by Elissia Moullas | Jan 16, 2026 | Beneath the Resume
Robert “Bob” Schmus was diagnosed with autism and ADD at the age of 15. Now in his late 30s, he works as a licensed clinical social worker in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and speaks openly about his neurodivergence in the context of his professional life and the work...
by Elissia Moullas | Jan 9, 2026 | Beneath the Resume
Nat Hawley’s story begins long before he had the language to describe neurodiversity or inclusion. Diagnosed with autism and dyspraxia around the age of three or four, and later with dyslexia at sixteen, he grew up in a world that often misunderstood how he learned...
by Elissia Moullas | Jan 2, 2026 | Beneath the Resume
V Garcia has known they were neurodivergent for as long as they can remember. Even though the formal diagnosis came later in life, they believe it should have been done as a child. What they remember clearly is the bullying and dehumanization that came when they...
by Elissia Moullas | Dec 26, 2025 | Beneath the Resume
Deborah Shukyn-Plageman’s understanding of her own neurodivergence came late in life. She was formally diagnosed with autism, ADHD and identified as twice exceptional or gifted at the age of 60. Long before that, she had already built an extensive academic and...
by Elissia Moullas | Dec 12, 2025 | Beneath the Resume
Gillian Forth’s story with neurodiversity began when she was seventeen, sitting in a psychologist’s office and receiving a diagnosis that felt vague and strangely disconnected from her lived reality. She was told she had a non-specified non-verbal learning disability....
