Therapy

Many people have asked me how I managed the stressors of graduate school as a neurodivergent. I credit therapy. I may not have needed to rely so heavily on therapy if I’d have disclosed my neurodivergence to the university, but I didn’t acknowledge my neurodivergence...

Kinaxis

Specialisterne Canada is recruiting!  Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent1. Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with Kinaxis to recruit for positions in Toronto...

Shared Services Canada

Specialisterne Canada is recruiting!  Specialisterne Canada specializes in working with businesses to hire people on the autism spectrum or who identify as neurodivergent.1 Presently, Specialisterne Canada is working with Shared Services Canada (a Canadian Government...

Sensory Gating

Neurotypical nervous systems, wired for complex social lives, allow for effective sensory gating. This means most humans automatically filter out stimuli deemed unimportant (background noise), so they can process sensory information of interest. (1)  Autistic people...

Aloneliness

The worldwide need to quarantine has invited a wide focus on loneliness and its effects on mental health. The pandemic has also forced many people into situations that cause aloneliness. Aloneliness refers to a person’s craving for time to themselves and is the...