If you have an autistic teenager or young adult, you may have seen them struggle to find employment, even if they are college graduates. You would think these problems were a thing of the past, especially given DEI initiatives and the many tech company billionaires...
Where My Work Began My desire to help others did not come from having all the answers. It came from living through confusion, quiet suffering, and carrying more than I knew how to process. Losing a parent at a young age left a grief I did not fully understand or give...
If you or your child live with ADHD, you know the hardest part isn’t “knowing what to do”—it’s getting started, staying with it, and recovering quickly when your attention slips. The right mobile app won’t “fix” ADHD, but it can act like a set of training wheels for...
Raising a child on the autism spectrum can be both deeply rewarding and profoundly challenging, and in that tension lies a truth that so many parents discover: you simply cannot raise this child in a vacuum. The rhythms of daily life—for therapy appointments,...
After spending 7.5 years in college, I can look back and say, “college is simply not made for people like me.” My college experience was beset by problems, but miracles happened along the way: I found that I was completely unprepared for college during my first...
Ethan Sebastian’s journey began quietly. Diagnosed with ADHD at age three, and later found to be on the autism spectrum, he faced early challenges that often made him feel out of step with peers. His family remembers how, in Pune, his first preschool “deemed him unfit...
From time to time, Qrkiez likes to showcase online resources that can benefit the neurodivergent community. Once such resource is Autism Experts (formerly Asperger Experts), built by and for neurodiverse people and their families. Founding and Mission Autism Experts...
In recent years, there have been increased efforts to improve employment opportunities for individuals on the spectrum. The Multiple Autism Employment Tech Report examines how autistic people interact with technology, employment, and the job market. The report is...
Transitioning back to school can be a very challenging and stressful time for many neurodivergent students. This includes K-12 and college students as well as Neurodivergent educators. Autistic students are the most impacted by this stressor, but it can affect other...
We have all heard the saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but how do we judge if something is actually broken? Of course, the term “broken” is quite derogatory to Neurodivergent (ND) people, and for a good reason. Still, there is a point to be made here: when...
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