A Canadian walked into the Pentagon and gave a talk on workplace accessibility & inclusion...

Being diagnosed as autistic at just six years old shaped Sydney Elaine Butler’s path in ways she’s still unpacking today.

From navigating education and career barriers to advocating for accessibility in HR, Sydney shares how lived experience fuels her work.

Public speaking, social media, and authenticity also come into play — with Sydney reminding us that success looks different for everyone, and that sustainability in advocacy and content creation starts with listening to your body.

Curious about what’s inside?

✨ How early diagnosis impacts education and career choices

✨ Why accessibility in HR can’t be standardized — and shouldn’t be

✨ Social media, authenticity, and sustainable content creation

✨ Why community and cultural perspectives matter in shaping neurodiversity

PLUS — listen for our methods of self-care in these trying times

However you’re able to engage, thank you for being here!

With love,

Sarah 💜

Looking for Sydney?

🎧 Listen now + connect with their work:

🔗 LinkedIn

🔗 Instagram

📢 Connect with Us:

Follow 👉 ⁠@ndreportpod⁠

Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ndreportpod.com

What is it like living life as a highly sensitive person?

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Report, we sit down with Karolina, a wordsmith and translator from Poland.

We dig into the science & lived experience, and how cultural perceptions of sensitivity can overlap with the neurodivergent experience.

✨ Trigger warning: This episode contains discussion of depression, fatigue, and suicide attempts. Please listen with care.

Curious about what's inside:

• What percentage of people are highly sensitive?

• The daily minutiae of being highly sensitive... from needing more rest, to managing sensory overload, to experiencing art and relationships on a deeper level

• How vulnerability can save lives

This conversation is a reminder that sensitivity is not fragility. It’s our way of being deeply attuned to the world, and it is both a blessing and a curse.

If you are looking for a conversation that intersects sensory sensitivity, neurodivergence, and resilience ... this episode is for you!

However you're able to engage, thanks for being here!

With love, Sarah

Looking for Karolina?https://itiskarolina.com/

📢 Connect with Us

Follow 👉 @ndreportpod

Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ndreportpod.com

Neurodivergent life often means navigating a world that wasn’t built with us in mind. But what if the key to better mental health isn’t just about thinking differently but functioning differently?

How does occupational therapy fit into this? In this episode, OT and ADHD coach Jamie Cutino joins us to unpack sensory needs, executive functioning, and a real simple guide to accommodations.

Curious about what's inside:

• Occupational therapy vs, mental health therapy, vs ADHD coaching - & when to reach for which
• Why sensory regulation is just as important to support as executive function

• How internalized ableism keeps us from using the tools we already know help
• Things to try NOW to start improving focus, energy, and to day-to-day

Jamie’s incredible passion shines through as she reminds us that ADHD care must go beyond medication and therapy!

We NEED to start learning how to function in real life.

If you’ve ever wondered how to better meet your sensory needs, advocate for yourself, or simply stop burning out, this episode is for you!

However you’re able to engage, thank you for being here!

With love,

Sarah 💜🎧 Listen now + don’t forget to check out Jamie’s podcast: Outsmart ADHD⁠⁠ https://outsmartadhd.transistor.fm/⁠⁠

📌 Find Jamie here:⁠⁠

LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-cutino-014213256/)

⁠Facebook⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/jamie.keller.165)📢 Connect with Us:

Follow 👉 ⁠@ndreportpod⁠

Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ndreportpod.com

Ready to Liquidate The Billionaires?! WE ARE!!!

This week, The Propaganda Factory joins The Neurodivergent Report to teach us about propaganda and why it matters so much for neurodivergent folks.

We also dug into how repetition, storytelling, and vulnerability are used in propaganda (both to manipulate and to mobilize) & why neurodivergents can be especially impacted.

Curious about what’s inside?

• Republican troll turned radical leftist propagandist

• The difference between propaganda and advertising (spoiler: they overlap more than you think)

• How neurodivergence plays into the way we process and resist messaging

This episode is equal parts personal storytelling, political education, and real talk about surviving, creating, and staying grounded in chaotic times.

However you are able to engage, thanks for being here!

Love, Sarah

👉 Join the Sick Radical Leftist Network:

• https://www.mtcstw.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/PropaFactory
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/2970139946407148

• 
  

Connect with Us!

✨ Follow us @NDreportpod on socials for more

🎤Apply to be our guest ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com

The workplace should enable ALL people to thrive, not just neurotypicals. Join us for this conversation with Susan Fitzell, author of Neurodiversity in the Workplace and long-time educator, coach, and international speaker.

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Report, Susan shares her journey from the classroom to corporate consulting, why workplace design needs to move beyond “accommodations” toward inclusive flexibility for all, and how understanding our own learning preferences can transform the way we work and communicate.

Curious what else is inside?:

• Diagnosed dyslexic by an eye doctor

• The importance of psychological safety in meetings and classrooms

• Scripts and strategies that make self-advocacy easier

Whether you’re a teacher, a manager, or someone navigating your own neurodivergent experience, this episode is packed with insights, practical tools, and a reminder that building inclusive environments is better for everyone.

However you are able to engage, thanks for being here!

Love, Sarah 💜

Looking for Susan?

📚 SusanFitzell.com – Books, resources, and blog articles

🎥 Susan on YouTube

📖 Neurodiversity in the Workplace – available now

Connect with Us!

✨ Follow us @NDreportpod on socials for more conversations and resources.

🎤Apply to be our guest ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com

Liam Saranich joins The Neurodivergent Report to lounge around & have a funny conversation about growing up with a learning disability, finding a voice through podcasting, and turning fear into fuel.

Curious about what’s inside?

• living with auditory perception disorder
• sensory processing quirks (spoiler: soda is a no-go)
• learning to feel it to heal it

However you are able to engage, thanks for being here!

Love, Sarah 💜

📢 Connect with Us

Follow 👉⁠ @NDreportpodApply to be our guest 🎤⁠ NDreportpod.com

🌟 Looking for Liam?
🎙️ Lounging Around : http://www.youtube.com/@loungingaroundhub
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liam_saranich/

In this follow-up conversation, Abbie J returns to The Neurodivergent Report to go deeper into the science of executive functioning!

This time we’re zooming in on the Default Mode Network (DMN) and the autonomic nervous system (ANS).

Curious what's inside?

• What the Default Mode Network is & why you should care (THINK: focus, memory & emotional regulation)

• How emotional salience and working memory affect attention and regulation

• Why traditional mindfulness can backfire (and what to try instead!)

YOU WILL FIND VALUE HERE!

Whether you’re exploring tools to manage ADHD symptoms, or curious about what your brain does “in the background”—this episode offers science-backed insight without the shame spiral.

However you’re able to engage, thanks for being here!

Love, Sarah 💜

📢 Connect with Us

Follow 👉⁠⁠ @NDreportpod

Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com

🌟 Looking for Abbie?
🖥️ Website:⁠ ⁠superconnected.space

📸 Instagram:⁠⁠ @super_connected

📚 References

1. Springer: DMN and Executive Function

2. Life N Science: Vagal Tone & ADHD

3. ScienceDirect: Salience & Attention in ADHD

Abbie J is back on The Neurodivergent Report to talk all things mind-body connection and the somatic experience of neurodivergence.

Curious what's inside?

• What heart rate variability and pupil size can tell us about neurodivergence
• Emotional regulation & the autonomic nervous system
• Personal reflections on how our collaboration is growing & how we’re learning to hold space for uncertainty

YOU WILL FIND VALUE HERE!

Whether you’re new to polyvagal theory or just beginning to explore ADHD, executive functioning, and mental health… this episode is here for you.

However you’re able to engage—thanks for being here.
Love, Sarah 💜

📢 Connect with Us

Follow 👉⁠⁠ @NDreportpod

Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com

🌟 Looking for Abbie?

🖥️ Website:⁠ superconnected.space

📸 Instagram:⁠ @super_connected

📚 References

• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856723000758

• https://lifenscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/21.-Iram-Mansoor-1.pdf

• https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s44411-025-00185-7.pdf