ADHD at work
Four articles about how an ADHD brain works between nine and five. For people who have it, for people who manage them, and for HR. Written in plain language, using only what has been shown in research.
The articles
- Racing or stalling: why an ADHD brain works so unevenly Why someone with ADHD can work for hours one moment and get stuck on a simple task the next. About dopamine, reward and what that means for how you plan your work.
- The shame of stalling: why starting is so hard About the moment just before you begin, the brain network that can take over then, and two tools we know something about: if-then plans and working alongside someone else.
- Time blindness at work: when there is only 'now' and 'not now' Why deadlines only become real when they are close, why timesheets go wrong so often, and how to make time visible for a brain that does not feel it on its own.
- Why a spoken instruction vanishes halfway What working memory is, why it is smaller and more erratic in ADHD, and why long documents and spoken instructions break on it. With the learning science behind small steps.
How we write
A lot gets said about ADHD. Some of it is true, some is half true, and some is made up. We stick to what has been published in scientific journals and list the sources under every article so you can read them yourself. Where the evidence is thin, we say so. We do use popular terms like time blindness, because people recognise them, but we explain what the research says about them and what it does not.
Who this is for
- Employees with ADHD
- You will probably recognise a lot. We explain where it comes from and what you can do with it on an ordinary working day.
- Managers
- Someone on your team has ADHD, or you suspect they do. You want to know what works and what does not, without having to become a psychologist.
- HR
- You are looking for arrangements and ways of working that are fair to everyone, and that you can explain when someone asks.
This series is maintained by the Gryffi team. Spotted a mistake, or a source that does not hold up? Email info@gryffi.com and we will fix it.