For neurodivergent adults
A nest tuned to your bandwidth, your nervous system, your life.
Co-curated by ND adults in the community. Identity-first by default; person-first available where preferred.
Work & accommodations
- Script6 min
Asking for accommodations without overexplaining
Templates by accommodation type, plus what to do when HR pushes back.
- Article5 min
Disclosure decision tree
A step-by-step for whether, when, and how much to disclose at work.
- Article8 min
Building executive-function scaffolding (without an app graveyard)
What actually helps long-term, in plain language.
Energy, burnout & nervous system
- Article6 min
Spoons, batteries, and budgets: pick a metaphor that works
Practical capacity management without performative wellness.
- Checklist
Sensory regulation kits for adult life
Daily, work, and travel kits curated by ND adults.
- Reading list
Recovering from autistic burnout
What it is, what helps, and what doesn't.
Identity & late diagnosis
- Article7 min
What to do the week after a late diagnosis
A gentle pacing plan that honors the grief and the relief.
- Script5 min
Coming out as ND to friends and family
Scripts, FAQs, and how to handle disbelief.
- Checklist
Finding ND-affirming therapists
Questions to ask in a consultation; red flags to watch for.
Disclosure at work
Whether, when, and how much to tell an employer. Both choices are valid.
- Article7 min
Should I disclose my ADHD?
ADDA's balanced framework, including the discrimination risk when employers lack awareness.
- Article6 min
Should you tell your boss about your ADHD?
ADDitude's cautious take: the answer is often 'no', and here's why.
- Article5 min
ADHD disclosure for a job? (community thread)
CHADD forum: real outcomes — stigma is real but improving, especially for women.
Job interviews & getting hired
- Article6 min
Successful job interview tips for ADHD
LDRFA on transparency and managing symptoms under interview pressure.
- Article5 min
ADHD job interview adjustments
Inspired Ergonomics on the reasonable adjustments you can request in advance.
- Article6 min
ADHD career advice: job interview tips
ADDitude's step-by-step: extra time, role-play weaknesses, arrive early, research deeply.
- Article6 min
How to interview when you have ADHD
TopInterview reframes hyperfocus as a strength worth highlighting.
Masking & autistic burnout
What burnout actually is, why masking drives it, and what recovery realistically looks like.
- Article9 min
Autistic burnout at work: recognition & prevention
NeuroLaunch: the more 'successful' the mask looks, the closer the breaking point.
- Article7 min
Understanding autistic burnout at work
Capstone: lack of accommodations plus over-masking equals emotional exhaustion.
- Article7 min
Autistic burnout: signs, causes, recovery
Neuro Spark on how burnout differs from ordinary stress and fatigue.
- Article8 min
How does autism masking cause burnout?
Simply Psychology on identity loss: 'I don't know what's me and what's the mask.'
- Article8 min
What is autistic burnout? Signs & recovery
Embrace Autism: burnout often lasts months or years, not days.
- Article6 min
Avoiding autistic burnout
Neurodivergent Insights on how heavy masking drains your reserves faster.
- Article6 min
When navigating a neurotypical world becomes too much
Autism Speaks shares a lived account of hitting the wall mid-shift.
- Article7 min
Autistic masking and burnout: what helps
ScienceWorks on the cost of continuous self-suppression without recovery.
India: jobs & adult support
Programs that actually hire and support neurodivergent adults in India.
- Article5 min
TestingPro: building a neurodiverse workforce
Nagarro × Atypical Advantage × Action for Autism × NASSCOM — an autism-to-software-testing pipeline.
- Reading list
Action for Autism: tech employment
Roles for programmers, testers, developers, and analysts. Contact: wne.afa@gmail.com.
- Article6 min
Specialised support for adults on the spectrum
India Autism Center on life-skills, vocational support, and emotional wellbeing.
Conversation starters
Threads from the community for late-diagnosed adults, job-seekers, and professionals.
- Script4 min
Just diagnosed in college — everything makes sense
Processing the relief and the grief over years spent struggling without support.
- Script4 min
Job interview anxiety — should I disclose?
Frameworks, not directives, from people who did disclose and people who didn't.
- Script4 min
Masking so hard I'm losing myself
Early signs of burnout and recovery strategies that don't require quitting.
- Script4 min
Burnout recognition — am I experiencing it?
Telling autistic burnout apart from depression and ADHD executive dysfunction.
- Script4 min
Remote work changed everything
Negotiating remote as an accommodation and managing return-to-office anxiety.
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