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Re: Ask HN: How to deal with constant interruptions at work (with ADHD)

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Post by cookiengineer »

gtirloni wrote: post #84
calamari4065 wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a subtle difference. OP is saying "I'm disabled and I can't/need help to do X" The response is "disabled people don't need accommodation, you should just act like you're not disabled no matter the personal cost" The difference is between asking for help and setting boundaries for what you can tolerate, and telling someone else they're a bad person for being disabled. One is reasonable, if annoying. The other…

Are you sure you want to use terms like disabled and attack to have a productive discussion about this?

In all countries of the EU, if you are diagnosed as autistic, you get a disabled passport just as any other disability.

40% disability is very common for diagnosed autistic people, meaning they are categorized with the same amount of impact on their wellbeing as crippled, wheelchaired, or mentally impacted people.

So I think the discussion and comparison that calamari4056 started is very well reasoned and makes sense in the context of "what society expects of you" vs "what you can expect of society".

Re: Ask HN: How to deal with constant interruptions at work (with ADHD)

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Post by calamari4065 »

gtirloni wrote: post #84
calamari4065 wrote: post #83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a subtle difference. OP is saying "I'm disabled and I can't/need help to do X" The response is "disabled people don't need accommodation, you should just act like you're not disabled no matter the personal cost" The difference is between asking for help and setting boundaries for what you can tolerate, and telling someone else they're a bad person for being disabled. One is reasonable, if annoying. The other…

Are you sure you want to use terms like disabled and attack to have a productive discussion about this?

Yes.

I'm not sure why you're implying that disabled is a dirty word. That's the word that pretty much every disabled person uses to describe a disability. It's the official legal term for the same.

And yeah, it's a personal attack when you tell someone they're a bad person for having a disability that inconveniences you.

Re: Ask HN: How to deal with constant interruptions at work (with ADHD)

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Post by therealfiona »

gtirloni wrote: post #77
therealfiona wrote: post #47

Mute non-priority channels. If it isn't a Prod alert, my team's private channel, or a customer-facing channel where they have been directed to in order to request help (Cloud DevOps team that does all the things, people constantly ask us for help with their work), it's muted. I've been using the "Hummus" notification for some years because the dings are triggering and hummus is yummy. But in the past couple of months…

> Also use passive-aggressive emojis like :pingsock: when they continue to do it in channels with 900 people in them. Your comment contains good advice but not this. If you want to say something to the person, say it. Being passive-aggressive will make people ignore you, not stop the behavior you want to change. It's not productive.

Of course. I thought people would pick up on the humor about exactly what not to do.

Re: Ask HN: How to deal with constant interruptions at work (with ADHD)

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Post by dileeparanawake »

absolutely, constant messaging interruptions are terrible. Solution is turn of messaging, hide my phone, and help my colleagues know that if they consider about the outcome / work I do they'll let me focus. It doesn't matter if they think that's unreasonable, it just is what it is, and it's important for me to communicate that. I have, ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism. Have worked in this field for a long time. The problem is not the tech. It's the social expectation and that needs to change to enable people who are neurodiverse. Because normies do things, they need to understand, other people rock it, when they do different, because we are different.

Re: Ask HN: How to deal with constant interruptions at work (with ADHD)

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Post by dileeparanawake »

dileeparanawake wrote: post #94

absolutely, constant messaging interruptions are terrible. Solution is turn of messaging, hide my phone, and help my colleagues know that if they consider about the outcome / work I do they'll let me focus. It doesn't matter if they think that's unreasonable, it just is what it is, and it's important for me to communicate that. I have, ADHD, Dyslexia and Autism. Have worked in this field for a long time. The problem…

this field means neurodiversity technology / assistive tech. Obviously I distracted myself, before I completed that thought

Re: Ask HN: How to deal with constant interruptions at work (with ADHD)

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Post by therealfiona »

thelastparadise wrote: post #17
kulhur wrote: post #12

You can set DND for a limited time, check the slash commands in this article. https://slack.com/help/articles/214908388-Pause-notification...

> DND for a limited time, Limited time? Who thought that was a good idea?

It is actually super awesome. Makes Slack notifications optional for that period of time.

Re: Ask HN: How to deal with constant interruptions at work (with ADHD)

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Post by dileeparanawake »

Mandatum wrote: post #54
g4zj wrote: post #26

I'm autistic, and quickly become very frustrated by distracting sounds and unexpected or unproductive interruptions. Unfortunately, this is a "me" problem, and I've found that I'm the only one interested in solving it. After years of carefully managing/challenging expectations of me, here's what my work situation looks like today. - I work 100% remotely. If I go into the office, I will only be interrupted constantly,…

You will only be effective in a high performant environment. The way you conduct yourself is considered toxic by most people. I would press you to either make some consolations on your lack of response and ignoring of messages. Unless you’re in HFT or an environment that is not dependent on relationships but systems, like government.

Both agree and disagree here. Agree because you have outlined a reality here. Disagree because, on aggregate, the expectation of making neurodiversity confirm is toxic and is a major barrier to productivity and workplace cohesion.

Basically;

lazy / inflexible management = productivity losses flexible & inclusive management = empowered people + awesome results

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