List: 🧠 Inspiring stories of Neurodiversity | Curated by Trisha Dunbar (She/Her) | Medium

Mar 24, 2023

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🧠 Inspiring stories of Neurodiversity

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My neurodivergent mind thrives in a hybrid work environment

I’ve always struggled with in-office work environments. The big spaces, noises, movements, and even the fluorescent lighting rarely worked…

Mar 23, 2023

A woman wearing headphones works on a computer.

Mar 23, 2023

Jessica Covington, fit-ology ADHD coach
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Yes, ADHD gives me energy. It’s also exhausting.

When most folks think of ADHD, they envision a bouncing, boisterous child who’s always on the go and rarely ever tired. But that’s not what…

Dec 12, 2022

A woman is overwhelmed by too many thoughts.

Dec 12, 2022

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I disclosed my dyslexia the day I got promoted to manager

“Lazy.” “Uncaring.” “Unmotivated.” These were just a few of the labels given to me by teachers and managers because my spelling and…

Nov 15, 2022

A man and a woman seated at a table and having a conversation.

Nov 15, 2022

Ellen Lavelle
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Twinkl Educational Publishers

‘It’s not just about reading and writing — it affects a lot more than that,’ — Twinkl members…

Rebecca is Twinkl’s UK Business Development Team Leader. She’s the manager of a sales team and, in her spare time, is a student of…

Sep 28, 2022

‘It’s not just about reading and writing — it affects a lot more than that,’ — Twinkl members…

Sep 28, 2022

Suzie Glassman
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We believe in public school. It just didn’t work for our neurodivergent daughter.

I’ve always enjoyed the excitement surrounding back-to-school. As a kid, I’d plan my outfit a week in advance and daydream about who I’d…

Sep 27, 2022

An illustration of a mother hugging her daughter in a classroom.

Sep 27, 2022

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Jesse Meadows

You’re Using the Word Neurodiversity Wrong

It’s not a euphemism for disorder.

Aug 12, 2021

You’re Using the Word Neurodiversity Wrong

Aug 12, 2021

Elder Taoist
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Reciprocal

On Being Neurodiverse

Am I interesting? Or am I just weird?

Sep 17, 2022

On Being Neurodiverse

Sep 17, 2022

Emily Walsh
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My learning disability was my “weakness” until it became my strength

One of the most common questions asked during any kind of interview is, “What are your strengths and weaknesses?” And through the years, my…

Aug 2, 2022

My learning disability was my “weakness” until it became my strength

Aug 2, 2022

Jillian Enright
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Invisible Illness

I Was Masking For So Long, I Lost Myself

Or maybe I never really figured out who I was

Jun 10, 2021

I Was Masking For So Long, I Lost Myself

Jun 10, 2021

Mukundarajan V N
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ILLUMINATION

How a Woman Business Leader’s Life Changed When They Diagnosed Her Autistic at Age 38

Her masking of neuro-divergence to fit into society left her mentally exhausted

Mar 27, 2022

How a Woman Business Leader’s Life Changed When They Diagnosed Her Autistic at Age 38

Mar 27, 2022

Alan Trapulionis
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Entrepreneurship Handbook

Two Books That Turned a 26-Year-Old Programmer Into a Billionaire

Founder of Shopify on books that changed his life

Aug 19, 2020

Two Books That Turned a 26-Year-Old Programmer Into a Billionaire

Aug 19, 2020

Ryder Carroll
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Human Parts

How ADHD Helped Me Create the Bullet Journal Method

When the usual systems failed Ryder Carroll, his ADHD led him to create something new

Oct 16, 2019

How ADHD Helped Me Create the Bullet Journal Method

Oct 16, 2019

Trisha Dunbar (She/Her)

Trisha Dunbar (She/Her)

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