Exploring the Work Experiences of Neurodivergent Professionals: Energy, Time, and Focus

This survey explores how neurodivergent professionals experience time, energy, and focus in their work life. Your input will help identify real challenges and uncover design opportunities to better support neurodivergent ways of working.

This survey is part of a bachelor’s thesis project in Interaction Design at Malmö University, Sweden.

🔒 Your responses are completely anonymous. No personal data is collected.

 

💼 Section 1: Introduction
1.
What forms of neurodivergence do you identify with? (You’re welcome to include both diagnosed and self-identified experiences. Select all that apply.)
This question is compulsory
2.
What is your age range? (Choose one option)
3.
What best describes your current work status? (Choose one option)
4.
What best describes your current work setting? (Choose one option)
⏳ Section 2: Time Estimation & Scheduling
5.
How well can you estimate how long a work task will take before doing it? (Choose one option)
6.
Do you experience time blindness (underestimating how long a work task will take, or having difficulty sensing how much time has passed)? (Choose one option)
7.
How often do you experience time blindness? (Choose one option)
8.
How well do traditional time-based work management systems (e.g. calendars, deadlines, to-do lists) align with your neurodivergent way of working or thinking? (Choose one option)
9.
What makes time-based planning systems challenging for you? (Select all that apply)
🔋 Section 3: Energy Awareness & Management
10.
While working, are you at any point aware of your energy levels? (Choose one option)
11.
Before starting a task, how well can you estimate how much energy it will require? (Choose one option)
12.
After finishing a task, how well can you tell how much energy it actually required? (Choose one option)
13.
When you are in a state of hyperfocus, do you tend to use more energy on tasks without noticing? (Choose one option)
14.
What types of work tasks tend to use up large amounts of energy? Think about tasks that leave you feeling exhausted or overstimulated afterwards. (e.g. group meetings, switching between tasks, noisy work environments, complex planning, etc).
15.
What types of tasks or activities (if any) help you feel recharged or give you energy during the day? You might think about activities that leave you feeling calmer, more focused, or mentally refreshed — even if just a little (e.g. working alone, creative work, stretching, a short walk, exercising, etc).
16.
Have you ever experienced burnout related to work? (Choose one option)
17.
What factors contributed to your burnout? (Select all that apply)
18.
Would it be helpful to consider your work tasks based on the energy they require, instead of just time or deadlines? (Choose one option)