Neurodivergence
How does neurodivergence impact productivity pain? Self-reported ND impact acts as a modifier — it amplifies every metric while drive stays stubbornly high. The "frustrated achiever" signal is strongest here: people who want to do more but can't, not because they lack motivation, but because their operating system works differently.
Who Reports ND Impact?
Self-reported neurodivergence impact across four levels. This is not diagnosis — it's lived experience of how ND affects productivity.
The Gradient: Everything Breaks Except Drive
The Dose-Response Gradient
Every metric degrades as ND impact increases — except drive. Lines connect each ND level's normalized mean scores (0–1). The flatness of the Drive line against the steep decline of everything else IS the story.
Effect Sizes: Significantly vs Not applicable
Cohen's d quantifies the gap between extreme groups. Large effects (|d| ≥ 0.8) confirm ND impact isn't noise — it's a dominant factor. Note that drive shows negligible effect, validating the frustrated achiever signal.
Segment × ND Impact
As ND impact rises, the Painkiller share grows disproportionately. Sorted by Painkiller % — the gradient from 48% to 78% is the clearest signal that ND amplifies pain.
Burnout × ND Impact
Mean burnout composite (0–5) and % in severe zone (≥ 3.5). ND amplifies burnout risk monotonically.
What Blocks Each ND Level
Thesis area and fix type distribution reveal different obstacle profiles across ND levels. Do ND respondents face the same blockers, or different ones?
Strategy Landscape by ND Level
What works for neurotypical respondents may fail for neurodivergent ones, and vice versa. Showing % of each ND group that mentions each strategy (not raw counts — groups have different sizes). All 4 levels compared.
ND × Work Situation
Does ND impact concentrate in specific work situations? If Founders report higher ND impact than Employees — the product must accommodate ND as a default, not an edge case.
The Frustrated Achiever Concentration
Frustrated achievers = high drive (≥ 4/5) + high pain (≥ 4/10) + addressable fix type. These are the highest-value product users — and ND amplifies their concentration.
In Their Words
What would each ND group fix if they could change one thing? (Q15)
Respondent Browser
Browse individual respondents by ND impact level. Click a row to see their full profile.
Respondent Profile
How This Page Works
Neurodivergence impact is self-reported via Q23: "How much does neurodivergence (ADHD, autism, etc.) impact your productivity?" — four categorical levels, not a clinical diagnosis.
| ND Level | Meaning | Typical N |
|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | No perceived ND impact | ~48% of respondents |
| Minimally | Minor influence, mostly manageable | ~20% |
| Moderately | Noticeable interference with work patterns | ~17% |
| Significantly | Major impact on workflow and blockers | ~15% |
Why dose-response matters: If ND were noise, metrics would scatter randomly. Instead, every outcome metric degrades monotonically from "Not applicable to me" → "Significantly" while drive stays flat. This consistent gradient validates ND impact as a real modifier, not a confounder.
Effect sizes use Cohen's d comparing the two extreme groups (Significantly vs Not applicable). Interpretation: |d| < 0.2 = negligible, 0.2–0.5 = small, 0.5–0.8 = medium, ≥ 0.8 = large. The drive metric's negligible effect size is the statistical confirmation of the "frustrated achiever" pattern.
Frustrated achiever = drive ≥ 4/5 AND pain score ≥ 4/10 AND addressable fix type (tool/system/behavioral). These respondents want to change, hurt enough to pay, and want the kind of fix we're building.