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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 thi...

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 courtroo...

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 t...

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 pand...

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...

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

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 re...

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...

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...

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 Bro...

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, fo...

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 direc...

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 le...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Not Your Mama's Autism Podcast, I speak with Bobby Rubio , Pixar director of the 2019 animated short film, Float . Earlier this year, Bobby spoke with me about the movie and his son, Alex, the inspiration behind the film. We talked about how being a parent to a child on the autism spectrum sparked the idea behind the film, the importance of representati...

Send us Fan Mail In this NYMA episode, we speak to the President, CEO and Chairman of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, David Long , about his life as a CEO, a Dad and a husband. He and I had a very candid discussion about raising an autistic son in an age before modern day autism awareness and autism acceptance campaigns. He frankly discusses the isolation his family underwent in the early year...

Send us Fan Mail When you think of a playground, what comes to mind? Do you think of corporate philanthropy or corporate social responsibility? Do you think of community engagement with intentionality? Do you think of universal design with accessibility at its core? The Liberty Playground is located in Plano, Texas with an aim toward catering to children of all abilities. It is a playground that i...

Send us Fan Mail Our first episode of our third season starts with a look into hiring practices at a global financial institution already known for its award winning autism and disability inclusion hiring practices. This episode looks into a relatively new set of business practices known as the Business Solutions Team ("BeST") program, an initiative with a mission to match intellectually...

Send us Fan Mail In our final episode of the season, we round out our segment on women on the spectrum through the illustrative eyes of Marcelle Ciampi , autistic writer, author, neurodiversity advocate and diversity and inclusion leader. She talks about masking, the behaviors used to conceal true behavior in order to conform to what is considered acceptable by the greater society. She also detail...

Send us Fan Mail For years, the face of autism took on a male form. It is only in the recent era that more women have come forward with their stories in hopes to slowly change the narrative and highlight the beauty of the full range of neurodivergence that exists in society. As we close out our second season, we will hear from two different autistic women who have so graciously shared their journe...

Send us Fan Mail This episode builds upon the previous three episodes that highlighted themes of race, neurodiversity, disability and community policing. In this episode, we discuss the talk about race that many black parents give to their children in an attempt to better protect them for the world ahead. Through the eyes of three different black parents of autistic children, each provides a vulne...

Send us Fan Mail This episode builds upon our previous episode on community policing with autism and disability inclusion in mind. For this episode, Sergeant Charles Heasley, of the Plano, TX Police Department, provides a deeper understanding into community policing practices through the eyes of mental health, which includes how the Department trains its force to interact with members of the autis...

Send us Fan Mail In Season 2, Episode 6 of the NYMA Podcast, we discuss interactions between law enforcement and members of the neurodivergent and intellectually disabled communities through more than one perspective. The episode picks up a bit from where it left off and includes personal narratives of various ways upon which my brother has had interactions with the police and concerns our family...

Send us Fan Mail In Season 2, Episode 5 of the NYMA podcast, we address the intersectionality of race and disability in America through the eyes of personal accounts. I interviewed my own brother, Wale, about his police stop when he was a teenage boy driving around our little brother, Kunle, also a teenager at the the time. For those of you who have already been following us on social media and vi...

Send us Fan Mail You want love and marriage advice? You want to learn about a particular couple's marriage philosophy? You may get a million answers. But, in Season 2, Episode 4 of the NYMA podcast, we take you down this road through the eyes of a candid neurodiverse couple, a husband and wife, based in the UK. For those of you following us on social media and via the podcast, you will recogn...

Send us Fan Mail In Season 2, Episode 3 of our podcast, we address the high unemployment rate of adults with autism and the corporate inclusion efforts that have since risen up to combat this societal problem. Solutions to this issue involve a multi-faceted array of stakeholders. This episode focuses on neurodiversity inclusion efforts of major corporations; future episodes will eventually get int...