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Freelance Tips from an Editor with ADHD, Part 2

February 9, 2023 | Filed under: Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how getting to know yourself well, setting up your environment for success and exploring scaffolding strategies are keys to freelance business success for editors with ADHD or other forms of executive dysfunction. In this article, I will share my next two tips: …

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Freelance Tips from an Editor with ADHD, Part 1

December 15, 2022 | Filed under: Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Neurodivergent or neurotypical, freelance business owners share many of the same struggles: choosing a niche, finding clients, balancing admin time with billable time, juggling deadlines and allocating time, money and energy. In my previous article, I shared my story of how I discovered I had attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) just as …

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Can I Be an Editor If I Have ADHD?

October 4, 2022 | Filed under: Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Can you be an editor if you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? It’s a question I’ve been asked more than once, and one I see posted periodically in editor groups. It’s also a question I asked myself many times at the start of my career. I was diagnosed with ADHD in …

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Editing Medical-Legal Reports: An Interview with Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

October 19, 2021 | Filed under: Merel Elsinga

Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa is a freelance writer and editor who specializes in editing medical-legal assessment reports. These reports comprise opinions of medical experts that are used in a legal claim context. At the Editors Canada conference on June 13, 2021, Jahleen presented “Editing Medical-Legal Reports: A Big Little Niche.” Recently, editor …

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