My Fave Business Tools & Systems for my ADHD/Autistic Brain

Sharing the tech tools I actually use (and love) as an Autistic ADHDer running two businesses, how I use them and how they help me.

"ADHD brain was struggling big time having too many different bits of information and too many spreadsheets, and the second I think, oh, I need to go and get that information from the other spreadsheet, I half open it up and I'd go on another side quest because I realized I needed to rename a file and move it over there. And suddenly I'm building an automation to move the file and I'm 10 steps away from where I needed to be." — Adina Levy

You’ll hear me share about:

• The exact apps and systems that support both “autistic me” and “ADHD me” in staying focused, reducing burnout and getting the big stuff done

• How I’ve designed my business to match my energy levels, including clever hacks like colour-coded strategic goals and why I don’t book anything before 11am

• Why automations make my heart sing and how tools like ClickUp, Capsule CRM and Zapier help me focus on the human-ey parts of my work

LINKS • Streamline Your Business for Time Freedom – on-demand course (use code POD20 for 20% off) – https://ndbusiness.co/streamline-your-business-course/ • Neurodivergent Business Collective – community for neurodivergent business owners – https://ndbusiness.co/neurodivergent-business-collective/ • 1:1 Coaching and Consulting – join the waitlist – https://ndbusiness.co/1-1-coaching-consulting/ • Explore Your Affirming Practice – free podcast training for Speech Therapists (through my other business, Play. Learn. Chat.) – https://playlearnchat.com/evolve-your-affirming-practice-free-training/

 

• Watch on YouTube - (coming soon)
• Grab the transcript and listen on the blog - https://ndbusiness.co/podcast/
• Follow me on Instagram @neurodivergent.business

APPS & TOOLS I SHARED • Kit (ConvertKit) – email platform I actually enjoy using – https://partners.convertkit.com/r0q3orewj68e (my affiliate link) • Descript – audio and video editing via text – https://get.descript.com/zvedpapj40ai (my affiliate link) • Kajabi – course and membership platform – https://app.kajabi.com/r/jzpyZDkd (my affiliate link) • Capsule CRM – client and contact manager – https://get.capsulenow.io/1os7biho1bbe (my affiliate link) • ClickUp – project and task management – https://clickup.com • Google Chat – low-pressure team messaging – https://chat.google.com • Gmail – email platform with templates – https://mail.google.com • Help Scout – previous email support platform – https://www.helpscout.com • Xero – invoicing and bookkeeping software – https://xero.com • Acuity – client booking and payments – https://acuityscheduling.com • Google Sheets – flexible spreadsheets I adore – https://sheets.google.com • Momentum – browser-based Pomodoro timer – https://momentumdash.com • Zapier – automation tool to connect platforms – https://zapier.com • Make – visual automation for complex workflows – https://make.com • ChatGPT – my favourite AI thinking partner – https://chat.openai.com • Perplexity – alternative AI research assistant – https://perplexity.ai • Claude – another AI tool I explore – https://claude.ai • NotebookLM – Google tool for summarising docs – https://notebooklm.google • Gemini – Google’s AI assistant – https://gemini.google.com