Ask HN: Is remote work beneficial for neurodiverse individuals?

Post by azdle » Fri, Oct 28, 2022, 6:53 PM UTC

majamazz wrote: post #8

azdle wrote: post #5

I've got ADHD, working remotely from home is an infinity% improvement over the open office I was working in before. I'd say it's about equal to, or maybe a slight improvement over, the the "team room" I was in before the open office where it was me and ~10 other engineers all working on generally the same categorical area of a product (in my case the hardware team). The only thing that I could see possibly being an i…

Thanks! What about changing the location more often, i.e. nomading? Is this hugely distracting or once you settle in it's fine?

Post by majamazz » Fri, Oct 28, 2022, 8:39 PM UTC

wojciii wrote: post #12

I don't have a diagnosis.. but I have my suspicions. I work with software development. I can't concentrate very well around other people and specially open office environments with lots of noise. So I only go to the office for meetings and work from home most days. My efficiency a lot better when working from home. I call people when I want something or need information. I usually work on problems 3-4 hours at a time…