"People with ADHD often face deficits in executive functions. Planning, organizing, or simply remembering to act upon certain responsibilities are some very common issues that make the day-to-day of individuals with ADHD more difficult. One notable environment in which this impacts life is the workplace. Deficits in executive functions tend to predict not only job performance but also burnout and stress levels."
"A large study on more than 2.5 million people in 168 countries showed that the proportion of people suffering from stress in the global population went from 25 percent in 2009 to 38 percent in 2021. In just a bit more than 10 years, humanity became more stressed than ever. Mentions of burnout by employees on Glassdoor increased by 32 percent in just six years, and an increasing proportion of individuals mention difficulties concentrating, overwhelm, and emotional exhaustion in their day-to-day challenges."
ADHD involves deficits in executive functions such as planning, organizing, and remembering, which impair daily functioning and workplace performance. Executive-function impairments predict poorer job performance, higher occupational burnout, and greater financial instability. Global stress prevalence rose from 25 percent in 2009 to 38 percent in 2021, alongside increased mentions of burnout, concentration difficulties, overwhelm, and emotional exhaustion. Modern environments deliver vastly more information through notifications, social media, and AI, increasing attentional competition and cognitive load for everyone. Overstimulation and overloaded cognitive capacity are now widespread, and applying ADHD-informed strategies and neurodiversity understanding can benefit the broader population.
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