Adults with untreated ADHD 'lose jobs more frequently,' says NYU psychiatrist: Here's what you need to know (via CNBCMakeIt)
, for example, and had been prescribed antidepressants. But after several years of treating her depression as she tried to make it in the fashion industry, "things just weren't moving forward and [my therapist] was having difficulty understanding why," she says.
She and her therapist ended up doing research on ADHD separately and eventually agreeing Platt should get tested.Beyond the immediate, practical challenges of losing a job, undiagnosed and untreated ADHD can take a toll on self image and what adults who have it believe they are capable of.' And I think that captures the essence of self-attribution" and how people with ADHD might see themselves before they understand that their brain chemistry is a little bit different.
"CBT helps you become aware of inaccurate or negative thinking so you can view challenging situations more clearly and respond to them in a more effective way,"Lawson uses a pink noise video she found on YouTube to drown out distracting noises and track intervals of work. "The pink noise video only lasts about 20 minutes, so when it ends I know I've actually worked for 20 minutes straight," she says.
Platt, who moved back home with her parents to focus on rebuilding her life after her diagnosis, is working on her own organizational habits. "I use the Pomodoro Technique nowadays, which is 20 minutes on, five minutes off, in order to get myself interested in tasks that I don't want to do," she says. She's also started taking medication and is considering future career paths.
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