The Ultimate A-Z Guide to Neurodiversity at Work

And a neurodivergent take on regular check-ins with the boss

Dear readers,

I’m excited to announce for the first time that I’ve put together the Ultimate A-Z Guide to Neurodiversity at Work. Click the underlined title to access the resource.

It categorises all 119 (as of today!) resources, created and collected over the past four years, from the Resource Library in alphabetical order by topic area, such as autism, ADHD and dyslexia.

Also of interest this week (click the titles to access the articles):

• 32 Autism at Work Priorities We Need to Talk About

• Autistic People “Double Mask” During Job Interviews

As always, I would love to hear your feedback on how you find the resources. Reply to this email or leave a comment!

Regular Check-Ins

For new subscribers to this newsletter, a quick recap: I am currently employed as a learning designer at an e-learning company based in Sydney, Australia.

This week, I’ll like to talk about regular check-ins. This is a commonly requested accommodation for many neurodivergent people including myself. And the way these check-ins are conducted for me are through a software app known as 15Five.

Every week, I get to rate myself out of five of how I’m feeling at work, talk about what went well, what is my biggest challenge and what are my priorities for the week.

I love this system because it’s a written system that tracks my priorities for the week, which helps to keep me accountable. It also captures my manager’s feedback in writing which I can always go back and refer to if I am unsure.

These check-ins are followed up by weekly half-hour one on one sessions with my manager. Sometimes, we talk about the things that I’ve raised in the check-ins, other times we just talk about anything that comes to mind. It’s an awesome way to build rapport and get help on things that I may be struggling with.

I’m surprised to hear that these regular check-ins are not usually the norm in many companies. I’ve usually been lucky to have one-on-ones throughout my career in some form. But my current company is probably the best at these check-ins and one-on-ones in my career to date.

What is your experience with regular check-ins? Do they help you at your work? I’ll love to know what you think.