this post was submitted on 22 Oct 2023
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A casual community for people with ADHD
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I'm 34, was untreated for ADHD until a few months ago. I work in software development, and had various roles & responsibilities thrust upon me when people left. On top of that, managing a team through the COVID Lockdown and my own fracturing mental state really took a toll on me. The advice posted here is solid. When I took on everything, I had to learn these via Trail-by-fire. If I may add on:
All that being said, this was a great post. Thank you both!