Inclusion Series: Harnessing the Potential of Neurodivergent Employees

23/07/2020 47 min
Inclusion Series: Harnessing the Potential of Neurodivergent Employees

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Special Guest - Anna Charest - FilmmakerPlease listen to the end and support her cause... she needs the supportAnna is on a mission to bring awareness to all aspects of Neurodivergent people with an exciting documentary she is producing demonstrating the true diversity of people worldwide falling somewhere on the spectrum!  Anna learned at an early age she had Aspbergers, but learned to navigate the world and overcome the obstacles.  Listen to her story.Anna tells her story about learning about her diagnosis and how did she cope and overcomeUnderstanding her diagnosis - High Functioning vs Low FunctioningEarly on misinformation campaign by the communityNot everyone with Autism is in special classesDescribing how being Neurodivergent affects herMaturity plays a role in overcoming AspbergersDifferent things that bother those with AspbergersGetting through School Breaking into the industry - challenges What companies can do to help Neurodivergent Employees succeedQuestions and Comments not to makeWhen should you disclose?Anna talks about her Film - "Spectrum" documentaryTelevision character representationMisreading people for being "autistic"Need for more media representationDiversity of the people in her documentaryLack of awareness of Diversity Divergent peopleWho are Neurodivergent people?Just because someone is different, does not make them incapableSpecial Guest Info - Anna Charest https://www.linkedin.com/in/annacharest/[email protected]://annacharest.wixsite.com/beautifulmadnessGLINTER SOCIAL MEDIA AND CONTACT [email protected] (Email)https://www.michaelglinter.com/podcast-1 (Podcast)http://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelglinter2 (Linked In)#MichaelAGlinter (Twitter)http://www.facebook.com/michael.glinter (Facebook)https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGlinter (YouTube)www.michaelglinter.com (Website)

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