Workplace communication is often more implicit than it appears.
Cuevera is designed to help neurodivergent professionals assess subtext, tone, indirect language and message perception at work.
The communication problem
Workplace messages can carry expectations that are not stated directly. Tone, context, hierarchy and shared conventions may affect whether a sentence is read as a suggestion, request, criticism or deadline.
For some neurodivergent adults, interpreting those signals adds cognitive and social demands to routine communication. The same issue can operate in reverse when direct wording is interpreted differently from how it was intended.
Autism and workplace communication
Workplace guidance from the National Autistic Society identifies recurring difficulties involving unclear instructions, sarcasm, irony, subtle conflict cues and direct or literal communication being misread as rude or blunt.
Research on autistic employment also describes challenges involving unwritten social norms, feedback and workplace expectations. These difficulties arise within an interaction between the individual and the communication environment.
ADHD and workplace communication
CHADD notes that adults with ADHD may have difficulty tracking subtle nuances, reading between the lines or holding multiple details in mind during communication.
At work, attention, working memory, impulsivity and communication style can affect how messages are interpreted and how quickly social or contextual cues are processed.
Cuevera
What They Mean analyses likely subtext, tone, sarcasm, passive-aggressive language, indirect requests, idioms, vague expectations and workplace jargon.
How I Sound assesses how the user’s own wording may be perceived before it is sent.
Both modes use the selected text and limited nearby context. Cuevera provides an interpretation, not an automatic rewrite.
Sources
- National Autistic Society: What can I do if I’m having trouble at work?
- National Autistic Society: What support can I get at work?
- The lived experience of autistic adults in employment: systematic search and synthesis
- CHADD: Relationships & Social Skills
- CHADD: Succeeding in the Workplace
- Systematic review of interventions to support adults with ADHD at work