I got thoroughly overwhelmed at times at the beginning which led to me crying through sheer frustration and responsibility. I was given breaks and people understood that I wasn't sad/upset/angty/dramatic, just completely overwhelmed.
I get extra breaks so I can go outside and decompress, I don't take the piss, but sometimes I need to physically move or have silence or be away from people. That said, I'm happy to stay late/come in extra if the work HAS to be finished.
They now know that I cannot manage more than 45 minutes in a dark room for training (I literally fall asleep, even if I'm not tired, my body just switches off) so this is taken into account.
i am given space in an office/spare room if I cannot cope in the busy main office for an hour or two. (Rarely happens, maybe three occasions in three months).
People treat me as a person and a individual. My adhd is considered as a quirk rather than a definition and I'm encouraged to communicate any adjustments I might need.
im lucky. I work with wonderful people, they all appear to like me (extremely unusual) and they know I work hard evennif there are the odd things I need more support with than the average person.
The feedback I'm given DOES NOT match up with how I view myself at all. I feel like I'm a burden, am too much, annoying, not performing well. Feedback is that I've learned the job role under considerably demanding circumstances, I'm performing extremely well, I take the initiative, I'm good with service users and everyone likes working with me.
it's my first completely desk based role in my life. Screen intensive, people intensive too and huge responsibilities and implications if I get it wrong. It's been a steep learning curve. I'm always going to be "different" but hopefully the good feedback continues and fc they will continue to see that I have an extremely good work ethic and a lot of my difficulties come from being so hard on myself to get things right!