The Neurodiverging Podcast

As a parent coach, I see a lot of children who have more than one neurodivergence in their profile. Today, we're talking about five of the most common, least understood neurodivergent profiles that might be complicating your communication and behaviors. See show notes and the transcript here: https://www.neurodiverging.com/5-neurodivergent-profiles-that-are-more-common-than-you-thought/

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After spending her career working in leadership development, Alex Gilbert decided to start a consulting and coaching business to help adults with learning disabilities and/or ADHD (like herself), who have been struggling in their careers and at home. In today's interview, we're covering:

- Alex's journey to becoming a life coach after a career in leadership development

- the importance of adaptive technology and other resources for adults with learning disabilities and ADHD, and how these resources can benefit everyone.

- how we can better understand our own needs in order to advocate for ourselves

- Alex's experience as a new parent and how to avoid the comparison game 

Show notes here: https://www.neurodiverging.com/alexandra-gilbert-of-cape-able-consulting/ 

Learn more about Alexandra Gilbert here: https://www.capeableconsulting.com/ 

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Today host Danielle Sullivan discusses pre-menstrual dysphoric disorder, what it's like to live with it, and its higher than average incidence among people with autism and/or ADHD. 

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The article I reference is "PMDD, Autism, and ADHD: The Hushed Comorbidity" by Tori Morales in Additude Magazine: https://www.additudemag.com/pmdd-autism-adhd/

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Show notes and transcription here: https://www.neurodiverging.com/my-experience-of-autistic-pre-menstrual-dysphoric-disorder/

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Have you ever been able to focus on a task for hours, while also experiencing difficulty with starting said task? If so, you may have experienced the increasingly-researched phenomenon known as “Autistic Inertia”. It’s the name given to the commonly-experienced difficulty in starting and stopping tasks, especially in neurodivergent individuals. Recently, a research publication explored autism and inertia and has given us a better understanding of how autistic people can work with their differences instead of against them! See the original article here: https://www.neurodiverging.com/what-we-know-so-far-about-autistic-inertia/

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Danielle Sullivan is an autistic parent, a certified positive psychology coach, and the host of The Neurodiverging Podcast. 

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Spencer Bishins is a lawyer who worked at the Social Security Administration Appeals Council for almost four years, reviewing thousands of disability decisions for compliance with SSA’s complex rules and procedures. He then worked at the hearing level for seven years, where he drafted almost 2,000 decisions for SSA Administrative Law Judges.

We’re discussing the nitty gritty of how the SSA is supposed to work, why it currently doesn’t do a great job in supporting disabled people in the United States, and what we can do to encourage a better system to take its place. 

Transcript and show notes are here: https://www.neurodiverging.com/why-the-us-disability-system-is-failing-with-spencer-bishins/ 

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Today, host Danielle Sullivan discusses their experience parenting a child with pathological demand avoidance/ pervasive demand for autonomy as an adult autistic PDA-er themselves. Danielle describes what PDA is, why these behaviors show up in certain autistic folks, and gives some examples of supporting a PDA child in everyday life. 

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Show notes and transcript here: https://www.neurodiverging.com/pda-day-to-day-parenting-pathological-demand-avoidance-pervasive-demand-for-autonomy/

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Today we're talking with Annie Martineau, ADHD parent and CEO of NeuroSolutions Group. Some of the topics we'll cover: 

- what it was like to grow up as an ADHD girl in Canada 

- how she single parented her very neurodivergent family and kept it fun 

- how she started her business, and how her ADHD strengths play into her work 

Shownotes and transcription available here: https://www.neurodiverging.com/adhd-creativity-how-to-parent-and-found-a-business-with-annie-martineau/

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Tremaine Ake is a writer and podcaster from Aotearoa New Zealand living with Dissociative Identity Disorder and Complex PTSD, who has been in and out of the mental health system in New Zealand since he was fourteen. We're talking about what it's like to experience disassociation, hallucinations, delusions, what it's like to have other personalities, and how colonial trauma has affected Tremaine's mental health as a person of Maori descent.

Show notes and transcript: https://www.neurodiverging.com/dissociative-identity-disorder-and-colonial-trauma/

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Sam Young, MEd, is a growth-minded, two-time Fulbright Scholar and Director of Young Scholars Academy, a strength-based, talent-focused virtual  enrichment center that supports twice-exceptional, neurodivergent, and  gifted students and their families. Mr. Sam is a neurodivergent educator who has ADHD. As an ADHD learner, he has a tremendous understanding of, experience in, and respect for all things related to neurodiverse education.

In today's interview, we're covering:

Show notes and transcript at: https://www.neurodiverging.com/education-for-the-gifted-neurodivergent-child-with-sam-young/

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Christine M. Condo was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in 2015 at the age of 42. Her diagnosis spawned a writing and advocacy career to increase awareness and acceptance of autism, particularly in women. Condo’s writing focuses on dismantling common misconceptions about autism and supporting the burgeoning neurodiversity movement.   

Show notes and transcript at: https://www.neurodiverging.com/how-autistics-talk-about-autism-with-christine-m-condo/

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