Tag: Neurodiversity

Warrior vs Worrier: The difference between hope and proof

A woman looks upward in a kitchen, her expression tense and controlled, holding back frustration she chooses not to voice.

When your inner world runs on possibility and the people you love live in the land of proof, even the simplest conversation can become a negotiation. This is the quiet tension between the warrior who dreams and the worrier who carries the weight — and how masking, momentum, and misalignment turn everyday moments into behavioural crossroads.

The Architecture of Attention: Debugging the Dopamine Loop

A writer sits alone at his desk in low blue light, gazing at the screen in quiet concentration.

A neurodivergent product architect learns that the hardest part of focus isn’t ignition — it’s recovery. The Architecture of Attention explores what happens when brilliance burns too bright and how to rebuild presence without dimming it.

Avoidance is not empathy

A tired SENCO sits alone at the back of an empty classroom at dusk, the soft glow of his laptop illuminating a weary expression as he reviews yet another policy response.

Empathy has become the new professional currency — but when it’s used to avoid discomfort rather than confront it, understanding disappears. This piece explores how performative compassion erodes clarity, from classrooms to design labs.

My brain is not a buzzword

A female talent manager, lit by late-afternoon sunlight, stares thoughtfully at her computer screen. Her expression conveys quiet hesitation and empathy as she reviews a job application.

After years of engineering my own focus systems, I finally have an official label for the mind that built them. ADHD hasn’t changed who I am — it’s simply given my methods a name. This piece is about ownership, not confession: how to hold a label without being held by it.

Cultural Bug Report: Fixing How We Work Together

A weary professional sits in a blurred office environment, head resting on his hand, caught in the moment of burnout amid constant activity.

We’ve mistaken motion for meaning and noise for progress. This article files a cultural bug report on the modern workplace — exposing how distraction became the default operating system and how clarity can fix it.

When Words Run Faster Than Thought

A woman sits frozen at her desk after a video call, illuminated by the cold glow of her laptop and a warm desk lamp, her expression tense and anxious as she replays what just happened.

When words run faster than thought, clarity drowns in the noise. This piece unpacks why ADHD turns communication into performance—and how structure can turn self-doubt into design.

The Meeting Maze: Time, Belonging, Agency

A woman in her mid-30s works from her kitchen table, surrounded by a laptop, tablet, and paperwork. She looks tense and overloaded, caught between multiple tasks during a video call.

Workplace rules that look tidy on paper often disable in practice. The Meeting Maze shows how time traps, conditional belonging, and misallocated power erode clarity — and how ADHD perspectives can expose the path to redesign.