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Straight answers on work, rights, and wellbeing, written for neurodivergent professionals in the UK.
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How to find ADHD-friendly employers in the UK
A Disability Confident badge at Level 1 only commits an employer to offering you an interview — not to supporting you once you are in the role. Here is what genuine ADHD-friendly employment actually looks like, and the questions to ask before you say yes.
ADHD and meetings at work: what you can ask for and what actually helps
Meetings stack every hard thing about ADHD at once — passive attention, working memory, impulse control, time blindness. Here is what you can ask for as a reasonable adjustment, and what helps when you cannot reduce the load.
ADHD interview tips: how to prepare, ask for adjustments, and hold your nerve (UK)
ADHD makes interviews harder in predictable ways: time blindness, working memory gaps, rejection sensitivity. Here is how to handle each one, plus the reasonable adjustments you are entitled to ask for under UK law.
ADHD medication and work: what UK employees need to know
You are not legally required to tell your employer what medication you take. ADHD medication is a private medical matter, separate from your diagnosis. Here is what UK law actually says, and how to manage medication around a working day.
Reasonable adjustments at a UK interview: how to ask, and what to expect
Reasonable adjustments are the law's way of giving you a different door into the interview. This guide covers what you can ask for, the exact phrases that work, what employers cannot lawfully ask in return, and what to do when an employer refuses.
Just been diagnosed with ADHD: what do I tell my employer?
You are not legally required to tell your employer. But disclosure can unlock adjustments, legal protection, and Access to Work funding. Here is how to think through the decision.
Autism and work: a complete UK guide to employment rights, adjustments and thriving
From your legal rights under the Equality Act to sensory adjustments, communication strategies and finding the right employer - everything autistic adults need to navigate UK employment.
Communication differences at work: a guide for autistic adults
Autistic communication differences - directness, literal language, different processing speeds - are consistently misread in neurotypical workplaces. This guide covers what is actually happening and how to navigate it without having to fully change who you are.
ADHD at work: a complete guide to managing, adjusting and thriving in UK employment
ADHD affects how you plan, start tasks, manage time and sustain attention - all things most workplaces assume come automatically. This guide covers your legal rights, practical strategies and the adjustments you can ask for under UK law.
What reasonable adjustments can you ask for with ADHD?
ADHD is covered as a disability under the Equality Act 2010, which means your employer has a legal duty to consider adjustments. Here are the specific changes you can ask for, organised by the challenges ADHD actually creates at work.
Dyslexia at work: tools and workflow tweaks that actually help
Specific tools and workflow changes that make a real difference for dyslexic adults at work - from text-to-speech and speech-to-text software to meeting adjustments and writing strategies that reduce pressure on the blank page.
How to ask for flexible hours or remote work
There are two completely different legal routes to requesting flexible hours or remote work - and which one you use changes what your employer is actually required to do. Here is how to choose and how to put the request in writing.
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