S2 E55 ADHD Women and Paperwork: Why Executive Function Makes It So Damn Hard
Angry On The Inside - ADHD Women Talking Late DiagnosisShow Notes
Why can paperwork demand so much mental effort when you have ADHD?
Jess and Jeannine talk about the executive function demands hiding inside forms from working memory and task initiation to vague questions, digital portals, perfectionism, deadlines, and the fear of getting something wrong.
They get into doom piles, “five-minute” tasks that take an hour, paperwork avoidance, deadline-fueled urgency, and the shame that can build when something other people treat as basic keeps becoming a struggle.
Paperwork can be hard enough without shame making it heavier.
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