How'd You Get THAT Job?!

Harnessing ADHD hyperfocus for a career in visual effects


Listen Later

Sometimes, people with ADHD can thrive in jobs that require hyperfocus. That’s true of Jo Shaffer, a self-taught visual effects artist who says working on motion graphics is a perfect fit for how their mind works. Learn how Jo gets paid to come up with fun computer-generated graphics for companies and advertisers. Jo also shares thoughts on the connection between having ADHD and being nonbinary. The answer might surprise you. 

To find a transcript for this episode and more resources, visit the episode page at Understood

We love hearing from our listeners. Email us at [email protected]

Related resources

  • Watch a video of one of Jo’s computer-generated effects
  • Check out ADHD memes created by Jo.

Explore Through My Eyes today. Step into the world of three kids with ADHD, dyslexia, and dyscalculia — helping you see differently so you can act differently.

Understood is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering people with learning and thinking differences, like ADHD and dyslexia. If you want to help us continue this work, donate at understood.org/give

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

How'd You Get THAT Job?!By Understood.org, Eleni Matheou

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

19 ratings


More shows like How'd You Get THAT Job?!

View all
In It: Raising Kids Who Learn Differently by Understood.org, Gretchen Vierstra, Rachel Bozek

In It: Raising Kids Who Learn Differently

250 Listeners

ADHD Aha! by Understood.org, Laura Key

ADHD Aha!

165 Listeners

Opportunity Gap: For Families Navigating Special Education by Understood.org, Julian Saavedra

Opportunity Gap: For Families Navigating Special Education

31 Listeners

Understood Explains by Understood.org

Understood Explains

24 Listeners

Parenting Behavior with Dr. Andy Kahn: Your Guide to Getting Through the Hard Times by Understood.org, Dr. Andy Kahn

Parenting Behavior with Dr. Andy Kahn: Your Guide to Getting Through the Hard Times

9 Listeners

Sorry, I Missed This: The Everything Guide to ADHD and Relationships with Cate Osborn by Cate Osborn, Understood.org

Sorry, I Missed This: The Everything Guide to ADHD and Relationships with Cate Osborn

55 Listeners

MissUnderstood: The ADHD in Women Channel by Understood.org

MissUnderstood: The ADHD in Women Channel

76 Listeners

Understood Explica by Understood.org

Understood Explica

2 Listeners

Hyperfocus with Rae Jacobson by Rae Jacobson, Understood.org

Hyperfocus with Rae Jacobson

24 Listeners

Climbing the Walls by Understood.org

Climbing the Walls

372 Listeners

Minds at Work: How Neurodiversity Fuels Business and Belonging by Understood.org

Minds at Work: How Neurodiversity Fuels Business and Belonging

2 Listeners