Resources
Dani’s Recommended ADHD Resources List:
ADHD in the Workplace Resources:
- JAN (Job Accommodation Network) has an excellent comprehensive list of every strategy, accommodation, and product suggestion you could ever think of. Seriously. I’d make this page longer, but they literally have everything I could possibly find (and more) on askjan.org:
ADHD In The Workplace Videos
“How to Get the Best Out of an ADHD Employee” by Jessica McCabe (How to ADHD)
Accommodation ideas
- Cubicle doors/shields
- ADHD awareness/etiquette training
- Noise-cancelling headphones
- Written + prioritized instructions
- Job restructuring
- Mental health + emotional management apps
- Flexible work hours
- On-site mentoring, coaching, or training
- Reminders
- Working from home
- Behavior solutions
Hyperactivity/Impulsivity:
- Provide structured breaks as a physical outlet
- Utilize a job coach to teach/reinforce techniques
- Allow the employee to work from home
- Review conduct policy with employee
- Adjust method of supervision
- Use services of EAP
- Provide private workspace
Focus:
- Provide a quiet work space
- Allow use of noise cancellation or white noise
- Work from home if no effective accommodations in office environment
- Uninterrupted work time
- Taking allotted breaks as needed
- Minimizing marginal functions to allow focus on essential job duties
Time Management:
- Assign a mentor
- Provide to-do lists
- Meetings to discuss expectations
- Assistance with prioritization
- Assistive technology (timers, apps, calendars, etc)
Time Management:
- Have a routine of putting/keeping things in place
- Prepare for the next day’s work the night before
- Create checklists for yourself and others
- Place sticky notes where you will see them
- Turn off distractions – including cell phones
- Use a timer or programmable watch to pace self