Coaching Through Career Transitions: Supporting Autistic Professionals Toward Clarity, Confidence, and Well-Being

• By: Dr. Chinyere Oparah NeuroSpicy Leaders
• January 5th, 2026
• adults, burnout, career transitions, leadership strengths, masking, neurodiversity-affirming coaching, self-employment, Winter 2026 Issue, workplace trauma
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Life transitions can feel disorienting for anyone, but for autistic adults – and especially those navigating workplaces that misunderstand their brilliance – the stakes are particularly high. Autistic professionals often carry the cumulative impact of masking, misinterpretation, chronic stress,...

Doin’ It My Autistic Way: Why Being Self-Employed Was the Logical Solution for Me

• By: Becca Lory Hector, CAS, BCCS Autism and Neurodiversity Researcher/Consultant/Speaker/Author/Advocate Evolving Skye, LLC
• June 25th, 2021
• actually autistic, burnout, employment, self-employment, struggle, Summer 2021 Issue, unwritten rules
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Ah, the wonderful world of work. It’s a marvel, isn’t it? The way we have all indirectly given up our individual freedoms in hot pursuit of the all mighty dollar. The way we semiconsciously reorder our priorities to accommodate all the time and energy this pursuit demands. The years spent...