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Neurodiversity & communication skillsarticles

Below are the best articles we could find on Neurodiversity and communication skills.

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Navigating Love and Autism

As they reach adulthood, the overarching quest of many in this first generation to be identified with Asperger syndrome is the same as many of their nonautistic peers: to find someone to love who will love them back.

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Our Activism Is Too Focused on Performance to Acknowledge Allies Who Aren’t ‘Vocally’ Woke

We tend to “believe” in the woke-ness that is “performed” for us. “The more vocal you are, the more confident you appear. And because you appear more confident, you seem to have more influence on other people, who believe you’ll be great at practicing what you claim too,” she says.

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An Inside View of Autism

This page is written by Temple Grandin and describes her journey and challenges as a woman affected by autism. Temple outlines the support she received, discusses sensory and auditory difficulties, tactile problems, her squeeze machine and many other topics.

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For Black Families, Neurodivergence Means Challenges—and Endless Opportunities To Redefine Parenting

A diagnosis of neurodivergence can be daunting for Black families, who are often doubly marginalized. Fighting for acceptance is the first step in receiving the support they need.

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Making the Transition from the World of School into the World of Work

During my travels to many autism conferences I have observed many sad cases of people with autism who have successfully completed high school or college but have been unable to make the transition into the world of work.

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Why You Shouldn’t Overlook Neurodiversity in Your DEI Strategy

We tend to overlook neurodiversity, in part because it is not visible or well-represented in most workplaces.

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Communication between the Neurodiverse and the Neurotypical

I find myself in the role of translator of the perspective of the neurodiverse individual to the neurotypical parent, teacher or partner, and the translator of the perspective of the neurotypical to those who are neurodiverse. In my role as translator, I can be free of judgments.

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Three Things that Help My Neurodiverse Family Run Smoothly

I am autistic. I am also the mother of an autistic child, and the wife of a neurotypical (nonautistic) partner. We are a neurodiverse family.

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The Trouble With Neurodiverse Leadership . . .

With the focus on neurodiverse hiring so much in the press, we’ve had less attention for career progression, talent management and transition to leadership.

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5 Strategies for a Happier Neurodiverse Family

In truth, every family is neurodiverse, since every person thinks and acts a little differently than every other person. No two people will have identical brains. With at least half of our family on the autism spectrum, however, we just take those differences to another degree!

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