Extraordinary brains: Recent Episodes
Max Davie
A podcast about extraordinary people and their brains. Tess Davie and her father, Dr Max Davie, interview neurodiverse people about their journey to understanding that their brains aren't ordinary, they are extraordinary!
A gentle and intriguing chat with Josh Muggleton, author, psychologist and autistic person, in which we finally get round to discussing his book, Developing Differently, which you can find here: https://uk.jkp.com/products/developing-differently?_pos=2&_sid=6afba3c13&_ss=r
We are joined by therapist, ADHD queen and the naughtiest girl in her school EVER, Lucy Sanctuary.
Lucy has a website at https://lucysanctuary.com/, and is on Twitter @lucysanctuary
We are joined by a legend of neurodiversity advocacy and practice, Prof Amanda Kirby. We talk about her passion for neurodiversity, her response to feeling left out, and much more.
Follow her on Twitter: @profamandakirby
She also runs https://doitprofiler.com/ which you should check out.
Natasha Hickling returns for our final partner's special, with a bonus parent contribution! I think the episode speaks for itself, but do tell Natasha at indigohubADHD if you liked it!
Nick, husband of Liz Francis from episode 11, talks to Max about being the only neurotypical in the village, and what neurodiversity has taught him. He's a lovely man, so why don't you tell him so @NickF_1 on the twitter.
In the first of our partner specials, Max is joined by Elina Halonen, who is so, so much more than Tane Piper's wife, and can be found at @squarepegmind on twitter.
Enjoy!
A great, mind-expanding chat with Cole, who educated us on performance art, farming and the experience of migration, then listened as we waffled on about nonsense.
Sometimes this podcasting thing is such a joy.
Catch Cole at https://twitter.com/sholacole or https://www.facebook.com/PJcolecreative/
Bit of a different one today but still, one of my favourites. Our guest isn't comfortable being 100% open with his neurodiversity so we have kept him somewhat anonymous.
Intrigued? You will be!
For our post-christmas return we welcome Dr Ranjita Dhital, pharmacist and lecturer in Interdisciplinary health studies. We had a fascinating chat about prejudice, parents and the link between creativity and science.
She also runs an amazing community of neurodiverse people interested in this link, at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=NEURODIVERSITY
We are joined by my one and only brother, Ben Davie, to talk about being unteachable, attaining flow, and climbing mount stupid. Listen to find out what I'm on about!
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We're delighted to be joined by Rory McCarthy (@roryreckons on twitter) about New Zealand's backward schools, beautiful cats and ADHD advocacy.
We talk to the brilliant Natasha Hickling about her journey in ADHD coaching to found https://www.indigo-hub.com/.
We talk about neurodiversity in Asia, what EMDR stands for, and getting a band of ADHD superheroes together to save the day...
We are joined by the one and only Professor Edmund Sonuga-Barke, researcher in ADHD, Rams fan and psychologist.
His inaugural lecture as Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychiatry and Neuroscience at KCL can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsXmt_Ye4Fw
And his recent commentary on neurodiversity is here:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00167-X/fulltext?rss=yes
On a different note, one punk band that Edmund formed with his friends in Derby when he was 16 is still active today – for more info see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Pasti.
We are joined by the inimitable Ross of ADHD hive, and ADHD party. This is probably the most we have laughed on an episode so we hope you enjoy!
Ross's linktree: https://linktr.ee/ADHDnMe
https://www.adhdhive.com/ for more
The book on celebrity Max was burbling about is here: https://g.co/kgs/5QvECU
And if you want to donate to Sally's marathon for ADHDUK: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sally-hobson1
We're back! We are joined by the brilliant Liz Francis: mum, wife, TA, and campaigner, who talks about her journey towards understanding autism.
The amazing Andy Rotherham, speaker, autistic person and guitar wizard, joins us. His amazing story takes in workplace bullying, NHS rejection and the healing power of Marillion.
We welcome AZ Boin, @thetrainer20 on Twitter, to talk about ADHD, hyperfocus, and what helps her through the day.
We're joined by Tane Piper (@tanepiper on Twitter) to talk about ADHD burnout, creativity and inventive gardening!
Check it out!
We are joined by Dan Wide. Is fundraising marketing for nice people? Is bad handwriting a battlefield hazard? And is the mandolin cool? Find out in our new episode!
We are joined by the one and only Jerry Baker, star of Board Game Snobs (@boardgamesnobs). Jerry talked about his unique approach to literacy, his thoughts about labels and managing friendships with neurodiversity- dive in!
Ian Gent joins us for a fascinating chat about seeking clarity on neurodiversity, the mess that assessment is, and memorising Le Mans.
We mention 'right to choose' which applies in the NHS and can speed up assessment processes. Here's how it applies to ADHD: https://adhduk.co.uk/diagnosis-pathways/
We are joined by the ADHD muse herself, Heather Senz, to talk about ADHD slime, understanding herself, and her hopes for the next generation of neurodivergents.
She is @Heather_senz on Twitter.
The thoroughly brilliant Georgia Harper @mindtheflap joins us to talk about autistic inclusion, virtual quizzes and sunflower lanyards.
A fascinating chat with Simon Ripley- father, teacher, ADHDer and all round top bloke.
Check out the new charity ADHDUK at www.adhduk.co.uk
Our first trip into the world of extraordinary brains! In this episode we talk to Beckie Draper, a physio student with dyslexia, about her struggles and insights into a much misunderstood condition.
Becky is @DraperBeckie on Twitter and her Instagram is beckie_d29