Practical tools for neurodivergent study, work, and life.
If you fidget constantly in meetings and worry it looks unprofessional, youāre not alone. For many autistic and ADHD people, small, quiet fidgets and discreet earplugs are genuine focus tools, not bad habits. This article looks at why they help, how to choose subtle options that work in your environment, and what to say if someone asks, āAre you paying attention?ā
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Many autistic and ADHD people donāt just ādislikeā phone and video calls ā they find them genuinely exhausting. Real-time processing, unspoken social cues and the pressure to respond quickly can leave you anxious before the call and wiped out afterwards. This article explores why calls are so hard, why preferring text, IM or email is a valid access need, and offers gentle scripts and small strategies for coping when calls are unavoidable and for asking for alternatives when thatās possible.
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Meetings can look like āwhere the real work happensā from the outside and like sensory and cognitive overload from the inside. This article explores why meetings are so tiring for autistic and ADHD people, shares how I cope with agendas, notes, quiet fidgets and reset time, and offers small, realistic tweaks that can make your next meeting a little less overwhelming.
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Many autistic and ADHD people naturally āgo quiet and deliverā: we disappear into the work and only update when thereās something concrete to show. This article explores why that happens, how it can worry managers who canāt see whatās going on, and offers tiny, realistic ways to agree check-ins and send short updates without turning into someone who lives in email.
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Many neurodivergent people look calm and capable at work while quietly falling apart afterwards. This article names that pattern of āpassing as fineā, explores why autistic and ADHD adults so often do it, and offers small, realistic ways to make work 5ā10% kinder to your brain.
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