Surviving & Thriving in Remote Work as a Neurodivergent Professional
summary
Remote work amplifies sensory overload, time blindness, and executive dysfunction and the practical fixes include designing a sensory‑friendly workspace (warm lighting, screen filters, a yoga‑meditation office chair that eliminated chronic pain), using noise‑cancelling headphones or curated playlists, and concrete scheduling: Toggl Track timer for task logging, Eisenhower decision matrix to prioritize, time‑blocking/time‑boxing and Pomodoro variants, plus body doubling/virtual co‑working for accountability and recording meetings to capture fast, dense instructions via transcripts.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Neurodivergent journey
- 7:46Sensory-friendly workspace
- 17:50Time management strategies
- 31:03Accountability and overcoming procrastination
- 34:57Self-advocacy and communication
- 42:57Mental health and burnout
- 44:24Q&A
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