If you want to have more effective conversations with neurodivergent colleagues, we invite you to see things differently with us. Every Friday we offer a new lens on neurodiversity. Plus tips, free resources, and updates on the upcoming books: Lens Not Label and Uncontained.
Make asking easier
Published 6 days ago • 2 min read
Lens Not Label
See things differently.
13 August 2026
Happy Friday, Reader!
We've been doing a bit behind the scenes, so this week's edition of the newsletter comes from a new email address: info@lensnotlabel.com — please be sure to add this to your contacts or safe senders list so you don't miss out! Plus, doing so helps Google and others know we're legit.
Lots of other things to share, so I'll keep the words brief but the value deep:
Something for leaders and managers:
One thing we learned throughout the process of writing Lens Not Label is that you don't need to take a training course or gain years of experience to work well with a neurodivergent colleague.
You need to build one habit: asking!(and believing the answer)
We don't want you to have to wait until the book comes out in November to start practising this skill. Try our free PDF worksheet before your next conversation:
We'd love to hear what you think of this one! Is it useful? What could be better? Hit reply and let us know.
Something for coaches:
We invite you to help us with the subtitle of our book, Uncontained. Here's a reminder of what this companion to Lens Not Label is all about:
Whether you are a neurodivergent coach, a neurodivergent leader adopting a coach-like approach, or someone who is simply different in some way, this upcoming book offers a wildly inclusive space to explore what happens when we stop conforming and start being wisely uncontained.
With that in mind, please vote for your favourite subtitle option…
The final final draft of Lens Not Label is with the publisher now and we're now focusing our efforts on pre-launch promotion. That involves developing this newsletter, creating worksheets and other content, and getting the word out there. You can help by forwarding this email to others and encouraging them to subscribe at lensnotlabel.com
For Uncontained, it's all about writing. We're incorporating the insights from research interviews and podcast episodes with ND Coaches. We shared some of those learnings in last week's newsletter
More to come on all of this, stick around!
Feedback yay or nay?
One thing that has been on my mind lately is about neurodivergent perspectives on feedback. Some people crave getting feedback (🙋🏻♀️). For others, it prompts rejection sensitivities (also sometimes me). Some avoid it at all costs.
Maybe you notice this in others around you? Or your challenge is more about giving feedback rather than receiving?
I'm thinking about these things as I think about how this newsletter is evolving. I'm wondering what's working well (and what's not). I've got my own internal feedback signals about what feels good to share, is easy and useful. But I'd love to hear what you think!
In my User Experience (UX) days, we often used the Start / Stop / Continue method…
What should we start doing?
What should we stop doing?
What should we continue doing?
These questions have broader applications of course! Where might you apply them in your work?
Let's continue this conversation, Kim, Claire, and Nathan
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You don't need to become an expert. You just need to see differently.
If you want to have more effective conversations with neurodivergent colleagues, we invite you to see things differently with us. Every Friday we offer a new lens on neurodiversity. Plus tips, free resources, and updates on the upcoming books: Lens Not Label and Uncontained.
