AI as accessibility: what happened when a neurodivergent solutions architect stopped fighting his brain and started building.

In this post, I share how AI serves as an accessibility tool for neurodivergent professionals. The system is built on Amazon Quick on your desktop, an AI-powered desktop and web assistant that compensates for executive function gaps every day. I also share questions to help you identify where AI could support yours. Approximately 15–20 percent of the UK adult population is neurodivergent, according to research from Birkbeck, University of London. Most AI productivity tooling still assumes neurotypical brains. Email triage, prioritization, and follow-up management consume disproportionate cognitive energy for neurodivergent professionals compared to the technical work itself.

I have AuDHD (co-occurring autism and ADHD). My brain is excellent at pattern recognition, deep analytical thinking, and creative problem-solving. It’s terrible at remembering what happened yesterday, deciding what to do next, switching between tasks without losing context, and maintaining organizational systems.

For years, I compensated. I masked. I built elaborate workarounds. And every evening, I came home depleted, having spent all my executive function at work, with nothing left for the people who matter most.