QAuDHD Weekly

Today we're talking about Thought Modes, different ways to react to things being "different" and I even manage to throw in a vague reference to the FIFA Men's World Cup, since that's currently a thing. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #thoughtmodes

Today we celebrate 100 episodes of QAuDHD with an extra-long neurospicy focussed issue that talks mostly about... socks... As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

I'm back! And this week we're talking about some outside the box thinking and putting forward some thoughts on the different types of feedback and when they might be useful for development teams to hear. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

This week I have been dealing with my first personal experience of ableist abuse (so a nice light topic to kick us off...) and been reflecting on how the sort of analytics data we tend to collect from players can benefit testing during development. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audh...

This week I've mostly been struggling with internal regulation and championing internal validation! As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. P.S. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #heatwave

This week I'm celebrating a doubly successful Qualicon and reminding everyone of the importance of accessibility advocacy, in the wake of Global Accessibility Awareness Day! As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #qualicon #gaad

This week I'm providing a BBC style "balanced perspective" on last week's rant about people in the industry not appreciating or understanding game quality, and a far less balanced rant about the terrifying results of certain recent elections. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism...

Hi everyone! Apologies for missing last week - you'll see why when you get stuck into this week's issue since we kick-off talking about this year's GAconf and Qualicon events, before going on a little rant about how underappreciated game quality still seems to be. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gam...

Hi everyone! This week I discuss what happens when your limitless patiance turns out not to be so limitless and discuss some simple (and some less simple) time saving techniques which can make your game testing more efficient! As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #efficiency

And after the Easter break, we're back! This time we're talking about authority and responsibility, both in more general terms and when it comes to our role in game quality. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #authority

This week I'm talking about tests. Not like QA tests, but tests for QA... of QA... tests for testing a tester's ability to test. My head hurts. I also discuss the (lack of) special educational support I recieved growing up and briefly touch on some appauling racism (as if there's any other kind). As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for fu...

This week feels less instructional and more like a bit of a rant... but thos can be fun, too! First up, we're talking intersectionality and why it can be difficult to achieve, then we're casting our minds all the way back to when physical games came with those awesome little instruction booklets. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future...

This week I open up about a particularly low moment for me in the week, including downward spirals, imposter syndrome and parenthood, then cover some basic advice on managing test cycles to avoid wasted effort and tester fatigue. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #releasema...

This week I cover how easily I can get overwhelmed by sights, sounds and textures, but how much I rely on constant input just to function. I also cover how to keep your quality team's own documentation up to scratch. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #releasemanagement...

We're back! And this week we're talking high profile ADHD athletes and finally covering what my actual job is (better late than never). As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #releasemanagement #gold

This week I'm talking about the difficulty I have with emotional regulation and how difficult it can be to manage and the test the difficulty in your game. It's a difficult one! Also, heads up that I will be taking a break next week as I'm on holiday! As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics #videogames #qa #gamequality #auti...

This week we're talking about how good (and bad) my memory is, and taking a look at Persona Testing. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

This week I'm mostly panicking about potentially giving a talk at the global Game Quality conference and asking whether the games industry has got it wrong when it comes to one of the fundamental principles of quality. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

This week we talk about dolls (yes, really) and unpacking one of the most shocking posts I've seen from someone working in Game Quality. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

As we bring our mini-series of issues about testing UX Design principles to a close, we talk this week about Documentation and how difficult it can be to watch things end. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

In our first issue of 2026, we're looking at how neurodivergent people seem to make me MORE neurodivergent and how to test our next UX Design principle: Structure. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd

In our last issue of 2025 (I'm giving myself next week off - so kind of me) I discuss why "taking the Mick" can cause issues for those of us who prefer to be more direct, and I cover some general testing tips when looking at how games offer players Feedback. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequa...

This week I'm apologising for failing to have fun like a normal person and helping QA teams to better test in-built Constraints within their games. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #fun

In this week's issue we're talking about why we ask why, why that seems to annoy some people and how we can get the same information without causing upset. We also look at some suggestions for how to test your games for their levels of Comfort. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #...

This week I'm talking about the importance of authentic representation in games (and in other areas of our society) before discussing a few key things to look out for when testing for Equitable design in games. As always: please share, drop in comments and let me know your thoughts/suggestions for future topics. #videogames #qa #gamequality #autism #adhd #audhd #qaudhd #equity