Changing Perspectives

• **Category:** Articles / Neurodiversity

Summary (scraped)
Gordon shares his experience as a neurodiverse professional. He self-diagnosed with Asperger's in high school and received an official diagnosis shortly after. Despite early negative expectations about his future, he developed a systematic way of understanding human communication — analysing conversations, expressions and interactions — and later discovered this aligned with **Transactional Analysis** theory ("turning communication into a science experiment").

He initially kept his diagnosis private due to past negative experiences, but found acceptance when he disclosed at EssenceMediacom. He volunteers with **Amaze** as a steering-committee member and partnered **GroupM** with the organisation to develop support programs for neurodiverse professionals and their managers.

**Key quote:** *"Ask, don't assume"* — his answer to what the media industry can do to support neurodiverse individuals.

**Background mentioned:** award-winning startup ventures, hosting a techno radio show, organising TEDx talks, and mentoring disabled youth.

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