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

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 the work day. Unfortunately it leaves me fried for the day and no personal work happens that evening. Weekends have been mostly dedicated to hiding from the computer and trying to avoid anything that is draining. So nothing happens on weekends either other than Tim going over the top on his special interest as is his norm.

Hoping this will be the first step in getting back to at least an episode every two weeks. We will see how fast I can get to this goal.

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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 published several academic research articles and has a deep passion for his career in higher education. He and his family reside in North Texas on a ten-acre farm

John and I had a great chat. I really enjoyed hearing how John has been able to recognize the unique and uniquely effective strategies his son has developed.

Contact John from his website or on LinkedIn:
https://johndrichmond.com
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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 candidate. In addition to his books, John has also published several academic research articles and has a deep passion for his career in higher education. He and his family reside in North Texas on a ten-acre farm

John and I had a great chat. I really enjoyed hearing how John has been able to recognize the unique and uniquely effective strategies his son has developed.

Contact John from his website or on LinkedIn:
https://johndrichmond.com
LinkedIn
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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 experience with the childhood side of autism. Finally, Dr Dave is the Executive Director of Vanderbilt's Frist Center on Autism and Innovations, where he gets to talk with people on all side of the employment challenge.

The Frist Center is a multi-discipline approach with a mission of: Engineering technologies and transforming the workplace – inspired by neurodiversity, at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering brings engineers, business scholars, and disabilities researchers together with experts in neuroscience and education to understand, maximize, and promote neurodiverse talent.

Details to reach the Frist Center or Dr Dave directly.
Vanderbilt's Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
Dr Dave: [email protected]

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 the childhood side of autism. Finally, Dr Dave is the Executive Director of Vanderbilt's Frist Center on Autism and Innovations, where he gets to talk with people on all side of the employment challenge.

The Frist Center is a multi-discipline approach with a mission of: Engineering technologies and transforming the workplace – inspired by neurodiversity, at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering brings engineers, business scholars, and disabilities researchers together with experts in neuroscience and education to understand, maximize, and promote neurodiverse talent.

Details to reach the Frist Center or Dr Dave directly.
Vanderbilt's Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
Dr Dave: [email protected]

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 Director of Vanderbilt's Frist Center on Autism and Innovations, where he gets to talk with people on all side of the employment challenge.

The Frist Center is a multi-discipline approach with a mission of: Engineering technologies and transforming the workplace – inspired by neurodiversity, at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering brings engineers, business scholars, and disabilities researchers together with experts in neuroscience and education to understand, maximize, and promote neurodiverse talent.

Details to reach the Frist Center or Dr Dave directly.
Vanderbilt's Frist Center for Autism and Innovation
Dr Dave: [email protected]

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 from consideration, but give a totally safe non-descriptive answer.

You can download the presentation deck that goes with this talk here:
Presentation Deck, Tim presents at Cornell Oct 2019

For free resources and to learn more visit me at TimGoldstein.com
As always, if you know someone who you think Tim should interview please let us know. Also love to hear your comments, suggestions, and great ideas. Email us at [email protected]

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. Chris agreed to recording us and I edited the recording to create 3 great podcasts. This is the final segment.

You can find out more about Chris and his state of the art concepts and approaches check out his site at: ProjectEnterpriseCoaching.com

For free resources and to learn more visit me at TimGoldstein.com
As always, if you know someone who you think Tim should interview please let us know. Also love to hear your comments, suggestions, and great ideas. Email us at [email protected]