Should you talk about ADHD in interviews?

Question

Career in IT

Good afternoon!
Is it worth informing HR or a team leader about the existing Attention Deficit Disorder?
Perhaps someone has experience who has gone through this.
Mostly Helpdesk (user support) and QA junior vacancies.

Answer 1

Not worth it. ADHD is a cross on the ability to hold most positions in IT. And among the juniors, the level of competition is such that the slightest flaw writes off the applicant for scrap.

Answer 2

I’ll warn you right away - I consider half of such diagnoses to be nonsense, and I apologize in advance for harsh subjectivism.
you can tell professional HR. Because he partially works as a psychologist.
Your problems did not rest against Timlid - especially for a junior. Here, on the contrary, you must correct your own perception, and perhaps the attitude towards you in the team (including the working attitude) - though, again, this is almost inaccessible to the juniors.
Helpdesk - can you handle it? There's a lot of pressure there.
In general, first of all - answer yourself - will your "diagnosis" interfere with you or not? If it does, then maybe it's worth treating it first? It just seems to me that if you are so driven about this, then you yourself are afraid of it (diagnosis) and will use it

Answer 3

Attention Deficit Disorder

As far as I know, there is still no consensus about the existence of ADHD. Moreover, I doubt that it is recognized in the Russian Federation.
If you are able to perform qa functions - what kind of attention deficit are we talking about? On the other hand - if you really can't concentrate - why go for a job that will get fired anyway?
Well, since I've already started - so talk about all the sores, bring your medical card to the social security at the same time.

Answer 4

As an IT specialist with a degree in psychology, I would advise the author to:
1. Quit porn forever.
2. reduce social networks, reading tapes, etc., as well as computer and hanging in the phone up to a maximum of 30 minutes per day.
For many people, infatuation with 1. and 2. leads to the same symptoms as ADHD, and the problem is solved by behavior modification. What is easier said than done. If you can’t do it yourself in half a year, you can consider contacting a specialist (I’m not currently looking for clients as a psychologist and I’m unlikely to be in half a year).
ps for those who consider this nonsense, carefully watch the video of the great porn experiment and read the relevant studies. Then you can discuss if you want.

Answer 5

and what for do you go with him to cua and help desk where everything is slowly stupid and requires a lot of attention?
go to areas where hyperactivity is needed
to report or not, it's up to you