Welcome back to Left Unattended, the podcast where we pull back the curtain on what it really means to be neurodivergent in the workplace. I’m your host, Ron Sosa, neuroinclusive leadership coach and advocate, and in this episode I’m joined by Tori Burgos.
Tori began her career as a dog trainer working with dogs with serious behavioral challenges before entering veterinary medicine in 2017. After graduating from tech school in 2021 and passing the VTNE, she pursued her passion for anesthesia and now works in specialty medicine with expertise in surgery, anesthesia, and the high-intensity environment of emergency and ICU care.
Together, we dive into:
- The Toilet Paper Rule: how universal design principles in practice reduce stress, errors, and frustration.
- Why one-size-fits-all breaks don’t work, and how shorter resets can sustain energy and performance.
- The experience of being misunderstood or labeled “difficult” when communication styles differ.
- The career-changing impact of having a manager invest in executive function coaching early on.
- How approaching challenges with curiosity instead of judgment transforms team culture.
- Why efficiency, empathy, and high standards are strengths that come with neurodivergence.
Tori leaves us with one truth she wishes the world understood about her neurodivergence: sometimes the words don’t come out the way I mean them, but the thought is fully there — give me space to process.
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