Remote Work Sensory Overload: When Home Is Not Actually a Low Input Environment
When offices became noisy and open and intense, many autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults were told the same thing. Just work from home.It will be…
Author: Johan Lammers, MSc
I founded sensoryoverload.info after being diagnosed with AuDHD in my early forties. Through this platform, I share what I continue to learn, in the hope that it helps neurodivergent adults feel less alone, better understand themselves, and find approaches that fit their lives. I draw on my MSc in Psychology, years of hyperfocused neurodiversity research, and my own ongoing experience of living with AuDHD.
I’d love to connect with others in the neurodivergent community on LinkedIn and/or X.
Neurodivergent People in Retail and Customer Facing Jobs: Surviving Overload
Working in retail or other customer facing jobs can be intense for anyone. For autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults, it often feels like standing inside…
AuDHD Travel Days: Balancing Stimulation, Safety and Predictability
For many people, travel days are tiring. For AuDHD adults autistic and ADHD together they can feel like a full system stress test. You might…
Neurodivergent Brains in Healthcare Waiting Rooms: Coping with Noise, Uncertainty, and Being Observed
You make the appointment because you need help. Then you arrive at the practice or hospital and you are dropped into one of the hardest…
Neurodivergent Friendly Weekends: One Recovery Day, One Life Admin Day
Many autistic, ADHD and AuDHD adults reach Friday already exhausted. Weekends are supposed to be the time to catch up and recharge. In reality they…
Shutdown and Meltdown Body Emergency Plans: How to Design Your Own Toolkit and Cards
When your system is about to crash, you usually do not have spare brain power to think about what would help. In autistic, ADHD and…
Neurodivergent Self Care 2.0: Moving Beyond “Take a Bath and Go for a Walk”
When you search for self care ideas, you often see the same suggestions: Have a bubble bath.Go for a walk.Light a candle.Do some yoga. If…
Processing Neurodivergent Diagnosis: the Aftermath of Being Seen
You finally have a word for it. Autistic.ADHD.AuDHD.Or another neurodivergent label that fits more than anything you have heard before. For many adults, especially those…
Talking to Professionals Who Do Not Understand Neurodivergence: Scripts, Red Flags, and When to Walk Away
Many autistic, ADHD, AuDHD and other neurodivergent adults reach out for help because they are overwhelmed, burned out or confused by their experience. Then they…
Neurodiversity Friendly Movement: Exercise Without Overload
You may genuinely want to move more and still find exercise almost impossible to begin. The movement itself might be manageable. Getting changed, choosing an…