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 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...
by Alex Butterworth | Oct 14, 2024 | Mentorship, Neurodivergent Voices, Professional Voices
Outback Australia was a tough place to be an undiagnosed autistic child in the 1990s. Convinced I was just the wrong person in the wrong place, an outsider in a small rural town, my childhood was characterized by daydreams of escapism. Two common daydreams were...
by QRKIEZ | Aug 26, 2024 | Professional Voices, Work
QRKIEZ appreciates you for who you are, but regardless of your neurotype everyone needs to think about a career or job at some point. Several surveys and research studies have identified ideal career fields for individuals on the autism spectrum or with ADHD, focusing...
