People don't address and recognize sensory issues sufficiently. In my case, I enjoy interacting with others. However, I simply cannot tune out their presence

People don't address and recognize sensory issues sufficiently. In my case, I enjoy interacting with others. However, I simply cannot tune out their presence in my immediate environment. I'm happy to collaborate with others, meeting and then going off to my own (quiet) space to think further and to implement. Electronic communication also helps me, as I can control the level and times of sensory input / stimulation it provides. And even while interacting, I'm less overwhelmed by the immediate physical presence of another person or people. If you are like me, I recommend not straining overly in an attempt to force yourself to "adapt" to today's typical, noisy and distracting physical "collaboration" environment. I've been at it for several decades, and it just doesn't work. People simply love the work I do, when I'm given the resource and left in peace to do it. (I do engage with others, freely; however, this is not -- incessantly and counter-productively and irrelevantly -- forced upon me. Please save yourself the aggravation I've gone through. Leave bad environments, until you find one that accepts how you function and fosters your excellence within that context. Do work to grow and expand your abilities; however, beware of demands that are instead excessively stressing you, diminishing your productivity, and wearing you down. That is a long-term course to failure. P.S. I'll add that I tend to be very good at teaching and training, because I really pay attention to the other person or people and work from where I find them to be at, in knowledge and conception. I've often received thanks and comments from people who've told me that it's the first time they've really gotten the topic at hand. If there are lingering doubts about my ability to collaborate and work with others, I'd cite this as a prime counter-argument.