Abstract/Statement
The traditional workplace is a neurotypical workplace. The foundations of the neurotypical, traditional workplace stem from the developmental norms and social processes which imbed neurotypicality into Western society. Children, from a young age, are praised for appearing neurotypical and are punished for any deviations outside of the ‘norm’—internalizing and problematizing neurodivergent behaviours as ‘unproductive’, ‘problematic’, and ‘abnormal.’ Moreover, existing as racialized and neurodivergent highlights specific, intersectional issues in the workplace worth reflecting on. As a result of these marginalizations, racialized and/or disabled, neurodivergent people must utilize masking strategies as survival mechanisms. Radical re-imaginings of the current workplace, and consequently society, are needed to provide neurodivergent individuals with the freedom to flourish.
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Abdulle, Safia
(2024)
"Outside of the Norm: On Blackness and Neurodivergence in the Workplace,"
Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture: Vol. 6:
Iss.
1, Article 5.
DOI: 10.9707/2833-1508.1195
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https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ought/vol6/iss1/5
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