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Don't phrase it as "interest". That's a word with an emotional valence. ADHD hyperfocus is not the same "interest" as "I'm interested in this job" or "I'm int
by retrac 5y ago
Don't phrase it as "interest". That's a word with an emotional valence. ADHD hyperfocus is not the same "interest" as "I'm interested in this job" or "I'm interested in her". It's quite neutral. I can find myself doing things that are engrossing but entirely uninteresting. In fact avoiding that is a big part of managing ADHD, isn't it? At least for me.
Some jobs simply require multiple roles such that any person is going to be juggling a few things, some of which are not their strong suites. I have to do some accounting stuff that I flounder with. No way around it.
But otherwise, maybe tell your manager you want more work like X if possible because you blew through it with ease. If you keep churning out those tasks, and they have that work to be done, I'm sure they'll be open to accommodating that.
I'm not sure you even need to mention it as being ADHD-related so much as just a good way to keep you highly productive. But you could phrase in it terms of how you manage your ADHD and why certain kinds of tasks are more productive than others.
- brundolf 5y ago> I'm not sure you even need to mention it as being ADHD-related so much as just a good way to keep you highly productive I guess I was thinking of phrasing it that way defensively; i.e. it's not just me being picky, it's a genuine trait that (I think) I don't have any control over
- retrac 5y agoI'd point out that people without ADHD don't necessarily have much control over what they're relatively good with, either! In a non-programming context for example, someone who is quite bad and slow with numbers yet good with manual tasks, might prefer to be reassigned from cashier to stock. Even without ADHD being mentioned, there's nothing too odd about that kind of request, though there's no guarantee it could be accommodated. Now, if you mentioned ADHD it might create a legal obligation to accommodate. (Not sure on your laws there.) If you think they're supportive I don't see the harm in phrasing it in terms of your ADHD to emphasize it's not you being picky, it's a practical way to keep you productive.
- brundolf 5y agoI guess I think the analogy would be more complete if nobody liked working cashier and most would rather be in stock. I'm claiming to be more productive at things that most people want to be doing anyway, so I could imagine there being an assumption that I'm just saying that