Cassandra Nicholson

Neuro News Week of 6 July 2026 | Neuroinclusion for workplaces and individuals Happy Tuesday! It's the middle of the year where the days are short and wind is cold! I love Brisbane winters, I hope you're keeping cosy where you are. If you’re curious (or know someone who is) to learn how leverage neurodiversity into a competitive advantage, please come to the Brisbane Business Hub next week! You can register for your free ticket here. It starts at 9:30 on Tuesday 14 July - Level 20 /...

Instead of a long-winded post on the why I picked these podcasts, I encourage you to take a listen. Let me know if any vibe with you or if any don’t and why? Do you have any favourite podcasts? If so, please drop me a comment and let me know! I think these are pretty much streamed everywhere, I use an apple but other device equivalents should also work. ADHD chatter Hidden Brain All In The Mind We Regret To Inform You The Business Owners Podcast Conversations Not Too Sensitive The Unthinkable...

For years, many late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults did what they were told — implicitly, systemically — to do. Show up. Keep up. Smile. Don't fidget. Make eye contact. Speak at the right pace. Follow the unwritten social contract of "normal" without ever being given a copy. That's masking. And it costs more than most people understand. Masking isn't deception. It's a survival strategy developed early — often before a person has the language to name what they're managing, or why everything...