Chelsea's Vocation
Chelsea's neurodivergent offspring are the reason her heart and mind have grown year after year for two decades. As a neuromajority human caring for and about autistic humans, she has learned to apply a thing or two about brain wiring and wants to share that learning with other people so they can know better and do better, too. These 20-minute long shows will be released every two weeks (two per month max), feature occasional guests, have a neuroaffirming focus, and highlight autistic experiences.
Chelsea's Vocation
Bonus Content 2.0
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The podcast’s second bonus content compilation features new content from
- Episode 17: Language Development & Autism with Trisha Sacharski https://youtu.be/TEGMNwFO8qc
- Episode 27: Ableism & Autism with Sxdni Small https://youtu.be/eod4hBuMbi4
- Episode 30: Bodily Autonomy & Autism with MJ Lamb https://youtu.be/H5hr5YD_XCI
Trisha is a dedicated Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) with over 24 years of experience. Specializing in autism and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), she is deeply committed to helping individuals find and use meaningful ways to communicate. Trisha combines her extensive clinical training with a passion for empowering others, making it her mission to ensure that every voice is heard. Outside of her professional life, she enjoys reading, gardening, baseball, and supporting her three children in all of their interests and endeavors.
Trisha’s discussion with Chelsea about AAC highlights that effective communication has everything to do with establishing relationships.
Sxdni brings their lived experience as a neurodivergent, AFAB (assigned female at birth) person to this discussion on using language of inclusivity and empowerment in the presence of disability. Sxdni was raised in a Milwaukee, Wis., household graced by kitchen table lilac blooms. Reading and community organizing were household staples in a home filled with love for words and learning. A member of the Wisconsin Writer’s Association, their work has been published in various venues including Creative Wisconsin Magazine, as well as through the Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism and Kind Over Matter.
MJ is a neurodivergent and chronically mentally and physically ill individual who is also a survivor of sexual violence. When the pandemic took over the world in 2020, MJ was suicidal and received inpatient mental health care. It was through that program that they found their love for creating poetry and abstract art. After a divorce and two address changes, MJ got diagnosed with autism at age 30. Today, they live in Milwaukee with their loving partner and two cats and have begun sharing their story of survival with the world.
MJ and Chelsea share real life examples highlighting the importance of making adaptations to respect a child’s tactile experience.
The following terms and resources, in order of their mention in the podcast, might evoke some curiosity:
- “The Telepathy Tapes” https://thetelepathytapes.com/podcast
- Ky Dickens https://thetelepathytapes.com/about/ky-dickens
- IEP https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/what-is-an-iep-individualized-education-programs-explained/2023/07
- Tactile sensitivity with clothing https://www.uhd.nhs.uk/uploads/about/docs/our_publications/patient_information_leaflets/Childrens_therapy/Practical_Tips_for_Clothing_Tactile_Sensitivity_and_Getting_Dressed.pdf
- Episode 2: Introducing Justus https://youtu.be/ZslCrjKZ9rQ
Podcast includes an introduction for episodes 6 and following at the beginning. Transition music, "Taking a Vocation", by Noey Budde.
Closing narration for episodes 6 and following.
