Emily Kircher-Morris is the host of the long-running and popular podcast, The Neurodiversity Podcast. (And she interviewed me last year.)

She's a compassionate, incisive, and important voice in 2e and neurodivergent-affirming education. Also a delight to talk to!

Building on what we talked about, she shared some additional resource links below.

Connect with Emily & mentioned in episode:

1. Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC
2. The Neurodiversity Podcast
3. Connect with Emily on Facebook or LinkedIn
4. Neurodiversity University
5. Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools (new book)
6. Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted and Supported
7. Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom
8. Raising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids

Resources:

1. Transcript Doc
2. Email Newsletter
3. Like Your Brain community space (Patreon)

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Dr Chris Wells speaks & teaches about positive disintegration, Dabrowski's theory that (among other things) provides an alternate explanation for some mental illness. While the theory is not entirely about giftedness, it helps many gifted people make sense of their experiences.

Dr Wells also talks about their journey, which included being on disability for many years. It's a reminder that while labels can change, they can also hold an enormous amount of power!

Learn more about Chris & positive disintegration: 

1. Dr Chris Wells Instagram
2. Positive Disintegration.org
3. The Dabrowski Center & their Instagram
4. Positive Disintegration Podcast Instagram

Living With Intensity book (affiliate link)

Resources:

1. Transcript Doc
2. Email Newsletter
3. Like Your Brain community space (Patreon)

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Sheldon Gay shares about giftedness, in particular the intersections of being late-identified as a Black man. He hosts the I Must Be BUG'N podcast (Black, Underrepresented/Unidentified, Gifted and otherwise Neurodivergent).

I absolutely love his term of having a sparkly mind!

We weave through many topics, including education and melanated & marginalized kids not having their needs met.

This is the first of 5-6 upcoming episodes on gifted neurodivergent experiences.

p.s. that "or, but anyway" that I didn't finish was that people experience my intensity as seeming like mental illness.

Mentioned in episode & connect with Sheldon:

1. Sheldon's website
2. I Must Be BUG'N podcast
3. Our Wild Minds (community for Black gifted adults)

Resources:

1. Transcript Doc
2. Email Newsletter
3. Like Your Brain community space (Patreon)

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Mini episode on my experience with intrusive thoughts and how/when they stopped being distressing.

Monotropic brains tend toward thought loops and thus can make intrusive thoughts pretty easily.

In my case, I think my brain was in part trying to generate interest when my needs were not being met. Dopamine is also a learning chemical that tells the brain to pay attention right now.

This is just my experience... Please seek professional help if you're having distressing intrusive thoughts!

Crisis Resources:

• USA-based anonymous crisis chat
• International crisis lines
• Various types of crisis resources in about 10 countries

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Last week I was interviewed on WHYY, Philly's PBS/NPR radio station, about the rising diagnosis rates of Autism & ADHD. Here are a few additional thoughts and my favorite moments, and you can find the full interview below

Mentioned in episode:

1. YouTube PBS interview (& Patreon post about it)
2. WHYY.org page with the audio only version
3. Public Patreon post w YouTube link if you'd prefer to comment there (link coming soon)
4. Readwise/Reader tool (affiliate link gives you 60 days free)

Resources:

1. Transcript Doc
2. Email Newsletter
3. Like Your Brain community space (Patreon)

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Dr Matt Zakreski is 2e (ADHD & gifted) and also a clinical psychologist supporting neurodivergent folks.

His recent book, The Neurodivergent Playbook, aims to meet that social gap in which we often feel we missed the "instruction manual" for how to approach people.

Connect with Dr Matt: 

1. The Neurodiversity Collective for therapy & assessments
2. Dr Matt's website for speaking engagements
3. Facebook
4. Instagram @drmattzakreski

Resources:

1. Like Your Brain community space
2. Transcript Doc
3. Email Newsletter

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As I describe at the beginning, this goes along with episode 83 about AI & tech tools.

The latter 15m of this episode was an AI "podcast conversation" based on AuDHD Flourishing principles and my overall work and approach.

I was impressed by how it was pulled together, as well as pronouncing my name & getting pronouns right!

Note: if you have misophonia, you may find the AI vocal artifacts irritating... heads up!

If you're curious:

The web pages used by Notebook LM:

• AuDHD Flourishing home page
• How it Works
• About/bio
• FAQs
• Products & Services (note that I'm going to be updating this soon, so if you're looking at this after Jan 2025 it will be different than what was pulled into the episode)
• Testimonials
• Love Your Brain (course)

Resources:

1. Transcript Doc
2. Email Newsletter
3. Like Your Brain community space

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