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Getting comfortable at my desk

Lotti

Hi,

Has anyone found a good set up for your desk at work? I have autism, ADHD and dyspraxia and find the usual office set up painfully uncomfortable. If I really need to focus I work on the sofa or in bed instead.

Grateful to hear what others have found work for you

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  • There are various ergonomic considerations related to height of  the desk, the chair, position of the keyboard, monitor etc.

    There are pictures related to display screen equipment setup online, and assessments are supposed to be made.

    The basic idea is to not slouch and have your palms and forearms flat. You want to keep you head straight.

    You can get gel wrist rests. If you have short legs consider a foot rest.

    Working on a laptop is hard without a second screen.

    Whatever the setup, get up every 40 mins to 1 hour and walk around. Look out of a window into the distance for a few minutes to help your eyes. Try not to have lunch sitting at your desk.

    If you hyper focus you can go for hours without looking away from the screen or moving. Try to notice this.

    It depends on what you find uncomfortable. Lying on a bed is unlikely to be good for you long term.

    One of the big issues is forgetting to blink.

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  • There are various ergonomic considerations related to height of  the desk, the chair, position of the keyboard, monitor etc.

    There are pictures related to display screen equipment setup online, and assessments are supposed to be made.

    The basic idea is to not slouch and have your palms and forearms flat. You want to keep you head straight.

    You can get gel wrist rests. If you have short legs consider a foot rest.

    Working on a laptop is hard without a second screen.

    Whatever the setup, get up every 40 mins to 1 hour and walk around. Look out of a window into the distance for a few minutes to help your eyes. Try not to have lunch sitting at your desk.

    If you hyper focus you can go for hours without looking away from the screen or moving. Try to notice this.

    It depends on what you find uncomfortable. Lying on a bed is unlikely to be good for you long term.

    One of the big issues is forgetting to blink.

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