Tim Goldstein, Autistic Philosopher of Neurodiversity: Life in the Neuro Cloud™

I had the wonderful opportunity to speak to Church Mutual  ( www.churchmutual.com ) for Disability Awareness Month. They currently sponsor 2 Paralympic athletes, 1 a skier who uses a wheelchair and the other a track sprinter who is autistic. Last year Church Mutual focused on disabled with mobility challenges. This year they wanted to highlight the rapidly growing segment of diversity called neuro...

I think you will enjoy this one as it delivers a huge amount of information is a very short time. Learning nuggets are short recording which deliver an impactful statement or point on a specific topic. This set was recorded for Uptimize in 2018 as video clips. I pulled the audio track to create this episode. As I mention in the introduction I was still struggling with the correct terminology to us...

This episode is Tim Goldstein's pre-panel presentation for the Neurodiversity in Tech session at DisabilityIn's virtual conference in January 2021. The panel was just me and Brent Amundson VP HR at Dell Computers. While I can only share this part I think you will still find it interesting and get a lot from it. Disabilityin.org Disability:IN is the leading nonprofit resource for business...

I have known Emma for a few years now. She is truly a special person. I love talking with Emma as I always leave with new insight and approaches. Emma is one of those unique people who understands the autistic mind and the world we live. She brings her understanding of the autistic adult's challenges combine with her vast experience in the education world to know the effects both positive and...

I have known Emma for a few years now. She is truly a special person. I love talking with Emma as I always leave with new insight and approaches. Emma is one of those unique people who understands the autistic mind and the world we live. She brings her understanding of the autistic adult's challenges combine with her vast experience in the education world to know the effects both positive and...

It has been far too many month since I have posted an episode. There has been a huge amount going on in my life above and beyond all the changes the COVID pandemic has caused. Like many autistics I can easily get overstimulated and drained in the course of a normal day. Between COVID and joining Google through an acquisition and the changes it brings I get overstimulated and drained by the end of...

We continue our chat with John Richmond as he tells us about more adventures and insight with his autistic son. John Richmond is a proud husband and father of three kids, a boy and two girls. His son was diagnosed on the autism spectrum just after his fifth birthday. John holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and is currently a PhD candidate. In addition to his books, John has also pu...

In case you were wondering "Where is Tim", I'm back. Long story which of course involves autism. More later, now onto our guest, John Richmond! John Richmond is a proud husband and father of three kids, a boy and two girls. His son was diagnosed on the autism spectrum just after his fifth birthday. John holds a master’s degree in Business Administration and is currently a PhD candid...

This is the third and final segment of a good long chat Dr Dave and I had. Dr Dave has a unique perspective on Autism in the Workplace. Dr Dave, like myself, was not diagnosed until later in adult life. This gave him the aspie experience of lots of jobs and careers and how thinking differently is frequently not accepted. Dr Dave is also the parent of autistic children, giving him hands on experien...

This is the second segment of a good long chat Dr Dave and I had. Dr Dave has a unique perspective on Autism in the Workplace. Dr Dave, like myself, was not diagnosed until later in adult life. This gave him the aspie experience of lots of jobs and careers and how thinking differently is frequently not accepted. Dr Dave is also the parent of autistic children, giving him hands on experience with t...

Dr Dave has a unique perspective on Autism in the Workplace. Dr Dave, like myself, was not diagnosed until later in adult life. This gave him the aspie experience of lots of jobs and careers and how thinking differently is frequently not accepted. Dr Dave is also the parent of autistic children, giving him hands on experience with the childhood side of autism. Finally, Dr Dave is the Executive Dir...

For the third year in a row I was invited to guest lecture a class at Cornell University. My topic was challenges autistic people face in interviews. It is such a rich topic, unfortunately for many on the spectrum a job interview is a way to decide you "are not a good fit" which in the USA is HR speak for, your not like us and it makes us uncomfortable so we will illegally discount you f...

Chris Turner is a consultant in Australia that helps companies to become more diverse by adding neurodiverse staff. His slogan is "Neurodiversity Inclusion Made Simple". While Chris deals with all humans regardless of where in the Neuro Cloud™ they fall. This episode and 2 more came from a catch up call we had scheduled. I had just gotten a cool podcast recorder I was itching to use. Chr...

Shelly and I had such a good time chatting we kept the recorder running and produced Shelly Dival continued. Like many of us that grew up on farms, Shelly has a huge range of skills and has had a number of careers. In her now long running career as a building designer. In Australia architect has a specific meaning, but in the USA we would probably call her an architect. When her grandson was diagn...

Like many of us that grew up on farms, Shelly has a huge range of skills and has had a number of careers. In her now long running career as a building designer. In Australia architect has a specific meaning, but in the USA we would probably call her an architect. When her grandson was diagnosed with autism Shelly jumped in to learn all she could about it and how to apply her skill as a building de...

Chris Turner is a consultant in Australia that helps companies to become more diverse by adding neurodiverse staff. His slogan is "Neurodiversity Inclusion Made Simple". While Chris deals with all humans regardless of where in the Neuro Cloud™ they fall. This episode and 2 more came from a catch up call we had scheduled. I had just gotten a cool podcast recorder I was itching to use. Chr...

Chris Turner is a consultant in Australia that helps companies to become more diverse by adding neurodiverse staff. His slogan is "Neurodiversity Inclusion Made Simple". While Chris deals with all humans regardless of where in the Neuro Cloud™ they fall. This episode and 2 more came from a catch up call we had scheduled. I had just gotten a cool podcast recorder I was itching to use. Chr...

Carol has a unique background and a unique understanding of what it is like to be neurodiverse. Drawing on her background as a life coach, group facilitator, divorce mediator, improvisational comic, and actress, Carol’s expertise is in helping people find the confidence they seek to live life to the fullest. In 2011, Carol founded Social Dynamix, a totally unique, interactive style of learning tha...

A very special and unusual episode of Life in the Neurotypical Universe. Autism at Work expert and fellow Aspie (inside term for person with Asperger's) Kari Kelly of atypicalworkplace.com and I were hosted by Looker in Santa Cruz, CA for a panel discussion on neurodiversity and autism in the workplace. This episode is a recording of the panel discussion and audience interaction. For free res...

Russ Garner is a Director of Professional Services for a rapidly growing software as a services company. Russ has worked for a range of IT companies and as a consultant for one of the biggest consulting companies. His experience includes working with everything from small IT departments to executives and technology workers at some of the worlds biggest companies. In this episode Russ share some of...

Diversity Consultant Cornell Woodson was his normal generous self taking time out of his busiest day to talk diversity and neurodiversity. Cornell shares the wisdom and experience he has gained in his diversity career at NYU, UVM, Cornell University, and in the corporate world. You can reach Cornell at Cornell@BraveTrainings.com and his website BraveTrainings.com For free resources and to learn mo...