You know headphones, a quieter table or a written message would make something easier. So why do you keep telling yourself not to make a fuss? Everyday accommodations for ADHD, autism and AuDHD can begin with noticing what keeps costing you too much.

In Episode 16 of Between Us | Neurodivergent Conversations, Christine and Mareike explore how to work out what support you need after years of adapting yourself to everything around you. We look beyond formal workplace arrangements to sensory needs, communication, memory, task initiation, transitions and recovery. An accommodation might change the environment, the timing or the way a task happens. We share ordinary examples, including familiar restaurants and quieter seating, and talk about why giving ourselves permission to use support can be harder than identifying it.

• Everyday accommodations for neurodivergent adults
• Working backwards from friction to the need underneath
• Sensory overload, headphones and quieter environments
• Written communication and time to process information
• Support for memory, starting tasks and transitions
• Recovery time, competing needs and asking for changes

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Between Us | Neurodivergent Conversations is a podcast with Christine and Mareike for late-diagnosed, late-identified, self-identifying and questioning neurodivergent women. We share lived experience of ADHD, autism, AuDHD, masking, burnout, parenting, relationships and midlife, while learning to build lives that fit our nervous systems.