ADHD

Yes. If I feel comfortable enough to want to work somewhere during/after an interview, I feel comfortable enough to talk about my challenges as well as my strengths. I spent decades unaware of this part of myself and why I couldn't function like I was expected to - I don't want to go back to struggling to pass as "normal" and fail those expectations. I am lucky enough to be able to set different expectations for how I do my job well, now.

I'm in northern Europe, and I don't think I've been discriminated against because of this. I have asked and gotten accommodations for tests during the interview process (more time), which then led to interviews.

I have disclosed my ADHD and received job offers in my last two interviews. My ADHD tells me I can do both jobs, because fun! My experience tells me to pick the one where I can work from home part time.

It much depends on where you are, your field of work and your seniority/experience.

No and you shouldn't. You should not disclose any information to a potential employer before a contract is signed and even afterwards you may want to withhold disclosing until after your probationary period or ever at all.

Employers don't need to know personal health information unless you're using it to request accommodations and the more information you give an employer the more likely they'll somehow use it to fuck you over.

Modern employment is an adversarial relationship and if you think it isn't you're getting fucked.

Do not disclose disabilities before you are hired. You are under no legal obligation to do so. Disabilities are a matter between you and HR after you are hired.

No.

Yes, I did! I mentioned it when they asked about my downsides. Gave them all the downsides + the upsides of it. Like, I lose focus more than other people, but I am extremely calm in an emergency. I might have trouble planning but I think "outside the box". In my field of interest, what happens to be my work, I learn quicker than most. I might oversleep, but when something needs fixing, consider it fixed. Even if I have to work all night. Also explained how I try to manage the symptoms.

ADHD is often seen as only negative but if you also take the positives, you become more valuable to outside perspective. Just stick to the real positives though, don't try to make any up that aren't there. They will notice.

I was the least experienced candidate from what I heard, but I was hired and looking at fixed employment in a few months!

I won't hide it. If they feel I'm not right for an employer the way I am, they are not the right employer for me.

No. There's no good reason to, and a few good ones not to. Chiefly, they could reject you and make up any other reason why.

Oh hell no.

Hell no. So many people think "it's not real, you just need to try harder", or they think "it's real, so I need to look even closer for any mistakes or sloppiness" and develop confirmation bias

If you need accommodations, I would go through HR, and I'd probably wait until after the fact even if that weakens your legal protections

I might confide in my boss eventually, but probably by telling them without telling them - I'll tell them my brain works in a weird way, that I need to walk to process information, that I need music/videos playing in the background because it actually helps my focus

Regardless, I've even been warned off by older co-workers (I failed a drug test for my meds, even though I brought the bottle) who said even if it's illegal some people will try to get rid of me anyways

I only disclose it if it's a job where I potentially may need some level of accomodation doing the job because of my ADHD.

I do not. I have to tell them that i am 50% severely disabled because of legal reasons and benefits for them and me. So i just say i have autism

I've only ever done it after I was hired (and it was to get accomodations),

Nope. There is still a big stigma. I report nothing.

It's not something they need to know about, and certainly not something that should be specifically disclosed at an interview.

The only reason to disclose is if I need a specific "reasonable accommodation" from them to be able to do the job, and they indicate they are unwilling to make that accommodation without a formal request under the ADA. I won't be making even an informal request for accommodation prior to actually starting the job.

I did that once and it was a mistake. never again.

They can’t discriminate against hiring you for the ADHD, but they can for anything else they feel like.

Absolutely not. My employer has no business knowing my medical history.