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Empathy, neurodivergence, and getting the best out of everyone

Empathy, neurodivergence, and getting the best out of everyone

As I embark on a new journey as a neurodivergent speaker, I thought I would use the final day of ADHD awareness month to write up a brief summary of something that I’ve found myself saying a lot recently.

When I look back upon my career in employment with my newly-focussed ADHD eyes, I can pinpoint the management techniques that helped me become successful, and I can equally see the times when bad management hindered my work.

Covering a protest in the middle of a pandemic

Covering a protest in the middle of a pandemic

I really struggled morally with this. I wanted to be there to document a piece of social history unfolding and to be able to contribute an accurate pictorial representation of the mood. But I also wanted to stay safe.

Social Distancing Project in The Argus

Social Distancing Project in The Argus

The Argus today ran a two-page special featuring my photographs from St Patrick’s Day (Tuesday 17th March), showing the effects of the government’s initial recommendation that the public stay home.

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