ADHDGEE Blog

When Work Becomes Too Much: Understanding Overwhelm in Neurodivergent Employees

Karen Lucia

Published on: 04/06/2025

When we examine workplace overwhelm through a neurodivergent lens, we're looking at experiences that go far beyond typical work stress. Research demonstrates that neurodivergent employees, those with conditions like ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other neurological differences, face unique challenges that can trigger intense overwhelm when workplace environments aren't designed with their needs in mind.

Neurodiversity in the Workplace

Why Your ADHD Symptoms Change Throughout The Phases Of Your Hormonal Life - And What Science Says About It

Karen Lucia

Published on: 28/05/2025

For decades, ADHD research focused primarily on boys and men, leaving women to navigate their symptoms without crucial information about how hormones influence their condition. Recent studies are finally filling this gap, revealing that women and AFAB with an ADHD brain experience significant symptom fluctuations tied directly to their menstrual cycle, with the most severe symptoms occurring during the luteal phase: the 10-14 days before menstruation.

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When Your ADHD Brain Gets Stuck in Executive Overdrive

Karen Lucia

Published on: 21/05/2025

If you're a professional with ADHD, you've likely experienced this executive function paradox: having the intelligence and skills to excel in your field, while simultaneously struggling with the very cognitive processes that make professional success possible. It's not about capability. It's about how your beautifully complex ADHD brain manages executive functions differently.

ADHD et al.

Rethinking Pace: How Neurodiversity Can Enhance Rather Than Hinder Team Performance

Karen Lucia

Published on: 14/05/2025

Picture this: You're in a leadership meeting where someone says, "We'd love to be more inclusive, but we can't slow down for accommodations. We need to deliver at pace." Heads nod around the table. It sounds reasonable, right? However, here's the thing. That entire premise is built on a myth that is costing organisations their best talent and most innovative solutions.

Neurodiversity in the Workplace