In your application call (not the letter!), make it clear that you are neurodivergent. Make it clear that you can be brilliant if you can do things the way you need to. Make it clear that it can backfire badly if they expect that you can be handled “by the book”. Make sure your future team knows this. And try to get to know the whole team first in a 1-2h call.
In many cases they will reject you on this basis. But there are a few, if rare, companies that will accept that. And these were the best jobs I had. Because the people know what to expect, and especially know what to NOT expect.
(May won’t work for all Jobs. I’m in IT, so neurodivergent people aren’t that uncommon. Maybe other fields look drastically different)
Tip for people without urgency for a new job.
In your application call (not the letter!), make it clear that you are neurodivergent. Make it clear that you can be brilliant if you can do things the way you need to. Make it clear that it can backfire badly if they expect that you can be handled “by the book”. Make sure your future team knows this. And try to get to know the whole team first in a 1-2h call.
In many cases they will reject you on this basis. But there are a few, if rare, companies that will accept that. And these were the best jobs I had. Because the people know what to expect, and especially know what to NOT expect.
(May won’t work for all Jobs. I’m in IT, so neurodivergent people aren’t that uncommon. Maybe other fields look drastically different)