Hey there,

Today we're excited to roll out a new series called Conversations. Each feature focuses on one guest, one subject, and room to answer at length. Here are the first three:

• ​Cris Sgrott on chronic disorganization​
• ​Patrick Casale on autistic burnout​
• ​Ron Capalbo on ADHD traits​

Cris Sgrott: "Am I hoarding, or chronically disorganized?"

​Cris is a professional organizer certified in chronic disorganization work. She spends her days in the homes most of us would be too embarrassed to let anyone see.

Her answer comes down to how you feel about your stuff. Chronic disorganization has a lived-in feel and the piles keep turning over—you’re always hunting for something you know is in there somewhere. Hoarding is accumulation for its own sake.

She also covers how ADHD builds clutter that looks like hoarding from the outside, when a full house becomes a safety problem, and what to do first when shame is the thing keeping the door shut.

“Organizing is way deeper than I thought it would be.”

​Read the conversation →​

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Patrick Casale: "What does autistic burnout feel like when rest isn’t enough?"

​Patrick is an AuDHD therapist, business coach, and entrepreneur. He spent years building successful businesses before learning he was autistic. He’s also been in autistic burnout for more than two years.

He describes it as neurological depletion—sleep and time off don’t fix it. Masking and overextension shrink your capacity, and recovery can mean rebuilding your work and life around what your nervous system can sustain.

He also gets into the AuDHD tug-of-war: your body needs rest while your brain wants novelty. And why unmasking isn’t always safe, plus what friends, employers, and therapists can do that helps.

“I have stopped fighting against the way my brain works and have started to support it, love it, and appreciate it.”

​Read the conversation →​

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Ron Capalbo: "Do your 'too much' traits need a playground?"

​Ron is an ADHD coach with ADHD. He called his ND26 talk “Shut Up, I’m Practicing.”

His argument: the traits you were told were too loud, too intense, too much never got anywhere safe to practice, so they stayed raw. They need a playground. And a hobby you dropped still counts—it doesn’t have to turn into a business to have been worth it.

“We’re so worried about where we might end up we never back the car out of the driveway.”

​Read the conversation →​

Last but not least: mark your calendar for September 15 🗓️

Early-bird tickets for NeuroDiversion 2027 go on sale Tuesday, September 15 at 10:00 AM Central. We're very excited to roll out some big plans for next year!

Full details coming later this week, including pricing, lodging info, details on session proposals, and much more. Watch this space...

Talk soon,

Chris Guillebeau & the ND Team