Dave Sandoval’s Neurodiversity Support call was both personal and educational, offering a compassionate look at autism and the broader neurodiverse spectrum through the lens of lived experience. Early in the presentation, Dave reflected on his own childhood, sharing that he was once labeled hyperactive and misunderstood in school. Rather than viewing neurodiversity as a disorder to be fixed, he encouraged listeners to see it as a variation in human wiring, one that can come with remarkable gifts. He emphasized that every person on the spectrum is unique, yet many share traits such as deep focus, unconventional creativity, strong pattern recognition,…