Kaylyn Gibilterra returns as Natalie & the gang take our diversity conversation one step further. This time we’re talking about neurodiversity as it relates to being a developer, a manager, a conference participant & more.

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Featuring:

Kaylyn Gibilterra – Twitter, GitHub
Natalie Pistunovich – Twitter, GitHub
Kris Brandow – Twitter, GitHub
Johnny Boursiquot – Twitter, GitHub, Website

Show Notes:

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Timestamps:

(00:00) - It's Go Time!
(00:44) - Kaylyn Gibilterra
(03:46) - Neurodiversity, what is that?
(07:43) - Why the need for labels?
(20:48) - Relative neurotypicalness
(23:11) - Johnny's main concern
(32:11) - Is diagnosing important?
(41:00) - Sponsor: Changelog News
(42:25) - What can conferences do?
(46:46) - Responsibility of the people
(51:30) - In the context of work...
(1:03:54) - Unpopular opinions!
(1:04:25) - Johnny's unpop
(1:05:47) - Kris's unpop
(1:06:22) - Kaylyn's unpop
(1:08:23) - Natalie's unpop
(1:10:12) - Kris' second unpop??
(1:12:07) - Closing
(1:12:29) - Outro

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