Workplace communication support for neurodivergent adults

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.

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