What Is Neurodiversity?

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Neurodivergent Individuals have higher rates of burnout.

The job demands-resources model, seen through the lens of neurodivergence, can give us insights.

Individual accommodations are the best way to reduce demands and increase resources in all individuals.

ADHD is a condition that is characterized by issues regulating attention, executive function deficits, and even difficulties with emotional regulation. In a person's day-to-day life, this can pose social problems or make it more difficult to hold a job. People with ADHD are more likely to get fired from a job, have fewer progression opportunities, and suffer more from occupational burnout. This is also the case for people suffering from other mental or neurodevelopmental conditions, such as bipolar disorder, OCD, or autism spectrum disorder.

In general, individuals who fall under the neurodivergent umbrella appear to face more difficulties in the workplace, despite having different symptoms, issues, and difficulties due to their conditions. While different experts have theories as to what specific difficulties each neurotype faces, one model reconciles the lived experience of people with dyslexia and those with PTSD: The job demands-resources model.

Created in 2003, this model posits that in the workplace, there are two categories of variables: demands and resources. Demands are the things that require something out of us. It can be our work responsibilities, the emotional energy that it takes to resolve a conflict, or the time it takes to commute to work. We also face everyday physiological demands,........

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