ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka EP. 341: Friendship, ADHD, and Building a Kinder Workplace
Jul 16, 2025
Meral Alizada, the founder of Results of Kindness, utilizes her degrees in Law and Psychology to transform workplace cultures for neurodivergent individuals. In this engaging discussion, she shares her personal journey navigating an ADHD diagnosis later in life and the emotional toll of masking. Meral introduces her 'Genius Retention' program, emphasizing that kindness isn't just crucial—it's profitable. The conversation also highlights the complexities of friendships within neurodiversity, emphasizing the need for authenticity and deeper connections.
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Diagnosis Through Nurturing A Child
- Meral discovered her ADHD and autism diagnosis through working with a nonverbal child with similar traits.
- Seeing the child's progress inspired her to understand and nurture her own neurodivergent traits.
Social Rules Imposed Early
- Social rules were heavily imposed on Meral from childhood as a girl in Afghan-Uzbek culture.
- This ingrained knowledge made her highly socially aware but often enraged by meaningless norms.
Embrace Your Unique Path
- Embrace your neurodivergence and radically accept that your life path will differ from others.
- Self-kindness and self-belonging come from honoring your unique brain and life journey.
