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  • This is what I understood from the video: it is not about taking any job, it is about finding one that truly fits how your brain works. Dr. Hallowell suggests thinking in three circles: what you love, what you are good at, and what people will pay for. Where those overlap is where your career should aim.

    ADHD brains tend to thrive in creative, energetic, fast moving environments, while overly rigid or repetitive roles can feel draining. If your current job is not the right fit, do not rush to leave. Instead, explore new options while maintaining stability.

    The overall takeaway: ADHD does not mean you are failing, it means you need the right environment to bring out your strengths.

    TLDR: ADHD shines in creative, fast spaces. Find the overlap of love, skill, and pay.




  • That was my thought as well. I have a 9 year old on meds. He is able to focus, learn, and talk like a neurotypical while on meds. The main side effect we really notice is he has a wider range of emotions when on meds, gets sad or upset more easily, things like that. I mainly suspect this is due to him being more in tune with the world around him.

    Full sedation like the OP is describing sounds like a med or dosage issue. It sucks that there’s not an exact science to this due to differences in physiology.








  • I am in a similar boat in career. I lead a small team of data engineers and do more code review now than code writing. For me, yes the meds help. They keep the tracks for my train of thought from disappearing. It stops my brain from having the context switching problems. The brain fog clears and I can actually think straight.

    I’m on methylphenidate (36mg ER), but different meds work for different brains. Your experience may vary. Caffeine also affects us differently, helping us focus instead of keeping us hyper. I’ve heard it also helps convey some of the meds for more effective delivery.

    I find note taking along the way with AI-assisted code summaries help too, but those don’t help my context switching difficulty.

    Edit: I’d also add, schedule management REALLY helps. Avoid 30 minute back to back meetings with different themes if possible. Give your brain downtime after a meeting to chill and think. After 3-4 meetings of different concepts, my brain can’t handle anything, even with meds. This causes burnout more quickly than anything I experience.