The internet is full of tips, tricks and strategies to help us executive function better on a bad day. But what if there was a way to increase our baseline for executive function?

There are so many outdated concepts that we need to talk about when it comes to neurodivergence in the workplace and it’s time that we started to dismantle those myths.

When we have ADHD we're SO good at putting ourselves down and feeling negative about ourselves. But by spending all our time making the things we’re not good at less bad, we’re missing out on using what we are amazing at and not only is it more fun to work on what we’re good at, but it’s also where we can have the most success.

We know people with ADHD are often excited by entrepreneurship and take up the challenge at a higher rate than people without it, but our ADHD symptoms can really be a mixed bag. So what makes some of us more likely to succeed than others?

People who have ADHD tend to have this draw towards entrepreneurship and are much more interested in taking on start up risks than the non-ADHD population. But are we actually any good at being entrepreneurs? Let’s dive in.

Have you ever thought of turning your hobby into your career? Or found a new hyperfixation that would work amazingly as a business? Do you find yourself coming up with entrepreneurial ideas on a regular basis? Today we’re looking at the combination of entrepreneurship and ADHD.

What if there were evolutionary circumstances under which having ADHD presented a distinct advantage? A recent study has found one of them, and we’re going to take a look at it today.

So we know that ADHD has been around for a long time and that rates of diagnosis are increasing. Some statistics are even suggesting we make up as much as 10% of the population. This begs the question: Why are rates of ADHD so high?

Look I get it, ADHD can be super hard and I have been fighting my ADHD so hard to get this post made in particular. But it can also help our careers in huge ways. Let’s talk about how.

Those of us with ADHD or autism get burnt out so regularly by our jobs that many of us become or consider becoming self-employed just so we can work in a way that actually works for us. But that doesn’t have to be the only option.

Why are those of us with ADHD and Autism just so burnt out all of the time?

For some of us, our neurodivergence is a super power that we can use to our advantage to achieve things that others never have done. For others it’s crippling and stops us from moving forward with every day life. How can neurodivergence be so disabling for one group of people and not at all for others? Let’s find out.

Neurodivergence is a collective term used for people who have a condition like ADHD, Autism, Tourette’s Syndrome, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia and other similar conditions. Neurotypical is someone who’s not neurodivergent. They’re.. I guess typical? It’s in the name. So we know they’re not neurodivergent. But what does that actually mean?

So studies have shown that ADHD affects our personalities and there are traits that those of us with ADHD share. That’s also true for Autism and I’m sure it extends to other forms of neurodivergence. So that leads me to the question, how much of me is.. Well, me.. And how much is my neurodivergence?

I used to go around saying that I was just a person with lots of hobbies. Turns out it’s ADHD. I used to say that I get bored easily so always need to keep busy. Turns out it’s ADHD. I used to say that I’m impatient and want results as soon as possible. Guess what? Also ADHD.

I mean it's just all those YouTube shorts squishing my attention span further and further meaning I can't possibly focus on anything anymore so I MUST have ADHD, right? In case my attempt at sarcasm wasn't obvious, no that's not how this works.

Go eat that frog! Make sure your room is quiet with absolutely no distractions! Do a little bit of writing every single day and at the end of the year you’ll have a full book!

“I’m feeling lazy today”, “I can’t motivate myself today”, “I just can’t get myself to do anything?” Sound familiar?

They did amazing work for the people that they served, but they didn't believe in all the leaders that are out there, the neurodivergent people who are killing it in their career, who are already managers, who are already successful entrepreneurs.

You ever feel like you’re about to be found out? Like you have no idea what you’re doing and some day people are going to see through you and realise the truth? Up to 82% of people have suffered from these feelings of self-doubt at some point in their life and I personally think that if you’re neurodivergent, it’s probably even higher.