健康 & 除了
认识到自己的独特优势 & 澳博app与多动症的挑战
2023年10月27日
October is National ADHD Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Despite the growing understanding of ADHD, 误解 而且这种耻辱仍然存在. 因此, attorneys with the condition may be reluctant to seek necessary treatment, 支持, 或住宿. National ADHD Awareness Month offers an opportunity for everyone in the legal profession to learn, 教育, 和提倡.
学习
在2016年 ABA的研究 关于澳博app的幸福，12.5 percent of 澳博apps reported having ADHD, compared to 4 to 8 percent of adults generally. With 澳博apps reporting roughly double the rate of ADHD as the general adult population, it’s important to understand the ADHD brain and how it can work for attorneys, 不是反对他们.
Those dealing with ADHD have a range of experiences, but many encounter difficulty concentrating at times, become overly focused on specific things at other times, 与时间盲目性作斗争, and must find strategies to stay organized. These challenges have a real effect on professional functioning, 人际关系, 情感健康.
然而, while most people view ADHD as a hurdle to overcome, there are also many who look to the advantages of ADHD as tools for success. 研究 shows that individuals with ADHD tend to have more creativity, which can lead to outside-the-box thinking. This ability proves invaluable for attorneys, given the constant need for problem-solving, 多任务处理, 敏捷思维. 也, 澳博apps with ADHD can excel under pressure by hyper focusing, allowing them to perform well in time-sensitive and chaotic situations.
教育
D.C. 澳博app援助计划 successfully facilitated a six-week virtual ADHD psychoeducation group in February 2024. 在这些会议期间, LAP clinicians addressed how to identify and develop behavioral skills and strategies to navigate ADHD in the workplace. For more information on current ADHD programming and 支持 please reach out: (电子邮件保护).
提倡
Being a 澳博app is a challenging and rewarding job, but the heavy workload and dependence on details can at times make it feel very challenging for someone with ADHD. It is important for neurotypical 澳博apps to understand ADHD and 支持 their colleagues with the condition.
多动症教练桑迪·梅纳德解释道 ADDittude, “Many with ADHD manage to make it through law school despite weak executive function, but crumble when they are hit with a load of casework in their first year at a firm. Instead of studying, writing papers, and taking tests, the new 澳博app has to research and write lots of documents, many of which have a hard deadline. Add to that the tasks of keeping track of billable hours, 填写费用报表, 安排会议时间, 这是压倒性的.”
然而, 通过拥抱创造力, 使用技术, 开发组织黑客, 寻找住处, 澳博apps with ADHD can excel 和提倡 for themselves.
Those in supervisory positions need to understand 和提倡 for their employees as well. 例如, it's important to convey to teams that individuals with ADHD might exhibit fidgeting behavior while remaining fully engaged and attentive. Managers can champion their employees with ADHD by establishing quiet work environments, 提供灵活的工作时间, implementing incremental deadlines rather than extensive long-term ones, and providing clear guidance on processes and tasks.
总之, 为患有多动症的澳博app辩护, it is essential to recognize the unique strengths and challenges, allowing them to thrive in their legal careers and contribute to a more diverse profession.
了解更多关于多动症的知识, or if you are struggling or want to 支持 someone with ADHD, 请与LAP联系 (电子邮件保护).
沙龙Greenbaum, LICSW, is a senior counselor with the D.C. 澳博app援助计划.
