:eek: hey guys - i too have adhd - i am fron UK and have an interview on wedneday for a job i have worked really hard for (even more so than anyone else cuz of my adhd) and i am worried - not about getting it (asi am qiute confiedent) but wat i am gonna do wen i get it - there is a lot of paper work involved and it burns my head out...it's a drug-worker job and i have been doing it voluntery for over a year (but volunteers dont get paper work) - i am good at my job but i am worried that i will crumble - everything needs to be up to scratch for the sake of the clients and their confidentiality etc... i am not on any meds - am waiting to see a specialist (which could take months) besides i am ambivalent about taking meds as i have heard all sorts about them...

Any suggestions would help alot...thanx:confused:

Any chance of delegating out the paperwork?

there is a lot of paper work involved and it burns my head out...it's a drug-worker job and i have been doing it voluntery for over a year (but volunteers dont get paper work) - i am good at my job but i am worried that i will crumble Unfortunately, the only way I have found that I am able to get paperwork done is to not do it :)
That means either having someone else do it or automating it...
If you can find a way to cut everyone's workload through automation, they might be so happy that they don't mind you pawning off everything else on them... :)

I'm a woman with ADHD and I find paper work difficult....don't feel alone with this..lol:) :eek: hey guys - i too have adhd - i am fron UK and have an interview on wedneday for a job i have worked really hard for (even more so than anyone else cuz of my adhd) and i am worried - not about getting it (asi am qiute confiedent) but wat i am gonna do wen i get it - there is a lot of paper work involved and it burns my head out...it's a drug-worker job and i have been doing it voluntery for over a year (but volunteers dont get paper work) - i am good at my job but i am worried that i will crumble - everything needs to be up to scratch for the sake of the clients and their confidentiality etc... i am not on any meds - am waiting to see a specialist (which could take months) besides i am ambivalent about taking meds as i have heard all sorts about them...

Any suggestions would help alot...thanx:confused:

thanx guys - i wish i could deligate my paper work (if/when i get the job) but everyone has their own client case load - i am waiting to see a specialist to maybe go on ritalin (don't know yet) but i hope if i do get on ritalin it will help me concerntrate more...
I am so glad to finally find out i am not alone in all of this...

If you can afford it, I'd suggest seeing a specialist privately rather than trying to go through the national health service. I've heard the waits can be extremely long, and sometimes private doctors are more willing to prescribe for ADD than government doctors.

Paper work? I love paper work...not... I had a job once the required an enormous amount of paper work and I was absolutely miserable. I was lucky enough to get by until I could find something else.

Iy achilles heel!

I prayed for the advent of the paperless office to no avail.

I used to think I was bad at it. But I realized that I just hate it. It's simple to do so in my head it's for simpletons!

Plus it just seems demeaning to me. Like I'll be judged by it. Which is sort of silly because I don't do it - and then I'm judged by that!

Iy achilles heel!

I prayed for the advent of the paperless office to no avail.

I used to think I was bad at it. But I realized that I just hate it. It's simple to do so in my head it's for simpletons!

Plus it just seems demeaning to me. Like I'll be judged by it. Which is sort of silly because I don't do it - and then I'm judged by that!
Believe it or not my job (which had a $70000 anual budget for printer paper only) is now down to 8 sheets of paper a day. Cost them over 10,000,000 to get there.

My bigggest problem is that when I'm in my office, I'm isolated. This makes it really easy to procrastinate or distract myself with things like internet forums. Therefore, office generally looks like a nuclear paper bomb just went off.

I'm actually good at office work, but I need the presence of other people around me to help me focus or stay on task. I've been meaning to put a big 3' x 5' window in the wall between my office and the operations floor. Then it would be impossible to hide, and I'd get more done. Of course, I keep putting off getting the window installed...

I recently enrolled in and attended a professional seminar entitled "How to Get More Organized." Check out http://www.nationalseminarstraining.com

I picked up some intructional material from them specifically about how to organize your office paperwork and files. I've learned some pretty good ideas so far, like using a ticker file and a desktop today file to sort incoming and working documents/material.

The other thing I learned that is already starting to work for me is color-coding. Yeah, I always thought that sort of thing was for sissies or those female office staffers with the beanie babies on their desks and rainbow posters on the wall. But it works!! The visual aspect helps your mind to organize by associating the colors with the topics. I identified 5 key administrative areas or functions for which I'm responsible and assigned each a color (just so happens the office supply store sells file folders in a five-color assortment, highlighters too). Now when paper comes in, I stick it in the right color folder, etc...

Another thing I use is the Microsoft Office suite. Outlook now seems to run my life (at work anyway, my wife and kids run the rest of my life). I'm now learning how to use Project for planning.

If you are able to purchase software for yourself, you might also check out Mind Manager http://www.mindjet.com/us/ It's another visual organizational tool.

This post is getting long, and the spaghetti sauce needs stirring....Good luck!

I'd rather dig through a large pile of elephant dung than to have to fill out long forms or paperwork envolving calculating numbers or hard answers. Like income tax forms. Where do I trade that chore for a dung heap?
:-)

thanx guys - i will look through that organisation site coyote - nice one...
i never got the job anyway - i wasa bit guted at first - but another job has come up as an outreach worker - which involves hardly any paper work - which is great - it's mainly going around to different places where addicts will be and talking to them...which is more me - as i hate paper work, so i guess it was a blessing in diguise that i never got it eh???
i really appreciate all your advice -it makes me feel less isolated as i dont actually know anyone who's got adhd - so to see all you guys on here lets me know i'm not alone...thanx...adam uk

I have paperwork -argh- hate it -loath it- but I get audited so I have to do it or I get the TALK -so I have to file everything ,it helps immensely

I'm working in a HR department , always hated paperwork, almost can never do them, but lucky for me I'm a computer guy. I do databases that improves productivity of the offices (plural) a lot so manage to escape tedious paperwork but my co-workers always complain why I never help them do paper work. Fortunately, my boss is really a very understanding guy. The moral of the story is, if you want to escape paperwork be really good at something else that people can overlook your inadequancies. This site has assured I that I'm not the only wierdiest guy in the world, just an opinion about myself by me. Sorry for the not so good English.

I find it difficult too. I do not know why, but filling out forms just is not what I do well.

Me :D

I'm working in a HR department , always hated paperwork, almost can never do them, but lucky for me I'm a computer guy. I do databases that improves productivity of the offices (plural) a lot so manage to escape tedious paperwork but my co-workers always complain why I never help them do paper work. Fortunately, my boss is really a very understanding guy. The moral of the story is, if you want to escape paperwork be really good at something else that people can overlook your inadequancies. This site has assured I that I'm not the only wierdiest guy in the world, just an opinion about myself by me. Sorry for the not so good English.

Since just about everyone with ADD has a particularly powerful aversion to paperwork, I am developing a theory that one of ADD's historical purposes is to inhibit the expansion of bureaucracy.

My first job since diagnosis was as a conference porter working by myself so i had to organise myself & it was a nightmare. 2nd job was better as people were willing to help but they could only do so much. Your biggest asset is your attitude, never let anything defeat you, dont let anyone say 'you can't.....' and that includes yourself. There are ways of organising yourself that fit your pattern of working, it will just take a little longer for your brain to adjust thats all. Good luck, you CAN do it
Pete

I love my job (archaeology), and it fits my ADD perfectly, but the bane of my existence is paperwork. Everything has to be documented, reports have to be written, forms have to be filled out, and I hate it. Can't I just walk another 10 miles, and let somebody else fill out the forms?

oddly enough, I love paperwork! one of the things that has allowed me to excell in the military (for those who know what it means, my last promotion was 2 years a head of zone) is I have a fanatical talent for The Paperwork. For some reason, when I am dealing with a large pile of forms and reports, I just kinda phase out and time flies! I can concentrate, I dont get distracted, I can spend hours at one task without thinking about it.

I think part of it, is my drive to "complete" things...with The Paper work, each form has a definate purpose and function. and when you done, it can be Filed and Indexed.

I dunno...maybe im just crazy /:)