At first glance, some of my ADHD traits make me very ill-suited to my job as a college lecturer. My slippery focus and shoddy working memory make the piles of admin work painful.
Trying to map out a long course makes me want to smash my head into a smartboard.Few of my colleagues loathe the bits I hate with quite the passion that I do, so I beat myself up for making a meal of the stuff that’s meant to be simple.But there’s a flip side, too.
The more I talk to colleagues about my fresh diagnosis (ADHD, inattentive type), the more I see that others grapple daily with different demons.
And some of the things that frighten or frustrate them about teaching come as naturally to me as breathing.Like many with ADHD, I work well under pressure.