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The February 28, 2025 edition of Leadership and Neurodiversity is on the YouTube channel. This is the hardest video I’ve ever had to make, as it’s a “state of affairs” video. I speak candidly about what is going on in the United States, where my career is headed (or rather, likely stalled permanently), my desire … Read more

The re-recording of the presentation to Fordham University was completed today and posted to the Leadership and Neurodiversity channel. The original live recording had technical difficulties, so the re-recording was done without an audience. It can be found at: https://youtu.be/8fyWISOd9Ls

Hello everyone, A new video in the Leadership and Neurodiversity series has been released on the YouTube channel. It’s a shorter video that discusses the state of DEI and neurodiversity hiring in the United States in 2025, my current class and how it applies to my intended research and my plans for the first part … Read more

Hello everyone, I’ve decided to cancel the December Leadership and Neurodiversity video and move it to January 18th. This means this will likely be my last post for 2024. It’s been quite a wild year, hasn’t it? On my end, I was restructured out of a job, was unemployed for 5 months, and got a … Read more

This being the end of 2024, I thought I would finish what has been a wild year with a flourish, or at least a laugh or two. I’ve been thinking about the many cartoons that are run each year and have found 5 that have at least some neurodivergent traits. They range from showing one … Read more

I have decided to join Bluesky as a way of posting short messages about things that interest me, introduce new videos, and generally enhance the Leadership and Neurodiversity project. I use williamhughes11 as my handle, but the Leadership and Neurodiversity logo is my avatar. I hope to see you there soon!

This was actually done last week, but a new video was released on the Leadership and Neurodiversity YouTube channel that looks at all of the following: 1. The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election and it’s possible impact on neurodivergent people’s rights. 2. How the election will impact Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives as well as leadership … Read more

Hello, There is a new video in the Leadership and Neurodiversity series on the YouTube channel. I discuss what happened over the past few months, discuss how AI has changed searching for a job in the United States (not for the better), what AI service I recommend, and finally, the plans for the project for … Read more

I know I put the Leadership and Neurodiversity project on hiatus, but something occurred to me the other day that may shape my future research. It occurred to me that virtually all of the research on autism, neurodiversity and neurodiversity hiring initiatives involve white, Eurocentric, middle class to upper class males. I’ve thought about changing … Read more

Hello everyone, After thinking about my situation for the last few days, I’ve decided to put the Leadership and Neurodiversity project on hiatus until I get a new job or my employment situation improves. It should go without saying the my priority at the moment is getting new employment. I may still do something for … Read more