Mohamad Sakkal, a 31-year-old foreigner in Vienna, describes eleven years of isolation and rejection despite technical skills and ideas, stemming from undiagnosed autism and ADHD until age 30, compounded by systemic barriers in education, employment, and disability recognition that left him in bureaucratic gaps with no support. After 542 job applications, refused residency, and repeated institutional rejections, he documents his experience to seek visibility and concrete help from researchers, journalists, or organizations working in disability and migration law.
An autism parent with an MBA in International Tourism left her career to advocate for her daughter Amal after her autism diagnosis at age two. Drawing on years of experience navigating therapies, education laws, and visual learning strategies, she co-founded EZducate, an AI-powered platform to help educators and therapists create personalized educational resources for children with autism and learning differences.
A mother describes her journey after her daughter Amal's autism diagnosis, from initial confusion and failed daycare enrollment to finding support through another autism parent and ABA therapy resources. She reflects on how a mentor's guidance and hope proved as valuable as professional help while navigating the challenges of diagnosis, waiting periods, and treatment costs.