For decades, my professional life felt like a high-performance engine screaming as it tried to run on the wrong fuel. There was a persistent, "vague discomfort"—a bone-deep sense that despite my intelligence, drive, and world-class skills, I was perpetually out of sync with the gears of the corporate world.

My career began in the United States and eventually brought me back to Japan at age 37. What followed was a grueling, humiliating cycle: I would secure high-profile roles with ease, only to be met a few months later with a formal request to resign. This pattern repeated across multiple companies, creating a traumatic loop of high expectations followed by abrupt, confusing departures.

The turning point finally arrived at age 49. A psychiatric evaluation provided a dual diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

This was not a label of limitation; it was a strategic map. It transformed me from a broken employee into a Neurodiversity Career Strategist. I stopped trying to fix my brain to fit a broken system and instead began building a professional fortress designed for my specific operating system.