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Happy Friday everyone! Here are the latest blog posts to catch up on.
Next week is the last week of classes before finals! It`s time to lock in 😎 Make sure to read some inspirational posts from the amazing Yamila!
Good luck to everyone!
#neurodiversity #engineering
Happy Friday everyone! Here are the latest blog posts to catch up on.
Next week is the last week of classes before finals! It`s time to lock in 😎 Make sure to read some inspirational posts from the amazing Yamila!
Good luck to everyone!
#neurodiversity #engineering
Happy Friday! Today we`re sharing an article about the Neurodiversity Program at Wells Fargo.
This corporate partner of UConn has subverted the traditional hiring and working process in order to accommodate for and highlight the true potential of neurodivergent employees.
For many neurodivergents, a typical working structure can be limiting and the interview process daunting, preventing many great thinkers from entering the workforce. Wells Fargo`s program recognizes that and is working with UConn to research the best practices for companies to ensure neurodivergent individuals can work comfortably and to the best of their ability.
To read more about this program, the study, and its prospects of building a Neurodiversity Inclusion Index, check the link in our bio!
#neurodiversity #engineering
Happy Friday! Today we`re sharing an article about the Neurodiversity Program at Wells Fargo.
This corporate partner of UConn has subverted the traditional hiring and working process in order to accommodate for and highlight the true potential of neurodivergent employees.
For many neurodivergents, a typical working structure can be limiting and the interview process daunting, preventing many great thinkers from entering the workforce. Wells Fargo`s program recognizes that and is working with UConn to research the best practices for companies to ensure neurodivergent individuals can work comfortably and to the best of their ability.
To read more about this program, the study, and its prospects of building a Neurodiversity Inclusion Index, check the link in our bio!
#neurodiversity #engineering
Happy Thursday and happy Autism Acceptance Month!
April is the month we celebrate autism in all its forms, accepting differences and recognizing that they make us stronger! April 2nd is the official Autism Acceptance Day.
For a while, April was known as Autism Awareness Month. This changed in 2011 when Paula C. Durbin-Westby, an Autistic rights activist, spoke out about how awareness is sometimes not enough. And in many contexts, autism awareness was portrayed as needing to be recognized in a negative way, as if it were a sickness, to be on the lookout, and that it could be cured.
Durbin-Westby was tired of seeing people treat autism as an illness and pushed to change awareness to acceptance. Thus, the name has been updated to what we know today.
To accept differences means so much more than to just be aware that they exist. Acceptance is caring about others, loving others for who they are, and appreciating their perspective.
This month, let`s accept and appreciate the power of autism and the wonderful people who identify with it!
#autismacceptance #autismacceptancemonth #autismacceptanceday #neurodiversity #engineering
Happy Thursday and happy Autism Acceptance Month!
April is the month we celebrate autism in all its forms, accepting differences and recognizing that they make us stronger! April 2nd is the official Autism Acceptance Day.
For a while, April was known as Autism Awareness Month. This changed in 2011 when Paula C. Durbin-Westby, an Autistic rights activist, spoke out about how awareness is sometimes not enough. And in many contexts, autism awareness was portrayed as needing to be recognized in a negative way, as if it were a sickness, to be on the lookout, and that it could be cured.
Durbin-Westby was tired of seeing people treat autism as an illness and pushed to change awareness to acceptance. Thus, the name has been updated to what we know today.
To accept differences means so much more than to just be aware that they exist. Acceptance is caring about others, loving others for who they are, and appreciating their perspective.
This month, let`s accept and appreciate the power of autism and the wonderful people who identify with it!
#autismacceptance #autismacceptancemonth #autismacceptanceday #neurodiversity #engineering
Happy Thursday! Today we`re featuring Chloé Hayden!!
Author of "Different, Not Less", Chloé is an Australian actress, model, motivational speaker, and so much more, as well as a huge advocate for disability rights. Diagnosed with autism at 13 and ADHD at 22, she has struggled with not fitting in her whole life, and now devotes her life to creating awareness about the truth of the superpower of neurodivergence.
She`s won multiple awards for her acting and activism and has become a huge name in the world of neurodiversity. Her work highlights the strengths of autism and ADHD, and the things that neurodiverse people can achieve without feeling as if their diagnosis is holding them back.
We recommend checking out her work! Have a great weekend everyone!
#neurodiversity #chloehayden #engineering
Happy Thursday! Today we`re featuring Chloé Hayden!!
Author of "Different, Not Less", Chloé is an Australian actress, model, motivational speaker, and so much more, as well as a huge advocate for disability rights. Diagnosed with autism at 13 and ADHD at 22, she has struggled with not fitting in her whole life, and now devotes her life to creating awareness about the truth of the superpower of neurodivergence.
She`s won multiple awards for her acting and activism and has become a huge name in the world of neurodiversity. Her work highlights the strengths of autism and ADHD, and the things that neurodiverse people can achieve without feeling as if their diagnosis is holding them back.
We recommend checking out her work! Have a great weekend everyone!
#neurodiversity #chloehayden #engineering