ADHD in the Workplace: Managing Perceptions, Accommodations, and Challenges
From Translating ADHD by Asher Collins and Dusty Chipura
March 30, 2026 · 41 min · Season 4 · Episode 19
About this episode
The episode discusses advocacy and adaptation for neurodivergent individuals in the workplace, focusing on challenges and strategies for self-advocacy.
In this episode of Translating ADHD, Asher and Dusty continue their conversation on social skills by focusing on advocacy and adaptation in the workplace for neurodivergent individuals. They discuss the challenges ADHD and autism can pose in professional settings, especially when colleagues and managers lack understanding of neurodiversity. Through client stories and personal experiences, they illustrate how behaviors like asking many questions or seeming disruptive can be misunderstood and lead to negative consequences, including job loss. They emphasize the importance of awareness about how neurodivergent traits show up and are perceived, as well as the need for workplace accommodations that go beyond task-related adjustments to include communication and social dynamics. The hosts also explore practical strategies for adaptation and self-advocacy, such as developing awareness of unwritten workplace rules, using clear communication about one’s working style, and collaborating with supportive managers who can provide backing and help set boundaries. They highlight the value of understanding “what’s yours, mine, and ours” in workplace conflict to identify where change is possible…
People in this episode
Hosts: Asher Collins, Dusty Chipura
Topics covered
- ADHD
- workplace challenges
- neurodiversity
- self-advocacy
- accommodations
- social skills
Keywords
- ADHD
- neurodiversity
- workplace accommodations
- social dynamics
- self-advocacy
- communication
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