Opportunity in Action: Neurodiversity in a STEM Career
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neurodiversity, innovation, STEM, ADHD, Dyslexia, dyscalculia
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In this article, I utilize a reflexive ethnographic approach via lived experience, as a gifted student with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who was “lazy in math” to a Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) labeled twice-exceptional (2e) twenty-seven years later due to the undiagnosed math learning disability dyscalculia.
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Jacquelyn Ruffner
Dr. Jacquelyn “Jacque” Ruffner recently graduated with her Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Franklin University. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Fayetteville State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science and Communications from the University of Southern California. Adding to her scholarly merits, Dr. Ruffner earned an award-winning dissertation focused on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), dyslexia and entrepreneurial innovation.