the Offer with Michael Glinter

Inclusion Series: Harnessing the Potential of Neurodivergent Employees


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Special Guest - Anna Charest - Filmmaker
Please listen to the end and support her cause... she needs the support

Anna is on a mission to bring awareness to all aspects of Neurodivergent people with an exciting documentary she is producing demonstrating the true diversity of people worldwide falling somewhere on the spectrum!  Anna learned at an early age she had Aspbergers, but learned to navigate the world and overcome the obstacles.  Listen to her story.

  • Anna tells her story about learning about her diagnosis and how did she cope and overcome
  • Understanding her diagnosis - High Functioning vs Low Functioning
  • Early on misinformation campaign by the community
  • Not everyone with Autism is in special classes
  • Describing how being Neurodivergent affects her
  • Maturity plays a role in overcoming Aspbergers
  • Different things that bother those with Aspbergers
  • Getting through School 
  • Breaking into the industry - challenges 
  • What companies can do to help Neurodivergent Employees succeed
  • Questions and Comments not to make
  • When should you disclose?
  • Anna talks about her Film - "Spectrum" documentary
  • Television character representation
  • Misreading people for being "autistic"
  • Need for more media representation
  • Diversity of the people in her documentary
  • Lack of awareness of Diversity Divergent people
  • Who are Neurodivergent people?
  • Just because someone is different, does not make them incapable

Special Guest Info - Anna Charest
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annacharest/
[email protected]
https://annacharest.wixsite.com/beautifulmadness

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https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelGlinter (YouTube)
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