You know those times when your brain is firing on a million angles at once? For many neurodivergent business owners, the very strengths that fuel creativity and insight can also become sources of strain. The ability to take in multiple perspectives, process vast amounts of information, and think deeply about what matters most is powerful—but it can also lead easily to overstimulation. When the brain is juggling too much at once, overwhelm sets in, the nervous system shifts into high alert, and executive functioning becomes harder to manage. Decisions stall, energy drains, and even small tasks can start to feel like too much. Figuring out how your neurodivergent mind and nervous system works can help you create the conditions you’ll thrive in.

It turns out that designing systems to support a neurodivergent partner… makes things better for everyone — especially when we embrace neurodivergent-friendly business systems. Meetings are more focused. Communication is more respectful. Prep is intentional, not overwhelming. And there’s room for both of us to show up in ways that feel good.

Have you ever felt like your brain was a browser with 37 tabs open… and you forgot which one started playing music? You want to change the song, but you’re juggling competing demands, and your thoughts feel so tangled that you don’t even know how to move forward.

There’s no such thing as normal.

At least, not in the way we’ve been taught to believe. The myth of the "neurotypical" standard—one correct way to communicate, collaborate, or contribute—is exactly that: a myth. And in business, this myth can quietly exclude or mislabel people who process and interact with the world differently.