Curious how many partners are here? Adhd is so weird in that it’s generally a secret, so we never know who else out there is going through it. I think I’m doing pretty well and I am likely somewhere in the pipeline - but would love to hear from others who have made it all the way.

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👋🏼 I actually posted in the partners only bowl - there are a lot of us! Consulting is great for the ADHD brain, in that there is always something new and different. It requires creativity and different ways of solving problems. As you become more senior, you aren’t in the weeds of the detail yet you’ve developed the systems to maintain detail - and a senior consultant or manager serves as the frontline initial white glove check, so what would have taken me hours before is now far streamlined. I’m also always busy, so I have less ability to zone out in my ADHD fog.

I will say that I didn’t realize I had it until the pandemic. All of my coping mechanisms and habits were stripped away, so I had to learn new processes. I started medication, and it’s been life-changing. However, I’m pregnant now so relearning to live without it.

There’s still too much stigma and misunderstanding for me to openly share my diagnosis with my colleagues. One of my very closest colleagues knows; she’s a friend and former peer, now the engagement manager on an account I manage. I’d just prefer people not to make blanket statements about my abilities and ADHD in terms of fit for leadership roles within the firm. One day if I’m in a leadership position and have “proven” myself, I’ll open up more publicly about it, but there’s still too much to lose as a new partner (and one who is about to become a working mother and go out on a lengthy leave).

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Love this P1! Partner is my aspiration too for all the positives you named.

Now to learn to manage my new diagnosis well enough to be a decent associate…

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