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OPTIMIZING YOURSELF: NEURODIVERSITY IN TECH
Elizabeth Schneider @mozts
- This is my opinions and based on my experience.
DISCLAMER
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OPTIMIZING YOURSELF: NEURODIVERSITY IN TECH Elizabeth Schneider - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
OPTIMIZING YOURSELF: NEURODIVERSITY IN TECH Elizabeth Schneider - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
OPTIMIZING YOURSELF: NEURODIVERSITY IN TECH Elizabeth Schneider @mozts This is my opinions and based on my experience. DISCLAMER page 2 What is Neurodiversity? Neurodiversity is a concept where neurological differences are to be
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What is Neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity is a concept where neurological differences are to be recognized and respected as any other human variation.
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Autism is not something I have, it’s something Iam.
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Autism
difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior.
Alexithymia
Inability to identify and describe emotions experienced by one's self or others.
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-with-autism-can-read-emotions-feel-empathy1/
Social Communication Disorder
difficulties with the use of verbal and nonverbal language for social purposes. Primary difficulties are in social interaction, social cognition, and pragmatics.
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What is your superpower? What is your fortress of solitude? What is your kryptonite?
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COMMUNICATION
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the successful conveying or sharing of ideas and feelings.
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Communication Styles
https://www.atlassian.com/blog/inside-atlassian/how-to-navigate-diverse-communication-styles-at-work
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https://www.monkeyuser.com/2018/focus/ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0216362
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- Perspective Taking or putting yourself in someone
else’s shoes.
- Staying out of judgement and listening.
- Recognizing emotion in another person that you have
maybe felt before.
- Communicating that you can recognize that emotion.
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Empathy vs Sympathy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXSjc-pbXk4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Evwgu369Jw
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- Make a point to ask others
- Feedback vs Advice
- Take all input as their point of view
- Leave what is not helping you
- Take the time to reflect
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Feedback
https://hbr.org/2019/09/why-asking-for-advice-is-more-effective-than-asking-for-feedback
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a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success.
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Imposter syndrome
https://xkcd.com/1954/
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- Autism @ Work Employer Roundtable
- Microsoft Autism Hiring Program
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Support in the Industry
https://disabilityin.org/what-we-do/committees/autism-at-work-roundtable/ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/diversity/inside-microsoft/cross-disability/hiring.aspx#coreui-heading-sp7tqqo
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