Privilege and Marginalisation. Privilege is always nuanced, especially when you have multiple ways in which you are advantaged, and multiple ways in which you are disadvantaged. Privilege is always nuanced, especially when you have multiple ways in which you are advantaged, and multiple ways in which you are disadvantaged.
We’ve Upskilled Enough. Thoughts on the UK Government’s “The Buckland Review of Autism Employment: report and recommendations”, released in February 2024. Thoughts on the UK Government’s “The Buckland Review of Autism Employment: report and recommendations”, released in February 2024.
Equity and Excuses. Equity - a level playing field - means an environment where "I have ADHD, so I..." is met with "cool, let's set you up to thrive", not "that's no excuse!" Equity - a level playing field - means an environment where "I have ADHD, so I..." is met with "cool, let's set you up to thrive", not "that's no excuse!"
ADHD Workplace Accommodations. Often it can be really tricky to know what accommodations to ask for once you disclose at work. Our list of accommodation ideas for ADHDers might help! Often it can be really tricky to know what accommodations to ask for once you disclose at work. Our list of accommodation ideas for ADHDers might help!
Autistic Workplace Accommodations. Often it can be really tricky to know what accommodations to ask for once you disclose at work. Here’s a list of ideas to get your started. Often it can be really tricky to know what accommodations to ask for once you disclose at work. Here’s a list of ideas to get your started.
Ready, Set: Gamify. Getting your ADHD brain to focus on a task that doesn't motivate you can be a real challenge. Turning tasks into a game might be the solution. Getting your ADHD brain to focus on a task that doesn't motivate you can be a real challenge. Turning tasks into a game might be the solution.
Scrolling for Motivation. Stop scrolling social media and go do something, they say. But, especially if you have ADHD, it doesn’t really work like that. Stop scrolling social media and go do something, they say. But, especially if you have ADHD, it doesn’t really work like that.
Know Your Rights. Knowing your rights - specifically knowing when how someone is treating you is either problematic or possibly illegal - is so important as a neurodivergent person. Knowing your rights - specifically knowing when how someone is treating you is either problematic or possibly illegal - is so important as a neurodivergent person.
Navigating Team Dynamics. Interactions across neurotypes can be challenging enough for neurodivergent people in a one-on-one setting. Team Environments can feel completely overwhelming! Interactions across neurotypes can be challenging enough for neurodivergent people in a one-on-one setting. Team Environments can feel completely overwhelming!
'Out of the Box' Politics. Neurodivergent people are often out of the box thinkers. In the workplace this can feel like we see many possible doors to go through, while those around us see only one. Neurodivergent people are often out of the box thinkers. In the workplace this can feel like we see many possible doors to go through, while those around us see only one.
Time for Action. This article revolves around an analogy that has helped me a lot in accepting my neurodivergent brain, and helps me take action when I am feeling stuck. This article revolves around an analogy that has helped me a lot in accepting my neurodivergent brain, and helps me take action when I am feeling stuck.
Evict the Narrative. It’s almost impossible to grow up in our world without absorbing the messages of society and those around us, especially their perceptions of us. It’s almost impossible to grow up in our world without absorbing the messages of society and those around us, especially their perceptions of us.
Embracing Sensory Sensitivity. Neurodivergent people who have sensory sensitivity can become easily overwhelmed. But that doesn't have to be our only experience of sensory sensitivity. Neurodivergent people who have sensory sensitivity can become easily overwhelmed. But that doesn't have to be our only experience of sensory sensitivity.
Breaking the Meltdown Cycle. Being stuck in a cycle of meltdowns is exhausting, and impacts every element of your life. Read on about tools that can help you break this cycle. Being stuck in a cycle of meltdowns is exhausting, and impacts every element of your life. Read on about tools that can help you break this cycle.
The Truth about Communication. Communication is an area of your Autistic ‘spiky profile’, meaning that it can be impacted in a hyper or hypo way. But there's more to it than that. Communication is an area of your Autistic ‘spiky profile’, meaning that it can be impacted in a hyper or hypo way. But there's more to it than that.
Disability Models. Historically and honestly in a lot of contexts still today, the medical model of disability dominates. Learn all about it, and the alternatives in this article. Historically and honestly in a lot of contexts still today, the medical model of disability dominates. Learn all about it, and the alternatives in this article.
Autistic Mind & Body. Autism is a nervous system disability. It may seem obvious, but it took me a long time to put that together. Autism is a nervous system disability. It may seem obvious, but it took me a long time to put that together.
Autistic Burnout. Autistic burnout is extremely challenging - both to avoid and to manage. Especially when we need to continue working regardless. Check out our tips on managing it. Autistic burnout is extremely challenging - both to avoid and to manage. Especially when we need to continue working regardless. Check out our tips on managing it.
Keep Peddling. Re-learning how to exist in the world after a diagnosis can feel a bit like learning to ride a bike. We've got tips to keep you peddling. Re-learning how to exist in the world after a diagnosis can feel a bit like learning to ride a bike. We've got tips to keep you peddling.
ADHD & Planning. With ADHD, we often perceive time as either "Now" or "Not Now”. Five day plans feel impossible, let alone five year plans. Here's some tips to take action on your goals. With ADHD, we often perceive time as either "Now" or "Not Now”. Five day plans feel impossible, let alone five year plans. Here's some tips to take action on your goals.
Navigating PDA in the workplace. How to navigate your need for autonomy in the workplace How to navigate your need for autonomy in the workplace
Tips: Accommodation Requests. This is a tricky, tricky process to navigate. These tips can take some of the stress out of it. This is a tricky, tricky process to navigate. These tips can take some of the stress out of it.
Discovering Your Strengths. Self Awareness can be challenging for Neurodivergent people. This article is designed to help you start identifying your strengths! Self Awareness can be challenging for Neurodivergent people. This article is designed to help you start identifying your strengths!
Internalised Ableism. Let’s talk about it. Because to be perfectly honest, it is not possible to grow up in our society without internalising the messages we are receiving. Let’s talk about it. Because to be perfectly honest, it is not possible to grow up in our society without internalising the messages we are receiving.
Harnessing the Hyperfocus. Getting lost in hyper-focus & struggling to look after yourself? Read about how I learned to harness the hyper-focus by meeting my body's needs. Getting lost in hyper-focus & struggling to look after yourself? Read about how I learned to harness the hyper-focus by meeting my body's needs.
Self Advocacy. I learned about advocacy in law school. Being a lawyer is all about advocating for other people. Advocating for yourself...is a whole other ball game. I learned about advocacy in law school. Being a lawyer is all about advocating for other people. Advocating for yourself...is a whole other ball game.
Listen to your body. Neurodivergent people spend their lives being told to trust other's perceptions instead of our own internal experiences. Here's how to reconnect with your body. Neurodivergent people spend their lives being told to trust other's perceptions instead of our own internal experiences. Here's how to reconnect with your body.
Verbalising. You're late diagnosed, high masking, and very articulate, So you don't experience going non-verbal, right? You're late diagnosed, high masking, and very articulate, So you don't experience going non-verbal, right?