Not Neurotypical

Not Neurotypical

By Laura ZdanSociety & CulturePersonal Journals
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Not Neurotypical episodes

  • 29. Connection
    On episode 29 we discuss connection and what that means. Why is this not studied more as it relates to the support of autistic adults? Why is support of adults an afterthought in many current studies? The connectivity theory of autism is discussed as well as the idea of doing a survey of our own.
    TAKE THE SURVEY HERE: https://www.laurazdan.com/community-based-support-survey (Please share if you can!)
    Studies mentioned: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19235882/ & https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18403396/
    CONNECT WITH ME
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    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
    37 min
  • 28. Time "Management" 🙄
    On episode 28 we discuss time management and time blindness related to executive dysfunction, but instead, I tell it to you like you're 5 because sometimes we just need to break it down and start over. If you're autistic or ADHD (or both like me) this episode will likely include some tips you haven't heard before! 
    Here is the article about the (brief) history of "time": https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/12/the-creation-of-modern-time/421419/
    CONNECT WITH ME
    Instagram: @laurazdan
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Iamlaurazdan
    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
    47 min
  • 27. Getting Organized
    Episode 27 is all about getting organized and clutter-free with neurodivergent adults and neurodiverse families in mind! It's a lot of info in a short amount of time so I created a free resource for visual learners to follow along and also a FREE 30-day de-clutter guide!
    For the free resource to help follow along go here: https://www.laurazdan.com/podcast/episode-27
    CONNECT WITH ME
    Instagram: @laurazdan
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Iamlaurazdan
    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
    52 min
  • 26. "Refrigerator Mothers"
    The 'Refrigerator Mother Theory' was a concept in the 1950s that proposed autism was caused by a lack of maternal warmth. This concept was debunked by the 1960s and 1970s but how far have we really come from this idea?
    Read Leo Kanner's "Autistic Disturbances of Autistic Contact" (the original observations of autism in children) here: http://simonsfoundation.s3.amazonaws.com/share/071207-leo-kanner-autistic-affective-contact.pdf
    CONNECT WITH ME
    Instagram: @laurazdan
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Iamlaurazdan
    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
    40 min
  • 25. Social Media (or lack of) and Social Rules
    On episode 25 I continue from last week and we dive into "unwritten social rules" that seem to escape so many neurodivergent folks and also I share about why I am now off of social media. 
    CONNECT WITH ME
    Instagram: @laurazdan
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Iamlaurazdan
    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
    44 min
  • 24. Learning the "Language" of Others and why IT'S EVERYTHING!
    When you're neurodivergent, it can often feel like everyone is communicating on a completely different wavelength than you. On Episode 24, I talk about how important it is to learn and accept the different communication styles of the neurodivergent people we love and what can often be missed. This is a great episode for parents of neurodivergent kids as I share a lot of my own experiences as a kid and as a parent.
    Website is back up and running: https://www.laurazdan.com
    CONNECT WITH ME
    Instagram: @laurazdan
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Iamlaurazdan
    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
    40 min
  • 22. Concept: Unlearning Neurotypical (and why it's changing my life)
    I am beginning to see that the more I've learned, the more I need to UNLEARN. Society has shaped this whole world into a compliance machine and yet SO MANY of us don't fit into that box, and as I've said so many times, THERE ARE NO RULES!  
    CONNECT WITH ME
    Instagram: @laurazdan
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Iamlaurazdan
    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
    24 min
  • 21. Coming out, AGAIN? (About My Gender Identity) + Autism + LORD KNOWS
    SEASON 3 of Not Neurotypical is about more learning but This past year has been a wild ride! While unmasking, I realized there was a name for things I had been feeling since some of my earliest memories: NONBINARY. Hear more about my gender identity journey and how it's impacting my autism journey.  
    ++ This is a video podcast! View here: https://youtu.be/akuXm9AY7vM
    CONNECT WITH ME
    Instagram: @laurazdan
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Iamlaurazdan
    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
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    Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/notneurotypicalpodcast/support
    52 min
  • 20. I'm Disillusioned
    Can we just scrap 2020 and start all over again?? I am just disillusioned with everything and everyone... so let's talk about THAT. 
    CONNECT WITH ME
    Instagram: @laurazdan
    Facebook: www.facebook.com/Iamlaurazdan
    Twitter: @laurazdan
    Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/laurazdan
    50 min

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Join the genuine and brutally honest account (in real-time) of Laura Zdan's late diagnosis journey as she navigates the complexities that she may be on the spectrum.