The Neurodiverging Podcast

Let’s talk about how to heal from the trauma of childhood sexual abuse after a late diagnosis of autism with writing educator and advocate Dr. Anne Elrod Whitney. Transcript: https://www.neurodiverging.com/anne-whitney-the-neurodiverging-podcast/ Get ad-free podcast downloads and lots more: http://patreon.com/neurodiverging Work with Anne: https://anneelrodwhitney.com/ Join the Neurodiverging Patreon for as little as $3 a month to get access to Anne’s exclusive 1 hour workshop, Writing from Intention to Action: https://www.patreon.com/posts/122487361 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Difficulty making friends as an adult is not an experience unique to neurodivergent people. However, when you add our unique worldview and our diverse ways of processing, along with our recovery needs, it can feel (and sometimes even be) almost impossible. Let’s break down some of the challenges and the experiments we can try to find a practice that might be more supportive for us. Show notes and transcript: https://www.neurodiverging.com/making-friends-as-an-autistic-adult/ Join the Patreon: www.patreon.com/neurodiverging Learn more about coaching: www.neurodiverging.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are diving into a crucial, yet often misunderstood, topic: the difference between trauma response and autistic meltdown. Both can look intense from the outside, but they come from very different places. Understanding these differences is key to providing the right kind of support to your autistic loved ones. Today, we're going to break it all down in a way that's neurodivergent-affirming and backed by the neuroscience. Transcript and show notes: http://www.neurodiverging.com/autistic-overwhelm-or-trauma Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/neurodiverging Grab your free sensory overwhelm workbook: http://www.neurodiverging.com/freesensorybook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/how-to-open-your-house/ Learn about why you should open house and close house each day to get more done more easily. It's the first part of our executive function clinic! ________________________ Neurodiverging Coaching is an online, sliding scale coaching practice owned by autistic neurodiversity coach Danielle Sullivan. Learn more at Neurodiverging.com, or join us on Patreon for even more goodies!    patreon.com/neurodiverging   Our organization’s larger mission is to help neurodivergent folks find the resources we need to live better lives as individuals, and to further disability awareness and social justice efforts to improve all of our lives as part of the larger world community. We support strength-based, evidence-based assessment and skill-building, social and disability justice paradigms, and a commitment to taking care of one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In diverse communities, people have unique access needs that sometimes conflict. For instance, one person’s vocal stimming might cause auditory overload for someone else. Similarly, captions can aid auditory processing for some but distract others. These situations highlight the challenge of balancing differing needs without placing blame. By viewing these conflicts as structural issues, we can collaboratively develop strategies that respect everyone’s requirements. Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/your-stims-trigger-me-navigating-competing-access-needs/ Grab our free 2-page tip sheet for this episode for a quick reference and reflection questions to help you process: https://neurodiverging.thrivecart.com/conflicting-access-needs-tip-sheet/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle is excited to be a guest at the Neurodiversity and Harmony Summit this March! Learn more about emotional regulation what you can expect from the summit with this bonus audio from the Every Brain is Different podcast. Register to join us at everybrainisdifferent.com/danielle. Original Description: In this special episode of the Every Brain is Different podcast, Samantha welcomes back Danielle Sullivan. Danielle will be a panelist at the Neurodiversity and Harmony Summit, where she will present a 20-minute deep dive on co-regulation. During this episode, Danielle explains the concept of co-regulation, emphasizing its importance in balancing emotions between two individuals, whether they are parents and children, romantic partners, or friends. She highlights the challenges of co-regulating with neurodivergent children and provides practical advice for parents to help their children develop self-regulation skills while also maintaining their own emotional balance. For more insights, listeners are encouraged to sign up for the summit at everybrainisdifferent.com/danielle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's talk to Patty Laushman, neurodivergent coach, about the critical topic of 'failure to launch' in autistic youth. Show notes and more: https://www.neurodiverging.com/autistic-failure-to-launch/ Join the Patreon for bonus content: http://patreon.com/neurodiverging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/neurodivergent-in-the-natural-world-with-diana-renn/ Diana Renn's new middle grade book, The Owl Prowl Mystery, centers adolescence as an ADHDer, and how neurodivergence intersects with the natural world around us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today Danielle is laying out how to become an advocate and how to decide what kind of advocacy you want to practice. This is a vital piece of being a neurodivergent person in a neurotypical world, so let's dive in. Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/how-to-become-an-advocate/ Register for our free 5-day Empowerment Kickstart, starting 8/12: https://www.neurodiverging.com/empowerment ________________________ Neurodiverging Coaching is an online, sliding scale coaching practice owned by autistic neurodiversity coach Danielle Sullivan. Learn more at Neurodiverging.com, or join us on Patreon for even more goodies! http://patreon.com/neurodiverging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enter to win a copy of “What Did I Do Wrong?”: An Accessible Guide to Preventing Traumatic Misunderstandings Between You and Your Autistic Loved One: https://www.neurodiverging.com/wrong Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/understanding-autistic-communication-with-jaime-a-heidel/ As a late-diagnosed autistic/ADHD person, this question was the theme of Jaime A. Heidel's childhood, teens, and young adult life. She created a guide to help the future generation of autistic people avoid unnecessary trauma from chronic miscommunication, while helping neurotypical people get their emotional needs met, as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sandi Lerman  is a certified transformational coach, mindfulness teacher, and somatic practitioner. She's also the parent of a young adult with significant complex developmental trauma. Today's she sharing some of what's she's learned through her decades of supporting her child's growth. Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/parenting-complex-developmental-trauma-with-sandi-lerman/ Patrons, please note that all tiers have access to our full interview and Q&A with Sandi here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/parenting-trauma-105199490 Get ad-free podcast downloads by joining us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/neurodiverging ________________________ Neurodiverging Coaching is an online, sliding scale coaching practice owned by autistic neurodiversity coach Danielle Sullivan. Learn more at Neurodiverging.com, or join us on Patreon for even more goodies! http://patreon.com/neurodiverging Our organization’s larger mission is to help neurodivergent folks find the resources we need to live better lives as individuals, and to further disability awareness and social justice efforts to improve all of our lives as part of the larger world community. We support strength-based, evidence-based assessment and skill-building, social and disability justice paradigms, and a commitment to taking care of one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Danielle discusses what ableism is, gives an example of ableism that they experienced recently, and discusses opportunities to reduce our own internalized ableism. Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/one-way-to-be-less-ableist/________________________ Neurodiverging Coaching is an online, sliding scale coaching practice owned by autistic neurodiversity coach Danielle Sullivan. Learn more at Neurodiverging.com, or join us on Patreon for even more goodies! http://patreon.com/neurodiverging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/the-experience-of-hyperphantasia/ As an autistic mother with neurodivergent children, our guest Rebecca Vitsmun was inspired by her personal experiences to provide an accessible story that inspires creative imagination in readers of all ages and backgrounds. Her book, Eliza Dee’s Universes, highlights Eliza Dee’s colorful adventures as hyperphantasia leads her to explore memories that springboard creative fantasies. ________________________ Neurodiverging Coaching is an online, sliding scale coaching practice owned by autistic neurodiversity coach Danielle Sullivan. Learn more at Neurodiverging.com, or join us on Patreon for even more goodies! http://patreon.com/neurodiverging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is neurospicy just a cute, quirky word to describe someone with neurodivergent traits? Or is yet it another example of ableism sneaking into our common parlance? That's what we're talking about today. Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/im-not-neurospicy/ Join the Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/neurodiverging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you're considering medication for yourself as a neurodivergent adult, or for a child, it can be a difficult and complex decision. Today, Danielle's talking about their personal history with medication as an autistic ADHDer, what considerations went into their decisions, and how they confronted medication stigma. Show notes: https://www.neurodiverging.com/the-medication-question/ Join us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/neurodiverging Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices