The Neurodivergent Experience

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Young, Neurodivergent & Self-Employed: Building a Career That Fits Your Brain

July 01, 2026

In this episode of The Neurodivergent Experience, Simon Scott is joined by neurodivergent mentor and advocate Sophie James for an inspiring conversation about building a career that works with your brain rather than against it. From late diagnosis and school struggles to launching her own mentoring business, Sophie shares how understanding herself changed the direction of her life. Together, Simon and Sophie explore the realities of young neurodivergent entrepreneurship, why traditional caree...

Mindful Mondays With Ashley Dupuy | State or Trait? Rethinking Procrastination and Laziness

June 28, 2026

Why can we know exactly what we need to do, genuinely want to do it, and still feel unable to begin?In this episode of Mindful Mondays, Ashley explores the shame-heavy labels of procrastination and laziness, alongside the qualities our culture tends to praise: motivation, willpower, discipline and commitment.Rather than treating difficulty beginning as a character flaw, Ashley asks a more useful question:*What is getting in the way?*Through the neurodivergent lens of executive functioning, ne...

Hot Topic: Unapproved Stem Cell Treatments for Autism

June 26, 2026

In this Hot Topic episode of The Neurodivergent Experience, Jordan James and Simon Scott discuss a growing trend in the United States where families are paying tens of thousands of dollars for unapproved stem cell treatments that claim to help autistic children. Drawing on a recent investigation by The Guardian, they unpack the science behind these therapies, the lack of convincing evidence that they work, and the serious ethical concerns surrounding clinics marketing expensive, experimental ...