Tag: Neurodiversity

Cover image - Diversity in Medical School, with BUSM’s Angelique Harris, PhD, MA | EDB 279

Diversity in Medical School, with BUSM’s Angelique Harris, PhD, MA | EDB 279

VIDEO - BUSM’s Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion Dr. Angelique Harris discusses her...
Cover image - Covid’s Effects on Teenage Anxiety: My Personal Struggle

COVID’s Effects on Teenage Anxiety: My Personal Struggle

Angelina Vinci shares how the COVID lockdown impacted her mental health and her development...
Cover image - Diagnosing ADHD, with Dr. Mark Wolraich | EDB 260

Diagnosing ADHD, with Dr. Mark Wolraich | EDB 260

(VIDEO - 30 mins) Mark Wolraich, MD discusses his work creating diagnostic scales for...
Cover image - Healing Trauma and Your Inner Child

Healing Trauma and Your Inner Child

Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores the concept of the "inner-child" and how it can...
Cover image - Autism Surf Therapy in Australia | W.I.N.

Autism Surf Therapy in Australia | W.I.N.

VIDEO - In this episode, we’ll be talking about how surf therapy is improving...
Cover image - Why The Social Model of Disability Is Better Than the Medical Model of Disability

Why I Think The Social Model of Disability Is Better Than the Medical Model

Autism self-advocate Rebecca Witonsky discusses why she thinks the social model of disability is...
Cover image - “Autism Is Not a Crime” with Australian self-advocate Tom Oliver | EDB 269

“Autism Is Not a Crime” with Australian self-advocate Tom Oliver | EDB 269

(VIDEO - 30 mins) Australian self-advocate Tom Oliver discusses his work helping autistic individuals...
Cover image - Living with a Narcissist

Living with a Narcissist

Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explores the realities of life with a narcissistic partner....
Cover image - A Season for Tea: Contemplation and Closure

A Season for Tea: Contemplation and Closure

Autism self-advocates Sean Inderbitzen, LCSW discusses how contemplative moments drinking tea helped him reach...
Cover image - Fighting Against Neuro-Discrimination in the Workplace

Fighting Against Neuro-Discrimination in the Workplace

Neurodivergent researcher Damian Mellifont discusses factors that contribute to neuro-discrimination in the workplace and...
Cover image - How Trauma Can Hijack Your Life

How Trauma Can Hijack Your Life

Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT discusses how trauma can change the way we react to...
Cover image - Living with Dementia, with Michael Ellenbogen | EDB 286

Living with Dementia, with Michael Ellenbogen | EDB 286

VIDEO - Dementia self-advocate and author Michael Ellenbogen returns to discuss living with the...
cover image - Autistic People in Military Service

Autistic People in Military Service

Canadian self-advocate Aaron Bouma shares how people with autism are overlooked for military service,...
Cover image - Neurodiversity and Storytelling, with Eva Grayzel | EDB 271

Neurodiversity and Storytelling, with Eva Grayzel | EDB 271

(VIDEO - 25 mins) Master storyteller and author Eva Grayzel discusses how sharing stories...
Cover image - How Reading Helped Me Recover From My Diagnosis of Inattentive ADHD

How Reading Helped Me Recover From My Diagnosis of Inattentive ADHD

Self-advocate Cynthia Hammer, MSW shares three books that eased her feelings of devastation following...
Cover image - Why Metacognition Matters – A Lot!

Why Metacognition Matters – A Lot!

Educator Liz Keable explains what "metacognition" is, and how it is vital for all...
Cover image - Mental Health & Relationships: What is "Playing the Victim"?

Mental Health & Relationships: Is Someone “Playing the Victim”?

Darlene Lancer, JD, MFT discusses what it means for someone to "play the victim"...
Cover image - Masking or Camouflaging: An Autistic Self-Advocate Dialogue

Masking or Camouflaging: An Autistic Self-Advocate Dialogue

Autism self-advocates Sean Inderbitzen, LCSW and Lisa Morgan M.Ed. CAS discuss the causes and...
Cover image - Autism & PDA: Understanding Demand Avoidance, with Diane Gould | EDB 268

Autism & PDA: Understanding Demand Avoidance, with Diane Gould | EDB 268

(VIDEO - 30 mins) PDA North America founder Diane Gould discusses the “Pathological Demand...
Cover image - Career Advisement for the Neurodivergent, with Beacon College's Dr. James Williams | EDB 283

Career Advisement for the Neurodivergent, with Beacon College’s Dr. James Williams | EDB 283

VIDEO - Autism self-advocate / Beacon College’s Director of Career Advisement Dr. James Williams...
Cover image - Is Your Relationship Toxic?

Is Your Relationship Toxic?

Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT discusses toxic relationships, and what to do if you find...
Cover image - Navigating a Neurodiverse Household, with Bea Moise, MS, BCCS | EDB 282

Navigating a Neurodiverse Household, with Bea Moise, MS, BCCS | EDB 282

VIDEO - ADHD self-advocate, autism mom, cognitive specialist, and parenting coach Bea Moise shares...
Cover image - Why I Don‘t Tell People I Have Asperger’s

Why I Don‘t Tell People I Have Asperger’s

Different Brains interns and autistic self-advocate Bailey Bender shares why she feels functioning labels...
Cover image - Onboarding Doctors in Neurodiversity, featuring Peter S. Jensen, MD | EDB 262

Onboarding Doctors in Neurodiversity, with Peter S. Jensen, MD | EDB 262

(VIDEO - 28 mins) The REACH Institute founder Dr. Peter Jensen discusses his work...
Thanksgiving 2022 | Spectrumly Speaking ep. 136

Thanksgiving 2022 | Spectrumly Speaking ep. 136

AUDIO - In this episode pre-holiday mini-episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts...
Cover image - Thankful To Be Okay: An Epilepsy Incident

Thankful To Be Okay: An Epilepsy Incident

Tom McGranahan, Jr. discusses one instance of a past seizure, and why he is...
Cover image - Elevating Neurodiverse Voices, with Neuroversity's Jessica Kidwell | EDB 280

Elevating Neurodiverse Voices, with Neuroversity’s Jessica Kidwell | EDB 280

Jessica Kidwell of the Neuroversity Podcast discusses why listening to and highlighting the voices...
Cover image - What I Wish I Knew When I Began Raising an Autistic Child

What I Wish I Knew When I Began Raising an Autistic Child

Podcaster and autism mom Jessica Kidwell shares things she wish knew when she began...
Cover image - Voting! | Spectrumly Speaking ep. 98

Voting! | Spectrumly Speaking ep. 98

(AUDIO - 17 minutes) In this episode, hosts Haley Moss and Dr. Lori Butts...
Cover image - Signs of Healthy Boundaries

Signs of Healthy Boundaries

Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT explains the value of healthy boundaries, and gives 10 signs...
Cover image - What is PANDAS? with Mara Myers, R.N. | EDB 277

What is PANDAS? with Mara Myers, R.N. | EDB 277

VIDEO - Mara Myers shares her son’s journey with the autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorder known...
Cover image - Individuation: From Codependent Chameleon to Selfhood

Individuation: From Codependent Chameleon to Selfhood

Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT discusses how one's concept of self can be obscured by...
Cover image - Autism & DRBI Therapy, with Dr. Jennie Trocchio | EDB 276

Autism & DRBI Therapy, with Dr. Jennie Trocchio | EDB 276

VIDEO - Developmental therapist Dr. Jennie Trocchio shares how DRBI therapy can help autistic...
Cover image - Training Doctors in Neurodiversity, with Lauren Clarke, BS, MHA | EDB 275

Training Doctors in Neurodiversity, with Lauren Clarke, BS, MHA | EDB 275

VIDEO - Stanford University student & researcher Lauren Clarke, BS, MHA discusses why doctors...
Cover image - Fitness and Autism, with David Geslak & Ben Boudreaux | EDB 265

Fitness and Autism, with David Geslak & Ben Boudreaux | EDB 265

(VIDEO - 40 mins) David Geslak & Ben Boudreaux discuss the importance of physical...
Cover image - Technology & the Brain, with Gabriel Axel Montes, Ph.D. | EDB 274

Technology & the Brain, with Gabriel Axel Montes, Ph.D. | EDB 274

VIDEO - Neuroscientist Gabriel Axel Montes, Ph.D. shares his work maximizing the brain’s potential...
Cover image - Driving with Autism, featuring Andrew Arboe | EDB 261

Driving with Autism, featuring Andrew Arboe | EDB 261

(VIDEO - 20 mins) Self-advocate Andrew Arboe discusses his work helping other autistic individuals...
Cover image - CRAFT: Helping People with Addiction Get Treatment

CRAFT: Helping People with Addiction Get Treatment

Darlene Lancer, JD, LMFT discusses the pros and cons of the CRAFT method of...
Cover image - Meditation: The Original Neurodiverse Curriculum

Meditation: The Original Neurodiverse Curriculum

Educator Joseph Lento explains the various ways people meditate in daily life, and the...
Cover image - Why I consider myself ‘differently-abled’ — not disabled

Why I Consider Myself ‘Differently-abled’ — Not Disabled

Autism, OCD, and ADHD self-advocate Jordan O’Kelley shares why he sees neurodiversity as a...
Cover image - Understanding NVLD, with Ryan Lundy | EDB 272

Understanding NVLD, with Ryan Lundy | EDB 272

VIDEO - Self-advocate Ryan Lundy shares his experiences with NVLD - Nonverbal Learning Disorder....
Cover image - Bridging the Gap Between the Autistic & Non-Autistic Ways of Thinking

Bridging the Gap Between the Autistic & Non-Autistic Ways of Thinking

Speech-Lang. Pathologist Staci Neustadt and retired OT & self-advocate Susan Golubock discuss a new...
Cover image - The Autonomic Nervous System & Technology: Towards a More Kind Future

The Autonomic Nervous System & Technology: Towards a More Kind Future

Autism self-advocate and therapist Sean Inderbitzen discusses how technology may help people communicate their...
Cover image - Demystifying Tourette Syndrome, with Tara Lerman | EDB 263

Demystifying Tourette Syndrome, with Tara Lerman | EDB 263

(VIDEO - 14 mins) Journalist & self-advocate Tara Lerman shares the realities of Tourette...