How organizations quietly decide whether neurodivergent employees are punished or rewarded for being honest about who they are. TL;DR The gap: Neurodivergent adults make up 15-20% of the population, yet 85-90% experience unemployment or underemployment, not because of...
TL;DR One in four autistic adults, and one in three autistic women, have been given at least one psychiatric diagnosis before autism that they now consider a misdiagnosis. Personality disorders, anxiety, depression, and chronic fatigue or burnout-related conditions...
Part 3 of 3: Neurodiversity at Work TL;DR Physical workplace adjustments, particularly around sound and light, have meaningful impact on neurodivergent employees’ performance, wellbeing, and occupational longevity, though the research base is still developing Employer...
Part 2 of 3: Neurodiversity at Work TL;DR The “business case” for neurodiversity, the argument that including neurodivergent employees benefits organizational performance, is a common and sometimes useful tool, but it has serious limitations. Relying on it exclusively...
Part 1 of 3: Neurodiversity at Work TL;DR The scale: Up to 17-22% of the workforce is neurodivergent, yet unemployment and underemployment among this group remain persistently high. The gap: Neurodiversity is increasingly recognized as a dimension of workplace...
And how to know if self-employment might be your path forward TL;DR The Big Idea: Many neurodivergent professionals struggle in traditional workplaces not because they lack ability, but because conventional work structures don’t accommodate how their brains work....
The Gradual Slide into Isolation It’s Saturday morning at the local playground. Emma (pseudonym) hoped this would be a simple outing; a chance for her three-year-old, Liam, to play, and for herself to connect with other parents. But within minutes, Liam begins...
Why Neurodivergent Families Need a Different Approach to Discipline “You just need to be more consistent.” If you’re a neurodivergent parent, or parenting a neurodivergent child, you’ve probably heard this advice more times than you can count. It’s the go-to mantra of...
Parenting is hard. Parenting while neurodivergent, especially when raising neurodivergent children, adds an entirely new level of complexity. Many autistic or ADHD parents feel constant pressure to “keep up,” even when their own executive functioning, sensory...
Finding a therapist can be hard. If you are autistic or neurodivergent (ND), it can feel even harder. You might wonder if your therapist will understand you, support you, or judge you. That’s why it’s so important to find someone who is neurodiversity-affirming. What...