Twice Exceptional: Exploring and Living with Neurodiversity
Giftedness is combined with a learning disability/neurodivergence to form something new: twice exceptional. Cate is a once twice exceptional teen now trying to make her way through adulthood. Listen along as she interviews neurodiverse individuals on their experiences and shares some of her own insights along the way. The best way to educate yourself on neurodiversity is by listening to those experiencing it. https://twiceexceptional.podbean.com/
Listen on:
Education. Support. Connections.
Twice Exceptional Podcast aims to provide all three:
Education on neurodiversity that can be understood by adults and children alike
Support for the neurodiverse population through resources
Connections to people with all different relations to neurodiversity in their lives
Episodes
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Thursday Jun 22, 2023
Cate interviews teenagers Jo (who has ADHD) and Cal (who has functional neurological disorder). They discuss friendship and social lives. Part 1
Saturday May 20, 2023
Saturday May 20, 2023
Cate goes on a bit of a tangent about how girls have a harder time getting diagnosed with ADHD due to the expeditions of being a problem child.
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Thursday Mar 30, 2023
Cate interviews Dan and Meli Povenmire, creator and voice actor from Hamster and Gretel, on their ADHD.
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Friday Feb 24, 2023
Cate talks to Kate Witt about her dyslexia and her choice of career as a Speech Language Pathologist.
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
Sunday Jan 22, 2023
To celebrate a year of podcasts, Cate reviews some of her interviews over the past year.
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Thursday Dec 22, 2022
Cate talks to her brother about representation of ADHD in movies, books, and TV.
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Saturday Nov 19, 2022
Cate talks to Emas about their experiences with autism as a high schooler, why concerts are terrible, and why My Little Pony helped them make friends.
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Saturday Sep 03, 2022
Cate interviews Dan Schlosser on his experiences with ADHD as an adult who got misdiagnosed with OCD.
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Saturday Aug 20, 2022
Cate interviewed Brent form the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center about autism and the many factors related to that.
About the Host
The middle child of three, Cate was diagnosed with ADHD in 5th grade. She also was tested for giftedness in kindergarten, making her a twice exceptional individual. During her sophomore year of high school, she developed an interest in learning more about ADHD and other forms of neurodiversity. She created Twice Exceptional as a platform to spread awareness by sharing the information she was learning with the general public. Currently, Cate is a student at Brown University studying cognitive neuroscience. She is continuing to develop her passion both in and out of the classroom. Cate operates as the editor, social media manager, and host of Twice Exceptional.
What is Neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity is a term used to describe conditions such as autism, ADHD, and dyslexia (to name a few) that make a person act differently than the neurotypical ("normal") person. Neurodiversity should NOT be classified as a disorder.