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Episode 164: Filmmaking about the dyslexic and ADHD experience – with Mads Johan Øgaard

Carolyn Kiel | July 25, 2022 close
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Mads Johan Øgaard is an award-winning artist, filmmaker and public speaker. He is known for his animated short films about being a neurodivergent child: the multi-award-winning “I AM DYSLEXIC” (based on his own school experiences) and “WITH THE UNIVERSE IN MY SUITCASE” (based on the experiences of people with ADHD […]

Episode 163: Writing autistic and ADHD characters – with Brianne Leeson

Carolyn Kiel | July 11, 2022 close
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Brianne Leeson is a writer, artist, and voice actor from Dallas, Texas. She is the creator of the queer supernatural comedy audio drama, “Today’s Lucky Winner.” Brianne was diagnosed as autistic and with ADHD at age 30, and she has since become a passionate advocate for autism acceptance and representation […]

Episode 162: Neurodiversity and inclusion in tech – with Jennifer Opal

Carolyn Kiel | June 27, 2022 close
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Jennifer Opal is a DevOps Engineer with the HelloSign Team at Dropbox, a multi-award winning neurodiversity & inclusion advocate, blogger & keynote speaker. She also has dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD. Jennifer has worked with clients such as Bloomberg, Google and HackAJob, providing insight on being a neurodivergent Black woman engineer […]

Episode 161: My Autism Diagnosis Story

Carolyn Kiel | June 18, 2022 close
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On this special solo episode for Autistic Pride Day (June 18), I talk about how I got my autism diagnosis as an adult. Please note that this is not meant to be medical or professional advice of any kind. It’s just my own personal experience! Your experience may vary. Resources I […]

Episode 160: The Young Autistic Adult’s Independence Handbook – with Haley Moss

Carolyn Kiel | June 13, 2022 close
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Haley Moss is the first openly autistic lawyer in Florida, a neurodiversity expert, and the author of four books that guide neurodivergent individuals through professional and personal challenges. Her latest book is “The Young Autistic Adult’s Independence Handbook.” During this episode, you will hear Haley talk about: Learning she was […]

Episode 159: Ticcing My Way Through Life – with Britney Wolf

Carolyn Kiel | May 30, 2022 close
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Britney Wolf is a passionate Tourette Syndrome advocate who is trying to beat the stigmas surrounding the disorder. Through social media, speaking events and more, she takes every opportunity to let the Tourette Syndrome community know that they aren’t alone and teach those outside of the community what the disorder […]

Episode 158: Fabulously Tourette – with Peter Zhao

Carolyn Kiel | May 16, 2022 close
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Content warning: Mentions of racism/racist language, suicidal thoughts and auditory hallucinations Peter Zhao grew up in Nanjing China and then in Bayside Queens, New York. Now he lives in Long Island, New York, works in Healthcare, and is a husband and father of two sons. Peter has Tourette Syndrome, ADHD […]

Episode 157: Dyspraxia, journalism and life-changing storytelling – with Nadine Drummond

Carolyn Kiel | May 9, 2022 close
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Nadine Drummond is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker from London with roots in Jamaica. A former producer and reporter at CNN and Al Jazeera, she now develops media and content strategy for 14 African countries in her role at the United Nations. Nadine is also dyspraxic. After her dyspraxia was finally […]

Episode 156: Autistics Unmasked and the BIPOC autistic experience – with Ky Kennedy, CEO of Autistics Unmasked

Carolyn Kiel | May 2, 2022 close
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Recorded live at the Intersectional Infinity Summit on 3/30/2022. Ky Kennedy is a mother, lactation consultant, author and autism advocate. After seeing a need for an autistic founded and ran organization, Ky and their sister founded Autistics Unmasked (AU). Now Ky and the rest of the team at AU are […]


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