Hey all...
People seem so down about job searches...

I have found that there are a lot of well paying jobs that are compatible with AD/HD...

AD/HD characteristics that are often seen as problematic
- too talkative
-scatterbrained
-hyper
-have a hard time with sustaining attention for long periods
-bored easily
-easily overwhelmed by lots of stimulus (lots of people around)
-too sensitive/empathetic
-need to stay busy (moving all the time)
-forgetful

So.... some of us have issues with one thing more than others

In my particular situation, I knew I wanted to be a teacher when I quit working as a swimming instructor for a year when I started university. I really missed being around children.
I knew I wanted to teach younger children, but knew that it would be VERY hard for me to handle 30 kids EVERY DAY for several hours at a time...

I then looked at alternatives and realized that I would be able to adapt the situation and be an ESL or special education. I would be in a smaller room with a smaller group of students. I would be able to get to know the children better, and it would be rewarding as the children would be able to communicate better in everyday life. For ESL, the learning curve is fairly quick, so the rapid results would be good for giving me the rewarding feeling.

So, if you have a particular career in mind, make sure you look deeper and consider what exactly you love about the concept and look for a similar career.

If you love talking to people and are hyper, a desk job PROBABLY isn't for you...
maybe consider being a promotions rep? you'd get to do presentations, talk a lot, and do shorter 'projects'

if you are hyper and have a hard time staying still, you like teaching people, maybe be a phys ed teacher.

Empathy is great for a lot of jobs where you deal with people everyday. Counselling, retail sales (believe it or not... customers like it when the sales person can empathize with them)...

Having a hard time with details is not neccesarily a bad thing, as if you're in a management position, you don't neccesarily have to be the expert on EVERY aspect of a large project, since you will have a team that will help out. I had this experience when I was president for my residence association... I kept tabs on all the projects going on, and mainly delegated, reminded and coordinated a lot of the stuff. It was great, since there were other people who dealt with the details.

I am on a typing tangent....
I hope this gives some of you encouragement and inspiration...
Anyone else have other stories to share?