Exploring Different Brains

In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with returning guest Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS.

Becca you may know as the co-host of our audio podcast by and for women on the autism spectrum, Spectrumly Speaking. She is an autism self-advocate, consultant, speaker, and writer. With a focus on living an active, positive life, her work includes autism consulting, public speaking engagements, writing a monthly blog, Live Positively Autistic. Currently she is the Director of Communications at the Center for Neurodiversity, Becca also sits on the Advisory Board of the Nassau-Suffolk chapter of the Autism Society of America, the Board of Directors of Different Brains and the Foundation for Life Guides for Autism, the Community Council of AASET (Autistic Adults and other Stakeholders Engaged Together). Becca discusses how support for women has increased, highlights what challenges still exist, and offers tips to the recently diagnosed.

Be sure to check out Spectrumly Speaking, the Different Brains podcast Becca co-hosts on Different Brains:

For more about Becca, visit: http://www.beccalory.com/

To order “Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism” visit: https://www.jkp.com/usa/spectrum-women-1.html or https://www.amazon.com/Spectrum-Women-Walking-Beat-Autism/dp/1785924346

For Becca’s emotional support dog Walter’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirwalterunderfoot/

For more about the Center for Neurodiversity: https://www.centerforneurodiversity.org/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS, Antonio Hector, and Walter the Emotional Support Animal!

Becca you may know as the co-host of our audio podcast by and for women on the autism spectrum, Spectrumly Speaking. She is an autism self-advocate, consultant, speaker, and writer. With a focus on living an active, positive life, her work includes autism consulting, public speaking engagements, writing a monthly blog, Live Positively Autistic. Currently she is the Director of Communications at the Center for Neurodiversity, Becca also sits on the Advisory Board of the Nassau-Suffolk chapter of the Autism Society of America, the Board of Directors of Different Brains and the Foundation for Life Guides for Autism, the Community Council of AASET (Autistic Adults and other Stakeholders Engaged Together). Antonio Hector is Becca’s partner and the Director of IT and Social Media for the Center for Neurodiversity, and Walter (or Sir Walter Underfoot) is their Emotional Support Animal. The three explain the difference between emotional support animals, therapy animals, and support animals.

For more about Becca, visit: http://www.beccalory.com/

For Walter’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirwalterunderfoot/

For more about the Center for Neurodiversity: https://www.centerforneurodiversity.org/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Cuong Do.

Cuong Do serves as the head of the global strategy group for Samsung Group, where he helps leads the group’s strategy and growth efforts. He is also a board member of Autism Speaks, the founder of the Profectum Foundation (which creates a home for talented clinicians working with the DIR model to continue their work), the co-creator of Identifor (a free tool to identify individual abilities, skills, and interests), and the father to a child with autism. Cuong Do discusses the importance of discovering the abilities of people with different brains, how he came to found Identifor and Profectum, and why adults with autism need access to assistance after they become adults.

Fore more on Profectum: https://profectum.org/

For more on Identifor: https://www.identifor.com/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with educator and author John Mavros.

John is an educator and the author of two acclaimed research studies, “The Educational Needs of Black Youth in Princeton” and “Sorting, Territoriality, and Rule-Making Outside the Walls of Seward Park High School”. He cofounded two innovative nonprofit programs in New Jersey that still serve youth and their families. A graduate of Princeton, John’s first book, Enough Iz Enough: a guide for teachers and parents to stop finger pointing, stop playing the ‘blame game’ will be released in the first half of 2019.

For more about John and his book, visit: http://enoughizenoughbook.com/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Casey Seidman.

Casey is the Assistant Director of Graduate Recruitment for Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business. He previously served as a Campaign Associate with the United Way of Broward County, and before that as a policy analyst on the state relations team at Arizona State University. He is active in the South Florida non-profit community as a member of the Florida Association of Non-Profits and Leadership Broward (Emerge Broward). Casey discusses the importance of volunteering, the need nonprofits serve communities, and how his ADHD actually helps him excel.

For more about Casey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseyseidman/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with Spencer M. Robinson, PhD. Dr. Robinson is the Executive Director and Chief of Research and Development for Center for Applied Social Neuroscience, and the founder of the field of applied social neuroscience and the originator of Cognitive Neuroeducation. He discusses the differences between the brain and the mind, defines cognitive neuroeducation, and explains the importance in understanding the connection between the body and the brain.

For more about Dr. Robinson’s work: https://www.Brain-Mind-Behavior.org/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman continues his conversation with author, psychiatrist, gerontologist, and Age Wave CEO & Founder Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D.

Over the past 35+ years, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has emerged as North America’s foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing, health care, and workforce implications of the age wave. Ken is a psychologist, gerontologist, and best-selling author of 16 books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind; Age Wave: The Challenges and Opportunities of an Aging Society; Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old; The Power Years: A User’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life; Healthy Aging; Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent; Gideon’s Dream: A Tale of New Beginningsand, most recently, A New Purpose: Redefining Money, Family, Work, Retirement, and Success. He is currently writing a new book, Destiny Knocks: Lessons From an Irregular Life. He was the executive producer and host of the highly rated/acclaimed PBS documentary, The Boomer Century: 1946–2046.

Ken discusses the challenges with preventing dementia, the mission of Age Wave to help the aging brain, and why he feels Alzheimer’s needs to be solved in a lab.

For more about Ken and Age Wave, visit: http://agewave.com/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with author, psychiatrist, gerontologist, and Age Wave CEO & Founder Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D.

Over the past 35+ years, Dr. Ken Dychtwald has emerged as North America’s foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing, health care, and workforce implications of the age wave. Ken is a psychologist, gerontologist, and best-selling author of 16 books on aging-related issues, including Bodymind; Age Wave: The Challenges and Opportunities of an Aging Society; Age Power: How the 21st Century Will Be Ruled by the New Old; The Power Years: A User’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life; Healthy Aging; Workforce Crisis: How to Beat the Coming Shortage of Skills and Talent; Gideon’s Dream: A Tale of New Beginningsand, most recently, A New Purpose: Redefining Money, Family, Work, Retirement, and Success. He is currently writing a new book, Destiny Knocks: Lessons From an Irregular Life. He was the executive producer and host of the highly rated/acclaimed PBS documentary, The Boomer Century: 1946–2046.

Ken discusses the societal concepts of aging, basic things people can do to encourage brain health as they get older, and why socialization between the generations is so important.

For more about Ken and Age Wave, visit: http://agewave.com/

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In this episode, Dr. Hackie Reitman speaks with educator and author Susan B. Kahn, M.Ed.

Inspired by her experience as a parent and by her fascination with language, Ms. Kahn spent over forty years changing and improving lives. She taught for twenty-five years in Arlington, MA as a special needs, public school educator. She has also written a number of books dedicated to teaching learners of all types how to read. Ms. Kahn discusses the need for teaching students as individuals, the importance of support for dyslexia, and why she feels the first 9 years of a child’s life are the most crucial for learning.

For more about Susan B. Kahn, M.Ed., her books, and the free resources she offers, visit her website: https://suekahnreadnow.com/

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In this episode, we hear from 6 neurodiversity leaders as they discuss the challenges of overcoming the stigma related to our brains. We hear from: Jeff Emmerson (self-advocate, co-author of the book Beyond ADHD, and international speaker on mental health, suicide prevention, anxiety, depression and ADHD); Pierre Marsh (author and neurodiversity self-advocate); Dr. Chris Stout (clinical psychologist, philanthropist, entrepreneur, author, podcast host, and a founding member of the Center for Global Initiatives); Dr. Lori Butts (the president and director of the Clinical & Forensic Institute and previous president of the Florida Psychological Association); Dr. Steven Ronik (the CEO of Henderson Behavioral Health, the largest provider of health care support in South Florida, serving 30,000 people); and Prof. Bankole Johnson (head of the Brain Science Research Consortium Unit (BSRCU) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of addiction). (17mins 30 sec)

FOR MORE ABOUT JEFF EMMERSON, VISIT:

https://www.JeffEmmerson.com/

LOOK FOR PIERRE MARSH ON LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierre-marsh-10118b19/

FOR MORE ABOUT DR. CHRIS STOUT, VISIT:

https://www.DrChrisStout.com/

FOR MORE ABOUT DR. LORI BUTTS, VISIT:

https://www.cfiexperts.com/

FOR MORE ABOUT DR. STEVEN RONIK AND HENDERSON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, VISIT:

https://www.hendersonbh.org/

FOR MORE ABOUT DR. BANKOLE JOHNSON, VISIT:

https://www.BankoleJohnson.com/

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