Category: Colleagues & Teams

Articles for co-workers who share offices, projects and meetings with quietly neurodivergent people. How to be a considerate teammate, reduce accidental harm and make everyday work life less draining for everyone.

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They’re Not Ignoring You: How to Support Someone Who Struggles with Phone Calls

Posted on 28 April 202627 April 2026 by Andrew at Quietly Neurodivergent

If someone you love watches their phone ring and doesn’t pick up, it’s probably not about you. This guide explains why phone calls are genuinely hard for many neurodivergent people, and offers practical, low-effort shifts for partners, friends, family members, and colleagues who want to communicate in a way that actually works.

Being a Good Colleague to Someone Who’s Quietly Neurodivergent

Posted on 17 January 202614 January 2026 by Andrew at Quietly Neurodivergent

You might have a colleague who is bright and reliable but often quiet, hard to read or exhausted after busy days. Maybe they’ve told you they are autistic or ADHD, or maybe you just have a sense that the world takes more effort for them. This guide offers practical, plain-English ways to be a good colleague: clearer emails, reasonable notice, respecting headphone time, avoiding minimising jokes and gossip, and remembering you don’t have to fix them to make work a little kinder.

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