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...
by Victoria Verlezza, PhD | Oct 28, 2024 | Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices, School, Uncategorized, Work
Growing up, I often felt like an outsider in a world designed for people who thought and learned differently. As a child, I struggled with reading and writing, my letters dancing on the page like a chaotic symphony. Teachers often chalked it up to laziness or lack of...
by Ronald Sosa | Oct 21, 2024 | Mentorship, Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices, Work
When I first stepped into leadership, I was driven by a sense of purpose. I had something to prove, not only to myself but to everyone around me. I was going to be the leader I always wished I’d had. The kind of leader who truly cared for their team, someone who...
by Alex Butterworth | Oct 14, 2024 | Mentorship, Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices
Outback Australia was a tough place to be an undiagnosed autistic child in the 1990s. Convinced I was just the wrong person in the wrong place, an outsider in a small rural town, my childhood was characterized by daydreams of escapism. Two common daydreams were...
by LaToya Hinton | Oct 7, 2024 | Neurodivergent Voices
The Journey to Self-Discovery & Multiple ND Identification At 36 years old, I finally put the pieces of the puzzle together, made sense of my brain, including all its nerve endings that extend from the crown of my head to the quick of my toe nails. All the nerve...
by Jessica Williams | Sep 23, 2024 | Mental Health, Neurodivergent Voices
Navigating life as a neurodivergent person has been a journey full of challenges and growth. From undiagnosed ADHD to career disruptions, my path hasn’t been linear—but the mental equivalent of Universal Orlando’s VelociCoaster has shaped who I am today....
