Do you feel listened to at work about your ADHD?

All to often during my work with ADHD folks I hear the same things repeated, 'I have to keep educating people about my ADHD' and 'my symptoms are so misunderstood, I'm not needy at work, I just need the right support'. 

This is something I am also facing in my day job, it's hard enough coming to terms with your new neurospicy status but then to live life and do work on top of that creates more of an energy zapping drain on your social batteries that by the time you've done your in a heap at home quiet in a corner doom scrolling social media to get a break. 

So, what do we do about it? How can we get our managers to understand us and put those all important reasonable adjustments in place? Well, as it happens, if you are in the Sheffield area (there will be a version for your local area, if not) there is a service called "SOHAS", Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service. It's a great group of professionals who can help you by understanding what can be asked for, how to communicate your condition and they may offer to advocate for you on your behalf if this is something you struggle with. I have used this service in the past and the advisors are knowledgeable, empathic, caring and very much on your side. I will share a link below for your perusal. 

If have have been diagnosed you could use the Access to Work system which works along the same way as SOHAS but more focused towards ADHD and can offer your workplace support in funding equipment needed for you to do your role successfully. I will link that below. 

If you are looking to process your ADHD diagnosis and try to understand it further so it is easier to communicate it to your managers and colleagues, talking to a specialist therapist or ADHD coach may also be useful. There is far more support out there than even I realised and I wanted to share this with you. 

Never stop being you, your unique brain makes you beautiful! 

https://www.sohas.co.uk/
​https://adhduk.co.uk/access-to-work/