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2023

How to Help Someone Who Has OCD?

Mar06
Featured Image by Liza Summer, Pexels Managing a debilitating mental health condition is one of the hardest things a person can go through. Watching a loved one go through this is one of the second hardest. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder in which a person is
2023

How to Interview Candidates with ADHD

Mar03
Featured Image by Rebrand Cities, Pexels There can be inadvertent roadblocks for Individuals with ADHD within the interview process. However, it is important to note that everyone with ADHD is a unique individual and as such we recommend that in addition to the ideas here you speak to them about
2023

A person is holding an open book in their left hand. The book has text on the right page and a photograph of Richard Branson on the other page. The person is holding a mug in their other hand.

A Neurodiverse Workforce: Why Diversity Makes Better Business Sense

Mar02
Featured image by Austin Distel, Unsplash In the past couple of years, there has been increasing societal awareness of diversity. Companies have taken note of this, leading to a push to hire people from different backgrounds. And statistics show that different companies are indeed more likely to thrive than non-diverse
2023

What is the Difference Between Dyslexia and Irlen Syndrome?

Feb27
Featured Image by Pixabay, Pexels You’re in class, staring at the test your teacher just handed out. But something’s wrong – you can’t understand the words. You know they’re supposed to mean sounds, but you have no idea which sounds. And as you keep staring at them, things get worse.
2023

Managing Autistic Employees: A Guide

Feb24
Featured Image by Canva Studio, Pexels Autistic people have changed the world. From Darwin to Einstein, the unique perception and abilities that autistic visionaries have given us are innumerable. And yet, ridiculously, our society is still so inhospitable to those on the spectrum. Autism Spectrum Disorder (‘autism’ for short) is
2023

A book called All Dogs Have ADHD lies on a grey kitchen worktop.

Book Review: All Dogs Have ADHD (Updated Version)

Feb23
All photography in this post is by April Slocombe. Introduction All Dogs Have ADHD (2020) is a book that Kathy Hoopmann wrote. It is an updated version of the book of the same name that was originally published in 2008. Like its predecessor, Hoopmann wrote the book to educate children
2023

Autistic Burnout: What Are the Symptoms?

Feb20
Featured Image by Tara Winstead, Pexels Your eyelids feel like boulders. You’ve been in your bedroom all weekend, the curtains drawn, the floor littered with pizza boxes. You were hoping your body would feel less like a corpse by now, but it doesn’t. You can’t move. Your phone rings –
2023

What Not to Say to Someone with OCD?

Feb17
Featured Image by Monstera, Pexels You’ve had a 10-hour shift at work, and all you need is a deep sleep. But as soon as you get comfortable in bed, BAM – violent images of dying in a home invasion flood your mind. You can’t sleep for hours. Next morning, you’re