Chris Knight, Head of Data & AI Demand, Delivery & Financial Operations, talks about his work life, and dealing with Neurodivergence

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Who is Chris Knight?

Chris has a very unusual story of how he eventually landed into his senior role. Buckle in!

Quickfire Questions:

• What’s one thing that’s certain to distract you, when you’re working?
• When are you at your most focused?
• Do deadlines help or stress you out?
• What’s something neurotypical people often get wrong about neurodivergence?
• One app or tool you couldn’t live without?
• You meet someone new at work, and although they haven’t come out and said “I’m Neurodivergent”, you can just tell. What sort of things are you noticing?
• What does time management look like for neurodivergent people?

Breaking Prod

Chris is breaking records in style, with an email whoopsie to all customers

Big Topic: Neurodiveristy

• What sort of stigma comes with being neurodivergent?
• Have you tried during your career did you pretend you weren't neurodivergent, by “masking”?
• Did you ever tell yourself, or have other people tell you, “you need to try harder”, even though you felt you were already giving it your all?
• When’s the right time to tell your boss/employer?
• From the corporate side, what does good support look like from your employer?
• In some ways, your Neurodivergence makes things more difficult – are there any ways in which it’s your superpower?
• What's your take on medication?
• What should parents know about neurodivergence? How do you support your daughter?

News

• TikTok Misinformation Is Warping Young People's Understanding of ADHD (sciencealert.com)

  “of the top 100 most-viewed TikTok videos tagged for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) content, fewer than half matched the professional diagnostic criteria for the condition.”
  “using the top 100's five most accurate and five least accurate videos, as judged by clinical psychologists. These 10 clips were then shown to 843 undergraduates taking an introductory psychology course, who were asked to rate them based on their perceived educational value. While the best five videos scored an average of 3.6 from psychologists for accuracy, they only got a score of 2.8 from the students. The worst five videos for accuracy scored 1.1 from psychologists, but 2.3 from students.”

• Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions. Health secretary says too many people are being ‘written off’ and that is driving ministers’ changes to welfare (The Guardian)

  From Wes Streeting: “Here’s the other thing, mental wellbeing, illness, it’s a spectrum and I think definitely there’s an overdiagnosis, but there’s too many people being written off and, to your point about treatment, too many people who just aren’t getting the support they need. So if you can get that support to people much earlier, then you can help people to either stay in work or get back to work.”

  • Neurodiverse staff well suited to a changing world (The Times, paywalled)
    > ”People with conditions such as autism, ADHD, dyspraxia and dyslexia bring unique skills to the workplace”

Recommendations

Neurodivergence

• NHS Website
• ADHD Love, YouTube Channel
• How to ADHD, by Jessica McCabe

TV

• LOL: Last One Laughing, reality comedy on Amazon Prime
• Gangs of London Action Drama from Sky

Music

• Why? – The Well I Fell Into :: Alternative :: Apple Music · Spotify · YouTube
• HHY & the Kampala Unit :: Electronic Jazz :: Apple Music · Spotify · YouTube
• Wilkinson :: Electronic, Drum 'n' Bass :: Apple Music · Spotify · YouTube

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