by Lee Kantz | Apr 21, 2025 | Allies, Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices
The Association for Autism and Neurodiversity (AANE) is a nonprofit organization that has been supporting the autistic and neurodiverse community for over 25 years. Rooted in neurodiversity-affirming principles, AANE offers services and resources tailored to autistic...
by QRKIEZ | Apr 17, 2025 | Allies, Family, Neurodivergent Voices
I was driving through a nearby town yesterday when I saw a police cruiser with a puzzle-piece bumper sticker for Autism Awareness Month. It warmed my heart to see that the village recognized autism enough to put a drop of money into stickers for their police units. Of...
by QRKIEZ | Feb 24, 2025 | Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices, QRKIEZ Announcements
Neurodivergent individuals and their families, allies, and support networks are always on the lookout for more information to help them navigate life and its challenges. To that end, QRKIEZ is proud to announce the launch of our new Resources for Neurodivergents, a...
by Dennis Tran | Feb 3, 2025 | Mental Health, Neurodivergent Voices
For much of my life, self-advocacy felt overwhelming and foreign. As someone navigating life as a queer, partially blind, late-identified autistic-ADHDer with C-PTSD, asking for what I needed often felt like taking up too much space—a concept deeply tied to both my...
by QRKIEZ | Dec 9, 2024 | Mentorship, Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices, School, Work
How do neurodivergent students transition from the structured environment of high school to the less structured worlds of college and the workplace? QRKIEZ CEO Veena Aiyer interviews Brandon Slade, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Untapped Learning, which...
by Ashley Karol | Dec 2, 2024 | Allies, Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices, Work
My journey has been one of self-discovery, challenge, and empowerment. I used to be the straight-A student, perfect rule-follower, and all-around perfectionist. I thought my adult life would follow a similar path. However, as I gained more freedom and faced fewer...
