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The Sight Side is a podcast Pioneering the Field of Applied Neurodivergence.
Applied Neurodivergence is the deliberate and systematic application of neurodivergent cognitive abilities—bottom-up processing, advanced pattern recognition, systems thinking, and detail-oriented analysis—to solve complex organizational and human problems that neurotypical approaches routinely miss.
Hosted by James Hickey—AuDHD systems architect, Licensed Peer Recovery Supporter, and founder of PathWays Collective—the show explores how neurodivergent cognition actually functions in work and in life, and why bottom-up processing and pattern recognition are becoming essential in a world obsessed with credentials, optics, and performance theater.
If you’ve been filtered out by hiring systems that don’t measure real capability, built shadow systems to keep organizations running, or watched your peers progress while you seemed to be treading water, this podcast is for you.
We explore topics like:
Why “show your work” often punishes pattern recognition
Shadow systems as undocumented innovation
The overlap between neurodivergent cognition and AI
Late diagnosis and what changes when you understand your own architecture
The coming credential collapse—and what replaces it
Career paths for people who can’t tolerate traditional employment
James was diagnosed with autism and ADHD in his 40s, after decades of being labeled unfocused, underperforming, or “not living up to his potential.” The problem wasn’t capability—it was context.
Now he helps organizations see their blind side: the friction, revenue leakage, and risk that top-down systems consistently miss.
No scripts. No polish.
From friction to flow.
New episodes bi-weekly.
Applied Neurodivergence is the deliberate and systematic application of neurodivergent cognitive abilities—bottom-up processing, advanced pattern recognition, systems thinking, and detail-oriented analysis—to solve complex organizational and human problems that neurotypical approaches routinely miss.
Hosted by James Hickey—AuDHD systems architect, Licensed Peer Recovery Supporter, and founder of PathWays Collective—the show explores how neurodivergent cognition actually functions in work and in life, and why bottom-up processing and pattern recognition are becoming essential in a world obsessed with credentials, optics, and performance theater.
If you’ve been filtered out by hiring systems that don’t measure real capability, built shadow systems to keep organizations running, or watched your peers progress while you seemed to be treading water, this podcast is for you.
We explore topics like:
Why “show your work” often punishes pattern recognition
Shadow systems as undocumented innovation
The overlap between neurodivergent cognition and AI
Late diagnosis and what changes when you understand your own architecture
The coming credential collapse—and what replaces it
Career paths for people who can’t tolerate traditional employment
James was diagnosed with autism and ADHD in his 40s, after decades of being labeled unfocused, underperforming, or “not living up to his potential.” The problem wasn’t capability—it was context.
Now he helps organizations see their blind side: the friction, revenue leakage, and risk that top-down systems consistently miss.
No scripts. No polish.
From friction to flow.
New episodes bi-weekly.
Hosts:
Aktualisierungshäufigkeit:
every 5 days
Durchschnittliche Audiolänge:
51 minutes
Englisch
Vereinigte Staaten
13 Folgen
seit 8. Januar 2026
serial
ÄLTESTE FOLGE 🔗
In this first episode of The Sight Side, host James Hickey shares his origin story—from truck driver to systems integration specialist in nine months.
James explores why trucking was his “unicorn profession,” how a hip injury forced a sudden life pivot, and what happened when a single sentence in a…
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FRÜHERE EPISODEN 🔗
In this episode, James defines Applied Neurodivergence—a framework that shifts the ND conversation from accommodation to capability. He explores the difference between early and late diagnosis, the uncomfortable realities of how employers view accommodation, and why it's time to start talking about…
I got written up once for trying to solve a customer's problem. Not for failing—for trying the wrong way. And here's the thing: the problem never got solved. The customer left without ever getting what they needed. But I still got the write-up. Because the process mattered more than the outcome.
In…
Guest: Genie Love, M.Ed. (Founder of NeuroAutonomy)
Episode Summary
In our first guest episode, James sits down with Genie Love to pull back the curtain on the "High-Performing until suddenly they’re not" pattern. With 25 years of experience spanning special education and executive coaching, Genie …
Season two of The Sight Side opens with Theresa Falk, a Honolulu-based author, educator, and 31-year veteran of the classroom. Theresa currently teaches 8th grade English and women's literature at 'Iolani School, where she advocates for gender equity and neurodiversity. James met her at the Slowdow…
The Sight Side continues with Cami Turcotte, Senior Director of Supplier Inclusion at Disability:IN, the global business network advancing disability inclusion across the workplace, supply chain, and marketplace. Cami oversees the DOBE certification program, the Disability-Owned Business Enterprise…
The Sight Side continues with James Adams, founder and CEO of Revolution Trucking, a certified Disability-Owned Business Enterprise he built in 2019 after more than three decades in supply chain, logistics, and transportation. Revolution runs three connected companies, Revolution Trucking on the as…
Dara Broadous is an ADHD creative generalist whose work spans fashion, bridal, graphic design, brand work, and art direction. She designs plus-size pants and jackets at Lane Bryant, freelances on bridal gowns, did the art direction for an intimate music experience called June's Room, and is launchi…
Just A Little IT Guy has been doing IT since he was 12, wiring up his church rectory before most of us had email. Professionally he has spent over 25 years in the field, and today he runs a team of six engineers as the technical lead for the company he has been with for more than 15 years. He goes …
Lindsay Watkins has spent about 15 years in the autism space, starting in recreational camp settings in college, then teaching special education, then moving through clinical, vocational, and ed-tech settings looking for one thing: a system that actually works. What she found instead was systems fa…
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