Jia, RonnieSteelman, ZachJia, Heather2022-12-272022-12-272023-01-03978-0-9981331-6-4https://hdl.handle.net/10125/103307One prominent stream of IS research focuses on cognitive absorption during technology use, which generally leads to favorable attitudes toward technology and increased performance. Another stream of IS research has examined outcomes of interruptions, such as interruption overload and decreased work performance. Do these two streams of inquiries, so far virtually independent from each another, in fact examine opposing sides of the same coin? Building on the autism research literature, this study presents a new theoretical model that integrates these two disparate sets of observations as opposing manifestations of one phenomenon, called autistic inertia, to explore impacts of neurodiversity on remote work. A survey is being carried out to empirically test the model. Data that we have collected so far have provided empirical support for the model. Implications for IS research and practice are discussed.10engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 InternationalDark Sides of Information Technology Useautistic inertiaautistic tendencycognitive absorptioninterruption overloadneurodiversitytext10.24251/HICSS.2023.673