Name
Your Workplace Wasn't Built for ADHD: Designing Systems That Work
Description
Most workplace advice for ADHD sounds the same: get organized, manage your time, try harder. But what if the real problem isn’t the person—it’s the system? Many modern workplaces rely on constant meetings, vague task expectations, rapid context switching, and nonstop communication. For ADHD brains, these structures can create major executive function barriers—even for highly capable professionals. This interactive workshop introduces the ADHD Workplace Systems Model, a framework for identifying workplace structures that unintentionally increase cognitive load and executive function demands. Participants will complete a Workplace Systems Audit to identify barriers and collaborate in small groups to redesign workplace practices that better support ADHD thinking. This session focuses on the environmental systems component of a broader ADHD Energy and Systems Framework exploring how workplace structures, nervous system regulation, and relational dynamics interact to influence ADHD success and burnout. Participants will learn practical redesign strategies such as clarifying task expectations, restructuring meetings, reducing context switching, and creating communication systems that lower executive function demands.
Emily Wheeler Laura Guengerich
Track
Adults with ADHD
Date & Time
Saturday, December 5, 2026, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM