🚨 Trigger Warnings

Layoffs and workplace discrimination

Burnout and stress-related mental health impacts

Gaslighting and invalidation of neurodivergent needs

Welcome to the first official Listener Interview segment on The Neurodivergent Report!

What happens when you're performing well at work—but still don't belong? In our first listener spotlight, Jad shares their story of diagnosis, challenges in the workplace, and hopes for moving forward.

In this episode, we sit down with Jad, a software engineer, world traveler, and proud member of the NeuroSpicy community.

Curious about what’s inside:

• The difference between being diagnosed and receiving treatment
• The harm of corporate “neurodiversity inclusion” without actionable steps
• What it’s like to be high-performing but still perceived as a “problem”
• The double-edged sword of masking less at work

This is a raw conversation about empty DEI efforts and being made to feel “too much” at work—and learning to live a life where your full self is accepted.

However you’re able to engage, thank you for being here.

With love,

Sarah 💜

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This week on The Neurodivergent Report, we’re joined by licensed clinical psychologist, school psych, and ADHD mom Dr. Jessica McCarthy. As someone in the midst of autism evaluations for my toddler, I really valued this conversation.Curious what else is inside:

• Why so many kids (and adults!) are missed by the current diagnostic systems
• How to spot red flags during the evaluation process & what questions parents can ask instead
• The confusing mish-mash of ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and anxiety—and why it matters to get to the heart of a problem
• Secret plans to meet up in NYC!

However you are able to engage, thank you for being here!With love, Sarah 💜

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This week on The Neurodivergent Report, Sarah is joined by cognitive psychologist and ADHD coach Dr. Eliza Barach, PhD. Eliza blends rigorous research with lived experience to help high-performers with ADHD—no silver bullets required.

Curious about what's inside:

• Why ADHD strategies “expire” (and how to build a rotating toolbox)
• The truth about object permanence vs. prospective memory
• How to hijack emotional connection to make routines stick

Whether you’re an ADHD executive-functioning coach, a neurodivergent parent, or simply curious, you’ll walk away with science-backed, heart-centered tools for managing executive dysfunction with compassion.

However you’re able to engage, thank you for being here!

With love,

Sarah 💜

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✨ This week we're talking to Lindsey Kee about how to shift from survival mode to whole body regulation

Welcome to another episode of The Neurodivergent Report — where we break down current events, research, and lived experiences, neurodivergent style!

This week, I’m joined by executive coach Lindsey Kee for a balanced conversation about burnout, nervous system literacy, and reclaiming well-being as a late-diagnosed neurodivergent woman!

Curious about what's inside?

• the real impact of chronic/inflammatory stress

• why belly breathing might be your nervous system’s new best friend
• the nervous systems, explained & abridged

However you're able to engage, thank you for being here.

With love, Sarah 💜

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• Personal Website: lindseykee.com

• Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heylindseykee/

Welcome to the first episode of Current Neuro-divergEVENTS — where we break down current events, neurodivergent style!

We’re your hosts, Sarah and J.Q., and today we’re diving into the recent media frenzy around ADHD and autism.

From the controversial NYT Magazine article to RFK Jr.’s comments and expert clapbacks from Dr. Russell Barkley and ADDitude Magazine — we’re covering it all.

👉 Curious about RFK Jr.’s Aunt Rosemary?

🤔 Wondering why the media has a moral responsibility to get this right?
Let’s talk about what’s going wrong—and what we can do about it.

However you're able to engage, thank you for being here.
With love, Sarah 💚

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📚 References

• Barkley, R. A. – Expert rebuttal on ADHD misinformation

• ADDitude Magazine – Critique of NYT ADHD article

• The New York Times – Original article under scrutiny

• RFK Jr. – Public statements on autism

Ready for part 2?!

This week on The Neurodivergent Report, JQ and I dig into the complex nature of neurodivergence— Together, we’re exploring the neurodiversity paradigm and the very real importance of supporting neurodivergent folks in inclusive, nuanced, and individualized ways.

💡 Curious about what’s inside?

• Empathy across neurotypes
• Why stigma leads to worse mental health outcomes
• The power of inclusive research
• Respectful communication and community engagement

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  However you’re able to engage, thank you for being here!

• With love,

  Sarah

  
  

  📖 Source: (2022) “The Neurodiversity Approaches” https://doi.org/10.1159/000523723

  
  

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Sol Smith—author of The Autistic’s Guide to Self-Discovery—visits The Neurodivergent Report for a rich and authentic conversation about identity, parenting, and what it means to recognize your neurodivergence later in life.

Curious for more?

• How to write a book in 4 days
• Lateral thinking & AuDHD
• Self-maintenance vs. self-care?

Whether you’re navigating a new diagnosis or supporting someone who is, this episode is a gentle and affirming must-listen.

However you are able to engage, thank you for being here!

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Facebook ( solsmith⁠ )

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LinkedIn ( sol-smith-mfa-eds-ms-cas-7955364 )

📖 Check out his book here! (https://a.co/d/dO0dUh6)

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How do kindness, cognition, and community intersect in the neurodiversity conversation?

In this episode, I’m joined by J.Q. Walker as we dive deep into the language, theory, and lived experiences that shape our understanding of neurodivergence.

We talk about how something as simple as a fidget toy can reflect a growing awareness of sensory needs... & how the way we talk about what's “normal” plays a powerful role in how neurodivergent individuals are broadly perceived and treated in society.

Curious about what else is inside?

• Defining terms like neurodivergent, neurodiversity, and epistemic injustice

• Unpacking the 4E theory of cognition

• Differentiating between charity work and justice work

This episode is for anyone interested in how ideas like mental health, identity, and societal norms shape our everyday experience—and what it might look like to reimagine those systems with compassion and curiosity.

However you are able to engage, thank you for being here!

Source: (2021) From neurodiversity to neurodivergence: the role of epistemic and cognitive marginalization

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