Autism In Real Life
Episodes
98 episodes
Episode 22: Attracting and Retaining Neurodivergent Talent in the Workforce with Sam Warner
Sam Warner is a Communication Specialist and works with leaders across multiple industries to help Neurodivergent people at work to achieve recognition, respect and understanding. Working predominantly with the IT industry, Sam works with...
Episode 20: Transitioning To Post High School Life with Dan McManmon of CIP (College Internship Program)
Dan McManmon grew up in western Massachusetts with four sisters, six foster brothers, and an adopted brother. Dan’s father, Michael McManmon, founded the College Internship Program (CIP) in 1984 and was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in his...
Episode 19: Tyson's Run The Movie: An Interview with Director, Kim Bass & Lead Actor, Major Dodson
View the trailer here.Movie Description:When fifteen-year-old Tyson attends public school for the first time, his life is changed forever. While helping his fathe...
Episode 18: Self Discovery Through your Child's Diagnosis with Jenna
Jenna and I have a great conversation about getting diagnosed when you are an adult who also is the parent of a child on spectrum.
Episode 17: Picky Eating with Sarah Appleman
Sarah Appleman MS, OTR/L is a published Author, Speaker and Pediatric Occupational Therapist for therapist 20 years. Sarah Co-Owned Paws 4 Peds in Long Beach New York. A unique facility that combined Occupational, Physical and Speech therapy wh...
Episode 15: Polyvagal Theory with Karen Miscall-Bannon
Karen Miscall-Bannon is a senior hatha Yoga teacher. She is Yoga Alliance-certified at the 200-and 500-hour levels in Embodyoga® and at the E-RYT 500-hour level by Yoga Alliance since 2003. She began leading trainings at Newington Yoga...
Episode 13: Working with Autistic Transgender and Non-Binary People with Isabelle Hénault
Dr Isabelle Hénault, is the Director of the Autism & Asperger's Clinic at Montreal. She is a sexologist and psychologist from the University of Québec at Montréal, Canada. Her practice and studies have focused on providing diagnosis, educat...
Episode 10: The Divide in the Autism Community with Russell Lehman
Russell Lehmann: Speaker, Poet, AdvocateRussell Lehmann is an award-winning and internationally recognized motivational speaker and poet contextualizing autism, mental illness, and cannabis use. His words have been featured in the...
Episode 8: Autistic Trauma and the Workplace with Tas Kronby
In this episode Tas and I discuss the intricacies of complex trauma and it's impact day-to-day specifically in the workplace. Please listen in for this informative discussion. Tas is autistic and part of the disability commun...
Episode 5: Parenting and Advocacy with Eileen Lamb from The Autism Cafe
In this episode I have a great conversation with Eileen Lamb, A Blogger and Creator of The Autism Cafe. We talked about her experience being an autistic parent of a child with autism as well as autism advocacy. Eileen La...
Episode 3: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace with Marcelle Ciampi (a.k.a. Samantha Craft)
In this episode Marcelle and I have a very exciting and inspiring conversation about inclusion, diversity and universal design in the workplace. Marcelle Ciampi M.Ed. (aka Samantha Craft), a respected Autistic author and international a...
Episode 2: Employment and Autism with Dr. Temple Grandin
Temple and I have a very interesting conversation about the challenges of employment while being on the autism spectrum as well as some strategies we can all use to help. Dr. Temple Grandin is...