southsoundtree
Been here much more than a while
- Location
- Olympia, WA
@evo didn't you start a thread? I can't find it.
Olympia is a powerful magnet for neurodiversity.
ADHDers, AudhDHDers, autistics flock to The Evergreen State College. Many stayed in Olympia, since the late 1960 or early 70s increasing the genetic pool, to my unconfirmed reasoning.
I'm trying to find strategies to help with employee and personal/ family relationships involving neurodiversity.
I was just watching a Dr's 'reel' about AuDHD people having difficulty changing directions rapidly. In most tree work, this is the name of the game.
I ask how new employees each learn and what/ how I can direct things so they are ideally following along, and asking pertinent questions and statements.
One guy told me to only ask him to do things one thing at a time. That was pretty easy to accomodate, and he was a valuable asset for the summer until a pre-planned move from the area.
Asking people to get 3 tools from the truck has been difficulty.There's is tons of stuff in the truck, but each thing has a specific home.
I ask that tools are put away Only in the place that puts them away properly, not somewhere in the truck. Otherwise, I ask them to set the tool in the one staging area or Next to (not under, against, on, in front/ back of) the truck. Any time we may need to move the truck, non- emergency or planning for an emergency, nothing needs to be moved. Everthing can be found where it belongs in the truck or in the 1 staging area. I can direct someone to the color, shape and location of most everthing if it's put away properly.
I commonly describe things by color. Most things aren't any given color, so asking for the blue pickaroon eliminates everthing that isn't blue.
This employee ND is most definitely a part of why I can work so easily and productively on my own or self-lowering, rather than asking people to help me.
Difficulty with State of Mind and clear communication have been ongoing challenges. Changing directions, and seeing the forest And the trees, have been ongoing difficulties.
One person told me that they had a hard time figuring out what I would or wouldn't know as, as someone outside that person's head. They would choose to go somewhere out of sight, from the DZ, but it could have been 2' or 200' while I was dropping trunk wood.
I keep finding employees going to the bad/ the worst places because it's out from the drop zone (and they don't choose a sensible place, in the open (shade or sun available), close to the DZ (where there are other work tasks available and on their task list beyond waiting for the next piece to be rigged/ cut/ lowered). They frequently go to a spot without a clear emergency exit area (backed up against a trailer, behind me and out of sight, an area extra far from where they will be needed next, such as far from the Drop Zone while rigging down pieces.
It neither makes sense how often I have to tell people they keep choosing visually-obscured or fully hidden places to go when I ask for, 'Stand Clear' or 'Stand Clear in the Clear' (after explaining what that the 'in the clear' means a visually-clear space unless they are going to tell me where they will be hidden, such as at the truck/ taking a break, etc), nor how hard Call and Respond is made.
Too much Call and no Response, rather a related Call comes back in response to my Call (often a negative-framed statement or statement-question involving 'thing' or a vague reference to the past 'thing').
Looking for help.
Thanks.
Olympia is a powerful magnet for neurodiversity.
ADHDers, AudhDHDers, autistics flock to The Evergreen State College. Many stayed in Olympia, since the late 1960 or early 70s increasing the genetic pool, to my unconfirmed reasoning.
I'm trying to find strategies to help with employee and personal/ family relationships involving neurodiversity.
I was just watching a Dr's 'reel' about AuDHD people having difficulty changing directions rapidly. In most tree work, this is the name of the game.
I ask how new employees each learn and what/ how I can direct things so they are ideally following along, and asking pertinent questions and statements.
One guy told me to only ask him to do things one thing at a time. That was pretty easy to accomodate, and he was a valuable asset for the summer until a pre-planned move from the area.
Asking people to get 3 tools from the truck has been difficulty.There's is tons of stuff in the truck, but each thing has a specific home.
I ask that tools are put away Only in the place that puts them away properly, not somewhere in the truck. Otherwise, I ask them to set the tool in the one staging area or Next to (not under, against, on, in front/ back of) the truck. Any time we may need to move the truck, non- emergency or planning for an emergency, nothing needs to be moved. Everthing can be found where it belongs in the truck or in the 1 staging area. I can direct someone to the color, shape and location of most everthing if it's put away properly.
I commonly describe things by color. Most things aren't any given color, so asking for the blue pickaroon eliminates everthing that isn't blue.
This employee ND is most definitely a part of why I can work so easily and productively on my own or self-lowering, rather than asking people to help me.
Difficulty with State of Mind and clear communication have been ongoing challenges. Changing directions, and seeing the forest And the trees, have been ongoing difficulties.
One person told me that they had a hard time figuring out what I would or wouldn't know as, as someone outside that person's head. They would choose to go somewhere out of sight, from the DZ, but it could have been 2' or 200' while I was dropping trunk wood.
I keep finding employees going to the bad/ the worst places because it's out from the drop zone (and they don't choose a sensible place, in the open (shade or sun available), close to the DZ (where there are other work tasks available and on their task list beyond waiting for the next piece to be rigged/ cut/ lowered). They frequently go to a spot without a clear emergency exit area (backed up against a trailer, behind me and out of sight, an area extra far from where they will be needed next, such as far from the Drop Zone while rigging down pieces.
It neither makes sense how often I have to tell people they keep choosing visually-obscured or fully hidden places to go when I ask for, 'Stand Clear' or 'Stand Clear in the Clear' (after explaining what that the 'in the clear' means a visually-clear space unless they are going to tell me where they will be hidden, such as at the truck/ taking a break, etc), nor how hard Call and Respond is made.
Too much Call and no Response, rather a related Call comes back in response to my Call (often a negative-framed statement or statement-question involving 'thing' or a vague reference to the past 'thing').
Looking for help.
Thanks.
