Let’s be clear, you are already working with neurodivergent people (they just might not have told you).

Making you workplace more neuro-inclusive isn’t charity or a nice to have.

It is thinking about if your workplace actually works for the people in it.

You see Sally coming to work every day. She’s punctual, in fact, she’s always at least 30 minutes early to the office. She’s dedicated, making sure everything is completed to a high standard. Sally is a pleasure to manage and an asset to the business (hurray for Sally). 

As our working environment has become increasingly connected online, there is an ever increasing need to think and respond immediately. I’m sure I’m not alone in feeling this pressure. From the second the email is ready (or perhaps from the moment someone has sent the email) it’s like an invisible timer starts in my head. The pressure is on to read, think and respond.

I used to think that being consistent meant that you had to do the same thing every day.

At first when starting something new I was all fired up and the short term motivation pushing me to do the new thing. It’s kind of ‘fun’ to be doing something different isnt it?

Are you scared of failure?

Would you let the chance of failure put you off of trying something?

For years, that was me, if I’m honest sometimes I still have to remind myself that ‘failure’ is not the thing to be feared. Instead I choose to fear regret.

Do you refer to yourself as a ‘people pleaser’?

Personally I find is a funny term and I am a bit cautious when people say it. In my experience it often feels like a back-handed compliment, ‘you are very good at boundaries, I wish I could be more like that, but I am such a people-pleaser!’ Its kind of like saying ‘I care about other people more that you do’, and quite simply that’s not true.