An adult diagnosis can change how you understand years of work, relationships and effort. It may bring relief, uncertainty, frustration or several feelings at once.
If you use Access to Work, news about reform can make it hard to know what applies to you now. Keep three things separate: a
Disability Pride Month in July is a chance to recognise disabled people’s lives and contributions. At work, recognition needs to reach beyond a message on
Perhaps there is a role you have not applied for, a project you keep postponing or training you would like to make time for. When
Before asking about support, you may want to know what the relationship would actually involve. Who decides what gets done? How much time would you
A support worker can have the right skills and still work in a way that does not suit you. Frequent check-ins may be helpful to
When you’re looking for help at work, a list of services only tells you so much. You also need to know what it would be
You buy a planner, set it up carefully and use it for a few days. Then work gets busy, one entry is missed and the
“Network more.” “Do the hardest task first.” “Break it into smaller steps.” Career advice often arrives as an instruction, with very little curiosity about the
“Just make a list” leaves out quite a lot. You still have to decide what belongs on it, remember to look at it and work
