一句话：通过质性分析与大规模调查，揭示 ADHD 程序员在时间管理与设计等任务上更易受困，并梳理其个人策略与组织支持。
该研究关注 ADHD（注意力缺陷多动障碍）专业程序员的工作体验与支持需求。作者采用两阶段混合方法：首先对 r/ADHD_Programmers（最大的 ADHD 程序员公共论坛）的 99 个讨论串、共 1,658 条帖子与评论进行质性分析，构建出 ADHD 程序员如何运用个人策略与组织便利措施来应对特定软件任务挑战的映射；随后开展大规模问卷调查，覆盖 239 名 ADHD 与 254 名非 ADHD 职业程序员，以验证质性发现的普适性。结果显示，在所有考察的挑战上，ADHD 程序员比神经典型开发者更频繁受困的可能性高出 1.8 至 4.4 倍，其中时间管理与设计方面尤为突出。研究为软件工作场所制定包容有效的工具与政策提供了依据，并倡导进一步研究 ADHD 程序员的体验。
Understanding the work styles of diverse programmers can help build inclusive workplaces, enabling all software engineers to excel. An estimated 10.6 % of programmers have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a condition characterized by differences in attention and working memory. Prior work has just begun to explore the impact of ADHD on software development, finding that inadequate support may negatively impact team productivity and employment. This prevents software organizations from benefiting from ADHD-related strengths. To investigate these impacts, we conducted a two-phase mixed methods study. First, we qualitatively analyzed 99 threads (1,658 posts and comments) from r/ADHD_Programmers, the largest public forum dedicated to the ADHD programmer community. We constructed a mapping that reveals how ADHD programmers apply personal strategies and organizational accommodations to address software task-specific challenges. Second, we conducted a large-scale survey of 239 ADHD and 254 non-ADHD professional programmers to validate how our qualitative data generalize to the worldwide developer population. Our results show that ADHD programmers are 1.8 to 4.4 times more likely to struggle more frequently than neurotypical developers with all challenges we consider, but especially with time management and design. Our findings have implications for inclusive and effective tooland policy-building in software workplaces and motivate further research into the experiences of ADHD programmers.
DOI 原文 ·
@inproceedings{paperbot8719,
title = {“Get Me in the Groove”: a Mixed Methods Study on Supporting Adhd Professional Programmers},
author = {Kaia Newman and Sarah Snay and Madeline Endres and Manasvi Parikh and Andrew Begel},
booktitle = {ICSE},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1109/icse55347.2025.00242}
}