EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 35 MIN
Autism Stories: Amirtha Sureshbabu
from Autism Stories · host Autism Personal Coach/Doug Blecher
"She’s already feeling that pressure of, I need to be as performant as my male colleagues. But to add on to that, she’s struggling with ADHD symptoms, autism symptoms, sensory overload… that forces neurodivergent women in tech to be extremely high-functioning to the point of exhaustion", says Amirtha Sureshbabu. Amirtha joins this episode of Autism Stories to discuss being software engineer and how being a neurodivergent women impacts that experience. To learn more Amirtha visit https://www.instagram.com/amirthasureshbabu/https://www.instagram.com/amirthasureshbabu/If you could subscribe on your favorite listening platform we would really appreciate that. If you are looking for customized coaching by autistics for autistics then visit https://www.autismpersonalcoach.com. If you would be interested in being interviewed on Autism Stories or would like to be a sponsor send an email to [email protected].Thank you to TR Sun for their song “All Good” on todays episode. if you would like to follow along or if your like me and seeing the lyrics make listening to music more accessible to you then check them out here: https://bitly.cx/6Ib2Thank you very much to Amy Scurria for her opera piece "Inside" at the end of the episode. To learn more about Amy please visit https://www.amyscurria.com .
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"She’s already feeling that pressure of, I need to be as performant as my male colleagues. But to add on to that, she’s struggling with ADHD symptoms, autism symptoms, sensory overload… that forces neurodivergent women in tech to be extremely high-functioning to the point of exhaustion", says Amirtha Sureshbabu. Amirtha joins this episode of Autism Stories to discuss being software engineer and how being a neurodivergent women impacts that experience. To learn more Amirtha visit https://www.instagram.com/amirthasureshbabu/https://www.instagram.com/amirthasureshbabu/If you could subscribe on your favorite listening platform we would really appreciate that. If you are looking for customized coaching by autistics for autistics then visit https://www.autismpersonalcoach.com. If you would be interested in being interviewed on Autism Stories or would like to be a sponsor send an email to [email protected].Thank you to TR Sun for their song “All Good” on todays episode. if you would like to follow along or if your like me and seeing the lyrics make listening to music more accessible to you then check them out here: https://bitly.cx/6Ib2Thank you very much to Amy Scurria for her opera piece "Inside" at the end of the episode. To learn more about Amy please visit https://www.amyscurria.com .
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