By Greg Satell — 2018
Innovation takes more than having ideas and expecting others to immediately accept them.
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In a work world dominated by automation, digitalization, and increasing incivility, the need for one group of workers, those whom I call “sensitive strivers,” has never been greater.
If you have ADHD, you might find it hard to date, make friends, or parent. That’s partly because good relationships require you to be aware of other people's thoughts and feelings. But ADHD can make it hard for you to pay attention or react the right way.
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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.
The aspects that make them most creative may also be their biggest risk.
Conceptions of identities are complex. We have a number of identities that manifest themselves in different environments or as composite forms of background experience. So, do neurodiverse conditions like autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and bipolar really comprise a part of a person’s identity?
Businesses that find out more about about the characteristics of those on the autistic spectrum can optimise their strengths and help them to contribute hugely to the output of their teams.
Individuals who have ADHD can be excellent and even inspired employees when placed in the right job with the correct structures in place.
There are legions of small and medium enterprises (SME) run by disabled and neurominority creatives and innovators, surviving, adapting and thriving in our modern economy.
Michael A. Freeman had long noticed that entrepreneurs seem inclined to have mental health issues. Freeman and California-Berkeley psychology professor Sheri Johnson decided to take a deeper look at the issue.
Netflix and the BBC will work together, in an unprecedented move, to promote disabled creatives on and off screen.