A supportive work environment that recognizes and values the verbal strengths of NVLD while providing accommodations for nonverbal challenges can significantly improve the employee’s workplace experience. Providing appropriate accommodations requires understanding the unique pattern of an individual’s abilitie...
By providing these types of accommodations, it’s more likely your employees with ADHD will be happier and more efficient. This can translate to increased productivity and improved employee retention. Providing accommodations is also required by US law. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requi...
a technique that allows you to change your perspective on tasks by altering your internal narrative. For someone with ADHD, this can mean turning a mundane task into a challenge that sparks interest or viewing a complex project as an opportunity to harness your unique strengths and creativity. ...
Perhaps a new manager who lacked confidence, an employee with ADHD, or someone who focused on relationships at the expense of productivity. Each of these became a character for whom we wrote AI prompts to program different priorities and speech patterns. With AI Conversations, when users select ...
modifications are provided by employers throughreasonable accommodations per the ADA or individual requests without a documented disability, the goal is to help overcome barriers and improve access in the workplace. This shared goal can help ground communication between the employer and the employee. ...
Video of a conference talk about how to work with other people presented by Floor Drees and Jimmy Angelakos at POSETTE: An Event for Postgres 2024. Lack of awareness around Mental Health issues has always been a problem in IT circles, leading often to un
SEE: 11 Tips to Support Someone Struggling with Mental Health. Types and Examples of Gaslighting In real life, gaslighting can happen in any relationship – including romantic, boss-employee, or family- and friend-specific – and take different forms. “The person who gaslights may respond to ...
Explore the best method of communication for the employee. Clear communication and checking for understanding are important. This can be supported by using a mix of verbal, visual and written formats. Across all company correspondences, use easy-to-read fonts that help with dyslexia ...
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Instead, before going to the interview, think of the ways that your disability actually made you a better employee. Perhaps your blindness made you extra careful with meticulous work. Maybe the fact that you're using a wheelchair made you more creative in completing day-to-day tasks. Highligh...