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bensmom added a discussion to the group You and Your Job

ADD-affected careers -- compensating for it, limitations?

ADD has basically screwed my career. I graduated from law school 30 years ago, back when ADD was something boys had and grew out of. I had no idea why it was so hard for me to keep things together -- prioritize my work, plan ahead, understand that I…

January 30

bensmom joined Mssphoto's group

You and Your Job

This group will be for people that have had hard times keeping their job, problems they are having at where they work and anything else that has to do with that nasty four letter word "WORK"

January 30

bensmom commented on Bob Harrington's blog post 'ADHD and Achievements'

Bob, DH and I have had to take turns with things like classes. And we all have to set priorities. When he was working on his degree and trying to improve his job prospects, that was a family priority, and we worked around it. When he finished the pr…

January 29

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At 8:34pm on January 25, 2009, Hzjewl said…: That's my aspiration for this year to become one. I want to learn on the magic loop thought 'cause I have problems with those double pointed needles. Are you on Ravelry?

At 12:20am on December 14, 2008, Barbara Armstrong said…: You are not lazy. The same thing happens to me. If it were just one job that we have to do but as Mom's we have a ton of jobs that all fall on our shoulders, and we aren't good at juggling lots of activities that require concentration.

At 11:32pm on December 4, 2008, Lizard (aka, Butthead) said…: Go to the member area tab at the top of your page here and click it, then you can hit her photo link in featured members or her link is on page 7 of members! That should take you where you need to go!

At 8:35pm on December 4, 2008, DANA said…: Hi! So nice to meet you on here!

At 4:07am on December 4, 2008, Bryan Hutchinson said…: Welcome to ADDer World!

~Bryan

At 10:16pm on December 3, 2008, Lizard (aka, Butthead) said…: Hi and welcome, there are some good sites available out there for organization tips and help, check out Ariane's page on this site for a pretty supportive link. I am in the middle of some organization ideas and implementation and people at that site are a great source of ideas as well as people here! I think the biggest thing to know, is you are not alone in this challenge, paperwork is my nemesis!