For decades, Kelly Brenner, a naturalist, photographer, and writer, has found respite from the chaos of city life in the peace and tranquility of nature.“Living in the city is hard because of the constant sensory overload that leaves me feeling drained all the time,” Brenner writes in her essay “Web of Possibility.” As if being...

At a time when the disability community in the U.S. is facing unemployment rates as high as 30 – 40%, advertising agencies have one of the most powerful, effective, and wide-reaching platforms to inform a wide audience about the importance and benefits of neurodiverse employment and the lived experiences of people who are neurodivergent.To put...

By now, many people are familiar with the concept of neurodiversity, a movement started in the 1990s, which reframes autism spectrum disorder (ASD), dyslexia, OCD, ADHD, and others through a more positive lens as legitimate differences, or variations, in how the human mind functions. However, not as many have heard of chronodiversity, a term referring...

Have you found yourself stuck in limbo while awaiting a diagnosis, or struggling to find support after being diagnosed? If you’re neurodivergent, you might also have dealt with issues like sensory overload in hospitals or at the doctor’s office, or experienced communication barriers with your doctor or healthcare provider. If your answer is yes to...

“Psychological safety” in employment represents a simple, yet fundamental idea: that workplaces can and must be safe, secure environments with reasonable accommodations, where all employees feel comfortable speaking up, asking questions, and admitting mistakes without fear of punishment, embarrassment, or rejection. While this should be a given, ableism is unfortunately still a major problem in...

When it comes to neurodiversity, the U.S. healthcare system suffers from many of the same problems as employment: specifically, ableism, lack of reasonable accommodations, misconceptions, and limited understanding of neurodiversity. One of the most crucial steps in improving healthcare is to destigmatize neurodiversity through training, enhancing doctors’ and healthcare providers’ awareness of the actual needs...

We’ve all been there: the job interview is right around the corner, and you’re sweating about making a good impression and (hopefully) landing the role. Job interviews can feel incredibly high-pressure, loaded with trick questions that can stump even seasoned professionals (who haven’t heard the classic, “What would you describe as your greatest weakness”?). For...

“I’ve suffered with that a lot myself. With strength blindness. And part of it is that we just keep doing. We do, do, do, do, do. And we just assume that everybody else is able to do the things that we’re able to do. And it isn’t until I started to realize that there were...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager, Creative Spirit In employment, managers and other senior employees are generally the ones tasked with coaching and mentoring new hires. This also holds true for employees who are neurodivergent, who often need different forms of guidance in navigating the workplace, as well as the hiring and interview process. But what...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager, Creative Spirit Burnout, stress, trouble maintaining a healthy work-life balance: these are just some of the challenges that come with working the standardized 40-hour, 5-day work week. The cementing of the 5-day work week as a national standard dates back to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. However,...