1087: How Neurodivergent Professionals Thrive at Work with Shea Belsky

If you suspect somebody's neurodivergent, I would not go up to them and ask them about it unless they already have or talk about it in the past. Like if they put it in Slack or talk to you or your team about it. That's open territory. But if you don't know that but you suspect it, then you can at least initiate creating the psychological safety, having retrospectives, suggesting process improvements, working with your manager to make sure that people feel welcomed and respected and that opinions are heard regardless of where they're coming from. That helps initiate

the likelihood that somebody will self-disclose. That's Shea Belsky. He's a tech lead at HubSpot and an autistic self-advocate. With his unique perspective, he's worked with many organizations to champion neurodiversity in the workplace. And today he's here to share some of that wisdom.

So you'll learn one, why neurodivergency is unavoidable at work, two, the unique strengths and struggles of autistic people, and three, when and how to discuss neurodiversity at work. And if you want a quick summary write up of these actionable takeaways, I recommend you sign up for the free Gold Nugget email newsletter. You can find that at awesomeatyourjob.com. I'm Pete McKitis, This is how to be awesome at your job.

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