Send us Fan Mail In Season 6, Episode 2 of the Not Your Mama's Autism Podcast, I speak with attorney, self-advocate and former law school classmate, LaNasha Houze. In this episode, LaNasha speaks to how she ended up obtaining her later in life ADHD diagnosis, the subsequent realizations she made when it comes to her neurodivergence and provides some advice to those who wish to know more about this journey. https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautism/ https://www....
May 03, 2023•28 min•Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 6 of the Not Your Mama's Autism Podcast, now brought to you in both audio and video form. In addition to listening to our podcast on your favorite podcast platform, now you can view new episodes on You Tube. After a long hiatus, we start our new season talking through our parenting journey through various seasons that includes/included: stay at home parenthood, demanding careers and various therapy schedules associated with our family's autism journey. One day ...
Apr 05, 2023•28 min•Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail Our conversation on special education law continues with Tracey Spencer Walsh , podcast host, attorney and special education law expert. This part of our conversation focuses on things to consider as your child ages through and eventually out of special education. https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautism/ https://www.facebook.com/NotYourMamasAutism/ Support the show www.loladadaolley.com...
Dec 31, 2022•22 min•Ep. 10
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with Tracey Spencer Walsh, an attorney specializing in special education law and a podcast host of the podcast, "It's Special", a show focused on navigating disability within the education space. In our conversation, Tracey and I speak on what special education is, the laws in space to safeguard it and some of the thing that parents should consider as they walk on this journey with their children. For more information on Tracey, check her out here . http...
Dec 12, 2022•36 min•Ep. 9
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we speak with Inarm Osborn , a passionate entrepreneur who is dedicated to improving the lives and job prospects of neurodivergent adults in need of his services. He is the Founder and CEO of Auti Quest, an innovative app that provides employment support for autistic adults. He is also Centra Co Support Services, a day center for adults with intellectual disabilities. We dive into how he started working in this space, his transition from the finance world and ho...
Nov 30, 2022•32 min•Ep. 8
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with Koko Ekeng, mom, parenting coach and author. She talks about how her daughter's complex medical needs started her on a journey to America in order for her to get the help she needed medically and, eventually academically as well. She speaks to how her training as a life coach prepared her for a very difficult season https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautism/ https://www.facebook.com/NotYourMamasAutism/ Support the ...
Nov 09, 2022•43 min•Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with Dr. Jessica Taverniti, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, PHD in Psychology and Co-Founder of Nurolux, a platform that provides its members with actionable and customized tools that aids autistic people, their families and professionals that support them a better roadmap to improve overall quality of life. I speak with Jessica about her background in psychology and helping families for nearly two decades that brought her where she is today, examples ...
Oct 12, 2022•34 min•Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we speak with Andrew Arboe, Founder of Driving with Autism, an online program that helps autistic people how to drive. He talks about common challenges he sees in this space, some of the personal challenges he has faced as a self-advocate and how the types of programming he has available for people in need of these services. For more information on Andrew's work, check out Driving on the Spectrum . https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyou...
Sep 26, 2022•24 min•Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I speak with Andrew Komarow, Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Founder of Planning Across the Spectrum , a firm that specializes in financial planning for neurodivergent and disabled people and their families. We talk about his later in life autism diagnosis, what he thinks people get wrong about neurodivergence and some ways that his firm fills in the gap for services that this subset of families need. https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.c...
Sep 13, 2022•34 min•Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail For Season 5, Episode 3 of the Not Your Mama's Autism Podcast, I speak with Danielle Feerst, Occupational Therapist and Founder of iElevate, a life and career coaching platform for neurodivergent teens and adults. We talk about the reason why a need for her services exists, challenges associated with this relatively new coaching space and how her background as an occupational therapist aids her in the current phase of her journey. In addition to nuggets provided in this episode,...
Aug 22, 2022•32 min•Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we speak with pediatric occupational therapist, Micaela Wilson. Mickey, as she is better known by, walks us through how occupational therapy can help certain people, the difference between occupational therapy and physical therapy and the kinds of considerations people can make when deciding which therapist is right for them. In addition to our podcast, please see the list of resources that Mickey recommends that parents should look at when better understanding ...
Jul 26, 2022•20 min•Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first episode of the new season, Season 5, Episode 1 where we speak to Amy Root. She is an autistic self-advocate, corporate executive, mom and wife. We talked about how her later in life autism diagnosis not only better helped her understand who she was, but helped her better parent her children (including two autistic children) and "re-parent" herself. https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautism/ https://www.facebook.com/NotYourM...
Jul 12, 2022•26 min•Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail It is not every day that someone is vulnerable about their life journey. I had an enlightening discussion with Jennifer Msumba, award winning autistic filmmaker, musician and writer. In this episode Jennifer walks us through her self-advocacy journey, how she uses art to cope with feeling different and the time when she was forcibly institutionalized. Time and time again, she has chosen the light within times of darkness. She is resilience personified and I hope you get somethin...
May 23, 2022•41 min•Ep. 10
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I interview my son, a budding self-advocate in his own right, about the start of his transition into middle school and his recent discharge from physical therapy. He talks about how he is processing the end of therapy, the friends he made there and the types of things that run through his mind as he thinks of the start of middle school. https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautism/ https://www.facebook.com/NotYourMamasAutism/ Supp...
May 13, 2022•11 min•Ep. 9
Send us Fan Mail JP "J-Rock" Horsley is a black, autistic musician who currently lives in the UK. He is also a contributor to the book, Educational Psychology Perspectives on Supporting Young Autistic People: Insight from Experience, Practice and Research , which was published in April 2022. We had a rich discussion about his music, how his neurodivergence contributes to his art, the stigma associated with receiving his later in life autism diagnosis, how he raises his sons and so much more. For...
Apr 27, 2022•40 min•Ep. 9
Send us Fan Mail Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a form of therapy commonly administered to children on the autism spectrum. According to Healthline media, ABA is a type of therapy that can improve social, communication, and learning skills through reinforcement strategies. Many experts consider ABA to be the gold-standard treatment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other developmental conditions. It is also considered a controversial form of treatment by some actually autis...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we speak to the filmmakers behind the documentary, " Unseen : How We're Failing Parent Caregivers and Why It Matters". We discuss the idea behind the documentary, why the decision was made to tell the story visually and what people hope they get out of the film. For more information about this film, check it out here . https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautism/ https://www.facebook.com/NotYourMamasAutism/ Support the show www.l...
Mar 30, 2022•21 min•Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail Friendships, like so many things in life, have to evolve to remain vital. This episode takes the listener through the story of three women who first met in their twenties as law school classmates at the Howard University School of Law, affectionately referred to as the HUSL. We would all get married, all stay in touch with one another and all become mothers, having yet another thing in common. Through the passage of time, we should share yet another commonality, we would all bec...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 5
Send us Fan Mail In this episode we start to explore the world of relationships through the eyes of Jeremy Hamburgh, trial attorney turned relationship coach for autistic adults. He is the founder of My Best Social Life, a service that aids autistic adults who need help forging more intimate friendships and romantic relationships. Jeremy talks about how he applied traits he learned in the courtroom and converted them into dating strategies for his clients. He talks about the importance of taking...
Mar 01, 2022•55 min•Ep. 4
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, we tell the story of family travel through a multi-generational lens. What many take for granted, getting on a plane and having the opportunity to see life beyond your everyday, can prove challenging to some autistic people. My brother and children, all on the autism spectrum, were no exception. This episode touches upon how an event that happened in the early 1990's in Paris, France, would affect the way decisions were made on where and how to travel dec...
Feb 14, 2022•35 min•Ep. 3
Send us Fan Mail January 2022 marks the one year anniversary of a conversation had with Ivie Okwuegbuna, a UK Educator with a focus on teaching children with disabilities and neurodifferences. When we first spoke, vaccines were just starting to be distributing in certain parts of the world. She spoke about considerations and risks educators took when determining how to teach in the midst of a pandemic that had the potential of disproportionately affecting the student population they serve. Altho...
Jan 24, 2022•42 min•Ep. 2
Send us Fan Mail Season 4 of the Not Your Mama's Autism Podcast begins with a great conversation had with Tonye Faloughi Ekezie, mom, wife, disability rights advocate, TV personality, author, writer, producer and podcast host of the newly launched Special Mums Africa Podcast. In this episode, she breaks down her personal story, how she found out she had a daughter with down syndrome and heart conditions, how she and her husband coped with the early days of her journey and how she has used her pe...
Jan 10, 2022•59 min•Ep. 1
Send us Fan Mail A brief description into what is in store for Season 4 as read by our son, Fela. https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautism/ https://www.facebook.com/NotYourMamasAutism/ Support the show www.loladadaolley.com
Jan 03, 2022•2 min
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we look back on 2021 NYMA Podcast episodes and discuss various lessons learned from them. We talk about past episodes that touch upon community policing, disability inclusion efforts in Corporate America, self-advocacy and more. This episode marks the start of our hiatus. We will return in January 2022 with brand new episodes. In the meantime, have a joyous and reflective holiday season. https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautis...
Nov 25, 2021•24 min•Ep. 11
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we speak to a mom-daughter duo by the names of Kendra and Maria, respectively. Kendra is the mother of two autistic children, a boy and a girl and a friend of the family. She and her family are referenced back in Season 1, Episode 6 in the episode titled, "It Takes a (Wisconsin) Village". Kendra and Maria, her then 12 year old daughter, talk about their family's autism journey. Maria talks to me about what it was like to read her original diagnostic report, what...
Oct 25, 2021•45 min•Ep. 10
Send us Fan Mail This NYMA episode features Haley Moss, renowned attorney, writer, artist, author, neurodiversity expert and disability rights advocate. She is the author of the new book, "Great Minds Think Differently: Neurodiversity for Lawyers and Other Professionals". She is also the host of the podcast, Spectrumly Speaking, that she co-hosts with Dr. Lori Butts. She has another book coming out next month, "The Young Autistic Adult's Independence Handbook ", coming out next month. She spoke ...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 9
Send us Fan Mail To round out this season's segment on representation in film and media, we speak with Domonique Brown , an actor best known for his work on the hit Netflix show, "Atypical". We talk to him about his autism diagnosis, his acting journey, his work on the show, what representation looks like to him and some of his plans for the future. To learn more about Domonique Brown, follow him on Instagram @d.cool19 . https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourmamasautis...
Sep 27, 2021•21 min•Ep. 8
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we extend our series into exploring representation in film by having a great conversation with Tal Anderson, an actually autistic actor who recently starred in the hit Netflix series, "Atypical". She spent time with me to discuss her acting journey, her autism diagnosis, her dreams and what representation in film means to her. To learn more about her, follow her on Instagram at @thetalanderson . https://notyourmamasautism.com/ https://www.instagram.com/notyourma...
Sep 13, 2021•23 min•Ep. 7
Send us Fan Mail In this week's episode, I have a great discussion with a sister filmmaking duo, Laura & Rachael Doukas, currently in the pre-production process of their upcoming feature, The Ryan Express . They sit down to speak with me about their filmmaking process, their decision to cast actually autistic actors and their personal connection behind why they chose to move in this direction. If you like what you hear, please leave a 5 star review on Apple Podcasts . https://notyourmamasaut...
Aug 30, 2021•18 min•Ep. 6
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Not Your Mama's Autism Podcast, we feature Natasha Mynhier , award winning-director "In A Beat" , a movie about a black mother, her autistic son and the dynamics underlying their relationship. I speak with Natasha about the reasons behind why she wanted to depict neurodivergent storytelling in a way that highlighted autism through a diverse lens. We also speak about the decision process she underwent in making casting and personnel decisions and the import...
Aug 17, 2021•28 min•Ep. 5
