How To Live Well With Neurodiversity - What Really Works - with Kofi Ayivor

This episode is dedicated to all the ‘differents’ in life, wherever they may be. The world needs different for innovation and creation, discover what has worked for one man who discovered is difference makes a huge difference.

This episode features a Q and A exploring all things wonderful and neurodiverse with Kofi Ayivor. Being different is hard enough but being neurodiverse in a neurotypical world is another level of difficulty. Listen to how you can find what works for Kofi and could be useful for you in navigating the beauty of difference against the backdrop of normalcy. With laughter, fun and lots of talk of food as medicine.

Key Insights From This Episode:

 

• I'm in awe of what you've just said, Kofi around human's greatest asset, because probably about 20 - 30 years ago it would not be thought of that somebody who had an atypical brain would actually even understand what empathy was. - Dr Rachel

 

• In order to gain a better life, we often have to lose something. We need to go through a grieving process. - Dr Rachel
• And the more I accept myself, the more I like myself. It's interesting. Because the more you tend to like yourself, it’s because you're accepting who you are. - Kofi
• The one thing I say to people don't tend to do, and I was guilty of this before, we tend not to be present in the moment. We tend to either live in the past or live in what we want to be in the future, but we never live in moment. - Kofi
• A key part of the process for me when helping anybody to be who they truly are, is for them to embrace of awe, wonder, magic and play, because these are the things make the human life wondrous really. - Dr Rachel
• An old man said to me before… we have a tendency to make ourselves small, so that we don't expose our greatness. Because we are too busy worrying about whether we're going to piss somebody off. - Kofi
• I work hard to play hard, and if I can't play, I can't recharge. And if I'm not recharging just means I'm just working. - Kofi

Keywords: neurodiversity, neurodivergence, difference, autism, ADHD, dyslexia

About Our Guests:

Kofi is a finance professional and an outstanding legal graduate with a strong career foundation in a statutory dispute resolution service dealing with FCA regulated firms, in addition to experience working in legal organisations. At his core he’s a passionate and enthusiastic people person and a keen advocate of fairness in society and doing the right thing in work and my life.

Kofi describes himself as a motivator, moderator and connector as well as being a mean chef! Kofi is neurodiverse, and has dyslexia. 

About Our Host

Dr Rachel Taylor

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Dr Rachel Taylor is a neuroscientist with decades of experience exploring, discovering