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Honored as one of the top 50 Global Neurodiversity Evangelists by Neurodiversity world. An AuDHD solopreneur and founder of Mind Your Autistic Brain, Carole Jean Whittington is an Accessibility & Neurodiversity Consultant.  A Burnout Restoration Strategist, ND Leadership Developer and host of the weekly Mind Your Autistic Brain Talk Show on Podcast and YouTube.   A subject matter expert, and a straight shooter; Carole Jean, in this interview, has given us an exhaustive account of how neurodistinct leadership can shine through, beginning with simple one- on -one conversations. She asserts, it is imperative for the leadership to be well aware of their own preferences.  Accommodations are more about meeting a need or preference. She speaks about how regenerating after work is just as important as the work itself. Transitioning with ease, between discussing business and philosophy; keeping a pragmatic perspective in mind, she adds “When I start to look at what I value and see if th
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Much much spectrum is a community of neurodivergent and disabled individuals advocating to make the world empathetic and inclusive. An inclusive storytelling studio founded in 2020, specialising in factuals, advertisements, and short films. Aalap Deboor, is the cofounder of Much much spectrum along with his wife and co-worker Aditi Gangrade. Aalap’s passion and commitment to the cause shines through in this interview. He has also reflected on their family relationships. On how late diagnoses in the family has allowed them to feel at ease in their own space and as a family. His discerning insights make for great reading. Aditi was unable to attend the interview owing to a work-related emergency. In conversion with Aalap Deboor, a conversation that would definitely strike a chord with many of us.    How did you  both meet? And how is it working together as colleagues? As a team, we met just before the lockdown in 2020. So, it was on a shoot where Aditi was the producer and I was
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  Midhun Noble is a social entrepreneur. A neurodivergent, he is the Co Founder @ Insighte, and Allinclusive Foundation. He is presently EIR @circle India, and is presently building SPOT an inclusive after school. . He was also an Incubatee at MIT SEAG, Empact, NSRECL,   He dreams of building an incubation program for ND kids, which helps them pursue their passion and lead a happy, productive life.  In this interview, he speaks of his love for entrepreneurship from childhood, and the support systems that anchor him. He also gives us glimpses into his creative process. To keep the entrepreneurial boat afloat, he believes, it is crucial to have resilience and a strong support system. Midhun strongly emphasizes the significance of these factors in the conclusion.   Why entrepreneurship?   I think the first time the idea of entrepreneurship hit me was when I was in school. We had  bought rabbits as pets. So my first thought was like two rabbits will give six kits, they will multipl
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  Qazil Fazil Azeem, MFA, is a communication designer, media and advertising educator. Neurodiverse, he hails from Karachi in Pakistan. Fazli Azeem is an Assistant Professor of Design at the Media Science Department, SZABIST (Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science & Technology) University, Karachi Campus, where he teaches undergrad and master students of media science, media studies, advertising strategy, and design. He is also the Program Manager of the SZABIST Master of Media Science (MMS), MS Media Studies (MSMD) and Master of Advertising (MoA) graduate degrees, focal person for ORIC, and focal person for the university Disability committee. He graduated with an MFA in Design from the Dynamic Media Institute at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), Boston USA in 2014, through the US State Department's Fulbright scholarship.  His essays on ASD was published in 2014, Be there, Done that, Try this, - An Aspie's guide to Life on Earth. In 2006, he