Spectrumly Speaking

In this episode, hosts Katherine Cody, Psy. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS welcome guest Shira Mechanic, M.A.. Shira is the autistic owner of Fidget Club, a company that sells fidget and sensory tools to busy the hands and free the mind. Shira has a Masters in psychology and is currently in school at NYU to get her second Masters in Occupational Therapy. Her company aims to spread a message of self-...

In this episode, Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS and Katherine Cody, Psy. D. discuss navigating neurodiverse working relationships. The two discuss their own working relationship, explore common employment challenges for people on the autism spectrum, and highlight the benefits to businesses and individuals when neurodiversity is present in the workplace. ----------------- Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast...

In this episode, hosts Katherine Cody, Psy. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Liane Holliday Willey, Ed. D.. Liane is a psycholinguist who works as an education consultant, author, and equestrian team therapist in a variety of settings from the classroom to the barn. She is also a woman who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when she was in her mid-30’s. During her presentations to the aut...

In this episode, hosts Katherine Cody, Psy. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS discuss the challenges women with autism can face after graduation. Becca and Kate both highlight personal experiences and common difficulties, as well as review concepts that can help. They also welcome Gabby Cabrera, a young lady on the spectrum who herself is going through this life transition after graduating from the Uni...

In this episode, hosts Katherine Cody, Psy. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Barb Cook. Barb was diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome in 2009 and is Founder and Editor in Chief of Spectrum Women Magazine. She is a highly committed Autism/Aspergers advocate, keen motorcyclist and web/graphics guru. Barb has made numerous appearances on Australian television and radio, in national newspapers and...

In this episode, hosts Katherine Cody, Psy. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Alycia Halladay. Ph. D.. Alycia Halladay has been involved in autism research for the past 14 years, starting her career working with one of the first NIEHS and EPA funded Children’s Centers for Environmental Health (CCEH). In September of 2014, Alycia became the first Chief Science Officer of the Autism Science Fo...

In this episode, Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS welcomes her new co-host Katherine Cody, Psy. D. (who was previously a guest in episode 7). Becca and Dr. Cody discuss their histories together, the challenges related to transitions for people on the autism spectrum, common life events that can inspire those issues, and some tools for coping with changes. Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Beth Yurman, Psy. D. Dr. Yurman is a Licensed Psychologist, and a certified school psychologist in the State of Connecticut, who specializes in cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT) and related interventions to treat anxiety and mood disorders in adolescents and adults. She has worked within public and privat...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Pamela Kent. Pamela is both an American Kennel Club Evaluator and a Therapy Dogs International Evaluator, and is the person that trained Dr. Gerber’s therapy dog Gio. Becca, Dr. Gerber, and Pamela discuss the differences between emotional support dogs, service dogs, and therapy dogs, the role animals other t...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Leslie A. Sickels, LCSW. Leslie is a licensed clinical social worker based in midtown Manhattan, and has received extensive trainings and certifications in CBT, DBT and trauma-informed practices. Her areas of expertise include autism spectrum disorder (ASD), anxiety, depression and trauma. Much of her work f...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Katherine Cody, Psy. D. Dr. Cody is a licensed clinical psychologist in full-time private practice, and maintains offices at Spectrum Services in NYC and in southern Connecticut. Dr. Cody offers psychological and neuropsychological evaluations including Adult Asperger’s Assessments. She also provides individ...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Dr. Gil Lichtshein. Dr. Lichtshein ("Dr. Gil") is Board Certified in General and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and is a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. He also is a TMS practitioner, one of only a handful of psychiatrists in South Flor...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Rebecca Sachs, Ph.d. ABPP. Dr. Sachs is a psychologist specializing in the treatment of individuals on the autism spectrum who also experience difficult co-occurring disorders, such as severe anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Board certified in cognitive-behavior therapy, she maintains a priva...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Stephen Shore, Ed. D. Dr. Shore is an author, autism advocate, board member for Autism Speaks, and professor at Adelphi University. He also serves on the US Autism & Asperger Association board, and is himself on the spectrum. Stephen discusses the importance of transitioning from autism awareness to acceptan...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Anita Lesko BSN,RN,MS,CRNA. Anita was diagnosed with autism at age 50. A graduate of Columbia University in 1988, she earned her Master’s in Nurse Anesthesia and has been working full time for 28 years as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. An internationally recognized autism advocate and member of Au...

In this episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS speak with Dena Gassner. Dena is an advocate, writer, and speaker- including presenting for the UN in Geneva, Russia, and Cambridge. She discovered she had Asperger’s syndrome while getting her son diagnosed as being on the spectrum. Dena talks about her and her son’s diagnoses, the challenges of balancing her Ph. D. p...

In this debut episode, hosts Lauren Gerber Ms. Ed., PSY. D. and Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS share stories about how they became involved in the autism community. Becca relays her journey towards receiving her autism diagnosis at the age of 36, and Dr. Lauren highlights how the needs of the patients in her practice led her to become versed in the needs of people on the spectrum. Dr. Lauren and Becca also...