Tag: Context Switching
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Supporting Neurodivergent Software Engineers: Reducing Cognitive Load and Context Switching for Colleagues with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Software engineering teams often comprise individuals with various cognitive processing styles, including neurodivergent engineers, such as those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Neurodivergent engineers may experience increased sensitivity to cognitive load—the mental effort required to process information, solve problems, and complete tasks—and context switching, which is the mental shift that occurs between tasks or concepts.…