The Neurodiverse Toolbox

Paige and Sheila have a guest - Lisa Citarella of Mojo Movement and Message. We discuss how ADHD helps Lisa do her job better, what advice she has for people with NDs and what she does to get some exercise into her day. 

Click here to contact Lisa! Book in advance if you are interested - she is a busy girl! 

Paige and Sheila discuss shame and guilt but mostly shame in different NDs. What it looks like and what to do. 

Stuff we mentioned: Ben Foss

Brene Brown

Paige and Sheila discuss disclosing your ND at work. Why or why not? Common accommodations employers give. Pit falls to disclosing and advantages. 

Resource:  https://askjan.org/about-us/index.cfm

Paige and Sheila discuss motivation and how to relates to ADHD and Autism. We get off topic twice a bit but it all relates. Nothing is isolated when it comes to brain wiring. 

Paige and Sheila discuss maladaptive daydreaming and how it overlaps, and co-occurs with ADHD and Autism. As well as, strategies for dealing with it. 

Paige and Sheila discuss the ADHD tax. More than money the biggest cost is relationships, shame and guilt. It is a work in progress for most. Eliminating it may seem impossible but limiting it is very possible. 

Direct Mail Association - https://www.dmachoice.org/

Paige and Sheila discuss forgetting, memory, sensitives and their relationship to memory all in a podcast Paige forgot to research the day before recording. 

Here is the link Paige talks about in this episode: https://www.autismparentingmagazine.com/autism-memory/

Paige and Sheila discuss holidays, sensitivities and being ND. Paige is really looking forward to the stuffing at Thanksgiving this year. 

Paige and Sheila have a guest - Amy Meilen from Front Range Hippotherapy.

Amy tells us all about what hippotherapy is and how it benefits her clients especially those who are ND. 

For more information to go http://www.frontrangehippotherapy.org/

to learn about FRH or to donate or volunteer. 

FRH operates as a 501(c)(3) - a non-profit organization. They do great work! 

Paige and Sheila discuss habit stacking.  Paige isn't quiet there yet. It is a process. Learning about a technique or tool can be a value part of the process to getting to a goal. 

Also I say in this episode that it is coming later than it is - that is why having a schedule is important.