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"Working With ADHD"

WE NEED YOUR HELP WITH AN ADHD BOOK PROJECT

“Working With ADHD” by Peter Jaksa, Ph.D. and Alison Soltau is a collection of personal stories about adults with ADHD and their challenges, struggles, and successes in coping with ADHD in their jobs and careers. The authors are requesting personal stories from a wide variety of individuals in a variety of occupations.

The personal stories should be between 500 and 1,500 words in length. They should include the following information:

First name (real or made up)
Age
Occupation

There is no set format for the personal stories. They should express what you think is important, interesting, or relevant for other adults with ADHD who are employed in the same job, or simply have an interest in the job. Please address some or all of the following questions:

What do you actually do in your job on a day-to-day basis?
How's it going in your present job? Can you describe some challenges / or positive experiences related to ADHD in your present job?
Perhaps there are specific incidents/anecdotes/experiences or you could discuss your ADHD as it relates to some specific tasks / duties associated with your job?
Do you think any of the challenges or strengths associated with having ADHD have an effect on your relationships / interactions with your boss / work colleagues / employees / clients?
What strategies / support services have you used to manage ADHD and its effects at work? What worked and why? What was less successful?
Are there specific ways that ADHD helps you succeed in your job? What are the pluses or benefits, if any?

The authors will do some minor editing of the stories, however the goal is to always reflect your personal voice about your experiences, as genuinely and honestly as possible. This is not a book about theory or standard how-to advice – it’s about real people and how ADHD affects their lives.

Please e-mail your personal story to: DrJaksa@aol.com

About the authors:

Peter Jaksa, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist in Chicago who works extensively with adults with ADHD. He is a past president of the Attention Deficit Disorder Association (www.add.org). He can be reached via e-mail at DrJaksa@aol.com

Alison Soltau is a Chicago-based journalist with more than a decade's experience writing and editing for newspapers, magazines and Web sites in the U.S., the U.K. and her native Australia. Alison has researched and written on health issues such as ADHD, small business, marketing, politics, public safety and more.