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February 4, 2025
An OpEd graphic with a light blue background features bold blue and purple text. On the left, a turquoise box displays 'OpEd' in white letters. The main headline, in dark purple serif font, reads: 'Trump’s Denigration of People With Disabilities is Unacceptable. It’s Incumbent on All of Us to Stand Up To It.' Below, the byline in smaller purple text states, 'By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager at Creative Spirit.' On the right, the 'Creative Spirit' logo is displayed, with the 'A' stylized as a human figure. Below the logo, a photo of Menachem Rephun, a bearded man in glasses wearing a black suit, white shirt, and pink tie, shows him smiling slightly against a waterfront background with a bridge in the distance.
The past several years have seen substantial growth and progress in reversing the stigma against people with disabilities and neurodiversity, especially in employment. Major companies like Google, Microsoft, SAP, and Hewlett-Packard have implemented programs specifically to recruit professionals who are neurodivergent and provide them with equal opportunities to succeed. This is due both to hard-fought...
A silver laptop sits on a light wood desk, surrounded by crumpled yellow post-its, a cup of black coffee in a white mug, and two yellow pencils. The laptop screen displays an image of an outstretched hand emerging from the ocean beneath a cloudy sky. This image serves as the primary visual for the Creative Spirit article, Beating Burnout: A Guide for Neurodiverse Professionals and Employers by Menachem Rephun, Communication Manager at Creative Spirit.
By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager at Creative Spirit Whether at school, at work, or in other parts of daily life, most of us will likely experience burnout at some point. In a 2024 survey, SHRM found that 44% of 1,405 employees felt “emotionally drained” from their work. Another 51% reported feeling “used up” by the...