by QRKIEZ | Jan 13, 2025 | Mentorship, Professional Voices, Work
Leah Brighton began her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist, and she uses her experience to help others, including neurodivergent people, develop their careers by getting noticed, building networks, and instilling the confidence they need to walk into an...
by QRKIEZ | Dec 16, 2024 | QRKIEZ Announcements, Work
At QRKIEZ, a big part of our mission is to help neurodivergent young adults navigate the more challenging steps into the real world, from high school to college and college to full-time employment. That’s why we’re proud to launch our Jobs for Neurodivergents page, a...
by QRKIEZ | Dec 9, 2024 | Mentorship, Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices, School, Work
How do neurodivergent students transition from the structured environment of high school to the less structured worlds of college and the workplace? QRKIEZ CEO Veena Aiyer interviews Brandon Slade, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Untapped Learning, which...
by Ashley Karol | Dec 2, 2024 | Allies, Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices, Work
My journey has been one of self-discovery, challenge, and empowerment. I used to be the straight-A student, perfect rule-follower, and all-around perfectionist. I thought my adult life would follow a similar path. However, as I gained more freedom and faced fewer...
by QRKIEZ | Nov 3, 2024 | Mentorship, Professional Voices, Work
Dan Kram is a neurodivergent engineer and advocate who worked with his employer to create neuroinclusion initiatives. In this video, QRKIEZ CEO Veena Aiyer interviews Dan about his own journey as a neurodivergent engineer, and he offers advice to young technology...
by Victoria Verlezza, PhD | Oct 28, 2024 | Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices, School, Uncategorized, Work
Growing up, I often felt like an outsider in a world designed for people who thought and learned differently. As a child, I struggled with reading and writing, my letters dancing on the page like a chaotic symphony. Teachers often chalked it up to laziness or lack of...
