Neurodiversity. Work. Society. Life. And everything we’re finally saying out loud.
Late-diagnosed autistic/ADHD advocate Nathan Chung on why tech keeps failing women and ND people — and what real inclusion must look like.
Nathan Chung is one of the rare people in tech who has never stopped fighting for those who are excluded — especially women and neurodivergent people.
Nathan Chung is a late-diagnosed autistic/ADHD advocate, former leader of WESIS’s Neurodiversity Affiliate, host of NeuroSec, and long-time champion for women and ND people in tech. Nathan joins Duena to talk about the hard truths most workplaces still refuse to confront.
Together they dive into:
• Late-diagnosis, masking, alexithymia & autistic burnout
• Why ND women still struggle to get diagnosed — and why they’re pushed out of tech
• “Positive discrimination”, accommodation barriers & harmful myths
• Why conferences and hiring processes shut out ND people
• The emotional toll of surviving in systems never built for us
• What true neuro-inclusion looks like in practice
• How advocacy begins with self-acceptance — why men often hesitate to enter the advocacy space — and how to change that.
• Remote work, return-to-office backlash & the hidden cost on disabled workers
Nathan also shares his current work advocating for disability rights policy, his upcoming book project amplifying the stories of neurodivergent women in tech & cybersecurity, and what organisations must change now if they genuinely want ND talent to thrive.
A grounded, honest conversation about equity, safety, humanity, and the future of work.
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neurodiversity, autistic women in tech, ADHD, late diagnosis, women in cybersecurity, neurodivergent workers, psychological safety, Human Debt, inclusion at work, autism masking, burnout, accommodations, remote work disability, advocacy, alexithymia, tech leadership, DEI, workplace culture, ND hiring, Nathan Chung, Duena Blomstrom, NeuroSpicy at Work
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