i have adhd and a good number of friends and coworkers with it too (people with adhd tend to attract one another). i can mostly speak for their social life beca

i have adhd and a good number of friends and coworkers with it too (people with adhd tend to attract one another). i can mostly speak for their social life because that's what i've seen, and also they're not obsessed with intelligence like some hn readers. the no filter thing is the most noticeable part. it can lead to extremely unprofessional management at worst (along with problems organizing). the upside is that it creates people who naturally come off as relateable and funny; because any conversation with them immediately feels casual and fun, they happen to be great at hosting podcasts and doing standup comedy (i believe most successful comedians have adhd, and many admit it). in a business setting they can be very convincing without you noticing it. it's more like a personality type than a disorder, and really it's considered a disorder because it's a personality that hates sitting still in class and listening to a teacher for the first 22 years of life. most successful people i know with adhd had some weird career path where they didn't do great in school, switched focus many times and then careers during their 20s.