About Spectroomz - We Help Neurodivergents folks Get Qualified To More Work From Home Jobs.  By: Vanessa Blanchard This article is part of an ongoing series where we define various important terms in the Autistic community.  You can find the original longform article that started this series here. It seems like it’s maybe kind of hard to like me, which is tough, because I feel like I’m pretty cool. Yet people seem to struggle with me.  It feels like they take me the wrong way, or assume the worst about me or my intentions.  I always felt at least a little like an outsider, whi ..read more

About Spectroomz - We Help Neurodivergents folks Get Qualified To More Work From Home Jobs.  By: Vanessa Blanchard This article is part of an ongoing series where we define various important terms in the Autistic community.  You can find the original longform article that started this series here. Autism and Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism, sometimes known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is a neurological condition (or configuration) that impacts areas of a person’s life in many ways: You may develop at a different pace than your peers.  Likewise, your development might seem ..read more

About Spectroomz - We Help Neurodivergents folks Get Qualified To More Work From Home Jobs.  By: Vanessa Blanchard ADHD can be pretty disruptive.  It’s often hard to focus and easy to burnout, especially at work.  But there are many accommodations that you can easily implement into your day that can help. Because dysregulation is such a core part of ADHD, it can be hard to know what accommodations will work and how to ask for them.  This quick guide can help.  We’ll discuss what ADHD is, what accommodations might help, and what strategies you can use to ask your job for ..read more

About Spectroomz - We Help Neurodivergents folks Get Qualified To More Work From Home Jobs.  By: Vanessa Blanchard ADHD is short for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.  It’s a medical diagnosis that is given to a neurological and developmental condition.  In the past, you could be diagnosed with either ADHD or ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder).  Now, the diagnosis is limited to ADHD, but is divided into three categories: Hyperactive ADHD Inattentive ADHD without hyperactivity Combination ADHD There are some who consider ADHD to be a misnomer of sorts.  Fir ..read more

What does AuDHD mean? The term AuDHD is a community-adapted label to signify that both Autism and ADHD are present in a person.  The name is cute and catchy, but it also signifies how intertwined the two diagnoses can be.  So far, it is not used in clinical settings. Using AuDHD in social media profiles is meant as a sort of shorthand to introduce our neurological profiles to the community.  It’s helpful because those with AuDHD neurology have distinct needs to those who rest more cleanly in ADHD or Autism ends of the spectrum. What is AuDHD? Like we said, those who find that t ..read more

About Spectroomz - We Help Neurodivergents folks Get Qualified To More Work From Home Jobs.  By: Vanessa Blanchard The Autistic Worker Autism Employment Trends & Statistics Autism Discrimination in the Workplace Factors in Succuss for Autistic Employment Vocational Rehabilitation A Full picture of Autistic Support Needs Conclusion Resources list Unemployment in the Autistic community is known to be high. But what exactly does that mean? In general, unemployment is a term that denotes a snapshot -- a moment or two in someone’s entire career. In fact, unemployment is meas ..read more

By: Vanessa Blanchard I’m a writer, artist, and advocate who loves living in Maine among the trees and oceanside villages.  I’m also autistic, ADHD, and PTSD.  My education, both academic and personal, has centered around mental health and neurodevelopmental disabilities, as well as discrimination and the socioeconomic consequences of living disabled in America Contents How We Got Our Info: We Asked Autistic People ⚠️ Mistake #1: Not Understanding Autism ⚠️ Mistake #2: Not Accommodating Autistic Needs ⚠️ Mistake #3: Missing the Signs of Bias and Discrimination ⚠️ Mistake #4: Missi ..read more

About Spectroomz - We Help Neurodivergents folks Get Qualified To More Work From Home Jobs.  By: Vanessa Blanchard Introduction Executive Function’s Role in ADHD Other Stuff That Influences Productivity with ADHD How ADHD Impacts Productivity at Work ADHD Productivity Hacks The Bottom Line on ADHD and Productivity at Work Intro Outside of the ADHD community, the role of executive function in ADHD and productivity is under-explored.  Instead, clinical settings focus on attention and energy when discussing or diagnosing ADHD (see the three types of ADHD).  And while at ..read more

About Spectroomz - We Help Neurodivergents folks Get Qualified To More Work From Home Jobs.  By: Vanessa Blanchard ADHD is an unpredictable thing sometimes.  There’s a significant range to the symptoms that someone with ADHD could have.  That means that there’s also a range to the kinds of jobs that people with ADHD should avoid.  Whether or not a job is a good fit depends largely on the type of ADHD you have.   If you’re curious about the type of ADHD you have and the kind of job that is good for you, take our quiz, 18 Best Jobs for ADHD. Regardless of what type o ..read more

About Spectroomz - We Help Neurodivergents folks Get Qualified To More Work From Home Jobs.  By: Vanessa Blanchard People with ADHD sometimes struggle to maintain employment.  Symptoms of ADHD can cause issues with productivity, time management, and socialization, making it difficult to manage our workloads.  We might miss deadlines, interrupt our peers a lot, or lose momentum in the middle of a project.  But ADHD is more than just disruptive to others.  It comes with a whole host of strengths that can be channeled into satisfying careers.  The best jobs for people w ..read more