TRAUMA RESILIENCE
Neurodiversity & Disability
Resources & Featured Offerings
for Professionals & Entrepreneurs in a Neurotypical & Ableist World
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Dear Fellow Neurodivergent,
On this page are some of the self-hosted and outside resources that I frequently reference while working with professionals and business owners who are neurodivergent, like me and you!
Everything on this page is freely available because:
- Trauma suuuuuuucks, doesn't it?! I like helping whenever I can.
- You're my kinda people! (I'm a trauma survivor & neurodivergent too!)
- I'm always down to commiserate with clients when they need to laugh or vent about the latest spectrum of hilarity —because, LOL, I get it.
I don't do "sales calls," but if you ever want to schedule a coffee/tea chat, I'd absolutely be down for something like that, click here for the scheduling link.
Founding Director
Peterson Resilience Consulting
PS - Feel free to share this page with whomever you'd like or connect with me on LinkedIn!
Sessions À La Mode
Trauma-Informed Coaching & Consulting
Consulting is like ice cream; we want what we want how we want it—occasional support on the side, sessions scheduled under a big project, a special calendar container, or a cherry on top of your recurring sessions. Sessions À La Mode are the answer to your flexible scheduling needs and are available in bundles of 1, 3, or 6 sessions. Each session is 50 minutes of 1-on-1 attention with Emily Ann Peterson.
Client Calculator
A Digital Tool for Evidence-Proven & Value-Based Pricing Decisions
This worksheet bundle is for client-based business owners who value their time and want to make smarter money choices. Consider this your rinse-and-repeat strategy sandbox and financial planning sidekick! Includes 3 auto-calculated digital worksheets, 2 bonus strategy sandboxes, and 1 private coaching session.
Website Checkup
Because First Impressions Count!
Do you have a website? Do you (secretly) worry that it sucks? Or maybe you know it doesn’t do you and your awesome work justice?
Easy! You'll walk away from your 45-min Website Audit with a tangible list of tiny improvements and the confidence to put yourself out there!
Podcast Episodes
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Lessons from Dandelions on Defiance & Social Justice featuring Kate Fontana
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How to Be a Better Ally for Social Justice featuring Dr. Joy Cox
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The Road Back to You & How The Enneagram Can Help featuring Ian Cron
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Your 3 Word Rebellion featuring Dr. Michelle Mazur
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Truth, Trauma, and Open-Handed Slaps to the Face featuring Kye Alfred Hillig
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How to Find Your Purpose in the Midst of Transition featuring Jonathan DeWaal
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Hiding Under Desks, Prioritizing Pain and Other Hard Things featuring Jessica Ribera
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How to Edit Your Writing with Powerful Authenticity featuring Karin Stevens
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How to Stand in Unshakeable Truth featuring Vicki Ambinder
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How to Be Wrong & Stay Listening featuring Andy Zook
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How to Be Everything & Never Fit In a Box featuring Emilie Wapnick
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How to Grieve Beautifully & Collaborate Generously featuring Holli Margell
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We Are Not Mere Objects: Surviving Sexual Assault featuring Sarah Jane
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At Death's Door, Fighting For Life & Loving with Your Whole Heart featuring Jake Hemming
Neurodiversity + Workplace
- Aarons-Mele, Morra. (2021). Neurodiversity at Work, The Anxious Achiever podcast episode, Harvard Business Review
- Aarons-Mele, Morra & Ozuo, Stephanie. (2021). ADHD, Neurodiversity, and Bias, The Anxious Achiever podcast episode, Harvard Business Review
- Austin, R & Pisano, G. (2017). Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage: Why You Should Embrace It In Your Workforce. Harvard Business Review.
- Praslova, L. (2022). An Intersectional Approach to Inclusion at Work. Harvard Business Review. [This article gives an overview of "The Canary Code" for building more inclusion in the workplace for autistic people.]
- Praslova, L. (2022). Your "Autism Awareness Day" Might Be Excluding Autistic People. Harvard Business People.
- Bernick, M. (2022) Is Your Company Inclusive of Neurodivergent Employees? Harvard Business Review.
- Austin, Fieldhouse, Aiyaswami & Quinn. (2017). Why the Australian Defence Organization Is Recruiting Cyber Analysts on the Autism Spectrum. Harvard Business Review.
- Austin & Sonne. (2014). The Case for Hiring "Outlier" Employees. Harvard Business Review.
- Austin, Robert & Pisano, Gary. (2017). The Talent Pool Your Company Probably Overlooks. HBR IdeaCast. Harvard Business Review.
- Breward, Katherine. (2019). Providing accommodations for autistic workers benefit everyone. SpectrumNews.org
- Jolin, Lucy. (2018). How the workplace benefits from neurodiversity. Virgin.
Sites & Organizations
- Sluggish—newsletter about neurodiversity, disability, and capitalism; written by Jesse Meadows, who also posts essays on Medium
- Embrace Autism—really well structured site; presented, researched, and founded by Natalie Engelbrecht MSc, RP, ND & Eva Silvertant B.Des; I personally love the list of autistic "super powers" and "kryptonite."
- SpectrumNews—an award-winning site that reports the latest scientific findings on autism; great podcast, and Autism 101 area.
- NeurodiversityHub—a wonderful collection of resources, guides, and training for entrepreneurs and career development
- Neurodiverse Dupage Entrepreneurship Program (NDEP)—microgrants & incubator for neurodiverse entrepreneurs
- ProFound Incubator—for neurodiverse tech founders in Perth, Western Australia
Spotlights & Success Stories
- Griffiths, Chris. (2022). 10 Highly Successful People You Didn't Know Were Neurodivergent. CEO Today Magazine.
- The carpet cleaner who speaks 24 languages. podcast episode on The Washington Post's Post Reports.
- Neurodiversity & Entrepreneurship: Onyinye Udokporo Shows Us Where The Creative Flair Starts. Forbes.
- Meet the Black autistic entrepreneur changing the neurodiversity narrative: Lee Chambers. press release on journalism.co.uk.
- Patel, Minal. (2021). The Life of a Neurodivergent Disabled Entrepreneur. SetSquared.co.uk
Awesome Neurodiversity Products
- Fidget Rings—made by a small business jeweler in Canada! (Check the shop description for coupon)
- Flare earplugs—comfy in the ears to reduce sounds and focus on the important ones, $25
- Shokz headphones—they don't go inside your ears; I wear these alllll the time and love them soo much, prices vary
Assessments
- Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)—measures the expression of autistic traits according to a person's subjective self-assessment
- Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised (RAADS-R)— take note of the discussion notes on this page.
- Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnarie (CAT-Q)—this test measures the degree to which you implement masking strategies.
- The Aspie Quiz ver. 4—provides the test taker with a spider-web-type image of how neurotypical vs neurodiverse they are in various categories
Neurodiversity + Entrepreneurship
- Kirby, Amanda. (2021). Entrepreneurship & Neurodiversity: the SME Partnership for 2021. LinkedIn.
- Shtern, Sasha. (2021). Neurodiversity: Entrepreneurs Who Learn Differently. YFS Magazine.
- Lyons, Meghan. (2021). Is neurodiversity key to becoming the next Elon Musk? The Daily Illini.
- Freeman, M., Eyre, H., Hynes, W. (2021). The Brain of an Entrepreneur: The aspects that make them most creative may also be their biggest risk. Neo.Life
- Hicks, Molly. Dubsado for Neurodivergent Entrepreneurs. Webinar.
- ProFound Incubator—for neurodiverse tech founders in Perth, Western Australia
- Sena, Pete. (2022). The 10 Tools That Turn My ADHD Into an Entrepreneurial Superpower. Entrepreneur's Handbook on Medium
- Zak, Chati & Petrin, Dawn. (2022). How Minimalism Can Turn Neurodiversity, ADHD, and Engineered Distraction Into a Superpower with Robyn Buchanan. podcast episode from The Entrepreneur's Ecosystem.
Career Development
- Neurodiversity Employment Network—events, networking opportunities and job opportunities
Handy Links for Neurotypicals
- The Spoon Theory—available in .pdf format and English, Spanish, French, and Hebrew translations too!
- Autism 101 from Spectrum News