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91 Gifted + AuDHD: Surviving (part 2)

4 days ago 1:04:20

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(Part 2 of 2. Part 1 here)

Being AuDHD + gifted is being an outlier of outliers. I'd guess most of us feel like aliens.

And even when we start to understand the shape of our experiences, it can feel overwhelming to even begin to order our understanding in a satisfying way. (Autoethnography, anyone?)

Our depth and intensity needs can be quite challenging to meet, especially if we have lower physiological capacity due to trauma/CPTSD, and other intersectional identities that are often marginalized/mistreated.

Mentioned in episode:

1. Some giftedness models:

2. Living With Intensity book*

3. Neurocomplexity & PDA as existential intelligence

5. Overexcitabilities & being "too much"

6. Ember Green's quick IQ doesn't exist overview + Aspie Supremacy deep dive (p.s. this video is 2 hrs long and made me cry a LOT bc of historical horrors... still worth it if/when you have the spoons)

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91 Gifted + AuDHD: Surviving (part 2)

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published 4 days ago

MP3•Episode home

(Part 2 of 2. Part 1 here)

Being AuDHD + gifted is being an outlier of outliers. I'd guess most of us feel like aliens.

And even when we start to understand the shape of our experiences, it can feel overwhelming to even begin to order our understanding in a satisfying way. (Autoethnography, anyone?)

Mentioned in episode:

1. Some giftedness models:

2. Living With Intensity book*

3. Neurocomplexity & PDA as existential intelligence

4. Autism/ADHD/Gifted Venn Diagram

5. Overexcitabilities & being "too much"

Resources:

Transcript Doc
Email Newsletter: Nothing Wrong With Us
Like Your Brain community space (Patreon)

*affiliate link

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

112 episodes

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91 Gifted + AuDHD: Surviving (part 2) 1:04:20

4 days ago1:04:20

1:04:20

(Part 2 of 2. Part 1 here ) Being AuDHD + gifted is being an outlier of outliers. I'd guess most of us feel like aliens. And even when we start to understand the shape of our experiences, it can feel overwhelming to even begin to order our understanding in a satisfying way. (Autoethnography, anyone?) Our depth and intensity needs can be quite challenging to meet, especially if we have lower physiological capacity due to trauma/CPTSD, and other intersectional identities that are often marginalized/mistreated. Mentioned in episode: 1. Some giftedness models: Rainforest mind Ruf's 5 levels InterGifted & HEPG " Dabrowski’s Theory and Existential Depression in Gifted Children and Adults " 2. Living With Intensity book* 3. Neurocomplexity & PDA as existential intelligence 4. Autism/ADHD/Gifted Venn Diagram 5. Overexcitabilities & being "too much" 6. Ember Green's quick IQ doesn't exist overview + Aspie Supremacy deep dive (p.s. this video is 2 hrs long and made me cry a LOT bc of historical horrors... still worth it if/when you have the spoons) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter : Nothing Wrong With Us Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) *affiliate link Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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90 Gifted + AuDHD: Why It Matters (part 1) 55:02

10 days ago55:02

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Being AuDHD + gifted is being an outlier of outliers. I'd guess most of us feel like aliens. And even when we start to understand the shape of our experiences, it can feel overwhelming to even begin to order our understanding in a satisfying way. (Autoethnography, anyone?) Our depth and intensity needs can be quite challenging to meet, especially if we have lower physiological capacity due to trauma/CPTSD, and other intersectional identities that are often marginalized/mistreated. This became part one of two! Mentioned in episode: 1. Some giftedness models: Rainforest mind Ruf's 5 levels InterGifted & HEPG 2. Neurocomplexity & PDA as existential intelligence 3. Autism/ADHD/Gifted Venn Diagram 4. Overexcitabilities & being "too much" 5. Ember Green's quick IQ doesn't exist overview + Aspie Supremacy deep dive (p.s. this video is 2 hrs long and made me cry a LOT bc of historical horrors... still worth it if/when you have the spoons) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter : Nothing Wrong With Us Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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89 2E & ND-Affirming Education with Emily Kircher-Morris 52:30

18 days ago52:30

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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: Emily Kircher-Morris, LPC The Neurodiversity Podcast Connect with Emily on Facebook or LinkedIn Neurodiversity University Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools (new book) Neurodiversity-Affirming Schools: Transforming Practices So All Students Feel Accepted and Supported Teaching Twice-Exceptional Learners in Today’s Classroom Raising Twice-Exceptional Children: A Handbook for Parents of Neurodivergent Gifted Kids Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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88 Gifted Development & Positive Disintegration with Chris Wells 58:58

25 days ago58:58

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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: Dr Chris Wells Instagram Positive Disintegration.org The Dabrowski Center & their Instagram Positive Disintegration Podcast Instagram Living With Intensity book (affiliate link) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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87 Giftedness & the Sparkly Mind with Sheldon Gay 1:09:12

5 weeks ago1:09:12

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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: Sheldon's website I Must Be BUG'N podcast Our Wild Minds (community for Black gifted adults) Dr. Joy Lawson Davis is a friend & mentor whom Sheldon would like to mention & point toward her website for her work with Black/BIPOC gifted advocacy: https://drjoylawsondavis.com/ Living With Intensity book (affiliate link) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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86 Apocalypse Survival Guide 50:10

5 weeks ago50:10

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24:23 to skip specific American politics In this episode: Mutual aid Local connections Surveillance & privacy considerations for devices Resistance is working General strike & Mar 15 shutdown (#Shutdown315) Emotional survival: monotropic reset, alpha brain waves Being careful whom you listen to (accompanying Emily Science Journalism ep 82) Links mentioned: Surveillance guide for devices How to change Meta settings to limit tracking (note there is no way to make Messenger app safe) Ad-blocking guide (note that I haven't vetted all their recommendations, though I do use one of them already) General Strike USA March 15 2025 general shutdown in US #Shutdown315 The Open-Focus Brain by Les Fehmi is the book I don't automatically recommend bc of offensive disability language, plus I personally didn't find the exercises as helpful as when another ND person led me. That said, the book may still be helpful to you. There are hundreds of open focus exercises on YouTube, and I may try to find one that I like and link it here at some point. Article, " My problems with the Constructed Theory of Emotions ," (the critique of How Emotions Are Made) Andrew Huberman is a liar article Not in episode, but I adore this takedown of Matthew Walker's book Why We Sleep De-Googling Other links shared on the Discord recently: Article: sabotaging DOGE Simple Sabotage Field Manual from above article Helping trans people leave the US MI, MN, NY, VE, WA EDL (drivers license for land & sea entry ) Actions for protecting disability rights Small actions to take now Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Intrusive Thoughts & AuDHD 14:28

6 weeks ago14:28

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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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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85 Rising AuDHD Rates (PBS interview) 12:28

7 weeks ago12:28

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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: YouTube PBS interview (& Patreon post about it ) WHYY.org page with the audio only version Public Patreon post w YouTube link if you'd prefer to comment there (link coming soon) Readwise / Reader tool (affiliate link gives you 60 days free) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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84 The Neurodivergent Playbook with Dr Matt Zakreski 52:14

8 weeks ago52:14

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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: The Neurodiversity Collective for therapy & assessments Dr Matt's website for speaking engagements Facebook Instagram @drmattzakreski Resources: Like Your Brain community space Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Bonus: Overview of my approach by Notebook LM 17:46

9 weeks ago17:46

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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: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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83 Tech and AI Tools for AuDHD Accommodations 37:49

9 weeks ago37:49

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It's okay to have strong feelings about AI! Yes, we touch on ethics in this episode. It's also okay to use accommodations and tools that work for you, especially in the short term to feel better first. This episode covers a number of AI and tech tools suggested by other AuDHDers. When there's a blog post to go through all of them (plus any others added in the meantime) I'll add that link below as well. AI & Tech mentioned in episode: Notebook LM Autektik AI LLMs ChatGPT and Claude Poised Shortcut List of AI Tools for Designers & Marketers Free course: Using Fandoms + AI to Developing Coping Skills for Neurodivergent Kids Readwise / Reader (affiliate link gives you 60 days free) Goblin Tools & my blog post about it Perplexity Pro (link is to free version) The convo on Patreon, free with login Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space (Patreon) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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82 Science Journalism & Misinformation: Best Practices Being ND Online with Emily Earlenbaugh 1:03:36

10 weeks ago1:03:36

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Emily is a science writer, AuDHDer, and ND-affirming coach. They share online about neurodivergence topics and accuracy in science journalism as The Neurodivergent Well. In this episode, we talk about best practices as a consumer of science info online, especially via social media. If you don't have time or capacity to read journal articles, what CAN you do? Emily shares multiple approaches to being a better online citizen when we take in and share information. There's also a lovely bit about the complexity of identity, and whether the labels we use are accurate and useful. p.s. Emily has a doctorate in the Philosophy of Science, and over 10 years professional experience in writing and editing Find Emily online: The Neurodivergent Well website Medium writing Instagram @the.neurodivergent.well TikTok @the.neurodivergent.well (posting this Jan 18th so we'll see...) Mentioned in the episode: The small Case Western study that found a 42% increase in resting info rate in autistic brains (with 19 children) An article about the DSM disorders disappearing in statistical clustering of psych symptoms Experimenting Your Way to an Extraordinary Life (course) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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81 When the Body Simply Cannot 30:28

11 weeks ago30:28

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This week I pushed my body way too far, even though I was having trouble parsing that in the moment. The story is also a great analogy for how other ND internal needs feel (including PDA). Even with all the info, self-kindness, and support, I still struggle to find that exact line of capacity. It's okay that it's hard to figure out! This is the perfect and slightly ironic follow-up from last week's episode about giving up on NT/ableist expectations ;) Mentioned in episode: wish list Experimenting Your Way to an Extraordinary Life Comparative Grammar of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French (affiliate link) Mackareth's Neurocomplexity model (& affiliate link if you want to sign up) Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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80 Is This the Year to Give Up? 13:32

12 weeks ago13:32

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Is this the year to give up on neurotypical and ableist nonsense that is causing you harm?? I hope so, for all of us. There are so many layers to unraveling internalized ableism. Here's your permission to do that a little more :) p.s. of course you know I never mean to give up on life ;) If you're in crisis, there are crisis links below <3 Links mentioned in episode: Psychology Today article on Relational Trauma: Beyond Adverse Caregiver Experiences NeuroLaunch article on Relational Therapy: A Comprehensive Approach to Healing Through Connection 7 Signs of Internalized Capitalism by Lindsey Mackereth at Method Creative Referral link to Lindsey Mackareth's Neurocomplexity Substack Crisis Resources: USA-based anonymous crisis chat International crisis lines Various types of crisis resources in about 10 countries My Medium article, "Please Stay, We Need You" Resources: Transcript Doc Email Newsletter Like Your Brain community space Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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79 Seasonal Energy & Sleep 15:52

13 weeks ago15:52