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When to Tell Your Boss About ADHD (And When Not To) (Patreon)

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Disclosing your ADHD at work can be a confusing and scary experience, especially if you aren't sure how. So here is my guide on how to disclose, who to talk to, when, what you can disclose, and even if you should disclose in the first place.

Askjan Article "How to Determine Whether a Person Has a Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)": https://askjan.org/publications/consultants-corner/vol05iss04.cfm

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When to Tell Your Boss About ADHD (And When Not To)

A clear plan for the day helps me at work, so I hope it can help you to! Try Sunsama today at sunsama.com/a/jessicafromhowtoadhd Disclosing your ADHD at work can be a confusing and scary experience, especially if you aren't sure how. So here is my guide on how to disclose, who to talk to, when, what you can disclose, and even if you should disclose in the first place. Askjan Article "How to Determine Whether a Person Has a Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA)": https://askjan.org/publications/consultants-corner/vol05iss04.cfm 🔗 OUR OTHER LINKS & SOCIALS Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/howtoadhd Buy my book!!: https://howtoadhdbook.com Get my weekly newsletter: https://how-to-adhd.kit.com/ Check out our website: https://howtoadhd.com Checkout our merch: http://shop.howtoadhd.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/howtoadhd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@howtoadhd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtoadhd/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/howtoadhd 📚CHAPTERS 00:00 Disclosing ADHD in the Workplace 00:44 Should you disclose? 00:56 Why to disclose 02:16 What to disclose 7:07 How to disclose 08:34 Who to disclose to 09:22 When to disclose ⁉️ WAIT IS JESSICA A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL? Jessica McCabe is not a licensed mental health provider, but information presented on How to ADHD is reviewed by researchers and approved by licensed clinical psychologist Patrick LaCount, PhD (https://practicalpsychservices.com). While information presented on How to ADHD has historically been built in consultation with researchers and licensed providers, videos posted prior to April 2023 were not subjected to the same formal approval process required by the YouTube Health program. For more information on the YouTube Health program and verification of health-related content, please visit: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9795167 Need translation? Learn how to turn on auto-translated captions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iLAHI7FPdum964u3n8_RsUb0QTEXc66p-RhTmvjpb8/edit?usp=sharing

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Jeff Ackerman

I will be as honest as I can. I disclosed my diagnosis when my working environment became unmanageable. There was too much noise and side conversations and foot traffic for me to focus. So I asked my HR team for a meeting to discuss accommodations. Due to the nature of my job, I was unable to remove myself from the loud and noisy situation, and I also could not work from home. My manager got a desk setup in the back of the office in a quiet corner for me to use as needed after a certain point in my day. It wasn't perfect, but it did help. It's a constantly evolving process between me and them, and I'm grateful to have such an understanding team.

Martha Lucía

i’m a therapist at the community mental health setting & have had a rather traumatic experience when it comes to disclosing my disability at work. it feels like i’ve been met with a lot of retaliation - including being offered a demotion twice under the premise that i’m incapable of doing my job even though i’ve been doing it well for over a year. burnout with such limited support from (and a general sense of persecution by) admin and HR has been brutal. i’m not sure i would ever request ADA accommodations at work after this experience, which makes me sad, especially as someone who helps neurodivergent individuals at work on a daily basis.

Jo Guthrie

Thank you. This was really helpful. Amusingly enough, my job is about time management. Because I had to break everything down into time increments to manage my own world, I got good at it for others. Being a project manager means I spend all my time accommodating corporations manage time for their projects. And I'm good at it, but it means if I tell my manager or my HR department I have ADHD, it makes it harder to get the position I'm good at. Irony is ironic.

Meg Farmer

I'm in England, and I think we have more protections than the US. I'm in favour of disclosure, but would never force anyone else to.

Trina

My job used to not comment on flexible arrival times. But now they want everybody there at 8:30. I am consistently arriving in the 8:20-8:50 window. When I look at AskJan.org, it’s basically a “that’s your problem—have you tried [things I have tried before AND am trying now AND that are very difficult with ADHD, especially for a person who lives alone]?" So now i feel like I have to disclose to protect myself but also that there’s no accommodation I can ask for. What the hell. I can’t win?