Why Your Brain Isn't Broken: The Truth About Neurodiversity with Jane Myers

Take the Escape the 9-5 Scorecard: https://bit.ly/EscapeThe9-5Now Why do we hand out diagnoses so easily, yet find it so hard to notice the people who don't fit? In this second conversation with Jane Myers, we go beyond the label itself and ask what having ADHD, dyslexia or autism actually means once the diagnosis is done. We talk about the labels we're given and the ones we choose to keep, why 25 to 30% of us fall under the neurodiversity umbrella, and why being physically aware of the quiet person in the room might matter more than any assessment. Jane pulls no punches on the bandwagon effect, the danger of a label becoming an excuse rather than an explanation, and why we're happier asking an AI what it's like to be dyslexic than we are asking the person sitting next to us. Jane Myers is a leadership and group-dynamics specialist and founder of Jane Myers Associates, coaching professionals on neurodiversity and performance since 2000. This is her second appearance on the podcast after episode 230's conversation on groupthink, and she brings the same directness to what a diagnosis can and cannot do for you. EXPECT TO LEARN: Why 25 to 30% of the population fits somewhere under the neurodiversity umbrella, and why that number keeps growing Why some psychologists have stopped handing out diagnostic labels altogether The roads and vehicles analogy for how ADHD and dyslexic brains process information differently Why chasing a diagnosis can become an excuse rather than an explanation How to spot the person in a group who wants to speak but can't find the rhythm to join in Why we're more willing to ask an AI what it feels like to be neurodivergent than we are to ask the person next to us The writing exercise Jane recommends for shedding labels that no longer serve you Why psychological safety at work often does more for neurodivergent people than a diagnosis does TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Why we need people who think differently 04:09 What actually makes someone neurodiverse 06:09 The comfortable majority and the labelled minority 07:59 When a diagnosis becomes an excuse 09:45 Why some psychologists have stopped giving labels 12:12 Real life: spotting danger, missing socks 17:12 Roads and vehicles: the science of thinking differently 19:55 ADHD's super fuel and dyslexia's potholes 22:44 Why one label can't cover a whole spectrum 25:47 The quiet one and the person who can't find the rhythm to speak 28:05 Making space for people who don't naturally fit 33:09 Why we'll ask AI before we'll ask each other 35:01 Letting go of the labels you didn't choose 43:53 Noticing the quiet one and appreciating our differences FOLLOW THE GUEST JANE MYERS: Website: https://www.janemyers.co.uk Instagram: @janemyerswhitehorn FOLLOW THE HOST VICKI WUSCHE: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vickiwusche/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VickiWusche Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vicki_wusche/ Join the Wealthy Life Community: https://bit.ly/Join-WLC LISTEN TO A WEALTHY LIFE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/VickiWusche Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/a-wealthy-life/id1617293196 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/13lVRTAioD5mR4XUiylAk8 #Neurodiversity #ADHD #Dyslexia #Psychology #AWealthyLife