Technology's role is not to replace human creativity but to reveal new facets of it. This understanding offers a framework for evaluating new technologies like generative AI: Do they enhance our capabilities while respecting our agency? Do they serve our creative intent or demand we serve theirs? Do they allow our authentic voice to flow through them, or do they try to replace that voice with their own? How we answer these questions has everything to do with whether we encounter gen AI in a spirit of anxiety and skepticism or one of creativity and play.

As a neurodivergent professional, I've discovered that working with AI assistants offers unique advantages that complement and enhance our natural cognitive styles. While there are many benefits to this collaboration, one of the most powerful is how it supports self-awareness and metacognition – the ability to observe and understand our own thought patterns.

Working with AI can help support various cognitive styles that don't always align with traditional workplace expectations. This guide offers practical prompting strategies that can benefit anyone, followed by specific guidance for those who choose to explicitly incorporate their neurodivergent identity into their AI interactions.