Autistic Tidbits & Tangents: Recent Episodes
Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal
Candid conversations between autistic off-hour professionals!
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Ep. 52 - Narratives, Nostalgia, & Neuroaffirmative Research (with Mishel Alexandrovsky)
Bruce and Kara sit down with autistic autism researcher Mishel Alexandrovsky to talk about problems with existing research on/about autistic people, diagnostic tools, epistemological framing of autism in the media, and more. For fun, we talk about collections, crayons, and things that elicit nostalgia!
Guest Bio: Mishel Alexandrovsky is an autistic autism researcher at the University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She is conducting participatory work that critiques cognitive tasks commonly used in autism research. She also collaborates on studies of neuroaffirmative care, camouflaging, and cross-neurotype evaluation. The overarching goal of her research is to improve the understanding of autistic people, and through that, help foster greater acceptance, better supports, and autistic flourishing. Alongside her research, Mishel enjoys curating collections, travelling to new and familiar places, and listening to the same songs on repeat.
Social Media:
X: @MishAlexan
BlueSky: @mishalex.bsky.social
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mishel-alexandrovsky/
Thing(s) of the Day: What is autism? Identity in jeopardy and the collaborative way ahead - Mishel Alexandrovsky, Margot Frayne, Meng-Chuan Lai, 2025Goblin Tools - Goblin Tools
Neurodiversity, epistemic injustice, and the good human life - Chapman - Journal of Social Philosophy - Wiley Online Library
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josp.12456
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
Social Media:
Kara: www.karadymond.com
Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond
Facebook - @drkaradymond
Bluesky - @drkaradymond
Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce:
YouTube - Bruce Petherick
Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic
Bluesky - @brucepetherick
Instagram - @bpetherick
Maja: www.majatoudal.com
Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist
Facebook - @majatoudal
Bluesky - @majatoudal
Instagram - @majatoudal
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today’s guest, Mishel!
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 51 - Cinema, Casting, ... and to be continued Part II (with Mitch Kosterman)
Bruce, Kara, and Mitch continue last episode's conversation, delving into the artistic process, how being autistic impacted his career, the impact of late diagnosis on self-understanding, and much more. Kara shares an embarrassing moment on stage and Bruce makes a joke!
Guest Bio: Mitch Kosterman has worked in the film and television industry in a variety of capacities, including 20 years as an actor in shows such as X-Files, Stargate, SG-1, and Smallville, as a producer, directors. He now works on the business side, running a consulting business for the last decade and publishing a comprehensive North American-wide weekly film production list.
Mitchell Kosterman - IMDbThing(s) of the Day: White Noise (film)
White Noise (2005) - IMDb
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
Social Media:
Kara: www.karadymond.com
Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond
Facebook - @drkaradymond
Bluesky - @drkaradymond
Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce:
YouTube - Bruce Petherick
Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic
Bluesky - @brucepetherick
Instagram - @bpetherick
Maja: www.majatoudal.com
Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist
Facebook - @majatoudal
Bluesky - @majatoudal
Instagram - @majatoudal
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today’s guest, Mitch!
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 50 - Cinema, Casting, ... and to be continued Part 1 (with Mitch Kosterman)Bruce, Kara, and Maja sit down for a conversation with Mitch Kosterman about his late diagnosis, challenges accessing support as an older autistic, as well as retrospective look at early school experiences, and aspects of his career in the film and tv industry. This is the first part of two episodes with Mitch!
Guest Bio: Mitch Kosterman has worked in the film and television industry in a variety of capacities, including 20 years as an actor in shows such as X-Files, Stargate, SG-1, and Smallville, as a producer, directors. He now works on the business side, running a consulting business for the last decade and publishing a comprehensive North American-wide weekly film production list.
Mitchell Kosterman - IMDbThing(s) of the Day: White Noise (film)
White Noise (2005) - IMDb
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
Social Media:
Kara: www.karadymond.com
Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond
Facebook - @drkaradymond
Bluesky - @drkaradymond
Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce:
YouTube - Bruce Petherick
Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic
Bluesky - @brucepetherick
Instagram - @bpetherick
Maja: www.majatoudal.com
Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist
Facebook - @majatoudal
Bluesky - @majatoudal
Instagram - @majatoudal
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today’s guest, Mitch!
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 49 - Autistic Intersectional Experiences (with Ryan Perez) Bruce and Kara chat with Ryan Perez about navigating life, the diagnostic process, accessing resources, and barriers experienced as a black bi/demisexual/poly autistic man. We also talk about disassociation, anti-miscenegation laws, the intertwined nature of racism, ableism, and other forms of oppression, and the King of Pop.
This episode comes 8 months after it was recorded so we promise, there is no snow in Calgary, Vancouver, or Toronto at the moment!
Guest Bio: Ryan Perez is a bi/demisexual/poly, autistic creator with ADHD (AuDHD), navigating the world through art, comedy, and storytelling. He is also a single dad, performance and well-being coach, and keynote speaker who believes that Radical Expression, Acceptance, and Joy aren’t luxuries—they’re survival strategies for building lives that work. Ryan also works as a media producer with deep roots in rap, comedy, and community activism and has over 300,000 followers and millions of views across social platforms. He speaks with the Speakers Bureau of Canada, hosts the Pathway to the Heart podcast, and writes books that move people—from the raw memoir I'm Autistic, Bich! to the socially charged novel Frozen by Light. His work helps people and organizations build adaptive, inclusive cultures driven by authenticity and joy.
Ryan's Socials:
Ryan Perez | Author & Keynote Speaker – Get Radical With Ryan https://ryanperez.ca/
(8) Instagram @digitalstemcell
Digital Stem Cell - YouTube @digitalstemcell
Thing(s) of the Day:
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To The Present Book By Harriet A Washington
Sensory: Life On The Spectrum: An Autistic Comics Anthology Book By Bex Ollerton
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
Social Media:
Kara: www.karadymond.com
Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond
Facebook - @drkaradymond
Bluesky - @drkaradymond
Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce:
YouTube - Bruce Petherick
Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic
Bluesky - @brucepetherick
Instagram - @bpetherick
Maja: www.majatoudal.com
Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist
Facebook - @majatoudal
Bluesky - @majatoudal
Instagram - @majatoudal
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today’s guest, Ryan!
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Bruce and Kara chat with Julianna Maggrah about Indigenous ways of being, doing, and knowing; her late diagnosis; exploring Indigenous views of autism; thoughts on creativity and expression; and the interplay of all of these topics, together.
Guest Bio: Julianna Maggrah is a 2 Spirit, neurodivergent Indigenous woman born and raised in northern Saskatchewan. Her family were trappers and hunters and loved to live off of the land, and so Julianna was born with a connection to the land. Although she can’t stand the idea of setting traps or hunting, she connects to the land by picking medicines and taking her dog out to roam the forest. Rather than saying she is from the north, Julianna would prefer to say that she is from the land and the stars as her connection is to the spirit of the earth and not a town or city.
As an Indigenous person, she grew up experiencing the effects of generational trauma, which led her to discover the importance of mental health and understanding one’s mind and experiences. She is an advocate for mental health and has made a short documentary about her own struggles with depression and anxiety and has worked with the CBC Creator Network to make mini documentaries about her 2 Spirit journey, searching for her culture, and a guided mindfulness meditation in the forest. Most recently, Julianna wrote an article for CBC about how learning about Indigenous perspectives on autism helped her accept her autism diagnosis.
Julianna studied media arts production at Saskatchewan Polytechnic and interned at MBC radio. Shortly after finishing school, she got a job as a video journalist at CTV. She realized she could combine her desire to help people with her love for creativity and art, and now creates content about subjects that she feels are important.
In 2022, Julianna was selected for CBC and NSI’s New Indigenous Voices Program and she received the Queen’s Jubilee Platinum Medal for her work creating an open space for mental health online. In 2023 she placed second in Red Nation Media’s Native Women Write Pitch Competition. In 2024 she was shortlisted for RBC’s Emerging Indigenous Filmmaker’s Award. She is currently in a production mentorship with Cinema Ascent and is writing a documentary about the spiritual gifts of autism. Julianna has future plans to bridge arts, therapy, and culture to help people heal.
Guest Socials: YouTube
Thing of the Day: Julianna's CBC article
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.
Social Media:
Kara: www.karadymond.com
Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond
Facebook - @drkaradymond
Bluesky - @drkaradymond
Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce:
YouTube - Bruce Petherick
Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic
Bluesky - @brucepetherick
Instagram - @bpetherick
Maja: www.majatoudal.com
Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist
Facebook - @majatoudal
Bluesky - @majatoudal
Instagram - @majatoudal
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today’s guest, Julianna!
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 47 - Kara's New Book
Maja interviews Kara about her new book, Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom. Maja gets to the root of Kara's process, inspiration, teaching experiences at various levels of education, and the strengths and potential impacts of this book. Hear Kara fangirl about her favourite researchers and Maja fangirl about Kara. Mutual fan club!!
Thing(s) of the Day:
Dymond, K. (2025). Creating a neurodiversity-affirming classroom: Easy ways to achieve access, agency and wellbeing for all. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
(Available on Jessica Kingsley Publishers USA and UK, and UBC Press in Canada)
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!
Episodes can be found on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/17Zyrr90Bgo12d0o98ACB7), Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTE1MDI3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/autistic-tidbits-tangents/id1637750283), and with video on Youtube (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM55cb5Mh9zbhXTAR6o7tJIHjqswPkH-L).
Social Media:
Kara: www.karadymond.com
Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond
Facebook - @drkaradymond
Bluesky - @drkaradymond
Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce:
YouTube - Bruce Petherick
Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic
Bluesky - @brucepetherick
Instagram - @bpetherick
Maja: www.majatoudal.com
Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist
Facebook - @majatoudal
Bluesky - @majatoudal
Instagram - @majatoudal
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 46 - Competing needs, Communication, & Community Support
Bruce, Kara, and Maja are back! In the first episode of Season 4, they catch up, share what they’ve been up to, and discuss the need for collective advocacy within the autistic community, as well as some of the associated challenges such as competing needs, stressful environments, immediate access to communication and self-insight. We also talk about the importance of individual narratives and listening to build awareness of the needs of others. Fun mentions that didn’t make the title: Michelin stars, a monkey idiom, and why Bruce doesn’t give standing ovations.
Thing(s) of the Day:
Henderson, D. A. (2024). Is this autism?: A companion guide for diagnosing. Routledge.
Henderson, D. A., Wayland, S. C., & White, J. (2023). Is this autism?: A guide for clinicians and everyone else. Routledge.
Watts, G., Crompton, C., Grainger, C., Long, J., Botha, M., Somerville, M., & Cage, E. (2024). ‘A certain magic’ – autistic adults’ experiences of interacting with other autistic people and its relation to Quality of Life: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis. Autism, 0(0), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241255811
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!
Episodes can be found on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/17Zyrr90Bgo12d0o98ACB7), Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTE1MDI3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/autistic-tidbits-tangents/id1637750283), and with video on Youtube (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM55cb5Mh9zbhXTAR6o7tJIHjqswPkH-L).
Social Media:
Kara: www.karadymond.com
Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond
Facebook - @drkaradymond
Bluesky - @drkaradymond
Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce:
YouTube - Bruce Petherick
Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic
Bluesky - @brucepetherick
Instagram - @bpetherick
Maja: www.majatoudal.com
Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist
Facebook - @majatoudal
Bluesky - @majatoudal
Instagram - @majatoudal
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 45 - Autism Mythbusting, Misdiagnosis, & Math BrainsYour trio of hosts -- Kara, Maja, and Bruce -- discuss the myths that most bother them about autism and their own experiences of emotions processing, empathy, and rejection sensitivity and/or resistance to compliments. Maja makes excellent points about the need for professionals to stay current in the knowledge about presentations of autism (e.g., internalized and externalized) and implications for the school system are discussed. It is a good reminder that diagnostic criteria are working definitions, changing over time, and need to reflect community voices and experiences.Thing(s) of the Day: Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robisonhttps://www.amazon.ca/Look-Me-Eye-Life-Aspergers/dp/0307396185Howe, S. J., Hull, L., Sedgewick, F., Hannon, B., & McMorris, C. A. (2023). Understanding camouflaging and identity in autistic children and adolescents using photo-elicitation. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 108, 102232-. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2023.102232found in summary here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1750946723001320?via%3DihubRecognizing Autism in Women and Girls by Wendela Whitcomb Marsh and Temple Grandinhttps://www.amazon.ca/Recognizing-Autism-Women-Girls-hidden/dp/194917784XSpoony App - social media for neurodivergentshttps://www.spoony.app/__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 44 - Countries, Concussions, & Kinship (with Jason Leaver)In this episode, Kara, Maja, and Bruce talk about the diagnostic process and personal impact on guest Jason Leaver, a professional filmmaker and video game designer - who is also Kara's pseudo cousin! They discuss medical ableism and common misconceptions about autism, the journey of reconceptualizing one's life and self in light of their autistic identity, and the liberatory benefits of learning about one's own needs. The group also chats about travel, media representations of autism, and more. Some fun tangents include Bruce's recent commission, waterbeds, and Kara's ad lib in a horror film!GUEST BIO: Jason Leaver is a graduate of TMU’s School of Image Arts film program, and an award-winning writer/creator with nearly 30 years of experience as a storyteller in motion arts. Finding innovative ways to tell stories has led to Jason establishing himself as a skilled and award-winning writer, director, and editor. In more recent years, he’s become a successful video game developer (Trash Panda), and is eager to see what kind of stories he can tell with interactive mediums.Lindsay's Socials: @HeyBishop on Instagram and Twitter
Things of the Day:
Self-Care for Autistic People: 100+ Ways to Recharge, De-Stress, and Unmask! by Dr. Megan Anna Neffhttps://www.amazon.ca/Self-Care-Autistic-People-Recharge-Stress/dp/1507221932Hillary, A. (2020). Neurodiversity and cross-cultural communication. In Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, H., Chown, N., & Stenning, A. (Eds.), Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (pp. 91-107). Routledge.Out With Dad (webseries directed by Jason Leaver) - https://www.outwithdad.com/Margot Zimmerman Gets the Girl by Sara Waxelbaum and Brianna R. Shrumhttps://www.amazon.ca/Margo-Zimmerman-Gets-Girl-Waxelbaum/dp/1335453652__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Jason Leaver!
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 43 - Conflict Resolution, Compassion, & the Neurodiversity Club (with Lindsay Ryan, RP)
Kara is so excited to introduce her two close friends! Kara and Maja chat with registered psychotherapist, Lindsay Ryan, about coming to understand one's own needs with self-compassion, processing a diagnosis, imposter syndrome, unmasking, and communicating with partners and loved ones. Lindsay also gives advice on finding a therapist and doing the things when you encounter inertia. GUEST BIO: Lindsay is a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario, Canada and belongs to the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). This is her 4th career change, as she has also worked as a stage manager for live theatre, a retail manager, and a facilities and administrative coordinator for McMaster University. She currently sub-contracts for Everwell Integrated Health Professionals as well as has her own private psychotherapy practice. Lindsay was diagnosed with ADHD later-in-life and she focuses on providing psychotherapy for other folks who have later-in-life diagnosed ADHD, Autism, or suspected neurodiversity.
Lindsay's Socials: https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.ryan.2023
Thing of the Day:
The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive by Kristin Neff https://www.amazon.ca/Mindful-Self-Compassion-Workbook-Yourself-Strength/dp/1462526780__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Lindsay Ryan!
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 42 - Environment, Eudaimonia, & Energy Accounting (Yay, Maja Wrote Another Book!!!)Kara and Bruce embarrass Maja by asking all about her new book, Energy Accounting. This is an approach that Maja has developed for over a decade and shares her personal journey with burnout, anxiety, and depression which led to this concept of stress management and self-care. We also talk about the gatekeeping of clinical knowledge and we finish by embarrassing Bruce. He actually blushes!Thing of the Day: Energy Accounting: Stress Management and Mental Health Monitoring for Autism and Related Conditions by Maja Toudal and Tony Attwood
https://www.amazon.ca/Energy-Accounting-Management-Monitoring-Conditions/dp/1787757757__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 41 - Online Community, Ibelin, and Individual GrowthIn this episode Kara and Maja talk about the documentary The Remarkable Life of Ibelin; how gaming, roleplaying, and online communities can be difficult and beautiful; and why this matters for autistic people. Thing of the Day: The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. https://www.netflix.com/ca/title/81759420__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
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Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Bruce and Kara chat with New York Times and international bestselling author, J.D. Barker, who writes suspense thrillers with dashes of horror, crime, mystery, science fiction, and the supernatural. J.D. illuminates us on autistic writing strengths, his process, challenges and benefits of co-writing, and...the suspense is killing us...his connection to Dracula! GUEST BIO: Barker spent the first 14 years of his life in Crystal Lake, Illinois. A staunch introvert, he was rarely seen without a book in hand, devouring both the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series by the age of six before moving on to classics such as the works of Dickens and Twain. The discovery of Shelley, Stoker and Poe fueled a fire and it wasn’t long before he was writing tales of his own which he shared with friends and family. These early stories centered around witches and ghosts thought to inhabit the woods surrounding their home.
While in college, one of his writing assignments found its way into the hands of Paul Gallotta of Circus Magazine. Gallotta reached out to Barker to join the staff of 25th Parallel Magazine. By 1991 was Barker interviewing celebrities for Seventeen, TeenBeat, and other publications. In 1992, Barker syndicated a small newspaper column called Revealed, centered around the investigation of haunted places and supernatural occurrences.
He worked as a book doctor and ghostwriter, helping others finetune manuscripts. He continued until 2012 when he wrote his first novel, Forsaken.
Stephen King read portions of Forsaken prior to publication and granted Barker permission to use the character of Leland Gaunt of King’s Needful Things. Forsaken ranked #2 on Audible, #44 on Amazon US, #2 on Amazon Canada, and #22 on Amazon UK; was nominated for a Bram Stoker Award - Best Debut Novel; and won a handful of others including a New Apple Medalist Award.
After reading Forsaken, Bram Stoker’s family reached out to Barker and asked him to co-author a prequel to Dracula utilizing Bram’s original notes and journals. The novel, Dracul, has been bought by Paramount and Andy Muschietti (IT, Mama) is attached to direct.
Barker's books have appeared on bestseller lists around the world. He is also a frequent collaborator with James Patterson.
Barker splits his time between Englewood, FL, and New Castle, NH, with his wife, Dayna, and their daughter, Ember.
J.D.'s Socials: https://jdbarker.com/__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
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Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, J.D. Barker!
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 39 - [Outer] Space, [Spiritual] Space, & [Cultural] Space! (with Pugal Sivasankar)Bruce, Kara, and guest Pugal Sivasankar, a doctoral student in aerospace engineering, talk about a wide range of subjects, from the big bang, the Big Bang Theory, another big bang (the atom bomb), bottom-up thinking, and much more! Pugal shares his personal discovery of being autistic; how his understanding of autism has evolved and some influences such as Olga Bogdashina's writings. We also dive into spirituality, cultural conceptions of autism, and growing up (at the time undiagnosed) autistic in a small village in India.GUEST BIO: Pugazhenthi (Pugal) Sivasankar, born in Tamil Nadu, India, is researching Space Situational Awareness in Florida. After his undergrad in India, he moved to the Netherlands for his Master's degree where he received his ASD diagnosis. Besides explaining a lot of aspects of his life, the diagnosis helped him to get help to change for the better. During his Masters, he traveled to Belgium, China, and Sweden for various trainings. Upon completing his Masters, he moved to the US to pursue research. Besides research, Pugal practices spirituality, and helps people in need (gardening with his old neighbor, food donations, free math tutoring, etc.). His hobbies include swimming, hiking, yoga, martial arts, and volleyball. His social media presence is minimum and he can be reached through LinkedIn and YouTube.Pugal's Socials: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pugazhenthisivasankar
https://youtube.com/@pugazhenthi6868?si=DWIG73tnG2iSR8uf__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Pugal Sivasankar!#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Bonus Episode! We tried recording an episode and got into too many tangents that we decided to release it as a bonus! Bruce, Kara, and Maja discuss genealogy, creepie crawlies, zombie apocalypse plans, and much more!__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymondMaja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd
Ep. 38 - Comedy, Confusion, & Communication DifferencesIn this episode, Bruce, Kara, and Maja discuss contemporary use of language, visuals, and symbols in internet communication and how that can be exlusive to those without the contextual knowledge. This conversation extends to in person communication, humour, and the elements that can impact whether you get or enjoy the joke. They discuss how these feelings may be linked to imposter syndrome and their own experiences with this!__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymondMaja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Ep. 37 - Neurodivergent Exercise Myths, Motivations, & Joyful Movement (with Micaelah Barb)
Kara and Maja are joined by our guest, ADHD habit & wellness coach Micaelah Barb, to talk about neurodivergence, exercise, and long-term motivation -- and why it doesn't always work the way you've probably been told. We discuss why starting and sticking to exercised routines can be so hard for autistic and ADHD folks, with some personal examples thrown in! We also dive into some of the mental barriers and the myths regarding physical health and appearance, and how we might make exercise fun.GUEST BIO: Micaelah Barb is a fitness and habit coach that empowers individuals to build consistent habits in fitness, nutrition, and daily life. After getting diagnosed with ADHD late in life, she's worked to adapt typical fitness strategies and advice to be more accessible for other neurodiverse individuals. Her approaches focus on releasing guilt, embracing flexibility, and building practical systems for lasting change.
Micaelah's Socials: @vibrantleighadhd on Threads, Instagram, and TikTok :)
https://www.tiktok.com/@vibrantleighadhd
https://www.instagram.com/vibrantleighadhd__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymondMaja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
Dr. Megan Anna Neff's Social Media: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/ / Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_insights/ / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeuodivergentInsights/ / Podcast: https://www.divergentpod.com/
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Micaelah Barb!
Ep. 36 - Changing the Normative Narrative with NuanceKara and Bruce dream of better ways of talking about autism, including autistic voices, and embracing our differences. We specifically examine the notion of black and white thinking and consider its broader implications. Tangents include: time machines, DnD, and postmodernity.
Thing of the Day: Assessing Student Writing Through An Appreciative Lens By Beyond the Apple: Reframing Conversations in Education https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga_DzaqZZxA__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymondMaja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Ep. 35 - Cathartic Consumption, Capacity for Consumption, & K-Pop!The third episode of Season is the second part of our look at artistic expression. In this episode, Kara, Maja and Bruce talk about the consumption of Art(s) of all types, and how an autistic consumption may (or may not) differ from a neurotypical consumption. In this wide-ranging discussion, they bring unique perspectives to their own consumption of art, as well as acknowledging that their consumption habits are very different from their creative aesthetics. They also discussed the joy of repetition, and how we often search for a reflection of our wants and desires, as well as our own identification in the art we consume, but also that we need to be aware of our cognitive capacity to consume a new, or deeper, piece of art. Tangents: Some of the tangents in this episode include K-Pop, differing experiences of live performances, and interoception/self-insights into our own capacities.
Honourable Mention: “Empire of Normality" by Robert Chapman. https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745348667/empire-of-normality/__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymondMaja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Ep. 34 - Sleep, Synchronicities, & How to End a Podcast? (with Dr. Megan Anna Neff)Inspired by a conversation between Bruce and Kara around Kara’s horrible sleeping patterns, the Autistic Tidbits & Tangents team invited guest Dr. Megan Anna Neff, a neurodivergent psychologist and co-host of the Divergent Conversations podcast, to deep-dive into common neurodivergent experiences related to sleep and strategies to get more winks in! We also talk about late diagnosis, finding community, and Bruce’s clever exit strategy!
GUEST BIO: Dr. Neff is a neurodivergent Psychologist and founder of Neurodivergent Insights where she creates education and wellness resource for neurodivergent adults. Dr. Neff has co-authored two books, and is the author of the forthcoming book, Self-Care for Autistic People. Additionally, she has published in several peer-reviewed journals. Driven by her passion for accessibility, she translates research into visual pixels which you can find on her website and Instagram. You can find her work at www.neurodivergentinsights.com or on Instagram (@Neurodivergent_Insights). Additionally, she co-hosts the 'Divergent Conversations' podcast.Thing of the Day: Dr. Megan Neff’s infographic on this topic: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/autism-adhd-and-sleepHonourable Mention: Is This Autism?: A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else by Donna Henderson, Sarah Wayland, & Jamell White (book) https://www.routledge.com/Is-This-Autism-A-Guide-for-Clinicians-and-Everyone-Else/Henderson-Wayland-White/p/book/9781032150222__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymondMaja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
Dr. Megan Anna Neff's Social Media: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/ / Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurodivergent_insights/ / Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NeuodivergentInsights/ / Podcast: https://www.divergentpod.com/
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Dr. Neff!
Ep. 33 - Autism, Artistic Expression, & AppreciationThe first episode of Season 3! In this episode, Kara, Maja, and Bruce talk about the creation of Art(s) of all types, and how this can be a therapeutic activity for many autistics. They also consider what an autistic perspective can do to enhance our artistic creations and what type of unique perspectives can be brought i.e. sensory overload, trauma responses, and being an eternal Other. Discussions of barriers to the production of art are also considered, and how these barriers can be seen as ultimately disabling. And finally, they talk about Art appreciation as a consumer, but they realised that this needs to be expanded into a whole new episode. Stay tuned for Part II!
Tangents: Some of the tangents in this episode include: differing cultural perspectives, aging and maturing as an autistic, and the expression of our vulnerability as just being ourselves.
Things of the Day: Two articles looking at the idea of Autistic Fiction and an Autistic Voice
https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/news/article/7797/James-Joyce-and-the-Characteristics-of-Autistic-Fiction/
https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/jmodelite.38.1.147
Links to books:
Kara's Book: https://a.co/d/epVT6yq
Maja's Book: https://a.co/d/4Sv0te0__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymondMaja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Ep. 25 - Music, Medicine, & the Meaning of Disability (with Kristen Hovet) - Bruce, Kara, and guest Kristen Hovet discuss difficulties navigating medical care for autistic people, self-advocacy in medical settings and in general, what it means to be disabled, Kristen's podcast, and Frooty Loops.
GUEST BIO: Kristen Hovet is a late-diagnosed autistic individual from Williston, North Dakota and currently based in Kelowna, British Columbia. About a year after her autism diagnosis, she started The Other Autism, which first began as a private Facebook group, then blog posts and articles, and finally a podcast by the same name, which she continues to write, produce, and host. The Other Autism podcast explores late autism diagnosis and the latest in autism research, and works to challenge myths and stereotypes about autism and autistic people. Kristen works as a full-time research communications specialist for BC Children's Hospital Research Institute and will soon have a Master of Health Studies degree, with a focus on health research and policy. She gives presentations and guest lectures about a variety of autism-related subjects. In her spare time, Kristen loves going to concerts, reading, travelling, and working out. Her favourite places she's lucky to have visited include Namibia, Japan, and the Galápagos Islands. She's recently started producing electronic music, which can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, and other music streaming platforms. Kristen's social links: https://linktr.ee/kristen.hovet
Things of the Day: The Other Autism Podcast https://other-autism.com/
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Kristen Hovet
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 32 - Motherhood, Transitions, & Muddling ThroughIn this season's finale, Maja is back to celebrate the end of 2023 and to look forward to the year ahead with Bruce and Kara. We review life changes over the past year and discuss many tangents around pregnancy difficulties; challenges in adulthood; the weirdness of cultures; nudist beaches; and deep relationships with pets. Happy New Year!__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 31 - Agency, Biowearables, & Grizzly Bears (with Rozarina Md Yusof Howton) Bruce, Kara, and guest Rozarina Md Yusof Howton talk about Roza's research to improve health outcomes (with an eye toward helping autistics); surprising doctors; sensory needs and how these can change with burnout, stress, or chronic health conditions; hyperacuity; and top down vs bottom up thinking. Why, yes, we covered a lot! GUEST BIO: Rozarina Md Yusof Howton was born in Malaysia and did her first degree in London, UK in medical physics. At the time, school was interrupted as she was experiencing burnout without knowing she was autistic. She is now an autistic graduate student at McGill University in the department of experimental medicine. Her research interests include the use of wearables to improve health outcomes. She likes cats, dinosaurs, playmobil models, and wood whittling.Thing of the Day: What is bottom-up thinking in autism? By Erika Sanbornehttps://autisticphd.com/theblog/what-is-bottom-up-thinking-in-autism/Honourable Mention: Is This Autism?: A Guide for Clinicians and Everyone Else by Donna Henderson, Sarah Wayland, & Jamell Whitehttps://a.co/d/ehi4fxu__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Rozarina Md Yusof Howton
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 30 - Neurodivergence, Schooling, & Matching T-Shirts (with Jo Maselli) - Bruce, Kara, and guest Jo Maselli chat about high school, going unrecognized as neurodivergent, finding your people, safe spaces, and how disability is perceived societally. They have a frank discussion about issues impacting neurodivergent and other learners in school systems and the tension between believing in inclusive public education, working for inclusive public education, and making decisions on best placements for one's own children. This is a follow-up to the last episode (https://youtu.be/LGlYoihimAE). GUEST BIO: Jo Maselli a neurodivergent mother of a young neurodivergent child. She is also an Ontario Certified Teacher with over 15 years of experience as an artist-educator. She has extensive experience in staff learning, training, & development, and with school leadership across a range of initiatives centred around leveraging educational technology to support equity & inclusivity in the classroom & the workplace. Jo is currently a virtual school teacher, delivering a fully contained “Community Class” program in Creative Arts for Enjoyment and Language & Communication Development for neurodivergent high school students, and has a special interest in leveraging a range of technical tools to support alternative teaching & learning practices in both mainstream & special education settings. She has dedicated her career to helping others learn, grow, and succeed on their own terms. Her overarching mission is to support full inclusion of disabled and chronically ill staff and students in education settings by pushing for systemic change while sharing strategies for self-advocacy and allyship. Jo believes that empowering equity-focused professionals and students from systemically oppressed communities will help to create more sustainable and equitable systems and societies at large. She is currently seeking roles in staff learning, training, and development with organizations who share her inner passion for equity-driven innovation.Thing of the Day: Autistic drivers could find their licences in legal limbo depending on where they live after new standards introduced by Danielle Cahill https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-20/autism-driving-licences-new-standards/103108100__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Jo Maselli
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 29 - Special Schools, Segregation, & Supports - In this episode, Kara and Bruce discuss the pros and cons of special schools and special education in general. Oh, and Maja sends an update!Thing of the Day: Why closing special schools is such a complex topic important to so many families by national disability affairs reporter Nas Campanella, with the Specialist Reporting Team's Celina Edmonds and Evan Younghttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-25/royal-commission-closing-special-schools/102981714?utm_campaign=newsweb-article-new-share-null&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_webHonourable Mention: Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain: Promoting Authentic Engagement and Rigor Among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students by Zaretta Hammond https://www.amazon.ca/Culturally-Responsive-Teaching-Brain-Linguistically/dp/1483308014/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JFLIUM8C93K2&keywords=zaretta+hammond+culturally+responsive+teaching+and+the+brain&qid=1700271739&sprefix=zaretta+h%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 28 - Compromise, Communication, & Community - In this episode Bruce and Kara discuss the role of compromise in Advocacy, and how sometimes things need to be celebrated for the greater community even if you don't fully agree with all the methods. They also talk about the importance of communication and community for advocacy work, and the prime importance of self-advocacy. It has been a heavy advocacy week for Bruce, so it has been on his mind.Things of the Day: The Autism and Neurodiversity Self Advocacy Handbook by Barb Cook & Yenn Purkis - https://www.amazon.ca/Autism-Neurodiversity-Self-Advocacy-Handbook/dp/1787755754/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KVGCH9IYV7QG&keywords=The+Autism+and+Neurodiversity+Self+Advocacy+Handbook&qid=1699106006&sprefix=the+autism+and+neurodiversity+self+advocacy+handbook%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-1
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 27 - Trust/Safety, Regulation, & Participation (Oh, and Bubble Wrap! - with Greg Santucci) - Kara, Bruce and guest Greg Santucci talk all about neuronormative expectations in schools, changes we'd like to see, and approaches to supporting children. Greg illuminates us on The Model of Child Engagement, a helpful framework for parents, teachers and other professionals. Tangents include bicycles, bubble wrap, and musicals! (We're not kidding.)GUEST BIO: Greg Santucci has been a Pediatric Occupational Therapist for 24 years and is the founding director of Power Play Pediatric Therapy in NJ. He is certified in Sensory Integration and the creator of the Model of Child Engagement. Greg has been lecturing nationally for over a decade on topics related to sensory processing, child development, regulation and behavior, and consults with schools and families all over the world. A strong advocate for children, Greg is dedicated to promoting neuroscience informed, relationship-based interventions to help parents, therapists and teachers support kids of all abilities. Greg's social links: https://gregsantucci.com/https://www.facebook.com/gregsantucciOT/https://www.instagram.com/gregsantucci/https://twitter.com/GregSantucciOTThing of the Day: The Model of Child Engagement by Greg Santucci - https://gregsantucci.com/model-of-child-engagment-moce/Honourable Mentions: Collaborative & Proactive Solutions - Dr. Ross Greene - https://livesinthebalance.org/our-solution/Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children's Behavioral Challenges by Dr. Mona Delahooke - https://www.amazon.ca/Beyond-Behaviors-Compassion-Understand-Behavioral/dp/1683731190__________
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Greg Santucci
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 26 - Shutdowns, Meltdowns, Burnout (and Inertia!) - Kara and Bruce share personal experiences with shutdowns and get meta as they talk about perception. They cover limbic braking, the Triune Brain (somewhat), imposter syndrome, and feeling stuck when you desperately want to move. Things of the Day: Phung, J., Penner, M., Pirlot, C., & Welch, C. (2021). What I Wish You Knew: Insights on Burnout, Inertia, Meltdown, and Shutdown From Autistic Youth. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 741421. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.741421https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34803822/Honourable Mention: Reframed: Self-Reg for a Just Society by Stuart Shanker https://www.amazon.ca/Reframed-Self-Reg-Society-Stuart-Shanker/dp/1487506317
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 24 - Autistic Strengths, Creativity, and the Fallacy of the Weekend - Bruce and Kara discuss the positive aspects of autism and how we need to reframe conversations for families, autistic people themselves, and society. They share their own strengths and examples of their lived experiences. Tangents include Hamilton, playwrighting, and Bohemian Rhapsody!
Things of the Day: 7 Ways of Hearing "Blackbird" by Bruce Petherick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ON6zDhItyM&list=PLfcbrgFcpfV6kB5sylHW-hGb6-zT6ri29&pp=iAQB Books Bruce Recommends: The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness by Todd Rose https://www.amazon.ca/End-Average-Succeed-Values-Sameness/dp/1443437131
Delicacy: A memoir about cake and death by Katy Wix https://www.amazon.ca/Delicacy-memoir-about-cake-death/dp/1472261208/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Delicacy&qid=1693433557&s=books&sr=1-1
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 23 - Buildings, Language, and Running out of Time! - Bruce and Kara discuss societal conversations around what it means to be autistic and the need for change to existing narratives; moving from stereotypes to getting curious about others' lived experiences; and autistic culture and community as a protective factor. Kara also reflects on time blindness and the cognitive effort needed when we don't have structure.
Things of the Day: Shaw, S. C. K., Fossi, A., Carravallah, L. A., Rabenstein, K., Ross, W., & Doherty, M. (2023). The experiences of autistic doctors: a cross-sectional study. Frontiers in psychiatry, 14, 1160994. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1160994
Reference article: Kaika, Maria. (2011). Autistic Architecture: The Fall of the Icon and the Rise of the Serial Object of Architecture. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space. 29. 968-992. 10.1068/d16110.
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 22 - Exploding Trucks, Chuck Berry, & a Lifetime of Autistic Traits Revealed (with Peter O'Neil) - Bruce and Kara interview author and lawyer, Peter O'Neil, who was late identified as autistic at 65. We reflect on living autistically without knowing it, and how autistic thinking is an asset in the legal field -- and how central it is to our passions and relaxation activities. We compare experiences and discuss Peter's recent memoir.
GUEST BIO (PROFESSIONAL): Peter is a tenacious litigator who has successfully taken on giants of the automotive industry including General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Hyundai, Toyota, Nissan and others. Peter first gained national recognition as a paralegal when he represented burn victims and uncovered crucial documents in the infamous GM side saddle fuel tank cases. Just a few months after becoming an attorney in 1998, Peter tried and won his first case against Ford Motor Company. In 2002, Peter helped set a record in Clark County, Washington by winning an $8 million dollar verdict against Hyundai. After an appeal, he caught Hyundai withholding evidence and helped turn the Magaña v. Hyundai verdict into a default judgment that remains one of the biggest discovery sanctions in Washington State History.
Peter’s work is not limited to automotive defects. He has worked on product liability cases ranging from badly designed and manufactured bottle caps and heating pads to defectively designed windows, tractors and dangerous drugs. His work on negligence cases runs the gamut from auto crashes to negligent highway construction. Visit Peter’s website to read more about his case results.
GUEST BIO (PERSONAL): A husband, father of three, grandfather of one, youngest of seven, identified as autistic at the age of 65. As a young teenager I found my first huge passion in the music and person of 1950s musical icon Chuck Berry, whom I first saw perform in a nearly empty auditorium in my hometown of Sacramento, California. It was his aloneness on stage that grabbed me even then, and even though I didn’t understand how solitary my own life would soon be (or perhaps already was). In my mid-fifties I turned that strange lifelong obsession into an unpublished memoir that I now see as a bit of thoroughly autistic literature. My luck was to accidentally find a profession that took full advantage of my autistic charms—i.e. my ability to absorb and connect a nearly infinite number of facts about things that interest me—in that case the harmful products that injured my clients or killed their loved ones. When I learned how many autistic people struggle to find and keep fulfilling work I knew I would have to write and speak about my own experience.
Peter's legal website Peter's Chuck Berry blog
Things of the Day: My So-Called Disorder by Peter O'Neil
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Peter O'Neil
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 21 - What is Fun, Anyway (and What’s It Gotto Do with Jazz and Godzilla?!)? - Bruce Petherick steps in as co-host while Maja adjusts to motherhood! Bruce and Kara discuss how subjective a term “fun” is and how notions of fun are tied into the concept of normalcy. They debate what things are merely enjoyable versus actually fun, and much more. Lots of laughs in this episode!
Things of the Day: What is Fun Anyway? • Mike Rucker, Ph.D. https://michaelrucker.com/having-fun/what-is-fun/
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Bruce: Facebook - @BrucePetherickMusic / Instagram - @bpetherick
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 20 - Finding Community (with Karen Timm) - In this episode we speak with Karen Timm about the importance of an autistic community, diversity in autistic voices and empowerment of everyone in the community. We also tackle topics related to education and late diagnosis.
GUEST BIO: Karen Timm is a perpetually reflective educational leader, an author, an artist and a musician, a relentless learner, public speaker, and a passionate proponent of the Neurodiversity movement, as well as a global Autistic advocate; most importantly, she is the proud, openly Autistic parent of an AUsome Human.
Founder of the Neurodivergent Infinity Network of Educators, Karen works with NINE ‘beyond walls and borders’ to foster Human Rights based, Neuroaffirmative practice in Education and beyond. By spearheading events such as the international Intersectional Infinity Summit, leading the development of NINE’s educational resources for Educators and other Allies, and modelling her commitment to amplifying diverse Autistic and otherwise Neurodivergent perspectives, Karen has developed a reputation for driving change through ongoing critically reflective practice, active community building and innovative collaborative partnerships which disrupt thinking, shift defaults and change the trajectory for Neurodivergent students, colleagues and families. When Karen is not engaged in her busy work as a school administrator or her advocacy efforts, you may find her drafting one or more new picture books, swimming, paddleboarding, beachcombing, stim dancing, bike riding, viola playing, or capturing unique details from nature through photography and the arts. Watch for two of Karen’s upcoming publications:
‘Actually An Octopus’, a picture book about self-acceptance, living authentically and the importance of allyship (Illustrated by Jon Adams) and ‘#FindingCommunity’, an anthology of diverse Autistic perspectives
Thing of the Day: Um, Kara didn't take notes and can't stand rewatching episodes when she edits, so... Not sure what it was today!
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Karen: https://sites.google.com/ddsb.ca/nine/home / Twitter - @KarenAnnTimm @NINE_On_Can
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Karen Timm
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 19 - Deep Dive into Diagnostic Criteria - In this episode, we discuss diagnostic criteria of autism in the DSM-5 (and the ICD-10 diagnostic manual). We talk about things that, according to us, should or should not be a part of the criteria. There is also a brief discussion about ABA and teaching methods near the end, which is not properly in depth and may be picked up at a later date.
Things of the Day: Samantha Craft's Unofficial Checklist: Females and Autism / Aspergers | The Art of Autism https://the-art-of-autism.com/females-and-aspergers-a-checklist/
Waltz, M. (2020). The production of the ‘normal’ child: Neurodiversity and the commodification of parenting. In Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, H., Chown, N., & Stenning, A. (Eds.), Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (pp. 15-26). Routledge.)
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 18 - AAC, Aphantasia, & Cross-Cultural Communication (with Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk) - In this episode, Kara and Maja ask Alyssa about all sorts of accommodations: from their experiences as an sometimes AAC user (Assistive & Augmentative Communication) navigating university accommodations, to their thoughts on how folks make certain accommodations during cross-cultural communication vs. communicating across neurotypes, to ideas for how to better support learners who are aphantastic in schools. Don’t know what any of this means? Listen to the episode!
GUEST BIO: Alyssa (they/them) is a neurodivergent researcher with too many research interests and no intention of actually narrowing it down. Right now, most but not all of their research has to do with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) as part of their work with AssistiveWare.
Outside research, Alyssa is a math teacher with the Art of Problem Solving, occasionally a neuroscience teacher at the University of Rhode Island, and an improviser at the Contemporary Theater Company. They are also on the admin team of the Facebook group, “Ask Me, I’m an AAC user! (24 Hour Rule!).”
Accommodation wording discussed in ep: “Use of Alternative Communication Method in Class At times, this student may need to utilize an alternative communication method for in-class participation. The student should consult with the course instructor to determine the most effective method on a course by course basis.”
Thing of the Day: Hillary, A. (2020). Neurodiversity and cross-cultural communication. In Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, H., Chown, N., & Stenning, A. (Eds.), Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm (pp. 91-107). Routledge.
SPELLERSthemovie - https://spellersthemovie.com/
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Alyssa: Here's some links to Alyssa's work and writings: yesthattoo.blogspot.com yesthattoo.tumblr.com twitter.com/yes_thattoo https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=O55BzwcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Dr. Alyssa Hillary Zisk
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 17 - Autism & Pregnancy - Wherein Kara has finally talked Maja into having a chat about her pregnancy on the podcast (Kara interjection: I suggested it as a possible topic once!!). We talk about how pregnancy might be different for autistic people, including the sensory and social aspects, as well as interoception, body dysmorphia, and contact with health care providers.
Things of the Day: https://www.neurodiverging.com/pregnancy-and-autism-pregnancy-is-different-for-autistic-women/
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/pregnant-autistic
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 16 - Hyperfocus & Rabbit Holes! - In this episode we talk about how our interests can change and evolve, jump around, and how the rabbit holes that our hyperfocus drives us into are not necessarily pleasant or connected to our special interests.
Thing of the Day: not clearly defined today ;) so many things!
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 14 - Autistic Communication - In this episode we discuss the autistic preferences and styles of communication and the differences between autistic and non-autistic communication.
Thing of the Day: Specialisterne - https://www.dk.specialisterne.com/How To Build An Inclusive Recruitment Process That Supports Neurodiversity In The Workplace (forbes.com) -https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferpalumbo/2022/12/31/how-to-build-an-inclusive-recruitment-process-that-supports-neurodiversity-in-the-workplace/?sh=7826a36e3a04
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Mekki: https://linkedin.com/in/mekkim / Twitter - @MekOnTek
SPECIAL THANKS:
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Ep. 14 - Autistic Communication - In this episode we discuss the autistic preferences and styles of communication and the differences between autistic and non-autistic communication.
Thing of the Day: Crompton, C. J., Ropar, D., Evans-Williams, C. V., Flynn, E. G., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2020). Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective. Autism, 24(7), 1704–1712. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361320919286
Milton, D.E.M. (2012) On the ontological status of autism: the ‘double empathy problem’, Disability & Society, 27:6, 883-887, https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.710008
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
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Ep. 13 - Autism Acceptance Month?! - In the Season 2 premiere, we discuss issues related to Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month, how our understandings have changed over time, and how we’d like society’s understandings to continue to evolve.
Thing of the Day: Autistic Acceptance vs. Autism Awareness by bneal89, NeuroClastic
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 12 - Autistic Joys & Victories - For the last episode of the season, we discuss autistic joy and victories. Often, autistic people are not believed when we express happiness or fulfillment, or we are told we can’t be autistic then. Autism and happiness are seen as opposites. For this episode, we talk about how everyone needs to have their needs met in order to be joyful and happy. We discuss autistic victories in the media and personally, and how we foster joy in our lives. We end by talking about next season!
Thing of the Day: Neurodiversity, epistemic injustice, and the good human life by Robert Chapman and Havi Carel, Journal of Social Philosophy
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
COMING JANUARY 2, 2023 - Ep. 12 - Autistic Joys & Victories - For the last episode of the season, we discuss autistic joy and victories. Often, autistic people are not believed when we express happiness or fulfillment, or we are told we can’t be autistic then. Autism and happiness are seen as opposites. For this episode, we talk about how everyone needs to have their needs met in order to be joyful and happy. We discuss autistic victories in the media and personally, and how we foster joy in our lives. We end by talking about next season!
Thing of the Day: Neurodiversity, epistemic injustice, and the good human life by Robert Chapman and Havi Carel, Journal of Social Philosophy
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
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Ep. 11 Trailer - Changes in the Autism Discourse (with Prof. Tony Attwood) - We had a chat with Tony about the changes in autism advocacy, education, and perspectives during his career. We also discuss changes in how autism has been viewed diagnostically, and how people could have been missed earlier and who would receive a diagnosis now.
GUEST BIO: Professor Tony Attwood is a clinical psychologist who has specialised in Autism Spectrum Disorders since he qualified as a clinical psychologist in England in 1975. He currently works in his own private practice, and is also adjunct professor at Griffith University, Queensland. His book Asperger’s Syndrome – A Guide for Parents and Professionals has sold over 500,000 copies and has been translated into 27 languages. His subsequent book, The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome, published in October 2006 has sold over 300,000 copies and has been translated into 18 languages, and is one of the primary textbooks on Asperger’s syndrome, otherwise known as Autism Spectrum Disorder – Level 1. He has several subsequent books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Future Horizons Inc. and Guilford Press on emotion management, relationships and sexuality, and general advice for autistic children and adults. Tony has been invited to be a keynote speaker at many Australasian and International Conferences. He presents workshops and runs training courses for parents, professionals and individuals with Asperger's syndrome all over the world and is a prolific author of scientific papers and books on the subject. He has presented several live webinars with his colleague, Dr Michelle Garnett, which have been recorded and can be accessed via their website: www.attwoodandgarnettevents.com. He has worked with many thousands of individuals of all ages with many expressions of autism.
Thing of the Day: How to Talk about Autism Respectfully: A Field Guide for Journalists, Educators, Doctors and anyone else who wants to know how to better communicate about Autism by Mykola Bilokonsky
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Tony: tonyattwood.com.au/
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Prof. Tony Attwood
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COMING DECEMBER 19, 2022 - Ep. 11 Trailer - Changes in the Autism Discourse (with Prof. Tony Attwood) - We had a chat with Tony about the changes in autism advocacy, education, and perspectives during his career. We also discuss changes in how autism has been viewed diagnostically, and how people could have been missed earlier and who would receive a diagnosis now.
GUEST BIO: Professor Tony Attwood is a clinical psychologist who has specialised in Autism Spectrum Disorders since he qualified as a clinical psychologist in England in 1975. He currently works in his own private practice, and is also adjunct professor at Griffith University, Queensland. His book Asperger’s Syndrome – A Guide for Parents and Professionals has sold over 500,000 copies and has been translated into 27 languages. His subsequent book, The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome, published in October 2006 has sold over 300,000 copies and has been translated into 18 languages, and is one of the primary textbooks on Asperger’s syndrome, otherwise known as Autism Spectrum Disorder – Level 1. He has several subsequent books published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers, Future Horizons Inc. and Guilford Press on emotion management, relationships and sexuality, and general advice for autistic children and adults. Tony has been invited to be a keynote speaker at many Australasian and International Conferences. He presents workshops and runs training courses for parents, professionals and individuals with Asperger's syndrome all over the world and is a prolific author of scientific papers and books on the subject. He has presented several live webinars with his colleague, Dr Michelle Garnett, which have been recorded and can be accessed via their website: www.attwoodandgarnettevents.com. He has worked with many thousands of individuals of all ages with many expressions of autism.
Thing of the Day: How to Talk about Autism Respectfully: A Field Guide for Journalists, Educators, Doctors and anyone else who wants to know how to better communicate about Autism by Mykola Bilokonsky
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Tony: tonyattwood.com.au/
SPECIAL THANKS:
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-Today's guest, Prof. Tony Attwood
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 10 - Autistic at the Holidays - Today is all about holidays! We talk about difficulties, strategies and a few personal experiences. We touch on different support needs, how small accommodations can have a big effect, and as always, there may be a tangent or two. We hope everyone has a good time during their holiday celebrations.
Thing of the Day: https://koriathome.com/autism-holidays/
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
COMING DECEMBER 5, 2022 - Ep. 10 - Autistic at the Holidays - Today is all about holidays! We talk about difficulties, strategies and a few personal experiences. We touch on different support needs, how small accommodations can have a big effect, and as always, there may be a tangent or two. We hope everyone has a good time during their holiday celebrations.
Thing of the Day: https://koriathome.com/autism-holidays/
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
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--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 9 - Autistic Burnout (with Carole Jean Whittington) - Today we interview Carole Jean about her take on autistic burnout, recovery, and tips for self-care and compassion. She uses the phrase Firm Ground to explain each part of her approach, The Unveiling Method.
GUEST BIO: Carole Jean Whittington is Founder and Principal of Mind Your Autistic Brain where she also hosts a weekly talk show discussing the biggest topics in Autistic life from accommodations, work, relationships, burnout, masking and more with some of the biggest names in the Autistic online space. Carole Jean uses her NeuroDistinct perspective to share a common language from a place of deep knowing and experience that bridges, translates and connects all neurotypes. She carefully combines this with relevant science research and easy to implement strategies that won’t overwhelm or create stress in your life or business. Her purpose is to present a variety of solutions and new ways to approach life and work in harmony. (NeuroDistinct is a term coined by my friend Tim Goldstein of The NeuroCloud. It is our alternative to neurodivergent as we feel we are "wonderfully distinct." From a branding & marketing perspective “distinct” includes us where divergent separates us.)
Thing of the Day: The Unveiling Method: from Burnout to Thriving (coaching) and How Spicy is Your ND Burnout? (book) by Carole Jean Whittington
Honourable Mention for Thing of the Day: Raymaker et. al (2020) Having All of Your Internal Resources Exhausted Beyond Measure and Being Left with No Clean-Up Crew": Defining Autistic Burnout. Autism Adulthood. 1;2(2):132-143.
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Carole: Mind Your Autistic Brain across social media
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Carole Jean
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
COMING NOVEMBER 21, 2022 - Ep. 9 - Autistic Burnout (with Carole Jean Whittington) - Today we interview Carole Jean about her take on autistic burnout, recovery, and tips for self-care and compassion. She uses the phrase Firm Ground to explain each part of her approach, The Unveiling Method.
GUEST BIO: Carole Jean Whittington is Founder and Principal of Mind Your Autistic Brain where she also hosts a weekly talk show discussing the biggest topics in Autistic life from accommodations, work, relationships, burnout, masking and more with some of the biggest names in the Autistic online space. Carole Jean uses her NeuroDistinct perspective to share a common language from a place of deep knowing and experience that bridges, translates and connects all neurotypes. She carefully combines this with relevant science research and easy to implement strategies that won’t overwhelm or create stress in your life or business. Her purpose is to present a variety of solutions and new ways to approach life and work in harmony. (NeuroDistinct is a term coined by my friend Tim Goldstein of The NeuroCloud. It is our alternative to neurodivergent as we feel we are "wonderfully distinct." From a branding & marketing perspective “distinct” includes us where divergent separates us.)
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
SOCIAL MEDIA
Maja: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Carole Jean: Mind Your Autistic Brain / YouTube - @Mind Your Autistic Brain Talk Show / Facebook - Mind Your Autistic Brain / Instagram - @mind_your_autistic_brain
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Carole Jean
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 8 - Autistic Masking - We discuss the motivations for masking, what it is like for us, how our masks developed over time, and importantly, the consequences of masking!
Thing of the Day: Pretending to be Normal by Liane Holliday Willey (book)
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
COMING NOVEMBER 7, 2022 - Ep. 8 - Autistic Masking - We discuss the motivations for masking, what it is like for us, how our masks developed over time, and importantly, the consequences of masking!
Thing of the Day: Pretending to be Normal by Liane Holliday Willey (book)
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 7 - Parenting & Autism (with Maddy Dever) - In this episode, we discuss topics like competing needs, matching vs mismatched profiles in the home, the need for patience, challenges as a disabled parent, and the need to put on your own (metaphorical) oxygen mask before helping others.
GUEST BIO: Maddy Dever (they/them) is a non-binary, wheelchair user with a spinal cord injury and an Autistic adult and parent of five children with four also on the Autistic spectrum living in Carleton Place in rural Eastern Ontario. Maddy advocates with both provincial and federal governments for inclusion and acceptance of Autistic individuals and other people with disabilities and for people with disabilities to have their own voice in policy decisions.
Maddy is a former member of the Ontario Autism Program Advisory Panel and the Ontario Autism Program Implementation Working group and a current member of the Ontario Children's Mental Health ASD Working Group. Maddy is the President of Autistic Bridge Inc, and is the Vice Co-Chair of Autism Alliance Canada (formerly known as CASDA) and a director on the board of ConnectWell Community Health.
Maddy is also the co-host of their new podcasts The Autistic Rambler and Above & Beyond - The Accessibility & Inclusion Podcast.
Maddy is also a voracious reader and supporter of YA lit, and is known to be lost for days in new YA worlds.
Thing of the Day: How to Parent Like an Autistic by Kelly Bron Johnson (book) and an article by Kelly here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/authentically-autistic-like-mother-like-son_b_5775716
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maddy's Social Media: Facebook - @autisticrambler / Twitter - @mattjdever / Instagram - @mattjdever
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Maddy Dever
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
COMING OCTOBER 24, 2022 - Ep. 7 - Parenting & Autism (with Maddy Dever) - In this episode, we discuss topics like competing needs, matching vs mismatched profiles in the home, the need for patience, challenges as a disabled parent, and the need to put on your own (metaphorical) oxygen mask before helping others.
GUEST BIO: Maddy Dever (they/them) is a non-binary, wheelchair user with a spinal cord injury and an Autistic adult and parent of five children with four also on the Autistic spectrum living in Carleton Place in rural Eastern Ontario. Maddy advocates with both provincial and federal governments for inclusion and acceptance of Autistic individuals and other people with disabilities and for people with disabilities to have their own voice in policy decisions.
Maddy is a former member of the Ontario Autism Program Advisory Panel and the Ontario Autism Program Implementation Working group and a current member of the Ontario Children's Mental Health ASD Working Group. Maddy is the President of Autistic Bridge Inc, and is the Vice Co-Chair of Autism Alliance Canada (formerly known as CASDA) and a director on the board of ConnectWell Community Health.
Maddy is also the co-host of their new podcasts The Autistic Rambler and Above & Beyond - The Accessibility & Inclusion Podcast.
Maddy is also a voracious reader and supporter of YA lit, and is known to be lost for days in new YA worlds.
Thing of the Day: How to Parent Like an Autistic by Kelly Bron Johnson (book) and an article by Kelly here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/authentically-autistic-like-mother-like-son_b_5775716
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Maddy's Social Media: Facebook - @autisticrambler / Twitter - @mattjdever / Instagram - @mattjdever
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Maddy Dever
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 6 - How on Earth Were We Missed!? - A fun chat sharing stories from our childhoods and adolescence which very much were hints of autism, but which were not recognized at the time.
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
COMING OCTOBER 10, 2022 - Ep. 6 - How on Earth Were We Missed!? - A fun chat sharing stories from our childhoods and adolescence which very much were hints of autism, but which were not recognized at the time.
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 5 - Autistic Special Interests (with Pete Wharmby) - We discuss when special interests become obsessions or impede functioning in daily life, special interests as strengths and career paths, as a coping tool and a recharger, and much more!
GUEST BIO: After being diagnosed as autistic at the age of 34 in 2017, I have immersed myself in working to improve autistic awareness, acceptance and making the world a more suitable place for the neurodivergent community. I am most active on Twitter, where I go by the handle ‘Commaficionado’ and on YouTube, where my channel is approaching 1500 subscribers. My first book, What I Want to Talk About, will be published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers on 21st September 2022, and my second book, Untypical, will be published by HarperCollins on 31st March 2023.
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Pete's Social Media: YouTube - @PeteWharmby / Twitter - @commaficionado / Instagram - @Autismpetew
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Pete Wharmby
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COMING SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 - Ep. 5 - Autistic Special Interests (with Pete Wharmby) - We discuss when special interests become obsessions or impede functioning in daily life, special interests as strengths and career paths, as a coping tool and a recharger, and much more!
GUEST BIO: After being diagnosed as autistic at the age of 34 in 2017, I have immersed myself in working to improve autistic awareness, acceptance and making the world a more suitable place for the neurodivergent community. I am most active on Twitter, where I go by the handle ‘Commaficionado’ and on YouTube, where my channel is approaching 1500 subscribers. My first book, What I Want to Talk About, will be published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers on 21st September 2022, and my second book, Untypical, will be published by HarperCollins on 31st March 2023.
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Pete's Social Media: YouTube - @PeteWharmby / Twitter - @commaficionado / Instagram - @Autismpetew
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Pete Wharmby
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 4 - Supporting Families through Diagnostic Discoveries (with Dr. Garth Smith) - For this episode, we had a chat with Developmental Pediatrician Dr. Garth Smith, diving into the diagnostic process, barriers and myths, and general advice for parents.
GUEST BIO: Dr. R. Garth Smith is a Developmental Pediatrician and the Medical Director of KidsInclusive Centre for Child and Youth Development, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Queen’s University. Dr. Smith, after graduating from medical school at the University of the West Indies in 1981, he was accepted to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to complete his pediatric residency training. In his final year of residency, he was appointed Chief Pediatric Resident and also coedited the now world famous The Hospital for Sick Children Residents Handbook published in 1987. He has published over 16 peer-reviewed articles related primarily to neurodevelopmental disorders and co-authored the chapter on “Update in Autism Spectrum Disorders” in the textbook “Update in Pediatrics” published by Springer publishers in 2018. A revised edition of this chapter is currently being completed.
Dr. Smith has three different teaching awards at Queen’s University: two for undergraduate teaching and one for pediatric residency education. He has also lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders. He is a peer reviewer of several well-established pediatric journals.
He is a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, in the Developmental Section of the Canadian Pediatric Society.
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Dr. Garth Smith
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
COMING SEPTEMBER 12, 2022 - Ep. 4 - Supporting Families through Diagnostic Discoveries (with Dr. Garth Smith) - For this episode, we had a chat with Developmental Pediatrician Dr. Garth Smith, diving into the diagnostic process, barriers and myths, and general advice for parents.
GUEST BIO: Dr. R. Garth Smith is a Developmental Pediatrician and the Medical Director of KidsInclusive Centre for Child and Youth Development, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Queen’s University. Dr. Smith, after graduating from medical school at the University of the West Indies in 1981, he was accepted to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to complete his pediatric residency training. In his final year of residency, he was appointed Chief Pediatric Resident and also coedited the now world famous The Hospital for Sick Children Residents Handbook published in 1987. He has published over 16 peer-reviewed articles related primarily to neurodevelopmental disorders and co-authored the chapter on “Update in Autism Spectrum Disorders” in the textbook “Update in Pediatrics” published by Springer publishers in 2018. A revised edition of this chapter is currently being completed.
Dr. Smith has three different teaching awards at Queen’s University: two for undergraduate teaching and one for pediatric residency education. He has also lectured nationally and internationally on a variety of topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders. He is a peer reviewer of several well-established pediatric journals.
He is a member of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, in the Developmental Section of the Canadian Pediatric Society.
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on YouTube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / YouTube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / YouTube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
-Today's guest, Dr. Garth Smith
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 3 - What We Wish Parents Knew - In this episode, we discuss the information often given to parents when their child is diagnosed, myths that may still linger, and what information we hope parents are able to access.
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
COMING AUG 29, 2022 - Ep. 3 - What We Wish Parents Knew - In this episode, we discuss the information often given to parents when their child is diagnosed, myths that may still linger, and what information we hope parents are able to access.
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 2 - Getting a Late Autism Diagnosis (with Bruce Petherick) - Kara, Maja and Bruce talk about their different experiences with late diagnosis, barriers to diagnosis, preparation tips, their reactions, and other tangentially related topics (as per usual).
GUEST BIO: Bruce Petherick is a autistic advocate, a sound designer and musician. Born in Melbourne, Australia and now living in Vancouver, Canada, Bruce spent many years recording and touring throughout the world with various bands, playing Classical, Jazz and Music Theatre.
After his later-in-life discovery of his autism, he has decided to concentrate on being an active advocate for Autism and especially Neurodivergent education. He has written articles about his autistic experience throughout the world, and has presented at conferences in Scotland, Australia and in Canada. Bruce's is most proud of his work as a peer-to-peer mentor for adults who have recently discovered their own Autism, and is planning a book about this process with Dr. Kara Dymond.
Bruce continues to create music and recently his music has been used for dance works in Australia, for the Melbourne Fringe Festival with dancer Jacqui Maida, and in the United States with dancer Ana Miranda. Bruce has created Sound Design for over a hundred shows, most recently for Morpheus Theatre and Scorpio Theatre in Calgary, Alberta where his work is nominated for several theatre awards.
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick (today's guest!)
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Coming Aug. 15, 2022 - Ep. 2 - Kara, Maja and Bruce talk about their different experiences with late diagnosis, barriers to diagnosis, preparation tips, their reactions, and other tangentially related topics (as per usual).
GUEST BIO: Bruce Petherick is a autistic advocate, a sound designer and musician. Born in Melbourne, Australia and now living in Vancouver, Canada, Bruce spent many years recording and touring throughout the world with various bands, playing Classical, Jazz and Music Theatre.
After his later-in-life discovery of his autism, he has decided to concentrate on being an active advocate for Autism and especially Neurodivergent education. He has written articles about his autistic experience throughout the world, and has presented at conferences in Scotland, Australia and in Canada. Bruce's is most proud of his work as a peer-to-peer mentor for adults who have recently discovered their own Autism, and is planning a book about this process with Dr. Kara Dymond.
Bruce continues to create music and recently his music has been used for dance works in Australia, for the Melbourne Fringe Festival with dancer Jacqui Maida, and in the United States with dancer Ana Miranda. Bruce has created Sound Design for over a hundred shows, most recently for Morpheus Theatre and Scorpio Theatre in Calgary, Alberta where his work is nominated for several theatre awards.
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick (also the episode's guest!)
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Ep. 1 - Autistic at School - features Kara and Maja discussing being autistic at school and the ways in which being diagnosed or undiagnosed can have consequences.
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message
Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episode 1 debuts on August 1, 2022. Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/autistictidbits/message