{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks ","title":"Episode 51: Giles Dickenson-Jones","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8b599bb5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3223,"description":"Welcome to episode #51 We’re thrilled to be joined by Giles Dickenson-Jones today. Giles is an independent consultant specializing in public policy (economics), international development, and data science. Giles was diagnosed with ADHD in his early teens and was shuttled off to one of the few schools he hadn't already been kicked out of: a boarding school in rural NSW. Giles leverages his ADHD by combining his interdisciplinary range, creativity, and expertise in data analytics to help clients tackle tough public policy problems.Welcome to the show Giles!QuestionsCan you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?Grew up in rural NSWDiagnosed with ADHD amidst being shuffled across schools.Initially confusedInitially thought it meant he wasn’t getting enough attention.Coping strategies didn’t stickInterpreted it as lacking in something as an explanation of why he was different.How he sees it now:Knows he was differentWas working ahead to fit inStrong sense of justice, hyperfocused on thatActing outGetting approval from othersSo eager to fit inSomehow not be theCool kidDorky kidAlmost got into a Montessori-style schoolBut mother wanted tougher disciplineHow neuro divergence led to the current line of workAnalytical framework hooked himEconomics sticks its nose into everythingRange, EpsteinHow has your neurodivergence affected your financial life?Special interest in finance including personal finances - complicated Excel model + savings modelHow has it affected your relationships?Enjoys socialising but won’t organise itWork often gets in the way.Blind to the need of tending to relationships.Interested in peopleLikes the diversity and variety of Lunchclub What \"work\" projects are you concentrating on?Independent economic consultantProgram evaluation of social policies, e.g. how to help more students graduateHow can we make the policy stronger (without...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/QZFZQrtBSDhon7MItX8a5mQvkXQ5KKmI2fe6dyhM72o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMzNDE3LzE2NjEw/NjYyOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}