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Impendulo ayicaci njengokuthi yebo noma cha. Kuncike kulowo obuza, ngesimo abuza ngaso, nokuthi i-ADHD ithinta kangakanani ikhono lakhe lokusebenza nsuku zonke. Ngokomthetho, ngokwezokwelapha, nangokomuntu siqu, igama elithi "ukukhubazeka" linezigo ezahlukene.
E-United States, i-ADHD ingafakwa ezigabeni zezifo ezikhethekile kodwa ayibhekwa njengayo ngokuzenzakalelayo. Umehluko ubalulekile.
Ngaphansi kwe-Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) kanye neSigaba 504 soMthetho wezokuBuyiselwa Emsebenzini, ukukhubazeka kuchazwa njengokungasebenzi kahle ngokomzimba noma ngokwengqondo okulinganisa kakhulu omunye noma ngaphezulu wezimpilo ezibalulekile. Lezi zimpilo ezibalulekile zihlanganisa izinto ezifana nokufunda, ukucabanga, ukugxilisa ingqondo, ukucabanga, ukukhulumisana, nokusebenza. Kubantu abaningi abane-ADHD, ezinye zalezi zinto zithinteka ngqo.
Igama eliyisihluthulelo lapha ngukuthi "kakhulu". Akubona bonke abane-ADHD abazofinyelela lo mkhawulo emehlweni omthetho. Isinqumo senziwa ngokwesimo ngasinye, sibheke ukuthi lesi simo siyalilimaza kangakanani ikhono lomuntu lokusebenza. Futhi okubalulekile, lesi sihlahlulo kumele senziwe ngaphandle kokucubungula imiphumela yemithi noma amanye amasu okubhekana naye. Ngakho-ke noma ngabe umuntu uphatha kahle ngemithi, isimo sakhe esiyisisekelo singafakwa.
Ezinganeni, kunesinyathelo esingeziwe. I-Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) ihlinzeka ngokuvikelwa ezindaweni zezikole. Ingane ene-ADHD ingafakwa ohlelweni lwezemfundo olwenzelwe yona (IEP) uma isimo sayo sililimaza kakhulu ukusebenza kwezemfundo. Uma umthelela ungokoqobo kodwa ungakafiki ezingeni lokudinga ukufundiswa okukhethekile, ingase ithole i-504 Plan iqoqo lezivumelwano ezenzelwe ukuyinika ukufinyelela okulinganayo kwezemfundo. Izinto ezifana nesikhathi esengeziwe sokuhlola, izihlalo ezithandwayo, imiyalelo ebhaliwe, noma ukufinyelela kwendawo yokuhlola eyimfihlo.
Okunye okufanele kuqashelwe: amamaki aphezulu awamkhiphi umfundi ekutholeni izivumelwano. Isiqondiso sikaHulumeni senze lokhu kwacaca. I-ADHD ingalinganisa kakhulu ukugxilisa ingqondo, ukuhlela, nokuqedela imisebenzi ngisho noma umfundi esakwazi ukuthola amamaki afanele. Umthetho ubheka isithombe esigcwele, hhayi nje iphepha lemiphumela.
Kubantu abadala, i-ADA yiyona lapho izinto zibalulekile. Uma i-ADHD ikulinganisa kakhulu ikhono lakho lokugxilisa ingqondo, ukuhlela, ukuphatha isikhathi, noma ukwenza imisebenzi eyinhloko yenkolo, ungase ube nelungelo lokufuna izivumelwano ezingenasici kumqashi wakho.
Lokho kubukeka kanjani empilweni yangempela? Kuyahlukahluka. Ezinye izivumelwano ezijwayelekile emsebenzini ze-ADHD zihlanganisa izikhathi zokugcina ezengeziwe emisebenzini engadingi ubudlelwano obukhulu, imiyalelo ebhaliwe esikhundleni sezwi, imvume yokusebenzisa ama-headphone okumisa umsindo, indawo yokusebenza eyimfihlo, ukuhlolwa njalo nomphathi, kanye neziphumulo ezihlelekile usuku lonke. Akukho neyodwa yalezi ezinguquko ezingajwayelekile. Ziyizilungiso ezisiza ukulinganisa inkundla.
Nansi into abantu abaningi abangayiqondi: akudingeki ukuthi utshele ihhovisi lonke ngohlobo lwakho. Ngaphansi kwe-ADA, udinga kuphela ukudalula ku-HR noma kumphathi wakho oqondile, futhi kuphela uma ufuna izivumelwano. Umqashi wakho unelungelo lomthetho lokugcina lolo lwazi lungavezwa. Uphinde ungadingi ukufakaza i-ADHD yakho nganoma iyiphi indlela ethile incwadi evela ku-clinician yakho echaza ukuthi une simo esithinta impilo eyinhloko ivamise ukwanela.
Nokho, le nqubo ayihlali ilula. Abanye abaqashi bayasabela kakhulu kunezinye. Abanye abaphathi abaqondi ngokuphelele ukuthi i-ADHD iyini noma kungani izivumelwano zibalulekile. Uma uhlangana nokumelana, i-Job Accommodation Network insizakalo yoMnyango Wezemisebenzi wase-U.S. iyisikhungo esihle sokuqonda amalungelo akho nokuthola isiqondiso ngezinyathelo ezilandelayo.
Inkonzo yezempi ihlelekile, inamandla amakhulu, futhi ihlose ukwenza izinto eziningi ezisiza abantu abaningi abane-ADHD. Kodwa inqubo yokubhalisa ngokomlando yenze izinto zaba nzima.
Iminyaka eminingi, i-ADHD ibibhekwa njengesimo esikhipha abantu kuwo wonke amagatsha. Abafaka izicelo babedingeka ukuthi bayeke ukuthatha imithi isikhathi eside, ngezinye izikhathi izinyanga ezingu-24 noma ngaphezulu futhi kwadingeka bafakaze ukuthi bangakwazi ukwenza kahle ngokwezemfundo nangokwezinga lomsebenzi ngaphandle kwezivumelwano.
Izinto seziguquke muva nje. UMnyango Wezokuvikela wahlinzeka nge-Medical Accession Readiness Program (MARP), eyakhipha izidingo zokuwavalela izimo ezingu-51, kuhlanganise ne-ADHD. Lokhu akusho ukuthi wonke umuntu one-ADHD manje angabhalisa ngaphandle kombuzo. Kodwa kusho ukuthi le nqubo ayivinjelwanga kangako njengoba ibinjalo. Ibutho liqala ukuvuma lokho abantu abaningi abachwepheshe abekhulume ngakho iminyaka: i-ADHD ayisho ngokuzenzakalelayo ukungakwazi ukwenza kahle ngaphansi kwengcindezi.
Imininingwane isavame ukuhluka phakathi kwamagatsha. Isibonelo, i-Army, ngokuvamile ifuna ukuthi umfaki wesicelo ayeke ukuthatha imithi ye-ADHD isikhathi esingangezinyanga ezingu-12 futhi angabonisa umlando wokusebenza kahle kwezemfundo noma emsebenzini ngaphandle kwezivumelwano. Amanye amagatsha angase abe nezikhathi noma iziqondiso ezihlukile. Isinyathelo esingcono ukuba nengxoxo eqotho, enemininingwane nomqashi ngasekupheleni kwenqubo. Futhi ubuqotho bubalulekile lapha ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi olungelona iqiniso lwezokwelapha ngesikhathi sokubhalisa ubugebengu bukaHulumeni futhi kungaholela ekuxoshweni noma ekugwetshweni kamuva.
Nokunye okufanele kushiwo: abasebenzi abangaphezu kuka-41,000 abasebenza ngesikhathi esigcwele babene-diagnosis ye-ADHD ngo-2018.
Lena omunye umbuzo abantu abane-ADHD, ikakhulukazi labo abatholwa nabo bakhulile abathambekele ekulweni nawo. Futhi impendulo idinga ukuhlukaniswa.
I-ADHD ngokwayo ayiqedwa yisikhathi. Kodwa indlela ebonakala ngayo empilweni yansuku zonke ingashintsha. Ezinganeni, i-hyperactivity ngokuvamile iyisibonakaliso esivame kakhulu ukuhamba njalo, ubunzima bokuhlala, ukukhathazeka ngokomzimba. Njengoba abantu bekhula, leyo hyperactivity yomzimba ngokuvamile iyancipha. Kodwa ayivele inyamalale. Ivamise ukuzikhandla ngaphakathi. Abantu abadala abane-ADHD bavame ukuchaza umuzwa wokukhathazeka kwangaphakathi, imicabango egijimayo, noma isidingo esiqhubekayo sokuhlala umatasa.
Khonamanje, uhlangothi lokungagxili lungabonakala kakhulu njengoba impilo iba nzima. Ukuphatha umndeni, ukukhulisa izingane, ukubamba umsebenzi onemisebenzi eyanda, ukugcina ubudlelwano konke lokhu kudinga umsebenzi oqhubekayo wokusebenza kwezinkomba. Futhi yilapho i-ADHD ihlasela kakhulu khona. Ngakho-ke ngenkathi isimo siqobo singabi sibi, izidingo ezibekwa ebuchosheni obune-ADHD ziyanda. Igebe phakathi kwalokho okulindelekile nalokho okuzwayo njengokulawulekayo linganda.
Izinkinga zokulala zengeza esinye isinyathelo. Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi abantu abadala abane-ADHD abangafika ku-70% bahlangabezana nezinkinga zokulala, okungabangela izinkinga zokuqaphela nokugxilisa ingqondo.
Lelokhu futhi kungakho abantu abadala abaningi batholwa kamuva empilweni. I-ADHD yabo ibikhona njalo, kodwa yayifihliwe, ilawulwa, noma yayiswa kwenye into. Uma impilo iba nzima ngokwanele, amasu okubhekana nawo asebenza ngaphambili ayeke ukwanela.
Kukhona ingxoxo ekhulayo emibuthanweni yezokwelapha nangale kwayo mayelana nokuthi ingabe ukubeka i-ADHD njengesimo "esikhubazekile" kuyindlela esiza kakhulu yokucabanga ngayo. Abantu abaningi abane-ADHD bakhetha ukuzichaza njenge-neurodivergent. Umqondo ngemuva kwalokhu ulula: ubuchopho obune-ADHD abubona bunqenqayo. Buyalungiswa ngendlela ehlukile. Busubala amandla, ukunakwa, kanye nomvuzo ngezindlela ezingahambisani nezinganhlaka umphakathi ohlelwe ngazo, kodwa lokho akubona ukuthi buyenqena ngokwalo.
Futhi kukhona isisekelo sangempela ngemuva kwalokho. Abantu abane-ADHD ngokuvamile baletha izimfanelo ezifana nobuciko, amandla amaningi, ukuzivumelanisa, kanye nekhono lokugxilisa ingqondo emigomo abayithola inomdla. Kwindlela efanele, lezi zimfanelo ziyizimfanelo zangempela.
Kodwa nansi into bobabili abangabonwa ngayo bangahlala ndawonye. Ukubiza i-ADHD njengohlobo lwe-neurodivergence akusushi izinkinga zangempela ezenziwayo. Futhi ukuyibona njengokukhubazeka ngaphansi komthetho akusho ukwamukela isithonjana sokulimala. Isikhombo sokukhubazeka sikhona ukuvula usizo izivumelwano, izivikelo, izinsiza. Isibonelo se-neurodivergent sikhona ukunciphisa isithonjana nokuhlonipha umuntu wonke.
Akekho kulaba okudingeka anqobe. Benza imisebenzi ehlukene, futhi abantu abaningi abane-ADHD baphela bephephezelana bobabili ngezikhathi ezihlukene kuye ngokuthi badinga ini.
Futhi uma ungumuntu olalela i-ADHD ngaphandle kosizo iminyaka eminingi futhi uzibuza ukuthi kungani zonke izinto zisazwakala zinzima kunokuba kufanele awukho ukudlala. Kukhona izinhlelo ezikhona ezenzelwe ukusiza. Kufanele uzibheke.
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