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Hi everyone! First time posting here.

I work for a small, scrappy company, and over the last few months we’ve been reviewing and rewriting a lot of our SOPs, onboarding guides, and internal documentation to make them easier to understand.

I’m neurodivergent, and I’m really sensitive to how information is presented to me.

And honestly… I felt the difference almost immediately.

Instead of spending mental energy trying to interpret what something meant, I could focus on understanding the content and getting the work done.

Interestingly, this wasn’t part of a neurodiversity initiative.
It was simply a business enablement effort to make our operational content clearer and easier to use.
It was a game changer for me.

It’s also made me wonder if we sometimes underestimate how much clear documentation and well-designed processes help everyone, not just neurodivergent employees.

Has anyone else’s organization gone through a similar effort? If so, did you notice a difference?

Hi everyone! First time posting here.

I work for a small, scrappy company, and over the last few months we’ve been reviewing and rewriting a lot of our SOPs, onboarding guides, and internal documentation to make them easier to understand.

I’m neurodivergent, and I’m really sensitive to how information is presented to me.

And honestly… I felt the difference almost immediately.

Instead of spending mental energy trying to interpret what something meant, I could focus on understanding the content and getting the work done.

Interestingly, this wasn’t part of a neurodiversity initiative.
It was simply a business enablement effort to make our operational content clearer and easier to use.
It was a game changer for me.

It’s also made me wonder if we sometimes underestimate how much clear documentation and well-designed processes help everyone, not just neurodivergent employees.

Has anyone else’s organization gone through a similar effort? If so, did you notice a difference?

I’ve spent most of my career working in fast-paced environments.
I genuinely love them.

But… they’ve also been exhausting.

I’m neurodivergent, and over the years I’ve realized my brain simply isn’t wired the same way.

What I’ve struggled with most hasn’t been the work itself.

It’s been the systems around the work.

The documentation.
The training.

The constant assumption that everyone processes information the same way.

I often find myself thinking, *“Things don’t have to be this hard.”*

Sometimes, I simply feel like things aren’t… well… clear.

Am I alone in feeling that way?

If you’ve had a similar experience, I’d genuinely love to connect and exchange perspectives.

I have a feeling I’m not the only one navigating this, and I’m curious to hear what has actually helped, especially when organizations adapted the way they designed their operations, documentation, or training.

Thanks.

I’ve spent most of my career working in fast-paced environments.
I genuinely love them.

But… they’ve also been exhausting.

I’m neurodivergent, and over the years I’ve realized my brain simply isn’t wired the same way.

What I’ve struggled with most hasn’t been the work itself.

It’s been the systems around the work.

The documentation.
The training.

The constant assumption that everyone processes information the same way.

I often find myself thinking, “Things don’t have to be this hard.”

Sometimes, I simply feel like things aren’t… well… clear.

Am I alone in feeling that way?

If you’ve had a similar experience, I’d genuinely love to connect and exchange perspectives.

I have a feeling I’m not the only one navigating this, and I’m curious to hear what has actually helped, especially when organizations adapted the way they designed their operations, documentation, or training.

Thanks.

Unsure if this is the right place for this, but I figured I’d give it a shot…

I’m looking to connect with researchers specialized in learning science.

I’ve been working on a project over the past year focused on workplace learning, documentation, cognitive load, neuroinclusion, and performance.

I’d really like to continue learning more about these topics, connect with people who are actively involved in them, and get different perspectives.

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If you work in learning science research, I’d love to connect and chat.

And if you know of any great researchers, books, podcasts, YouTube channels, or communities worth exploring, I’d love to hear your recommendations.

Thanks!

Vulnerable moment here (full disclosur; I have ADHD).

I've spent many years in L&D and I feel like I'm seeing the same pattern over and over again....
Seeing work documents (mostly “ops” docs) not designed in a way that my brain processes information.

That I was one of the first to voice it but....that it actually affected many other people around.

I've seen so people freeze when they tried to use a work document that was provided to them...mostly because it was never designed for how people actually process information.

Curious to hear if it's just me or if others have also experienced this: wishing that workplace documents would be designed differently, to fit their brains better and actually enable them to work at their full potential.