Autism in the Workplace with Emma Sharman from Neurodivergent Emabler
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- In this video I'm joined by Emma Sharman, the Neurodivergent Emabler to discuss her incredible (and free) resource, "Workplace Adjustments for Executive Dysfunction."
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1:03 Emma's background and why she created her resource
3:44 Sharing the guide with upper management
5:47 Can this guide be used in schools?
6:15 The importance of having vocabulary for your experiences
7:45 Everyone has executive functioning issues
10:07 General executive dysfunction issues within the autistic community
12:29 How do I disclose an autism diagnosis at work?
23:14 How to manage sensory overwhelm when you can't escape it
27:44 Spoon theory
28:56 Increasing our capacity for sensory overwhelm
31:29 The cost of workplace accommodations
36:34 How to find a job in a supportive and validating environment
47:16 How we can support Emma and her work
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"This meeting could have been an e-mail." Yes!! As someone who always reads their e-mails, it's offensive to me to then go to a meeting and have them say the same thing that was already said in email. That should be the consequence for people not actioning the items in the e-mails. The meeting can address questions or summarize what needs to be done, but I hate having my time wasted by meetings. In the time that the meeting runs, I could have taken care of three tasks. The meetings are also noisy; people ask questions only useful to the individual, not the good of the group; the timing is terrible (trying to get everyone in the room at the same time). I would rather take a break (if needed), then complete the tasks quietly. Questions that only apply to me should be e-mailed, not asked in the meeting.
On top of that, I've been in meetings that echoes e-mails I've already attended to, with similarly-responsible so-workers, and have seen people be told not to multi-task. For example, teachers being told not to do grading during a useless meeting. So we can't do tedious, repetitious tasks, but I have to listen to people's off-topic conversations (and negativity) and be treated like a child by the meeting organizers? They can't just get to the point and let us go.
Anyway, thanks for the video!
I love thinking in terms of spell slots rather than spoons.
I personally have fork theory. I can only take so many forks sticking in me at a time. If my shoes are bothering me, that’s a fork, weird smells and sounds are also forks along with being hungry or dehydrated. If I need to focus on something, I need to remove as many forks as I can before I start.
I have to remove ALL the forks. If I don't, I can't even start to do anything. AuDHD here.
That’s so insightful! Thanks
Concerning the meetings topic at around the 36 minute mark. I feel that 80% of the meetings I attend at work are useless. The worst ones are the reoccurring meetings with a vague purpose - such as "weekly project X check in." - Since there is no clear goal for a poorly planned meeting, at best the time is wasted. More than likely, there are a number of people that waste hours before the meeting worrying about it. Then they cannot get back on task after the meeting. So - one poorly planned meeting can derail a half a day resulting a negative impact on productivity and the financial well being of the group. For a neurodivergent person, a poorly planned meeting might end up in no work being accomplished that day.
Another horrible excuse for a meeting is bringing in your ND employee for one seemingly mundane reason but then springing something else on them with no warning whatsoever
Currently job-hunting so thanks for the reminder about avoiding situations that I KNOW won’t work for me (too loud, too bright, etc.)
Also, I was reminded of things that worked well for me in my last job. My surroundings are important to me so I set up a floor lamp and table lamp with darker shades & dimmer lighting, added a low pile rug under my desk area to delineate my personal space, brought in some plants in terrariums and a diffuser too. The woman who’s positionI took over said, “Gosh, I wonder why I never thought to do this. It’s so nice!”
Thanks again, Taylor for having me on your channel, really enjoyed our conversation. I'll try to check in via the various platforms for any questions over the weekend. Hello all from Canberra, where it is currently a chilly 6 degrees C (42 degrees F) on a Saturday morning. 🙂
Of course Emma! Thank you for sharing your time and energy.
Blown away by Emma's content and free executive dysfunction write up. Thank you Taylor for posting this video! So many ASD women CZcamsrs making a HUGE impact!! ❤
Ditto! Thank you two so much!
41:19 100% if you can work from home some or all of the time that is a game changer. No commute stress, all the sensory friendly clothing, and full control over ambient lighting, temperature, and background noise. Makes a massive difference. Flexible scheduling as well is huge. If you can find a way to work in concert with your natural circadian rhythm that makes everything easier. In my experience I would also recommend looking for jobs that are known to be very metric based “meritocracies.” Workplace politics is an absolute nightmare for most autistic people. Places that are performance metric driven can come with their own stresses, but it is nice to know what those expectations are, be able to regularly check your performance, and have good performance as “cover” if you have a supervisor or coworker that has decided they don’t like you. Working in a meritocracy means you can concentrate more on doing your actual job and spend less time trying to second guess what they actually value and win the popularity contest just to keep your job.
I can only work at home. No distractions, comfortable environment, being alone with my dog.❤
Great to see that Emma’s work is having an impact. Unfortunately most government departments let alone private companies have next to no resources that are useful. The DoD launched a neurodiversity website this week and it is useless to me as an autistic person and manager of people that may or may not also be neurodiverse. This is exactly what I was hoping to see! Thanks once again for great content.
Ahaha! I literally just shared eith my boss that later in the day is better. Loved the "my brain is scheduled to arrive at 10:00" example Emma gave 😂 Preach! Ramping up to an accommodations request meeting soon. Excited to read the guide, thank you both so so much!
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Thanks for doing this video, I’ve shared with our UK neurodivergent speech and language therapy group. Your resource was the inspiration for me starting a project with the Royal College to get reasonable adjustments for hidden aspects of ND disability to be more widely known in our professional workforce
For anyone who needs it, the Smart But Scattered series really helped me work through my executive dysfunction issues, and they talk about measures that can be done to help too!
Thanks for sharing.
Such a valuable conversation and I look forward to reviewing Emma’s resource!
Thank you Taylor and Emma. I was officially diagnosed as AUDHD today. As a fellow Aussie I look forward to reading your resource Emma. I loved the cupcake story Taylor. After working for the government for over 30 years, and struggling immensely with executive dysfunction and sensory issues lately (amongst other things), maybe it’s time to find something useful and fun that will give my nerves and brain some regulation. It’s really difficult navigating major change at my age though (mid 50s), and there’s pretty limited new job opportunities for me now. I have developed physical and pain and mental health issues over the years, and am struggling to get suitable adjustments at work following changes that were made at a national and area level. Maybe the formal diagnosis and Emma’s guide will help. Wish me luck 🍀. Thanks again. Very good to watch 😊
Thanks for sharing and know that you are not alone
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So true about trying to prepare for sensory situations on the job. I did not prepare for last week well enough at all. I do wildlife surveys and hike all day and it rained. Thus my pants got soaked and I REALLY cannot handle the feeling if wet clothes. I should have packed dry clothes. It was a tough drive back to the office trying not to cry. Ugh.
I really connected with the comment Taylor made about her best job ever, at a bakery. For me, that was lifeguarding. You sit in a chair in the warm under an umbrella, with all your comfort items (padded floatie to hold, ice water, sunhat, sunglasses, no pants! cuz swim suit).... and you watch people swim all day. Most of the time, nothing happens. But you get to blow a whistle at people and make them follow rules. I mean, what could be better? Also as a managing lifeguard I still had to sit in the stand most of the time, so to manage my people I made a white board and just told them they had to tick off a certain number of chores while not up on the stand watchign the pool.
Worst part - trying to actualy respond to an emergency in an orderly fashion, and the paperwork after.
Very informative and thanks for this conversation. One resource in the U.S. can be the vocational rehabilitation offices madated for every state to help with workplace accommodations and mitigating with employers.
23:51 I'm thinking of Doc Martin and his problem with blood.
I thought that too! Doc Martin is definitely on the spectrum!
Great conversation! And what a brilliant resource! Thanks, Emma and Taylor, for sharing all of this info! ♥️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for posting your videos. It put me on the right path to get tested/ evaluated for Autism and ADHD. I have an intake appointment this coming Friday. I'm 40 and have spent most of my life frustrated with myself for my differences and difficulties with just functioning in a social world.
At work, I’ve often noticed/felt that coworkers don’t seem to struggle with the things I struggle with. It makes me stand out, in an unflattering way.
Another Aussie!!🎉😊
I work as a figure model for artists partly because it's simple...and have done so for 30 years even though I could do more maybe but I don't want overwhelm
I've remained an assistant for the same reason, intellectually I could do more but I feel like I don't have the energy for more stress.
That's an insightful episode, but you need to consider that the only persons interested in the efficiency of a company are the owners: The managers really work for their own goals, like money, power, status etc. and that is not always aligned with the interests of the owners. Many improvements for neurodivergent employees are actually appreciated by neurotypical people as well, they do help the company as a whole, but they may work against the personal goals of managers and that's where conflicts arise from.
bad managers*
Fantastic conversation beautiful ladies ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Emma is awesome!
I have no sense of time when I am working, I will absolutely forget about the meeting in 10 minutes.
Thank you both for this wonderful content. It is so very helpful to me!
Thank you so much for answering my question, it was really encouraging and reassuring to me so thank you. I will take this information throughout my further education and whatever career I end up in. Also it’s great to learn of other Australian autistic people and resources.
To Imogene's question about becoming a surgeon: I would approach it as training for a marathon. Do you start off running 26.2 miles in a day? No. Expose yourself to these environments a little bit at a time, reassess, develop coping strategies from that, and see if your tolerance increases. Essentially, exposure therapy. And of course, what Tayler said about planning ahead and trying to stay in tune with your sensory needs.
I started as an RN working on a busy ortho floor last year, and the first 2 months were pure sensory overload. While it is still challenging at times, I am feeling much better and a lot more confident a year into it.
This was so helpful. Thank you!
You are both helping so many people. Thank you so much for putting your effort into this video!! ❤ 😊 I am learning so much. 😊
I'm just starting on this. Executive Dysfunction I've known about for a while, there are also hoarder disorder and disorder disorder.
omg. what a maze.
Thank you for this ❤❤❤
The intro within 0.01s, it was like a car hork through my Apple Macbook Pro speakers. maybe consider Logic Pro X for sound or hiring a sound engineer to help with Video/Audio production quality. Huge fan of your content! Jump scare on TikTok like the Basebook that cracks the screen from the POV of the umpire with face mask and safety equipment as the pitcher throw a 87MPH 2 seamer cutter right in the stike zone.
Thanks for the feedback!
I am absolutely hopeless as a worker. Just a total mess incapable of doing simple things like attending meetings and filing paperwork. I've done different jobs and nothing has ever gone well. I will watch this and hopefully get some ideas of what to do next.
I have the same problems but managed to hold a job where my special abilities are too vital for the company. They know I forget about meetings when I work.
@@0MoTheG I'm glad you have a good position!
@@wiegraf9009 Yes, I must be grateful.
New sub. Didn’t figure this stuff out until later in life.
Another version that I have seen is a health bar in some games, different things can reduce the health and some make it take more of a hit than others. For it to recover takes time but depending on what armour, spells etc you have you might be able to speed up the process.
Very intersting chat❤
I regret disclosing so much
Common anxiety for me as well.
chaos preludes order. Embrace the chaos. 💃🏼
24:36 Hi, I want to add something to the point of „working in an clinical environment“. I‘m not a surgeon but have worked in an associated area of the hospital (in Germany). I had chosen to inform my profesional enviroment about my autism before I started working there. I also „visited“ the areas before , to get an impression which factors of the worksituation might be a sensory and or social problem for me. So I could prepare some of my strategies before I started working there. For me it was good choise to inform my team, because with the time they got really motivated to help me with some struggeling situations and now I‘m really good included, which I didn‘t had excpected at all, when I first came there.
Great it worked out for you. I know two cases for whom it didn't work out. I wouldn't support the path to become a physician. It takes a lot of time and you will have to be a grunt at the hospital. Many will suffer through the studies but fail the practical part.
I’ve known I have executive dysfunction for a few years, I just don’t know how to deal with it. At my current job, we use Google Drive to share and store all files. I really struggle as it doesn’t make sense to me how the folders and files are set up. I can’t locate anything! 😫
I feel that, especially with Outlook
Ignore the chaos and use the search function.
I misread the title shown in the thumbnail.........
[35:00] Note to self. Information requirement; meeting invites
What is the FB group link?
Nowadays many jobs have flexible time and less than 40 h per week, that works for me. I like to be at the office and the company has a good cafeteria so I get a good meal.
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Light sensitive glasses work ?
I saw somewhere a diagram that showed the traffics between the left and right brain and how we operate on three lanes instead of four…I now can’t find it 🤦. Can anyone assist please?
Very curious…any other teachers realizing that it just doesn’t work anymore. The constant overstimulation and all the other stressors in the classroom environment that just don’t seem to be good for you? Any advice on jobs or careers that you were able to successfully transition to after leaving the field?
Many teachers move to educational publishing and become editors and/or creators of educational resources. You can find a job as an employee or work freelance from home.
I looked at some of the Google definitions and descriptions of Autism and being Autistic some of these examples are absolutely horrible. It’s not a one size fit all. When it comes to being autistic these definitions on Google are horrible.
10:00
What is with these subtitles? 😅
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Hi I’m really sorry me and technology don’t get along and this is the only way I know to contact you. I was supposed to have a video call about joining your community group but being autistic with adhd I lost the thing?? I need to do it.
I’m sorry to waste your time.❤️❤️
Everything you say could come out of my mouth. I’m 53 and I was diagnosed this January (I have an iq around 130😳) didn’t know that either.
hello! have a great day.