Can You Become a Programmer with ADD?
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- In this video I talk about my experience of learned to code and becoming a programmer while struggling with a short attention span.
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How challenging has it been for you to overcome focus/attention issues when it comes to programming?
It cuts both ways for me. I find that sometimes I need to get up and walk away and just let my mind drift. If I try to force it my code usually suffers for it. On the flip side, I find that the tendency of my mind to bounce around let me see connections others don’t.
Plus how fast can you get into the groove?
It kinda cuts both ways for me. Sometimes, i sit down(or stand up to work, that's how i do) and loook at the screen for many hours trying to find the solutions for my own projects, but nothing comes up. I need to relax so i had to stop it for about....10 minutes.
Then after a while, i figured it out. Then, sometimes after that, i get stuck again(what a pain in the butt).
The plus side of this is, i can have some relax time, then focus again
When I don't feel like it. It's grinding teeth for the first 20 minute, then my walls come down and I'm fully immersed. The key for me is accepting that I will want to do something else for a bit, but the hesitation WILL fall away.
It's been very difficult. Been at it for 3 months now, starting from scratch. I was diagnosed with ADD very young (8 years old, I think) and put on medication immediately. I absolutely crushed school when I was on adderall, but it affected my personality negatively, so I decided to go off it.
My ADD can be great for thinking creatively and problem solving, but the process of acquiring new knowledge (like learning how to program) is extremely difficult. I'm planning on going back on medication again for the short term as I continue to learn this stuff.
Thanks for the videos, Andy! They've been very helpful so far. Keep it up!
The fact alone that you've made a video like this for folks like us has earned you my subscription. Thank you so much.
I feel like this is what I needed to hear, I was diagnosed with ADD when I was a child. I struggled in school as well had roughly a 2.1 to 2.2 gpa in high school barely graduated. I also had brain surgery but pretty sure it didn't affect much because I have been in college 3 - 4 year's post brain surgery and pulling a 3.4 GPA overall now " I need to bring it up " but for some reason I struggle with coding even in my computer science classes learning java and assembly language. It seems like the rest are all excelling and understanding concepts easily and I'm like struggling to grasp them and on the side from my main college classes I'm self teaching web development and other languages related to database and becoming a full stack developer. But this video hits really close and the video helped give me a little more motivation to keep pushing and learning as much as I can, thank you andy.
@J That is awesome to know people with similar situations, I'm doing a little better now at trying to understand code, I have talked to my neurologist about something to help with my ADD. With my specific situation related to the brain surgery he suggested that prescribing drugs related to adderall would be detrimental and highly addicting. When I was younger doctors put me on ritalin and that stuff really screwed with me big time. So right now I'm using working out and eating healthy to help me with the focus game it's kind of improving. But I was searching high and low on you tube for programmers who were self taught and had some kind of learning disability. I woke up today to do some self taught coding before I did some of my college home work and this video showed up on my you tube and it was uploaded today I was like " was this some kind of divine reason it happen" who knows but I have gained so much more motivation to keep pushing build up a portfolio and then start applying for jobs. I'm glad I found a good programmers community who are similar like me.
@@jaronmaxwell7809 how's your journey? Any updates?
Meditate before you learn. You need to be in a relaxed mindset before you embark on any task. As a person whose ADD is insane without measured control. Here’s the mediation technique that’s helped me.
HemiSync meditation.
This resonates with me. I was diagnosed with ADHD, and it still affects me as an adult. Self teaching myself programming- a struggle but well worth it. The great thing about having ADHD is the Hyperfocus one can achieve when you set a goal. You can work non-stop for hours/days at a time. Thanks for providing us with quality content.
I could at first when I was trying to learn but now while I'm still trying it's so hard to stay motivated enough to stay focused beyond 30 minutes or so.
Would you recommend I should just keep doing only 30 mins or so a day and just learn slowly?
@@TheParaxore mediate. I use the Hemi-sync method. It really helped.
@@dorian7215 i will try ig
Did you learn mate? Update ?
@webdevz-x6q not well. I have put off learning to program. But, for a good reason. I moved overseas a couple of years ago and I have been learning the language here. So, it was a trade-off, but totally worth it in the end. I’m almost at fluency level. Just put my focus into learning the language and culture here.
I've been a programmer for 22 years with a CS degree..... I am just finding out I have ADHD. WOW! This explains some things for sure. It's been truly challenging to be in technology since 1984. I could never understand how most of my peers could sit an entire day focused on their work. I get distracted during a build.. This explains why I love when I've got a specific solution I'm coding up. I feel normal and am engaged, able to sit and work the problem... Amazing I never put much thought into this condition, but at 57, I can traverse the full MS stack fairly efficiently, I just get distracted. Now to look into dealing with it more efficiently.
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I needed this--I started a web dev program this year AND I've diagnosed with ADHD this year as well. I guess ADHD in girls often gets overlooked because it presents itself differently. I've always struggled with distractions and focus issues though--getting my BA was hard, but I did it and I got decent grades. As I got older (I'm in my 30's) my depression and anxiety disorders started to worsen and that really made my ADHD worse, which is how I was diagnosed. Anyway, I'm trying different medications but it's still hard and it can feel overwhelming at times. I really like coding but it is so different from anything I've done in the past--and also my 7 year-old daughter is home doing remote school and she's just a bundle of distractions--sometimes I doubt my ability to learn this stuff. I mean, I did like three other things while trying to watch this video and had to rewind it a few times. { >_
Don't stop. Understand your ADHD is a gift, and when properly used, it will allow you to create wonders. Work with your distractions, your unfocus, your squirrel-focus brain. Start with being compassionate, the struggle is real and this is difficult, and that's ok. Keep at it. You'll be fine.
Thank you for the reassurance. I was just diagnosed with ADD earlier this year (in my late 20s) and recently took up coding. I struggled in high school/college the same way too. I just took up coding in the last couple weeks and I'm still in awe that it holds my attention. I just cant get enough.
how's it going now? I'm learning python.
This video alone got you a sub. I have been trying to learn to code for about a year but it's a struggle due to my ADD. My mind wanders every time i try and focus and it makes me feel like giving up and just play video games or something else that can hold my attention. I for one thank you for posting this video, it made me feel like i'm not alone suffering with this problem.
I totally can relate to you with this. I have times where I can completely focus and others where my mind is on watching tv and or something where I don't have to try and focus so hard.
This was great and perfect timing. I recently was diagnosed with ADHD myself (at 44) as it was affecting my work. I have always worked for myself (freelancer) so stepping into a corporate position and making the jump to a Software Engineer III position was extremely difficult. Not knowing the language also made it difficult but my department manager pulled me aside and off the record recommended I look into it. I did and now I am able to see things that once weren't so clear and I truly listen to understand. So this hit home in a good way.Thanks again and here's to your next video cheers :-)
Cheers! Glad to help.
I have ADHD and I cant learn C++. in a minute or less i lose my focus while watching the video and i have to repeat each video multiple times to truly understand. How do i solve my ADD problems. I am 26 and working as a web developer.
@@imeetjoshi hey meet I'm 23 and understand you completely. Losing Focus is the biggest hurdle while practicing DSA for me. Did you do something else before this or are you in an MTech program?
@@harshitgupta5425 I am web developer since 7 years. only studied bachelor.
All I can say to this is thank you and same. So glad there's someone successful I can relate to.
Leave it to the algorithms to show me this when I needed it. Thanks Andy. I've been recently been diagnosed with mild ADHD, which explains a lot about my life up to this point, and have started my medication journey.
It's quite amazing how parallel our lives seem to be when you talk at the start of your video. Ages, school, computers and all that jazz. Always loved software, not so much hardware, and I'm glad to be getting back into it at 33.
Put marriage, kids and a day job into the mix and we have a mighty cocktail that's for sure.
Thanks for the kind words, dude.
I am glad to encounter you through this video. I can relate to many aspects and it gives me courage that I need so desperately right now. Because, non of my friends are having such problems in their career and talking to them is nothing but chagrin. I am watching a ton of videos everyday in youtube on any subject, but this one will stay in my mind during my programming journey. Thank you so much!
And more videos like this (even motivational) would help a lot.
This is something I've been tackling recently. For the first time in my life, I have health insurance and I'm using it seek treatment. What you said about knowing that you're smart enough, but lacking the ability to focus really hit home with me.
Your story is soooooo relatable to mine! Thank you for sharing this!
What a great video! Thanks so much for posting. I have ADHD, bit wasn't diagnosed till well into adulthood. I got onto a good rx and it has been life changing. What a lot of people don't realize is that the effects of ADHD aren't necessarily all bad. The discipline and hyper focus can be a huge advantage if you can get a handle on it.
Wow! Absolutely invaluable advice. I relate to your story so much it's a bit freaky. Thank you for sharing man! Definitely subscribing.
Cheers! 😊
Wow, all of your videos are so relatable. I'm following the same path, hopefully I have the same success!
I am in a Discord server full of people that have ADHD, or who have someone close to them that does, and there are quite a few software developers among them. I was diagnosed with ADHD about two years ago, just before I hit 27 years old and have been interested in programming since my mid-teens. I have dabbled on and off over the years but haven't been able to really dive in fully yet.
Is it a server specifically for ADHD people? If so, do you happen to have a link?
What’s the name of it
I like that you are open about these things. Many expirience some sort of mental problem in their life. And lots of people are on meds also here in Norway. I guess the only thing to do is to battle that problem, and start making changes. I think it has become more openness about these issues than back in the days.
This is me. I was the worst in high school. I barely managed to finish it. I thought I was stupid, honestly. That my brain is unable to keep up with other people and shouldn't even try. It didn't help that my parents were thinking the same. I was totally out of control. I didn't know what to do. I felt like an insane person and i hated myself. After high school, when others went to college, i got depression and anxiety. I started drinking and ruining my life in every way possible. I lost my twenties in the darkness. My first serious illness, when i was nearly 30, got me thinking about life, what is life, and what my life could be. Something sparked in my mind and i started working on getting out of that mess. A few years later i started psychotherapy. After some test, i learned that my social intelligence is average, but my cognitive is over 130. Jesus i was like.. whaaaaaat, this gotta be some mistake. After that, i was a new person, or more accurately, i was much closer to who i really am. Now i'm 34, having great progress both physically and mentally. I was at the bottom, but now I'm above average. Thanks to Andy here, I'm also learning code and hoping to hit that first job soon, That could really make a huge difference in my life. That would be the true end of that sad story and the beginning of a new happier life.
Please, go to doctor people, ask for real help. Family and friends can screw you badly. Even if they have the right intentions, they probably don't know shit about mental illnesses, or what is best for you. Time is the most valuable thing you have, don't waste it, get help.
Another candid, personal & from the heart advice, and it shows. Andy, you are a force for good. keep it up.
Thanks ZeZe!!
I was "diagnosed" with ADHD back in kindergarten. They wanted to put me on Ritalin. But my parents did not want to admit I could have something wrong. So I ended up going through life without help. My grades fluctuated. and mostly depended on the subject. The ones that could hold my attention, like science and technology, I excelled in. I however did not have the advantage of knowing there was something wrong with me. I did not find out about this till I turned 40. Now I know why I can't seem to hold a thought for more than a few minutes. Why it's so hard to sit down and study. Being a programmer is something I have always wanted, but sadly, I held on to using Basic for too long. Today I am learning C# which thanks to me trying to learn C++ about 10 years ago is going relatively well. Even now at just about 2 weeks in I can writ fully functional console apps. But staying focused is still hard. Especially as I have a triple monitor setup, so the urge to have a distraction up on another monitor is high.
I am now working with a doctor to try and get re diagnosed and hopefully some help. If that means drugs, I can do it short term. Just long enough to get good at c# and Unity. Once I have a job, the deadlines will help keep me focused and on point. I have always been good at visualizing code in my head without needing flowcharts or pseudocode. It's why I won so many contests back in high school. So once I get the basics down, I'll likely take off. It's just getting there that is a challenge when you are battling your own mind to keep on track.
Hey, I just found your channel and I gotta say, it's kinda funny to hear your story at the beginning of this video.
First of all, I am too a self-taught developer. Second, I too was diagnosed with ADD. Third, I too was terrible at school :) and forth - I too do mentoring these days for people who are trying to get into the field. :D
Glad to hear there more people like us out there. It's super nice to just know that I'm not alone.
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayum! This was so good and it truly deeply spoke to my soul hardcore. Time to buckle down, dust it off, and try again! 💘💝💖💗💓💞💕💌❣️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤💟
I was diagnosed with ADD for about two years ago, and I'm 17 now. I think programming/web development fits me perfectly, even if I do have severe attention problems on a daily basis. I've tried Swedens version of vyvanse for medication, but it just messed up my brain. This video was great man, keep it up!
Diagnosed with ADHD age 6. Coding since 2012. Wasn't sure how many others were out there. This video was very insightful.
I'm diagnosed with ADD, I'm 28, I don't have any degree, I'm working in customer service in a company that doesn't spark anything in me.
I've been interested in programming for a long time, and it fascinates me how much you can do with it.
I also feel like I can't do anything because everything is so complicated for my brain, so I ended up searching for a video about programming and ADD to know if it was something possible.
You said yes.
Thank you.
Same situation, but i would argue its a handicap. Because of bad focus, overthinking, stress over personal performance, i can sit for hours but not getting into the problem. Frustration over not beeing able to solve or learn quickly sucks. Learning is tedious and concepts take a lot of over-practicing and repetition.
But ADD medicine help. And your passion. And its different for everyone, even with ADD.
Anyway, follow your dreams, ill keep on trying anyway.
This feels weird.
Diagnosed with ADHD
Don't have a Degree
Working as Customer Service that is brain numbing
Interested in Programming for a long time
Come here if it is possible to learn it with ADHD
just like you.
I am like a past version of you😮
yooooo i’m literally slacking off with my bootcamp because of ADD. Just started medication two days ago, and I wish I could just force myself to focus on this.
Find/start a project that excites you and set goals (by goals I mean smth like features. and write. it. down.). Doing bootcamps and random assignments is usually too boring for adhd, so finding something _concrete_ to work on and smth that'll give you a chance to get creative and play around with things will work better. Speaking from personal experience. :)
So the takeaway from this was you were miraculously graced with intense focus on what you wanted to do.
I’ll just attempt a miracle
I don't think it's helpful to make comments like this. I wish you the best of luck in finding a solution to your situation.
I've experienced a lot of this. One thing I learned later is that it's called hyperfocus or fixation. If I'm interested in the topic, I dive in so hard I forget to eat sometimes. Like when I started learning how to play instruments, or gardening and ended up building my own grow tents and hydroponic system (for peppers. Actually hot peppers.), and definitely when it came to building custom PCs. When it's something I hate or at least not interested in very much, I drag my feet bc it feels like torture. I was "gifted" in elementary school but once high school happened, I also struggled A LOT. Civil Engineering school finally got me to focus even if I got into my particular field for the wrong reasons, learning the physics and stuff was really fun. But the actual work in yhe field .... no so much. But I really liked the modeling aspect of my first two engineering jobs so that's what finally got me into wanting to learn to code again and I am definitely neck deep in this lolol
I relate to the part where you mentioned the purpose. I always ask why internally and don't take action until I get to know why. But I got judged a lot because they thought I was not making an effort. Thanks for your video
Hi Andy, I myself have what is called ADHD. When I was younger, I had similar issues, my mind raced and was all over the place especially when I got bored of something. I found it difficult to stay on topic if the subject matter didn't interest me. I myself hated the medication because it left me feeling like a zombie, zapping my creativity and my energy. Over time I found myself learning different techniques to learn and these techniques helped me to focus and structure myself to use that hyper mental energy to my advantage. Now I find ADHD works to my advantage. The hyper mind, the inquisitive thoughts now serve me by coming up with creative solutions. One of the tools I use when I am having a moment of hyper mental energy is I journal. I write out all my creative thoughts out and come up with some interesting ideas. Writing is an excellent outlet because writing is formulative to thinking and is a great way to express that creative energy.
Take the MBTI test. I'm an INTP. There is a huge correlation between intuitive perceivers and being diagnosed with "ADD". I'm diagnosed with "ADD" and had like a 2.1 GPA all through high school. I have a 140 IQ and am now a self taught Telemetry Engineer and partner in a custom firearms startup.
The very diagnosis of ADD is relative. It means you are outside what is considered "normal". In actuality, you would never want to be "normal" under any circumstances anyway. What society considers "normal" is extremely boring and 2 dimensional. Why would anyone want to stay engaged with something that bores them?
Learn how you think. Practice self awareness. Identify the behavioral traits that prevent you from reaching the goals that you find fulfilling. Stop comparing yourself to what society deems "normal" and relentlessly pursue that which holds your attention and provides lasting fulfillment.
I took your exact advice and took a test. I recieved INTP-T, so you're words were relatable. Thanks!
thanks for the advice I got ESFJ 23% E 6% S 11% F 8% J hahaha, diagnosed with both add and bipolar, atleast now i know why
This is ignorant
I'm 26, recently diagnosed with ADD and am going through IT university. I can agree that I love the act of programming and being able to solve a problem and get something to work properly. My big problem is getting started on doing things and organizing myself, I am currently seeking to get medication from a psychiatrist but mental healthcare is very scarce where I live.
Thank you for giving reassurance on the fact that even wih ADD it's possible to make a career out of programming.
I don't have ADD but do have trouble focusing at times. I find that working at my computer, maintaining a website, actually helps me. They have done studies and found that video games actually help those who lack focus.
Start and progress slowly is the key. For me personally, I have been trying to build up the focus one at a time every day. If you find you hate yourself because of it, take it easy and give yourself a pat in the back. Stop hating yourself and try again. Meditation and exercise also help. I use Headspace (great meditation application by the way) and try to at least train my focus 10 minutes every day. It does take time. But it is surely progressing.
Well said Ed!
HELLA LEGIT!
I’ve studied this for a while because I had the same issue growing up. Recently I’ve heard avoiding sugar and carbs helps with Add; I thought it wouldn’t hurt to try..
Later on after I switched my diet I noticed it had been incredibly easier to focus for some reason. I can’t remember the science behind it, but avoiding sugars and carbs actually did work for me. My memory has been improved as well.
I can really relate to this. I was diagnosed with ADD at age 19 I'm now 29. In high school I did ok with a 2.87 GPA but I never could concentrate, especially on things that were difficult or studying. I'm been searching for different careers that pinned my interests. I finally found code, but even now I struggle with focus spurs, long periods of focused with periods of scattering.
Anne Smith it’s not just the long periods of studying. It’s trying to focus your attention on one thing like studying when your mind is going everywhere else. And I was diagnosed and have researched symptoms, I definitely match those symptoms. I think you should see a doctor if you feel may have it, it’s better to know.
Man. I feel like you ate on a parallel forest, but you made it much quicker.
Hard work man. Thanks for inspiring
ADD is the worst. I constantly lag behind my peers, I am listening to my teacher or my peers talk about information and I can't follow or even remember what they said when all the other kids do it fine and are able to respond, engage in the conversation, and remember the things they learn. I am amazed at how they do it but for them it is easy. I remember none of the information I learn. I feel like I will never be in a leadership role because I can't listen to or remember anything, I am unreliable. I can't even do job interviews or meetings or discuss ideas with my peers. I just wish I had a normal brain like they do. :(
Get some workout.
@plneet!
What defines usefulness or uselesness though? While I'm somewhat aware of how neurophysiological differences affect personality, I don't see no reason for you to feel useless. We come from the hunter gatherer background, and some people are more of gatherers and some are more of hunters, even though most of us physically fit can cope with the most basic tasks. I think its important for you to note that we, as a species and a 'collective', are still struggling with living in the society, and the latest technological development affects the economy in such a manner that most of us feel like we're missing the pace. This isn't the case though, and you shouldn't feel behind, as all of us, as individuals, reap what we haven't sown. Even the cars people drive are made out of materials our ancestors had mined and gathered for centuries. At schools, we're really taught the not so complex stuff that is complexified both by how its taught (including the inability of the teachers of understanding the topic) and how its not suited (as teaching material) in the modern reality.
Some learn by repeating formulas and memorizing them, but it's far from any genuine innovation. Some, like me, fail to see profit from knowledge even though they understand it's a neccessity if you want to follow the systematic path.
I learned the most out of the subjects I were interested by, and outside of school. The sooner your brain realizes it's cool stuff you can learn, but taught in a really boring way, the better you're be off to yourself, and not neccessarily comparing to others. You can write, and it wasn't the case for everyone 100 or 200 years ago.
@plneet! Sounds like some of my thoughts from the highschool period. The thoughts I decided to reject and humble self, while realizing that people work with what they got, regardless of what it is. You don't have to be harsh to yourself in order to become humble. Opinion of self isn't really objective either, and while we can set our goal of being righteous, it's really beyond our cognition to judge righteously, even ourselves. I'm not the first to preach, but I'm fairly certain maths are as logical as underlying semantics, and you will be able to grasp the difference between a finite and an infinite function. Thus, I conclude you are able to differentiate the fundamental laws and realize that being 'humanely' righteous isn't exactly the same as 'infinitely righteous', unless at moments of enlightement, a man can speak what 'mirrors' the universal truths and righteous laws. To me, your personal opinion of self is as foreign as their opinion of you.
I'd conclude that as much as you claim to fail over certain areas of science, you also fail to realize the 'infinite potential' you posses. Would you have researched and dug into the available information, you'd realize it's more common of an issue you're describing. More over, it's a simple observable that trees don't force themselves to grow the rootstock into the air, or sprout their leafs down beneath.
Now, what does the tree expect out of itself, I can only imagine to be the fruit.
I do like to reffer to the earliest days or, if you take it as tales, but we have been told to make the land for ourselves; but instead,.turned out we decided to rule other people, and not the land.
My only tip for you would be to stop being jelaous, and to stop doing so at the root, you can consider to stop judging. As long as you stick to the infinitely good, yet, made 'simple enough' for us to conprehend laws, you'll feel better off than partaking in the race.
Self reliance in this case isn't that much about what you need, but rather, what you don't need.
@plneet!
Let me set this straight, you want to code cognitively, but your brain tells you it doesn't make any sense and won't be of any value to you. Your brain decides that whatever decided it is a good idea is a 'no no', which makes you feel worthless. Coding is a waste of time.
Thats how my ego perceives it.
@plneet! My personal opinion on high level programming is, it's stupid. It works, but it's stupid, just like throwing sticks st each other for no reason. And it has nothing to do with how the electronics are designed, nor the ingenuity between the work-arounds, which I actually find intriguing. You claim to have a differently wired brain, well, so do I. If you want to come up with something thay serves the same purpose but isn't stupid, so am I.
Excellent video. Very motivating.
watching this video while on Vyvanse 60mg lol. If you have ADHD/ADD, you will know how much medication will affect your ability to understand/process code and retain the information. the medication also affects how fast you can type your code and figure out what you need to do if youre stuck. With that said, medication is not a substitute for bad study habits. you still have to put in the work.
Correct. Medication is only one of the many tools available to you. It is just that, a tool. It is not a cure, as much as some people wish it to be. Lifestyle and behavioral modification is a must. Self CBT. Most of us are fascinated with tech, and have the smart phones to show for it. Use it as a tool. Reminders, scheduling, notes, task managers. All of it.
Man, it's crazy how alike we are. I really struggled at school but not because I didn't have the brains. I know I could of easily got A's or B's if only I could of controlled myself and my inability to concentrate, I was always so easily distracted, still am. Now as I am older I want to learn programming, always have done but I am struggling to focus. I think it's about time I got a diagnosis. If the meds can fix my ability to concentrate nothing will stop me.
This make so much sense and meaning
For me ADD in coding is like a curse. But take a lot of breaks to be able to focus(can be hard, 45min/15min, get a timer), get medicine, if you can discuss problem/concept with someone. Can be easier to learn that way.
I had the same experience in school. If you're a disruptive student or a daydreamer, they'll just leave you and forget your well-being. It was only after school that I learnt how important studying and grinding towards a goal is.
Thank you for the video
Yes, in fact it is highly advantageous on the job I think. Provided you can work from home, have an accepting environment, and can be open about your shortcomings to you employers. I love building stuff in an agile project, where ideas can be built and proposed in a rapid-fire style. It's really nice.
Sometimes my commit history is shit though.
I don't really understand this ADD phenomenon but I too was diagnosed at 15 for ADD. I remember I started struggling with school in 5th grade. I could not sit down and complete my homework. It drove me insane to sit in a chair and look at a book. This followed me through high school and even affected my college education. Short to say, I wasn't doing so well. I just want to say thanks for this video and its really nice to know someone out there with ADD was able to become a SELF-TAUGHT software developer. That is a huge accomplishment, be proud!
😍 very informative , n precisely u described my problem
The problem i have is, i can't be stable. on my college first year ,i was working as a graphic designer, i liked it, but then on second year,i found web developing interesting. so i did that. Then on third year, i started android developing. After sometime, i lost interest and i was learning unity.Then i changed track for another job and now i forgot coding and get repelled by it. Every time i had a goal and a vision and an enthusiasm. But somehow it fades. I don't know how to keep the goal to one thing. And in Cs , i think there's so many languages and so many applications, its easy to loose focus.
Recently started learning Python to calm me down. It helped to think about the logical structure and problems. I can imagine how it increases focus.
yes! I get very phylosophical ... So now I want to develop things I need for me as a way of learning, and then use the skills to get gigs for others and sell solutions... thats the dream
Hey Andy, this is so funny - it felt like hearing my own story read back to me haha thanks so much for sharing!!!! 😍 BTW, how did you decide on software development/the sepcific language that you focused on?
I have ADHD and tried about everything I really should not be doing. I like to come up with a business ideals in under five minutes with domain name and products. Next day I loose interest. I have found that the one thing I still love is the stock market trading. I guess because its stimulation for me.
it's 3 am. I'm absolute terrified and listening to this was extremely comforting to hear.
I’ve only learned lua for roblox scripting but it was extremely difficult I’m 17 soon to be 18 but I started roblox in 2014 so I was young when I started and I always had an interest in the studio platform it had and over the years I kept trying to learn and now I’m at a point where I feel like if I wanted to do something it wouldn’t take too long to think of a way to script it. But I mainly started really understanding scripting in 2019 then it’s been an upward spiral because I can hyper focus on scripting and game development but I quickly lose attention after a few days In the project and start a new project with a idea I’m more interested in (btw the reason I was always interested in the studio for roblox as a young kid is because I was pulled into roblox by that one ad they had about “create your imagination “)
I’m a senior in my undergrad (computer science) and I really relate to this.
Thank you for making this, I'm currently a software developer and struggling with ADHD at work
By the way, I noticed these uneven spots of soap fat (?) on the lenses of your glasses
What has worked for me to eliminate those is washing the lenses with the same kind of liquid detergent I use for doing the dishes, I just pour a little in the concave side of the lenses, let some water over it (not enough to rinse off the detergent) and rub the lenses gently but firmly with my fingers
Before that with my previous glasses, I would use this solid soap you use for shower to wash them, and it'd very often leave these spots because I wouldn't rinse all the soap off
Before this video is even finished I have restarted it twice. Tried to do 10 other things at the same time. Jumping from one thing to the other without finishing the first thing. All while at the same time trying to learn swift coding, wich was the reason I sat down in the first place.
Thank you soooooooo MUCH for this video!!!!😭 Im a new software developer, will you please make an updated video on this? Stuff that has helped ?
Ugh i’m in highschool and in the same situation. sophomore year with a 2.4 gpa, but i have the motivation to create and ive loved programming since i was 12. I want to go to college so bad and major into computer science, i love solving issues and creating code.
Programming is one thing that I can focus on I have a problem with my memory and being able to think computationally. I find myself in a loop of doubt. I see the big problem haven't quite learned to break them up
I found changing my diet to low carb/ keto and eating more leafy green vegetables helped my ADHD tremendously! To the point that when I’m doing keto I don’t have to take my meds. I surmise that ADD may actually be a symptom of B vitamin deficiencies and issues with processing carbohydrates.
I studed programming for 3 years, and I've been working as a programmer for 6 years after that. Of those 9 years, I spent 7.5 of them not knowing I had ADHD, I was only diagnosed 1.5 years ago.
One thing that seems to help those with ADHD is creating goals like you said, then breaking it down into very small pieces. Then reward yourself with a break. So work 5 minutes, solve problem, take 5 minute break, return. So the question I have is, can you incorporate this pattern into your work flow. Or even better, can you utilize the hyper fixation into coding (although after time I find this will be a chore).
Another good suggestion is leaning to meditate. It can be challenging at first, though. Try maybe Sam Harris's Mindfulness meditations
The bit on existential angst…100% me
THANKS!
I have ADHD and I really want to do ethical hacking with degrees in biology and physics but I feel stupid because I can't focus for long periods of time. I really need mediation, but finding the right one is tricky. I can talk about white holes, and viruses, and a little bit of computer stuff but at the end of the day I still feel stupid because I'm struggling to stay a float while my peers can focus and can succeed. I'm doing some programming stuff on Khan academy and its so much fun and I really do love it but its not in the area I want to be in so in some ways its meh but I can hyper-focus till I get frustrated but I still think about it when I'm not doing it. Its all I think about is practicing coding and programming on Khan Academy. It has heavy down falls but I think in a way some good advantages.
I work as Developer I have have a great carrier but my career skyrocket when I started understanding ADHD and starting to take meds. Also family relation have improved a 100 folds. It's interesting do.
thank you
So funny that actually I feel the opposite. I have no diagnose (I haven't go to the doctor already) but I really think I have any ADHD of attention disorder. I am almost to get out from college on an IT degree, but coding some times or reading documentation or go ahead with an course feels like an torture, I mean I really love computers, I relly love what I study, when I have a project in the course to follow, investigate feels easier (thats the only thing that actually resonated with me haha). But when I am out of the classes I do not really feel any motivation to keep, I'm afraid that I wont got a job because I do not have an nice github portfolio, or any extra studies by my own side, in contrast to my peers, some of them have got meaningfull laboral experience.
I feel a bit behind because I am still strugling with understand how my motivation works, when I was a kid I did awesome during school and highschool, but as long as the only activity that was funny to me was playing videogames, I'm nowdays struggling with getting motivated for any other activities that are not playing something, or watching a serie.
However, I feel I'm improving, I am almost like 2 years in learning to meditate, some times with more or less consistency, I am trying to eat healthier, do some workout, trying to reduce the time I play videogames or watch series and I relly see multiple benefits in different aspects of my life, but with learning and sit to code I am still struggling, but I'll keep doing myself along this journey and reach a better me ^^.
Sorry haha I needed to get this out of my system, and sorry if my english cant be understood at any part :p.
So I got diagnosed with ADHD this january at 26. Currently trying medication, so far they are a life changer. Sadly this is way after I fucked up my changes for college.
I used to like making and debugging basic coding in my high school. Now I also am gonna learn programming languages and I just want my adhd brain to follow.
My problem is that i can't find this one thing that captivates me and allows me to be focused on. I have a million things i find cool and no ability to get good at any of them on account of my lack of focus and heavyweight procrastination. Im really tired of struggling so much with working on things i have a genuine interest in.
Hi liked your videos
Thanks :-)
I got addicted to programming, it uses problem solving, creativity and it is reearding when it runs:)
I am just leaving my job to focus 100% in programming.
I got bad ADHD. Dropped out of high-school. Could not code when I was younger. It was impossible. I started smoking weed 3 years ago, and it clicked. Now all I do is code. I'm not advising using marijuana, but I am advising seeing a specialist to get the appropriate prescription which works for you.
I'm 25 going through this right now. I start a video to learn/teach myself and I can't stick with it for more than 15-ish minutes/
I have this struggle with coding. I start working on one project then get an idea and I switch to work on another project and then just end up daydream. Trying to control it but it gets hard.
i have tinnitus which means there is a constant buzzing sound inside my ear which interferes in my studies and i cannot concentrate but still i try to do my best.
Hey Andy are you using Blazor in your work ? And is it really worth doing as a .NET developer?
I think add, adhd is perfect for coding if you break it down like a programmer. Small bits and so much to do in small bits lots of detail.
Hey Andy please make a video on
Progressive web apps and how to learn it
Am currently trying to self-study programming. And am currently to get ADD assessment.
Struggling with it.
Thanks for sharing this how do i connect?
ADD is now ADHD - Primarily Inattentive
I'm the same coffee helps too
I'm studying coding at the moment as a second year I.T. student. I have never been diagnosed but have thought that it is possible that I have ADD especially after an ex girl friend mentioned that she thought I show a lot of symptoms of ADD, I have always been very daydreamy, cut people off in conversation as I cant wait my turn to speak, have difficulty following instruction, trouble organising myself as well as trouble focusing for long periods of time amongst other typical ADD symptoms. Although, I don't want to say that I have this as I have never been diagnosed its just speculation, nevertheless, I have always been worried about my ability to be a software developer given that I feel my cognition may not be as suited to coding as more focused individuals who really hone in on detail and can sit in front of a computer for hours without getting distracted. I think whether I really have this condition or not, just keeping at it and trying is the main key, if I could just learn this skill to a respectable level I believe that even someone who is a bit more distractible than others should be able to handle been a software developer. I have gotten decent results so far with mainly distinctions and high distinctions and 2 credits. so I guess I will just see where this course takes me and if I can get through uni I don't see why I shouldn't be able to apply and handle the tasks of been a developer in industry.
Can you recommend a programming study program for people with ADD/ADHD?
I have severe ADHD, I was a A+ except French and Math where I was F- in high school but always behaviour issues... I had tutor to teach me French and Math, it made me pass High School, than I avoided it... just went through life at college/university... became highly social but I struggled more with school, did alot for less results. Worked in sales for 7 years in the finance sector, now I quitted it. I was diagnosed with ADHD at 28 (3 years ago), now I am learning coding and loving it...but I still struglle with Math but now I see more reasons to learn Math due to coding, unity etc... before Math was just a blank space in my mind.. How you deal with school pre-requisite for programming/software enginering?
nice
Me too
I currently code for fun
I think I have the same problem
I need to dev.
I think I had it all of my Life ☹️
But, coding kinda kills that thing 😂
i have adhd and i'm now softwer tester, and i wan't to learn programming and i want to became automation engineer, and i'm not using any medication, and it's nightmare, i can't learn enything, i have started to learn JS multiple time and Python, i like them both, but i can't learn them to that level where i can make autotests, it's just frustrating
Pourpose is the savior of ADD people, it might even be a small one but it's crucial.
I have been diagnosed with ADD… I have been taking a course that I purchased and I just can’t seem to focus on it - I would do a 10 min video a day and have a hard time just with that (that’s not even consistent) I am good at problem solving I would spend hours upon hours tweaking mods for games, html code, and more no problem but I cant learn Java online. I have been diagnosed with autism, ADD, and a bunch of other disabilities but Idk how to deal with them so I can learn programming. I am young and very tech savvy I want to learn a bunch of computer languages so I can gain experience which will allow me to be successful in my future. Please Help…
do you have OCD too? i wonder if that is the part that helps keep things under control with coding