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Olivia Drewery

Olivia Drewery

Occupational Therapist at NHS England and co-founder of Club Neuro, a sensory-friendly clothing brand for neurodivergent people

Jul 29, 2026

45:11
Mm
45:11
... how you can try and put all the coping mechanisms, you, you know, in place in the world, but sometimes the environment's just not suited to you, and you need to be met halfway with somebody else like your employer.
45:20
And it's good that we kind of open these conversations and more...
45:24
I mean, coming from a corporate background, I know there is a lot more support in place, and people are trying to help and create these networks and, you know, come up with accommodation ideas.
45:33
It's important that companies recognize that they, they should be doing that as well, and it will only benefit them and their employees.
45:40
Um, it's quite useful to have that list of accommodations given to you rather than having to con- constantly think of them yourself and say, "Oh, can I have this? Can I have..." If they say, "Oh, we do this for other people," or, "We can offer this, and this, and this," it's quite helpful to, I guess, for people to know that they can have support in that way.
45:57
I think a really silly example that's just come to top of my mind is I used to really struggle with the fluorescent lights of specific rooms.
49:35
I wasn't showing it." Um, Liv, for someone listening right now who suspects that they might have ADHD or autism, but they haven't been diagnosed, what would you say to them, um, and what would you, would be your first piece of advice for where they should start?

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