Self-advocacy and ADHD workplace disclosure come together in a package. It’s important to know yourself and your values in order to be the best self-advocate you can be.
In this week’s episode, ADHD at Work founder Meghan Brown-Enyia answers the question: What is a good self-advocate? And, gives her recipe for advocating for yourself.
Related resources
- What is self-advocacy?
- Pros and cons of disclosing a disability to employers
- Accommodations: What they are and how they work
- Meghan’s website, ADHDatwork.co
Timestamps
(03:05) Why did Meghan create ADHD at Work?
(06:59) Am I ready to be an ADHD self-advocate?
(09:37) Meghan’s recipe for self-advocacy
(13:19) Self-advocacy and emotional regulation
(16:08) How do you figure out your ADHD needs in the workplace?
(19:33) Best practices for asking for supports
(24:00) Am I a bad self-advocate if I choose not to disclose my ADHD?
(26:36) Where you can find Meghan
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