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Growth Mindset Can Help Us Reframe Our Abilities For many years, I couldn’t stand growth mindset talks. I’d sit through workshops and presentations on the topic and walk away irritated, because so much of what gets called growth mindset devolves into toxic positivity. You know the pitch — “I know you’re 65 years old, but…

Most Autistic People Are Unemployed or Underemployed I’m Autistic and I help Autistic people. I’ve created the Autistic Business Network to provide guidance and support for Autistic people who want to develop their businesses or careers. I invite you to check out the Autistic Business Network at https://AutisticBusinessNetwork.com,  see how we can help, and invite…

Why “Yet” Matters So Much – especially for Autistic People For most of my career, growth mindset talks were a hard pass for me. I would sit in a room, or on a webinar, and listen to someone explain that the only thing between me and everything I wanted was my attitude. If I just…

Masterminds for Autistic People Need to Be Different! Traditionally, Mastermind sessions  put a person in “the hot seat” where they get peppered with critiques, tough questions and variations on their ideas intended to challenge their ideas and help them move forward. We’ll have none of that in the Autistic Business Network. Frankly, some participants in…

Tuesday Teaching Topics (Tuesday webinars are 9 am to 10 am, Eastern) July 7, 2026: Business Model Canvas July 14, 2026: Making the Money Work July 21, 2026: Brand Architecture July 28, 2026: Communication Platform August, 4, 2026: The Art of the Elevator Pitch August 11, 2026: Networking on Our Terms August 18, 2026: Strategic…

As a person and as a coach, I highly value authenticity. I believe that by sharing who we are, we achieve the greatest happiness, are most likely to achieve our full potential, and we become better people. All of those are principles I hold for myself, and they fit well for the people I coach…

Trying to find a job was hard. There are a lot of jobs that I can’t do, for both clear and unclear reasons. Sometimes it requires a lot of driving, but I haven’t been able to get my license yet. But then there are jobs that require a lot of social interaction. A lot of…

I didn’t know that I was autistic when I was growing up. Maybe there were some signs that other people picked up on them, ways that I didn’t act like neurotypical people did, but I couldn’t tell. I only knew my own perspective, the way I did things, and I just behaved in a way…

Note: This article focuses on my diagnosis of PTSD (later confirmed as cPTSD). This occurred before my therapist and I came to understand that I am Autistic. For all of my adult life, I have known that I am different — perhaps that even something is “wrong with me.” In 2021, I came to know…