Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising Quotes

“People viewing their organization like a machine fail to realize that the machine parts who burn out in the workplace, both NeuroDivergent or NeuroTypical, tend to be some of the most devoted employees. Why? Because to work hard enough to burn out, you have to care about what you’re doing.”
― Lyric Rivera, Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising: NeuroDiversity = ALL Brains NeuroDivergent and NeuroTypical working together & supporting each other

“NeuroDivergent people cannot thrive in workplaces that treat them like machines and not people. Even NeuroTypical people, who may fare better for longer, will eventually become miserable, and therefore less productive, in exploitative environments.”
― Lyric Rivera, Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising: NeuroDiversity = ALL Brains NeuroDivergent and NeuroTypical working together & supporting each other

“Employee burnout isn't an employee problem, it's an employer problem.”
― Lyric Rivera, Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising: NeuroDiversity = ALL Brains NeuroDivergent and NeuroTypical working together & supporting each other

“NeuroDivergent people are the modern workplace version of canaries in the coal mines. We can be more sensitive to our environments, and may even become physically and/or mentally unwell in a toxic setting, before NeuroTypical people do.”
― Lyric Rivera, Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising: NeuroDiversity = ALL Brains NeuroDivergent and NeuroTypical working together & supporting each other

“People need to be accepted as their whole person–both strengths and weaknesses. Hiding parts of who I am was preventing me from moving forward in life and getting help when I needed it.”
― Lyric Rivera, Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising: NeuroDiversity = ALL Brains NeuroDivergent and NeuroTypical working together & supporting each other

“Organizations need to decide which values they want to emphasize, and clearly communicate them to all members of the team. If you don't actively create the culture that you do want within your organization, a culture you don't want can develop organically.”
― Lyric Rivera, Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising: NeuroDiversity = ALL Brains NeuroDivergent and NeuroTypical working together & supporting each other

“NeuroDiversity is the next frontier in Diversity & Inclusion. If your D&I program doesn't take all NeuroDivergent people into account, it's already obsolete.”
― Lyric Rivera, Workplace NeuroDiversity Rising: NeuroDiversity = ALL Brains NeuroDivergent and NeuroTypical working together & supporting each other