There’s a Reason I Asked
Why ADHD looks different day to day, why simple accommodations at work matter, and why you don't need to understand ADHD to support someone who has it.
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Everyone's just a little different at work.
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The Light Side of Different
Whenever I hear someone talk about strengthening a weakness, I have to work really hard not to roll my eyes. Please don’t hear what I’m not saying. Of course we need to be aware…
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The Rice Game, Again
There are so many things that people don’t understand about living with ADHD, autism, or any other neurodivergent condition. When you hear that we have problems with working memory, you can probably relate. Who…
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The Question Behind the Question
If you’ve ever sat on an interview panel, you may have asked yourself one of these: Why does this person keep looking away? Why do they fidget so much? Why can’t they just look…
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Different For Hire
I know I am not alone in this, but I have never once enjoyed applying for jobs. That includes internal transfers/promotions and the even more arduous task of finding a totally new employer. That’s…
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Twice the Spice, Twice the Nice?
During a recent podcast recording, I asked my good friend and colleague Flo LaBrado about her perceptions of me while we worked together years ago. Flo and I shared a very similar career trajectory…
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The Cost of Masking – Workplace Connection
We often talk about how neurodivergence impacts one’s way of working — struggling to focus, missing commitments, or being more direct than the room expects. There’s also how organizations benefit from neuro-spicy people who…
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I Bled Magenta
I had the t-shirts. The jackets, the hats, a fleece I think I wore exactly twice. Some things I still wear years later. T-Mobile gear accumulates the way company gear does, and most of…
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It Was Normal To Me
What we now call neurodivergence, I grew up simply calling home. I was raised in a full house — my brother and two sisters from my mother’s side, all under one roof, always in motion. As…
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The ADHD Game
All throughout my life, I’ve always felt just a little bit different. I noticed details that others missed, or missed details that were obvious to everyone else. My brothers like to say that I’m…
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