At the 2025 AACRAO annual meeting, attendees will have the opportunity to join today's guests for an exploration of neurodivergence in their session, Firing the Synapses of Connection. In this episode, HEARD welcomes Ellissa Thomen, Associate Registrar at the University of Iowa, Sara Sullivan, Associate Registrar at Cornell University, and Sara's son Will Sullivan, currently a student at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids Iowa for a very personal conversation about their own journey on the spectrum of neurodivergence. This conversation brought some tears and a lot of laughter. 

Big lessons: Be brave enough to be yourself, listen to the people around you, and never hesitate to tell someone how awesome they are.

Here are some additional resources shared by our guests:

• ADDitude The ADHD Diagnosis and Testing Guide for Patients
• Diagnosis of ADHD in Adults
• Harvard Health: What is neurodiversity?
• What is the Neurodiversity Umbrella?