Episode 3  - DSM-5 Simply Explained. “Cautionary Statement for Forensic Use of DSM-5”

“Use of DSM-5 to assess the presence of a mental disorder by nonclinical, nonmedical, or otherwise insuffciently trained individuls is not advised. Nonclnical decision-makers should be cautioned that a diagnosis does not carry any necessary implications regarding the etiology or causes of the individual’s mental disorder or the individuals degree of control over behaviours thta may be assocaited with the disorder. Even when dimished control over the indivudal’s own behaviour is a feature of the disorder, having the diagnosis in itself does not demonstrate that a particular individual is (or was) unable to control his or her behaviour at a particular time.”

*“The American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2022.Page 29.

Meanwhile:

“In 2010, the APA lauched a website devoted to the DSM-5 revision to facilitate public and professional input into DSM-5. All draft diagnosic criteriaand proposed changes in orgnisational were posted on www.dsm5.org for a 2 month comment period. Feedback totaled more than 8,000 submissions, which were systemically reviewed by each of the 13 work groups…”.

*“The American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2022.Page 8.

Small Business Restriction here in Germany.

I do discuss the issue of my Business and the no-help concept here in Germany.

I know for certain that:

1 - If you don’t have a ND diagnosis you get 100% of business assistance

2 - If you have ONE official ND diagnosis you get 50% of business assistance

3 - If you have TWO official ND diagnosis you get 0% of business assitance

So it was not surprising when I went to a start-up company here in the area to be in the environment of 11 different businesses and actually be refused to take part. The representative that I spoke to told me he had done “Extentive research” on my business and this was a red flag, because no-one would normally admit that in conversation. The represetative also pushed me to get a “normal job” all the while I get calls from Neurodivergent individuals who phoned me when the 988 suidice hotlines were down in the USA and they had no-where to turn. I received three calls within the period of one week. I am an essential part of the ND community and working a “nornal job” means that people suffer unnecessarily. I also pointed out that I have been in burnout for the last 5 of my “normal jobs”. I concluded to this representative that I am not going into Burnout for the 6th time.

I hope you enjoy the episode.

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DSM-5-TR Introduction Made Simple

In the second episode covering the DSM, this DSM5 edition has been 12 years in the making.

This book comprised of thousands of people for  12 years people have had jobs, in an area which is so clinically focused that I believe no other ways of looking at this issue is possible from the governing body.

Meanwhile us with Neurodiversity have lost most of our jobs we have had over this time!

They use “Clinical Training and Experience” to use DSM to determine a clinical diagnosis. That’s ALL this book is. No other insights!!

*“The American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2022.

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Welcome to the AUDHD Me & MO The Podcast series where I look  into the DSM-5-TR and later on the ICD-11.

This episode describes the “Preface to DSM-5”

I believe it is important to have a clinical and life experience mixture when books like these are written.

I discuss the :

DSM 5-TR Chair & Review Group

DSM 5 - Task Force & Work Group

I haven’t recognised not ONE of these doctors that have contributed to the 12 year project of the writing of this edition and I have over 2000 Neurodivergent contacts in every level of the field within my network except, obviously, the DSM team…..which concerns me.

The DSM “current diagnostic criteria are the best available description of how mental disorders are expressed and can be recognised by trained clinicians”. (XXii)*

I understand it is relevant to have a body of evidence to be able to work in this field.

However, “The criteria are concise and explicit and intended to facilitate an objective assessment and symptom presentations in clinical private and primary care as well in general community epidemiological studies of mental disorders” (Xxiii)*

I find the word “OBJECTIVE” an issue.

When I worked in Physiotherapy we used a Assessment process called S.O.A.P when seeing patients:

S - Subjective

O- Objective

A- Analysis

P - Plan

Which I find much more harmonising than just an objective point of view because so much is missed!

I hope you enjoy this episode.

*“The American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2022.

How ADHD Minds disarm Narcissistic Influence

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Hello and welcome to the episode 246 of AUDHD ME & MO Podcast 🐳🐋

Today I speak with Laura Siwinski from Howe, in Texas and she is an ER Nurse and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer at www.zoomates.org 🦁🦭

Laura has five children and with her first born, he was non-speaking Autism and at the age of 4 got really into animal images such as his favourite animal - the 🐘.

Zoomates is a safe website which is free for all 🐶🐕

Laura wanted to create something that is “SAFE, FREE AND FUN for the kids to use”.

To parents who are out there with an Autistic child who is non-verbal it can be frustrating and trying to find a way to communicate with your children.

This episode is absolutely wonderful and we hope you can listen in today. 🎙️

#adhd #autism #audhd #neurodiversity #animals #zoo 

💬 How is Simon doing?

Honestly…

Absolutely fantastic on the inside.

That’s not denial — it’s grit + perspective.

Over the past five years, I’ve faced it all:

💔 Loneliness (while feeling full inside)

🧍 Being mistreated just for being myself

💸 Financial struggle — lack of food, touch, and support

⚖️ Discrimination, bureaucratic games, and shifting rules

🏚️ Infrastructure that doesn’t hold up for people like me

But here’s the truth: I’ve developed a skill I’m proud of —

✨ The ability to take negative situations and reshape them into fuel.

I don’t avoid the pain. I restructure my life around it.

It’s like emotional alchemy — turning setbacks into strategies, isolation into clarity, and injustice into insight.

Forgiveness? Absolutely. Forgetting? No — because memory teaches growth.

Pain doesn’t stop me — it shapes me.

To anyone else navigating a rough patch:

You’re not alone. Your strength might not be loud, but it’s real.

And it’s building something powerful beneath the surface.

#Grit #Resilience #Authenticity #GrowthMindset #ForgiveButDon’tForget #LeadershipFromWithin #Neurodiversity #Loneliness #LifeSkills #InnerStrength #MentalHealth #TruePositivity

🎙️ Hello and welcome to AuDHD Me & Mo: The Podcast

🧠✨ In today’s episode, I explore a powerful idea:

How the Autism & ADHD (AuDHD) community can change the world.

🌍 With so many being diagnosed later in life, especially adults, I don’t believe it’s random.

It feels like a quiet shift — a purposeful balancing of the norm.

🤖 As AI continues to evolve — with people outsourcing their thinking, planning, and even their creativity — I believe neurodivergent minds are more essential than ever.

💥 We naturally live by principles that have guided great leadership for years — like:

📚 John Maxwell’s 13 Ways of Thinking, including:

🔁 Reflective thinking

🎯 Strategic thinking

💡 Creative thinking

🤝 Shared thinking

🚀 Possibility thinking

And also 📖 Stephen Covey’s 8 Habits, such as:

✅ Be proactive

🧭 Begin with the end in mind

🤝 Seek first to understand, then to be understood

🌱 Sharpen the saw

These aren’t just personal development tools — they’re often how we survive, create, and connect.

🧩 Neurodivergence isn’t a flaw — it’s a framework for innovation.

🎧 Tune in as I explore how the AuDHD community brings new energy to leadership, collaboration, and human potential.

Let’s stop trying to fit in — and start leading from who we really are.

#AuDHD #Neurodiversity #Autism #ADHD #Podcast #GrowthMindset #Leadership #StephenCovey #JohnMaxwell #FutureOfWork #AI #Innovation #EmbraceDifferent

Hello and Welcome to the AUDHD Me & Mo The Podcast.

Today I am speaking with Gretchen Schoser, the Founder of Schoser Talent and Wellness Solutions.

I had to get Gretchen on the podcast because so many men with Autism, ADHD and AUDHD, especially late-diagnosed, don't have a support network, so I have decided my episodes to speak to the men this time!!

Please reach out to Gretchen on the links below, and she will get back to you very quickly.

PLUS....Laughter is the best medicine and she happens to have a podcast called "Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads", whre she goes by the name of G-Rex... her co-host is called "Dirty Skittles" and ABSOLUTELY love it.... the "Squirrel D##ks" episode is SO DAMN funny.

"Sh!t That Goes On In Our Heads" Podcast : https://open.spotify.com/show/1KWbjOUrCd26BksvczVdkK?si=Slzqjb72RRyO5ZuHRVfrFw

Gretchen SchoserFounder, Schoser Talent and Wellness Solutions[email protected]Website:  https://schosersolutions.com

Hello and Welcome to the AUDHD ME & MO The Podcast.

Today I speak with Kira Staggs, from Utah, USA who runs her own company called ‘KaeCeeEss’ Integrative Health and Wellness.

In this 1 hour 15 minute episode, recorded simply on my mobile phone, and hers too via the app Messenger, in which I put my phone on my Rode Microphones pop filter to get the best sound…btw the quality of this call is actually better than a Zoom call…it’s so realistic it’s like we are sitting next to each other.

As a board-certified health and professional coach and holistic health practitioner, we really delved into the area of the following theme based on her published article called “Chewing as a Brainstem Mediated Stress Modulator: An Evolutionary Hypothesis Linking Orofacial Neural Activation to Emotional Eating and Obesity”.

I wanted to give Kira the stage today, for two reasons. I read through her paper and think it is sound plus she was getting rejection and push back from qualified professionals which I didn’t think was in order.

Kira’s son is on the spectrum, who I said hello to just before the episode and a quick wave to her mother which makes podcasting so rich, when using a phone app compared to a Zoom program (which also has it’s benefits), but the expression is life is there instead of just looking at calendly and just going through a normal chat for an hour.

This brings out more substance in every interaction. So we spoke about chewing, and  this paper proposes a novel hypothesis that chewing functions as a mechanism to initiate parasympathetic modulation.

This is essential listening for people like myself with Autism, who use Oral Stimming as a healthy part of our lives, and instead of being slandered for doing it, there are biological reasons that have been overlooked.

Kira expresses the three cranial nerves in detail 1) Triennial (V), Glossopharyngeal (IX) and the Hypoglossal (XII),  in a very down to earth fashion ….. (editors note: Simon’s podcast is always down to earth :).

We discuss Autonomic tone, Delayed gratification from Stanford from the 1970’s, HRV ((Heart-Rate Viability)which I have discussed before on this podcast), and lots on the ANS and PNS, especially Vagal activity.

We then speak about the work of Mark Filipii regarding “Phases of Moon affecting Brain Chemistry”, delving into dominant Neurotransmitters such as Melatonin, Dopamine and Serontonin, while opening up Acetylcholine (ACh)m  and GABA. This episode is amazing any you will learn so much. We both hope you enjoy listening.

Here is the publication:

📖 Read the preprint on Zenodo:

👉 https://lnkd.in/ghipDvMN

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#238 - DSM-4 & ICD-10 - Autismus (Explicit)

Als Autist bin ich nicht zufrieden mit der DSM4 und ICD-10.

🎧 New Podcast Episode – The Story Behind Thirteen Hour Services

Neurodivergent-founded. Community-driven. Authentically lived.

In this episode, I open up about the journey of building Thirteen Hour Services—a neurodivergent-led company registered in Germany in August 2023 and home to:

📘 The Thirteen-Hour Life Coach book

🎙 AuDHD Me & Mo: The Podcast (bilingual)

💡 Mentoring & Coaching programs for late-diagnosed adults with Autism, ADHD, and AuDHD

I share how a conversation with Dr. Sophie Zötler inspired the book, written from a deeply personal, first-person perspective over 18 months. At the same time, a listener in the U.S. was waiting week by week for its release—because it helped her keep going.

🧠 For two years, I used the podcast as a testing ground, asking my audience to call me out if anything I said didn’t land—and the feedback? Pure connection, resonance, and support. The bond with Mo, my internal guide, has especially struck a chord with others who live with strong inner voices too.

There’s a lot packed into this episode—heart, truth, reflection, and community.

🎧 Give it a listen—and if it speaks to you, maybe it’s time we work together. I’d love to welcome you to my courses.

#NeurodivergentVoices #ADHD #Autism #AuDHD #LateDiagnosis #LifeCoach #FirstPersonPerspective #InnerVoice #ThirteenHourServices #PodcastLaunch #NeurodivergentSupport #BilingualPodcast