Are you seeking professional evaluations for ADHD, Autism, or other neurodivergences?
Wondering how a professional evaluation and formal diagnosis could make a difference? Perhaps you’re wondering if it’s even worth going through the rigmarole of testing. That’s a valid concern, and an important decision to make. However, having a diagnosis can help in more ways than just “getting extra stuff” at work.
While a formal diagnosis is a personal choice, many people find it’s a pivotal step in fostering professional growth, improving their workplace experiences, and achieving long-term career successes and goals. It can be empowering to build a career that aligns with their abilities, interests, and aspirations.
Read on to learn more about how a formal diagnosis can enhance your career:
Better Self-Understanding
Knowing how your brain understands the world around you can give you better clarity on why you do the things you do, and identify strategies on tackling challenges that may arise.
This can also help in developing healthy coping mechanisms when things get overwhelming or difficult, since you’ll know what you need to support you.
Career Alignment and Growth
Self-awareness and self-understanding can better lead you to roles and environments that align more with your personal cognitive style and interests
Learn about and form strategies to prevent burnout, missed deadlines, or workplace misunderstandings that helps you to stay on track and thrive…before you reach a critical point.
Access to ND-Specific Resources
While a diagnosis may seem scary, life-changing, or otherwise isolating, you’re not alone, and in fact there are many resources out there for ND coaching, training, mentorship, and more. Like ND Works itself!
Using these resources can help you navigate the professional world through the ND lens, and you can build a supportive community while doing it.
Access to Workplace Accommodations
Having a formal diagnosis gives you the right to request reasonable accommodations and be protected by laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or similar regulations.
Knowing what kind of accommodations you need can help you be your best, whether you need a flexible schedule, being able to wear noise-canceling headphones or earpieces, modified communication methods, and more.
Increased Job Satisfaction
A diagnosis fosters realistic goal-setting, reducing frustration and burnout, and keeping you happier, healthier, and more focused on what’s important to you—inside and outside of work.
Understanding the effort required to overcome challenges can boost self-esteem and increase satisfaction when it comes to career accomplishments; you are not an imposter, and you deserve to be proud of yourself.
Mitigating Career Risks
A formal diagnosis validates the need for understanding, flexibility, and support during difficult or stressful times. (No, you aren’t crazy!) Forming proactive strategies help address potential career risks before they escalate, keeping you safer and more in control of your environment and circumstances.
While choosing to pursue a formal diagnosis is a personal decision, many people find it to be a crucial step in advancing their career, improving their work experience, and reaching long-term professional goals. It can be empowering to build a career that aligns with your unique strengths and passions. Forming proactive strategies help address potential career risks before they escalate, keeping you safer and more in control of your environment and circumstances.
We provide professional evaluations and potential diagnoses for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), as well as many other neurodivergences using trusted, widely recognized tools. Additionally, our innovative evaluations are tailored to offer enhanced support, helping you thrive and discover the career path that best suits your unique strengths.
The assessments also offer two personalized one-on-one sessions with a diagnostician to review your results and discuss recommendations for the next steps. The evaluation process is designed to help you gain valuable insights into your strengths and areas for growth, empowering you to develop a plan to achieve your personal, emotional, and professional goals.
If you feel you could benefit from a professional evaluation, please click the button below to reach out and we’ll help you take the next right step toward achieving the life you deserve.