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Last week my daughter started 3 weeks of overnight camp.

As I am self employed, caring for my daughter is one of the few activities that put boundaries around my work.

If you have read any of my writing before, you know that I work hard at making values based decisions. And caring for my daughter is one of my highest priorities. So, when the reason for putting aside my work is to step into the role of parenting, it is generally easier for me to stop working.

Lack of structure

Now that I have literally no parenting responsibilities, other than writing letters to my daughter. I really lack structure and, honestly was a bit adrift for a few days.

I could do anything!

As many of you with ADD know, making decisions when there are seemingly infinite possibilities is really Read More

I was at a meeting where the discussion turned to whether or not people with AD/HD should disclose to people at work that they have AD/HD. I came away thinking that, well, it depends. Sorry, but this is an area that does not lend itself to easy answers.

Using the following will help you, as you consider your options. You do have a choice.

Deciding whether to disclose:
I may want to disclose because:
I hope that the outcome of disclosing is:
I will talk to people I trust and can discuss with me all of the potential implications of disclosing. These people are:
If I am still not clear on the implication and have more questions, I may talk to:

I have decided to disclose and this is the plan:
I will disclose to the following people:
I will disclose to them in the following format:
This is what I will say:
I know that life is full of uncertainty. If the outcome of my disclosure is not what I anticipated, Plan B and C are:

I will not disclose:
I have decided not to disclose because:
Instead, I will pursue the following alternative course of action in order to create a better work environment for Read More