My fiancee was recently diagnosed with ADD. Now halfway through her Masters degree, she's discovering that the career she's working towards may not be the right one for her, as it requires much more multi-tasking and organization than she feels she'll be able to handle. What careers lend themselves best to someone with ADD?
2007-01-12 12:11:01 · 8 answers · asked by H2Oskier 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
Einstein had ADD, so what are you talking about?
2007-01-12 12:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
ADD is not all it's hyped up to be. If she got this far, she can finish and look at all the career options in her field.
I have ADHD, the one where you can't pay attention OR sit still *grin*, and I'm a church organist. Sometimes during boring parts of church services I'll start kicking back and forth between the bench and the organ, or tapping my fingers, or even flipping the stops and switches up and down. All the regulars are used to it, and the pastor just clears his throat really loud to get my attention back to the service. But the worst is when the mic at the pulpit picks everything up and you can hear me tapping away all the way in the back of the church...
Sorry, started rambling on. Tell her to keep going!
2007-01-12 21:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Rapunzel XVIII 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Keep on going If she has been able to get through College and now her Master's then she is able to organize What she has accomplished leads me to think I would look at the test again. Also if she is ADD there are medications available. I would not do away with what she has worked so hard for.
2007-01-12 20:19:01 · answer #3 · answered by lakelover 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
something working with there hands and/or something that they don't just sit in an office all day or something like that, the best jobs for someone with add or adhd is something they really enjoy, because they can focus better than lots of people on stuff that really interests them. if what she likes to do is sit in an office all day then maybe that is the best thing for her, but the best job is something they really love to do and/or a job that involves working with hands on acivities or a job like taking care of animals or something, that they move around alot in. it really just depends on what she likes to do best, because add or no add, anybody will work better in a job that they like
2007-01-12 20:18:03 · answer #4 · answered by NoDayButToday 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't belive the hype she can overcome it if she is already halfway through her masters she can get through the rest.
2007-01-12 20:14:36 · answer #5 · answered by luker 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
my son's got adhd & he seems like he'd make a good farmer, but that could be just him . what are her interests , its no good reskilling unless you enjoy the job . what about floristry or something where she can tune into her creativity
2007-01-12 20:17:32 · answer #6 · answered by iammoza 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely NOT air traffic controller!
2007-01-12 20:34:43 · answer #7 · answered by Islander 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
bomb tester
2007-01-12 20:13:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋