I lack on the job confidence. In fact, I dangle NO-CONFIDENCE from a stick that is attached to my forhead, just like that fish with the light in Nemo.

Anyway, does anyone have advice on faking confidence? I have been around many non-ADHD'ers who when being pressed by managment will talk with loads of confidence about topics that I know they no jack about. And they know I know they know jack. In fact, sometimes I know more than my peers yet I lack the confidence to speak-up and on the rare occassion that I do I stutter and stumble and feel like a fool.

actually I have the same plight as you.
I find that when I do speak up, I sound like I'm talking out of my a**, when I know perfectly well all about the subject at hand, while others explain litterally nothing, but look as if they took a masters degree in it.

something that sounds weird, but could help you both out a lot:
Practice your interview before you go (with someone being the fake interviewer) most interviews ask similar questions
(this website looks good - for practice interview questions:
http://www.jobinterviewquestions.org/) so you should be able to have an idea as to what the interviewer is going to ask.

This way you'll be more prepared for the questions and rehearse the answers, and perhaps you'll have more confidence going into the interview.

Best wishes!

i meant in general (for me at least) , unless this applies too.
but simply in normal conversations, i find that when i do jump in, i feel like ive made a fool of myself since i spoke backwardsly, or sounded ignorant about something when I'm not. things like that.

Practice your interview before you go (with someone being the fake interviewer) Thanks, but I already have the job. I was referring to confidence after in the job. :)

This is a common issue with me, and strangely, I think language that conveys confidence tends to turn me off, making me question whether or not what is being stated is valid within a certain context. I suppose the confidence (even if the other is answering in good faith) gives the impression of simply repeating information as opposed to analyzing the situation.

When I speak, often times, I consider the possibilities as I speak, which translates to basically communicating in a circle around the particular idea. I suppose that it's similar to playing ping-pong, but with more than two players. I don't exactly have my mind made up before I start. Others tend to have an opinion and will stick to it.

^ you have it spot on. well said HF!! I hate seeing myself talk into a circle, since at that point i realise its happening, and as i think about how little im adding to the convos/ little sence it makes, i keep talking and it just goes downhill from there

Often when discussing a topic I pause cuz I am think but people percieve this as "not getting it." It is frustrating too cuz in reality I am on the next page already.