ADHD and me.
Suzie Bogle MA, FCIPD FCMI
Leading independent HR Consultancy in Yorkshire. We guide and support businesses through the complexities of people management, so they have the space to focus on growing their businesses.
So it is the tail end of #neurodiversitycelebrationweek, and I am just writing this now! Those who know, love or work with ADHDers or are ADHD will be smiling and giggling at the irony of my procrastination and last minute action!
Probably you aren't aware, and I was diagnosed with Combined ADHD and #dyslexic tendencies last year. Just a bit of a shock, but I had been searching for a "reason" for how I was for a very long time. I don't think my story is very different from others diagnosed later in life.
Has it changed me? I am still the same person but with knowledge and support for a condition whose symptoms meant that I frustrated colleagues, managers and employees with my lack of organisation and time management ( Simon Doster – thanks for the 3-day course on time management – a game changer for me!) and distractability.
From school to work, it is seen as a failing, a problem with attitude and behaviour to work, lack of motivation (actually, this one is correct!) and something that I should be able to improve if I focused and "applied myself". That all was very demoralising, painful and embarrassing. I felt like a failure, and I was in the world of work I was in.
Everyone can identify with the symptoms of #ADHD. We all experience them. It is simply that #ADHD people have all the symptoms all of the time.
I got medicated! I go to work on Speed every day! I am not speeding; however, I can feel my brain relax when it kicks in. The effect is different for all. It helps me focus and ignore distractions that would pull my attention. Overall, I am not experiencing fatigue, and I can function about 4 hours longer than I used to.
Medication is not the answer. It is supportive – we need to work hard on strategies.
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It is a bugger. There is a massive dichotomy in how ADHD affects (me). It is known that we function better with structure and organisation. What does the ADHD Brain reject? Structure and Organisation! Catch 22 every day of our lives.
Anyone who has a late diagnosis actually goes through a grieving period.
That is the downside of being the way I am; what is the upside?
The above has made me an entrepreneur, and my experience has led me to hire a team #bshr that complimented my skills. So all good.
For me, the diagnosis is Freedom, Knowledge and Peace.
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1 年What a refreshing post Suzie Bogle MA, FCIPD FCMI honest and open, thank you for sharing :))
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1 年You have literally described me....thank you
Leading independent HR Consultancy in Yorkshire. We guide and support businesses through the complexities of people management, so they have the space to focus on growing their businesses.
2 年Great to share this Suzie Bogle MA, FCIPD FCMI . You are fantastic to work for…your entrepreneurial spirit and can do attitude means there’s never a dull moment !??
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2 年Thank you for sharing your story with us Suzie??
I equip changemakers & non-profits with the knowledge, skills & confidence needed to build a fairer and safer society. Forbes DEI Trailblazer | Inclusive leadership & governance | Board facilitator | Agent Scamp Speakers
2 年Wonderful blog, Suzie.