It's the second episode of Neat, Plausible and Wrong, and we're moving into controversial territory here, so pitchforks at the ready. This episode of is about how personality types are used in the workplace. In it, Dr Miriam and Matthew talk about all of your most
Mark Steadman invited me onto his (amazingly produced, and very useful) podcast Undo to talk about, well, quite random things. He edited an hour of long, rambling conversation into a tight episode about getting stuff done when your brain doesn't always work like other peoples'. You can
This is the first episode of a short video series called of Neat, Plausible and Wrong. We're starting with a big one for business psychology; Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. In it, Dr. Miriam and I talk about this hugely influential theory of motivation. By the end
I noticed that a lot of the advice out there for autistic people or ADHDers at work doesn't really help if you're both. Hel Straker had noticed this too, so we've got together to do something about it. To get us started, and go
Fixing language barriers for neurodivergent people I recently helped an organisation make the language in an assessment more accessible to neurodivergent people. This got me thinking about the idea of neuro-accessible language, particularly in situations where an instruction is being given. It's an an area that's
In case you missed it the first time around, this is a replay of one of the most popular podcast episodes I've done. It's even made its way to Australia! In it, I'm interviewed by the fab Rachel Morris about being neurodivergent when you&
If you're anything like me you have a slightly odd relationship with creativity. It's something other people often tell me is big part of what I do, but I don't really feel "creative". A lot of the time I'm just
Burnout is a big problem for many neurodivergent people. It can show up in unexpected ways, and existing approaches don't always address the underlying causes. In this livestream I talk about: - How neurodivergent burnout shows up, and how it's different - The reasons why burnout
One of the biggest challenges neurodivergent people face, both in our work and personal lives, is being properly understood by others. This is particularly true when we have autism and/or ADHD. In this livestream I talk about: - The different ways this difficulty shows up and how it affects
A few weeks ago I had a really interesting conversation with Arash Andalibi-Abadan for his podcast, DisabilityPlatform. We talk about neurodiversity, work, tech, and the effect of 'invisible' disabilities. You can find the podcast version of this, and other episodes of Disability Platform, on the podcast page.
There's been some good progress made on neurodivergent recruitment, but it's not always a good thing to be recruited into somewhere you're not supported. In this livestream I talk about: * Why workplace neurodiversity goes beyond recruitment * The practical and structural barriers neurodivergent people face,
Now I've got this nice shiny new website, I'll be adding anything public I've written or recorded as a post. Here's a few of my old things carried over from the previous website
This might not seem quite so obvious as some of my other topics, but for me, thinking about context explains a huge amount of neurodivergent experience. In this talk I explore: * Why context is so important * How it shows up for neurodivergent people * What context means for the value of
There's a lot to untangle between neurodiversity and trauma. In this livestream I will: * Share my own preferred explanation. * Explore some of the experiences that can lead to neurodivergent trauma. * Speak about what this means for how we think about neuro-inclusive work and workplaces. Content warning: This talk
Being misunderstood a lot of the time is an experience so many neurodivergent people face. In this livestream I'll talk about the kind of misunderstandings that occur, how it can affect us, and what we can do to address it Content warning: This talk mentions bullying and harassment
