by Brett, The AuDHD Boss
The AuDHD podcast for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD professionals navigating corporate environments — and the managers supporting them. Hosted by Brett Whitmarsh, a late-diagnosed AuDHD corporate leader with 12 years of management experience. Topics: masking, autistic burnout, late diagnosis, workplace accommodations, neurodivergent leadership, executive dysfunction, career transitions, neuroqueer and neuro-inclusive work. Visit audhdboss.com and brettwhitmarsh.substack.com
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June 27, 2026
<p>Have you ever gotten the feedback that you're unlikeable at work? For a lot of neurodivergent professionals, that label arrives while you're already burning significant cognitive energy just to show up and function.</p><p>In this episode, Dr. Bowen Marshall and Brett dig into why masking reads as coldness, where the term masking actually comes from historically, and what warm cues are and how they work in practice at work.</p><p>The conversation covers the frontal lobe vs. temporal parietal junction difference in how autistic and non-autistic brains process social interaction, what happens when masking and a novel cognitive task compete for the same processor, and the 20/60/20 framework for understanding workplace perception. Brett shares the good morning story, a real workplace example that shows how a single missed warm cue can shape how a colleague is perceived for years.</p><p>But the episode goes further than workplace tactics. Bowen recently published "Yes, Even Masking Is Caused by Racism" on Substack, and that work runs through a significant part of this conversation, from the eugenics movement and the history of ABA therapy to professional dress codes as compliance culture. Brett and Bowen also talk openly about the overlap between queer identity and neurodivergence and why for many people those two things have never been separate.</p><p>Topics covered in this episode:<br>Why the mask drops when cognitive load increases<br>The frontal lobe vs. temporal parietal junction difference in social processing<br>Spiky cognitive profiles and building teams around them<br>The warmth and competence framework and the 20/60/20 breakdown<br>Micro moments of liking and primacy and recency effects at work<br>The history of ABA therapy and its connection to white supremacy culture<br>Queer masking as survival and the overlap between queer and neurodivergent identity<br>Why masking past a certain point disconnects you from your own power</p><p>Dr. Bowen Marshall, PhD is a licensed psychotherapist, author, and career coach specializing in ADHD, Autism, and neurodivergent career development. As part of his work, he helps neurodivergents navigate the complexity of career demands helping ADHDers, AuDHDers and Autistics find and create systems, workflows, and leadership styles that help them succeed and thrive at work and life.</p><p>Read Bowen's article: Yes, Even Masking Is Caused by Racism<br><a href="https://substack.com/@bowentylermarshall/p-202380192" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br></a></p><p>Follow Dr. Bowen Marshall:<br><a href="https://substack.com/@bowentylermarshall" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><br></a></p><p>Find all Brett and Bowen's conversations on the AuDHD Boss YouTube playlist:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9QX1pbJKEk&list=PLRBohTCbOqwA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9QX1pbJKEk&list=PLRBohTCbOqwA</a></p>
June 16, 2026
<p>I was more nervous to tell people at work I was autistic than I was coming out bisexual. That's not a punchline. It tells you something about how similar these two journeys actually are.</p><p>In this episode Brett shares how coming out as bisexual in his 30s and getting a late AuDHD diagnosis a few years later followed the same emotional architecture — recontextualizing your entire life, grieving the person you thought you were, and slowly learning to stop masking.</p><p>What made both take so long? Alexithymia and delayed processing made it hard to understand his own feelings. Growing up in a high control religion made those feelings feel dangerous. And high masking kept both identities hidden — even from himself.</p><p>If you came out late, got diagnosed late, or both I'd love to hear your story.</p><p>Topics covered: neuroqueer identity, high masking, Alexithymia, coming out in your 30s, late AuDHD diagnosis, workplace safety, the grief of late discovery, and why unmasking and coming out feel like the same thing.</p><p>Find Brett's Drains & Sparks workbook and coaching at payhip.com/audhdboss.</p><p>In this episode:</p><ul><li>Why high masking kept Brett in the closet — and later kept his AuDHD diagnosis hidden too</li><li>How Alexithymia and delayed processing made it hard to understand his own feelings</li><li>Why workplace safety was the trigger that finally let him unmask</li><li>The grief that comes with both late coming out and late diagnosis — and where they differ</li><li>Why "people who aren't don't spend all that time wondering if they are" applies to both sexuality and neurotype</li></ul><p>Resources mentioned:</p><ul><li>Drains & Sparks Workbook: payhip.com/audhdboss</li></ul>
June 11, 2026
<p>"Don't be too good at your job." That line from Dr. Bowen Marshall hit nearly a million views on Instagram. So we came back to respond to your comments.</p><p>For neurodivergent professionals, overperforming isn't just exhausting. It sets a trap — a higher bar every annual review, burnout that builds without a clear cause, and a workplace that stops taking your limitations seriously because you look too capable to need support.</p><p>In this episode Brett and Dr. Bowen Marshall go through the comments from that viral moment and get into what's actually driving it.</p><p>They cover the PIE model and why 70% of your career has nothing to do with your actual work. The difference between a mentor and a sponsor — and why neurodivergent professionals almost always get one but not the other. Why over-performing makes raises harder, not easier. What to do when your boss says nothing is coming off your plate. And the disability catch-22: when you're too competent, your limitations stop being believed.</p><p>About Dr. Bowen Tyler Marshall:</p><p>Dr. Bowen Marshall, PhD a licensed psychotherapist, author, and career coach specializing in ADHD, Autism, and neurodivergent career development. </p><p>As part of his work, he helps neurodivergents navigate the complexity of career demands helping ADHDers, AuDHders and Autistics find and create systems, workflows, and leadership styles that help them succeed and thrive at work and life. </p><p>Connect with Bowen here:</p><p>Substack: <a href="https://drbotyler.substack.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://drbotyler.substack.com/</a>Instagram: h<a href="ttps://www.instagram.com/drbotyler/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">ttps://www.instagram.com/drbotyler/?hl=en</a>Tiktok: <a href="https://tiktok.com/@Drbotyler" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://tiktok.com/@Drbotyler</a>YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/@www.youtube.com/ @DrBoTyler " target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtube.com/@www.youtube.com/ @DrBoTyler </a></p><p><br></p><p>About Brett | AuDHD BossI'm Brett — AuDHD, late diagnosed, and a former corporate leader with 12 years of leadership training and experience. I offer 1:1 coaching and neuro-inclusive workplace training for individuals and organizations.******************************RESOURCES & LINKS🛒 Drains & Sparks — AuDHD Workplace Workbook for Neurodivergent ProfessionalsBundle (workbook + 45-min coaching video) → <a href="https://payhip.com/audhdboss" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://payhip.com/audhdboss</a>Workbook only → <a href="https://payhip.com/audhdboss" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://payhip.com/audhdboss</a>WORK WITH BRETT1:1 coaching for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD professionals navigating corporate environmentsCorporate training, manager workshops, and organizational licensing for neuro-inclusive teams👉 audhdboss.com | Brett@audhdboss.com</p>
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The AuDHD podcast for autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD professionals navigating corporate environments — and the managers supporting them. Hosted by Brett Whitmarsh, a late-diagnosed AuDHD corporate leader with 12 years of management experience.
Topics: masking, autistic burnout, late diagnosis, workplace accommodations, neurodivergent leadership, executive dysfunction, career transitions, neuroqueer and neuro-inclusive work.
Visit audhdboss.com and brettwhitmarsh.substack.com
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