to you for your time. Oh thank you for

1:12.0

having me Susan I really appreciate being here today. We want to do a career

1:16.7

clinic today for adults with NBD and I will use AEDD and AEDHD interchangeably throughout this lecture.

1:27.0

We're going to talk about making better choices, making better initial choices,

1:32.0

as well as making

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