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Ludmila Praslova PhD

@ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social
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Award-Winning Author, The Canary Code, and Neurodiversity Champion. Autistic. Swimmer. Writer. Psychologist.

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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Perhaps the ultimate test of empathy is recognizing that someone else may express it differently. #Autism #Neurodiversity #Empathy #psychology #autistic #neurodivergent www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Are We Misreading Autistic Empathy Expressions?
Empathy can be expressed in many ways. But when autistic expression of care comes in an unexpected form, it may be overlooked or mistaken for indifference.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Technology can magnify and scale biased #hiring practices. Using data collected in unfair systems to train algorithmic selection codifies bias. #Fairness in hiring must start with #humans designing and establishing fairer systems. #neurodiversity www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Black and White Spiral StaircaseSource: Masood Aslami from Pexels
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Can unjustly produced research support just practice? I think the assumptions we make seep into everything we do. That is why I wrote this article. www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy... #neurodiversity #research #HumanResources #psychology #practice #fairness #education #learning
Screenshor of article: Fair foundations: ensuring epistemic justice in neurodiversity research and practice
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I've heard this so many times - "we are looking for #innovation," "we are looking for unique thinkers." Then the #hiring system filters uniqueness out. And if some originality miraculously makes it through, it is likely to be pushed out. Make this make sense??? #neurodiversity #disability #hr
Cartoon canary looking unamused. "Some organizations say they're looking for unicorns. Then they reject anyone who walks, talks, or thinks differently."
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Awareness, acceptance, inclusion, empowerment - all assume a hierarchy of #humans. True, lasting fairness is non-hierarchical #dignity. Neurodignity is the foundation of the unconditional place of #neurodivergent people in society. #neurodiversity #culture www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
NeuroDignity moves beyond hierarchical neuro-awareness, acceptance, and even empowerment and celebration.NeuroDignity calls for honoring the inherent and equal dignity of all neurotypes. Photo of hot air balloons in the sky.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
#Autistic experience can be intensely, gloriously joyful—when we are not forced to fit into someone else’s procrustean expectations of what a good life is "supposed" to look like. Background of purple flowers. #neurodiversity #joy #emotion #psychology www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
With the #dignity lens, #neurodivergent pride is not about comparing oneself with others; it is not competing with others. It is being you without either claims of superiority or apologizing for your wiring. #NeurodivergentPride #neurodiversity www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today Headline: What Neurodivergent Pride Is and Is Not. Neurodivergent pride is not about superpowers, resilience, or a new hierarchy. A bright abstract painting.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Some put the label of "performance culture" on its opposite, the #fear culture. A culture that punishes #honesty, allows only one or two voices, and degrades the cognitive capacity of its workforce is not a performance culture. It is a fear #culture. #work www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Performance Culture vs Fear Culture: Psychology of Good Work
The term "performance culture" is currently applied to two fundamentally incompatible management systems. One is rooted in evidence. The other one is management by fear, disguised.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I never had a birthday crown. But this week was my book's birthday, so we decided to do it together. Because we don't have to justify having fun. #neurodiversity #leadership #psychology #HumanResources #joy #fun #dignity #feelings #emotion #careers #humans #humanity
Dr. Praslova, a blond woman wearing a tiara, holding her book The Canary Code, which also has a tiara.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Leading while #autistic can be excruciatingly hard. Yet many are making a difference, whether in formal organizational leadership roles or in community #leadership. #Autism #neurodiversity #leaders www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Leading While Autistic
Autistic leaders are less rare than people think. Many of them are doing the everyday work of positive change—without fanfare, but with results.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Welcome to #Autism Month. Let's have productive conversations. And for that, it is important to understand the community-developed #neurodiversity #language. Here is my guide to this still-developing, messy, and beautiful language of anti-pathologizing. #ND www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today headline: Say It Right: A Neurodiversity Language Guide for Allies: A practical guide to neuroinclusive language without judgment. A brain shape made out of speech bubbles.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Wow, what a post to warm my author's heart! 💛 Thank you, @Jade Teesy, and I hope The Canary Code does become a friend. #books #neurodiversity #careers #BookSky
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
When under #stress, don’t beat yourself up for reaching for your phone or laptop. Bloomscroll – search for true stories of #human #kindness, images of natural #beauty, and videos of baby animals. Scroll for micro-moments of #joy & #awe. #psychology #happiness www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Why Bloomscrolling Could Be Good for You
Bloomscrolling, or intentionally filling your feed with nature, baby animals, and true stories of kindness, can support real psychological well‑being when the going is tough.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Is neuroinclusion just special treatment? No. It's a thoughtfully designed infrastructure. For #dignity. For all of us. Clear communication, #flexibility, and spaces that support thinking benefit all #neurotypes. #neurodiversity #neurodivergnet #work #hr www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Neuroinclusion Isn't Special Treatment
The "standard" workplace was designed for a fictional "average person," but is it truly fair? Neuroinclusion doesn't add special treatment; it removes a hidden tax most of us pay.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Autistic people are often encouraged to self-advocate. But what if systems punish us for self-advocacy? Teaching #autistic #students to speak up means little if #schools dismiss their accounts and turn the blame on them. #neurodiversity #education www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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6 Ways Schools Undermine Autistic Students' Self-Advocacy
A new study documents how schools might be teaching autistic students that they are the problem and discouraging self-advocacy.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Happy #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek + the World #HappinessDay! Autistic people experience intense #joy in ways connected to #autistic traits. The biggest barriers to joy are mistreatment and societal biases, not autism itself. #happiness #neurodiversity www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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What Brings Autistic People Joy?
What if much of what society has been taught about autism and happiness is wrong? New research shows that autistic people experience intense joy connected to autistic traits.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Dr. Sukhareva's pioneering work was erased from #autism history. Now, 100 years later, cognitively able, focused, socially struggling people she described are somehow cast as "invaders" and the "cause of overdiagnosis." #psychology #autistic #ActuallyAutistc www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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The Erasure That Altered Who "Counts" as Autistic
The "too articulate" people we’re now told "invaded" autism were there from the very start. The person who first described them in 1925 was erased from autism's history.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Today is #LongCovidAwareness Day. So here is my collection of #LongCovid resources for people who struggle with balancing illness and, for those in #management positions, and for colleagues. #compassion #health #hope #emotion #chronicillness #disability www.linkedin.com/pulse/compas...
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Compassion, Allyship, and Life's Unfairness: What Not to Say to People with Long Covid and Other Chronic Illnesses.
Today, March 15, is Long Covid Awareness Day. March is also International Long Covid Awareness Month.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Humans instinctively crave #dignity, but our cultures send erroneous messages about it. Dignity is inherent, not earned. The moment you make it conditional, you've destroyed it. Dignity lives in #systems and #structures. #culture #psychology #human www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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What We Get Wrong About Human Dignity
Your worth can't be earned, trained, or negotiated. It arrived into the world with you. The question is, what happens to it after that?
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
For decades, researchers compared #autistic people to animals and robots. Much of the "research" was wrong. When assumptions are tested, nearly every core stereotype about autistic people is wrong. #neurodiversity #psychology #research #empathy www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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What the World Got Wrong About Autistic People
For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits made them miserable. All wrong.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
I warned them. They ignored me. I was right. Many #neurodivergent people have canary-in-a-coal-mine stories. We feel danger and see patterns. Too often, we are ignored. But listening to us can save lives & help all. #neurodiversity #autistic #ADHD #work #hr www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Why Neurodivergent People Can Be 'Canaries in Coal Mines'
Just like canaries' sensitivity to toxic air, neurodivergent sensitivity to injustice and danger are life-saving warning signals.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
We've been told that #goodness is naïve, that #moral grayness is sophistication, and #cynicism is cleverness. Turns out, we still want an old-fashioned #hero. "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" resonates with that need. #AKOTSK #psychology #ethics #human #values www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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The Goodness Test: Dunk, Baelor, and Why Heroes Still Matter
"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" reminds us why goodness matters and what it looks like, and helps us tell real heroes from convincing fakes.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The #autistic community is rocked by the interview given by a veteran #autism researcher, Uta Frith. The reaction does not just stem from what Uta Frith had said, but from a long history of epistemic injustice in #research. #psychology #EpistemicInjustice www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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Epistemic Injustice: The Great Gaslighting of Autistic Lives
Epistemic injustice is the assumption that people, usually those with less power, are unable to correctly understand their own lives. It takes a tragic toll on autistic lives.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Is it just me, or is this video very calming? A present from my publisher on the paperback release. Visual bonus - those sleeves really work with The Canary Code: A Guide to #Neurodiversity, #Dignity, and Intersectional #Belonging at Work. www.amazon.com/Canary-Code-... #HumanResources #leaders
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Most #humans are intuitively attracted to the idea of #dignity. We also tend to misinterpret it. We have confused it with earned respect, with charity, winning, and wealth. But it is inherent in us. We are born with it. #psychology #ethics #values www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
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What We Get Wrong About Human Dignity
Your worth can't be earned, trained, or negotiated. It arrived into the world with you. The question is, what happens to it after that?
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi... Joy is not a luxury saved for when life finally calms down. It’s one of the little necessities that protect our humanity even when - especially when - everything is on fire. My newest for Psychology Today #joy #psychology #happines #stress #wellbeing
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Life Is Hard, Savor Your Joy Anyway
Joy does not require that your life be going well. It is small, local, and surprisingly unfussy. It asks only that you notice, briefly, that something is good.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Non-autistic generosity plummets with social distance. #Autistic #generosity declines much less. Hot take: Non-autistic people have an in-group #bias problem. #neurodiversity www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology today headline Why Are Autistic People So Generous with Strangers?A new study debunks several common assumptions about autism. An image of a hand putting a heart into a piggy bank held by a pair of hands.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Do we have the bandwidth to guess someone's meaning? Decode hints? Manage subtext? Just say the thing. Direct communication is clear communication. Facts are facts. Clarity is caring. And the sooner that fly it up, the better. #neurodiversity #communication #autistic #dignity #ActuallyAutistic
Greyish paper background. People say autistic directness is awkward.. You know what’s actually awkward? Realizing your fly has been down for 3 hours, and no one told you. Directness supports dignity. Ludmila N. Praslova, PhD Author, The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
So I've been named among the 5 people who are the new wave of #management thinking. Perhaps the world is more ready to listen to the canary in the coal mine than it has ever been? Free registration required www.managementtoday.co.uk/next-wave-gr... #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #leadership #HR
A photo of 3 people plus a cartoon neurodivergent canary. Management Today headline - who are the next wave of great management thinkers? Who are the next wave of great management thinkers? It may seem like the giants of academic leadership theory have largely disappeared. But there are plenty of fresh ideas out there: let Management Today guide you through the work and philosophies of five .. ManagementToday Nov 14'
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
#Neurodivergence can be a non-apparent or apparent #disability - or not a disability. But the checkbox #culture demands clear-cut “boxes” for who is and is not disabled. Forcing us into artificial categories causes real pain. #neurodiversity #work #human www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today headline: Neurodivergence and Disability: Beyond the Checkbox Trap. A Venn diagram: Apparent and non-apparent disability and neurodivergence with partial overlap.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
We are not "unfeeling robots." The #autistic "empathy deficit" assumption might largely stem from inadequate #research and measurement. #empathy #autism #psychology #neurodiversity #neurodivergent www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
An image of a smiling woman with a dog and text that says 'Psychology Today, Ludmila N. Praslova, Ph.D.  The Autism and Empathy Myth: What the Science Really Says A major new study debunks the assumption of "autistic empathy deficit."
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
After talking about improving schools for neurodivergent students (and everyone) in a woefully inadequate 5 minute radio spot, I had to write this. #Education can be much better. Creating environments that work for #neurodivergent #students benefits everyone. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology today headline: Neuroaffirming Education: The Right Perch for Every Canary. How schools can work for real students and real brains: embracing neurodiversity. Four bright cartoon canaries.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
New study: Schools place double emotional burdens on #neurodivergent #students. The problem is the environment, not the student. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi... #neurodiversity #MentalHealth #Education #learning #dignity #autistic #ADHD #AuDHD #depression #anxiety #school #stress #emotion
Psychology Today headline: Why Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD Students Are Stressed at School New study: Schools place double emotional burdens on neurodivergent students. Photo of students walking near school.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Autistic joy can be exquisite. Intense. Glorious. ♾✨💜 A study shows that #autistic traits - passionate interests, repeated activities, intense focus, - aren't symptoms to suppress or "fix." They're sources of deep #joy and #happiness. #neurodiversity www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
PSYCHOLOGY TODAY HEADLLINE What Brings Autistic People Joy?New research showcases the diversity in autistic flourishing. Photo: Human Hand Touching Purple Flowers
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Are you trying to say the right thing but are confused by #neurodivergent vs. #neurodiverse? To cap off the #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek - a present for allies. This article is here to help - check out the definitions and examples of use! #Language www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today headline: Say It Right: A Neurodiversity Language Guide for Allies. A practical guide to neuroinclusive language without the judgment. A brain shape made out of speech bubbles on blue background.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
I believe in the importance of #merit. And that is why I advocate for #inclusion. What I really want is #fairness, and it requires both. By using valid measurement, eliminating bias, and being honest with ourselves about just how level our playing field is, we can create fair #work. #leadership #DEI
Harvard Business Review headline: The False Dichotomy of Merit and Inclusion by Ludmila N. Praslova An image of cartoon people working at long tables.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Can there be #neuroinclusive #education when #neurodivergent #teachers are excluded? Too often, the needs of neurodivergent educators and their very existence are overlooked. Let's redesign #schools with neurodivergent voices. #neurodiversity #inclusion #hr www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today Headline - The Key to Neuroinclusive Education: Neurodivergent Teachers. A photo of a smiling art teacher with young students.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
For me, 2024 was the year of the Canary. The sentinel species warning of #toxic air.🐥☣ And 2025 will be the year of the Canary. Until every voice is heard & everyone has a life that does not hurt. This is for every #canary, for every agent of positive change. 💛 #inclusion #neurodiversity #Autistic
A card with a poem and an image of a drawing of flying canary.The Year of The Canary Telling the truth while gasping for airNot knowing who will hear and careWorking to craft, or to improvise, The message to cut though the toxic lies.Lies that the world is a fair place,That struggle is personal shame and disgrace.What’s right is hard, and what’s hard is right.This gives new meaning to fight or flight.We can’t outfly the toxic cloud, We must undo what brings it about. Toxic traditions and toxic shamingPeddling “safety” that’s really samenessSystems demanding “don’t think, don’t ask,Do as you are told and wear your mask.”Yet canaries sing in defiant voices Calling for kinder and wiser choices,Designing the world for different needs Where everyone has a perch that fits. Where every voice is respected and heard,Where people have lives that do not hurt.Where everyone can create and thrive,Not boxed in by stereotypes.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Wishing all a holiday season filled with warmth, rest, and spaces where everyone feels they have the right perch. ✨💛🐥 #Culture #neurodiversity #inclusion #dignity #MentalHealth #empathy
Holiday Card: A canary bird sitting on a stack on book is a cozy room with a fireplace.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
#Neurodiversity is a feature of humanity. Neurodivergence has powered #creativity and #innovation throughout human history. It's not new. It is not an "epidemic." It is a necessary feature of #humanity. #Neurodivergent humans, famous and unknown, always created. Neurodivergence is #human.
Black and White card: Neurodivergent Minds Always Existed. Neurodivergent Humans  Always Created. Images of inventions from the stone wheel to writing to computers, and ancient to modern thinkers.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
"The Most Gifted" 🎁🎁🎁 I didn’t even know Amazon had a "Most Gifted" category—but wow, OK, I will take it! #Presents for readers and a nice little holiday surprise for me!💖✨🎇 May your holidays be full of #joy, hope, and good #books! ✨📚🎁 #neurodiversity #HumanResources #MentalHealth #gifts #inclusion
Amazon screenshot: The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work - most gifted in Business Diversity and Inclusion Holiday golden garlands and lights.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
“It’s all in your head. A bit of walking can’t do you harm.” But with #LongCOVID, it can. “So, are you better yet?” Please, just don’t. Instead of much-needed #empathy, we often encounter the skepticism and unintentional or even intentional #cruelty. www.fastcompany.com/91245084/5-t...
Fast Company Headline: 5 things not to say to a coworker with long COVID-19These myths about long-haulers can lead us to make blunders. Here’s what you need to know to be more empathetic to those dealing with the illness—or other chronic health conditions. Black and white image of a person in bed, only top of the head and fingers holding the cover are visible.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
"I am fine." "I am fine." "I am fine." Are we, really? #Masking is learned early and can come from generational #trauma. Check out my newest article. #MentalHealth #psychology www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today Headline: We Learn to Hide Under a Mask Early in LifeAlways "doing fine": The perceived safety of masking can be costly. Photo of 2 masks.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Welcoming all talent requires systemic #inclusion that considers #intersectionality, comprehensively addresses all barriers, and embeds inclusion in all #talent processes and decision-making mechanisms. hbr.org/2022/06/an-i...
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An Intersectional Approach to Inclusion at Work
Solving the problem of autism exclusion at work can help solve other inclusion and well-being problems — and inform the future of work. The author proposes six evidence-based principles that can suppo...
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Adult #bullying in the #workplace includes a wide range of behaviors, including emotional abuse that can be hard to detect. Solutions must be #systemic. #PsychologicalSafety systems.https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202212/workplace-bullying-types-intervention-prevention
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Workplace Bullying: Types, Intervention, Prevention
Organizations are systems, and bullying prevention mechanisms should be built into these systems.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
#Holidays come with pressure to fit in and to be "happy" in ways prescribed by #culture or tradition. But what if all you feel are #stress and pressure? Have a holiday your way. #happiness
Psychology Today Headline: Happy Holiday, Your Way: Happiness Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All. Holiday happiness isn't one-size-fits-all: Craft a holiday that fits you best. A photo of a woman relaxing in a chair.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
#Disability discomfort? That I can understand. But it should not turn into #discrimination. My newest article. www.fastcompany.com/91240638/how...
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How to stop tiptoeing around disability at work
Feeling awkward around disability doesn’t make you a bad person. What’s not okay is letting that stop you from treating someone with respect.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I struggled as a (very) late-identified #autistic. A big part of it was disbelief from others. And deciding what is best for me in the next step. So I wrote this. #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #ActullyAutistic www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/posi...
Psychology Today headline: Adult, Accomplished, Autistic: The Late Diagnosis Diaries. A photo of a woman in a long red dress walking on a long road among lush greenery.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Oh, and face-to-face interaction drops by 70% and sick days increase by 62%. But otherwise, open offices are the best! #neurodiversity #HumanResources #inclusion #disability #RTO #OpenOfficehttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202411/why-open-offices-dont-work
Black and white card with an icon of a stressed woman in the office. Open offices don’t work for: most neurodivergent people (about 20% of humanity), most introverts (at least 40% of humanity), and most women (about 50% of humanity). But otherwise, they are a great idea.
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Ludmila Praslova PhD @ludmilapraslovaphd.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
People who need accommodations can't get them because ppl who do not need accommodations might get envious. Make this make sense. Seriously, make this make sense... #disability #accommodations #autisitc #ActuallyAutistic #management #neurodiversity
"Accommodations are 'not fair to others'?” 
You're 100% right. 

Let’s ban eyeglasses, elevators, ergonomic chairs, spellcheck, and coffee (because stimulant).
 
Can’t have anyone getting spoiled. A stick figure holding coffee. The Sarcastic Autistic
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