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/
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
Jul 16, 2023
Jun 22, 2023
Jun 22, 2023
24 min
Cate interviews teenagers Jo (who has ADHD) and Cal (who has functional neurological disorder). They discuss friendship and social lives. Part 1
May 20, 2023
May 20, 2023
15 min
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.
Mar 30, 2023
Mar 30, 2023
33 min
Cate interviews Dan and Meli Povenmire, creator and voice actor from Hamster and Gretel, on their ADHD.
Feb 24, 2023
Feb 24, 2023
26 min
Cate talks to Kate Witt about her dyslexia and her choice of career as a Speech Language Pathologist.
Jan 22, 2023
Jan 22, 2023
32 min
To celebrate a year of podcasts, Cate reviews some of her interviews over the past year.
Dec 22, 2022
Dec 22, 2022
13 min
Cate talks to her brother about representation of ADHD in movies, books, and TV.
Nov 19, 2022
Nov 19, 2022
18 min
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.
Oct 9, 2022
Sep 3, 2022
Sep 3, 2022
42 min
Cate interviews Dan Schlosser on his experiences with ADHD as an adult who got misdiagnosed with OCD.
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 statistics and is hoping to study dentistry in the future. Cate operates as the editor, social media manager, and host of Twice Exceptional. The podcast features stories from everyday people, educators who work with neurodiversity in their career and personal life, and even celebrities such as Dan Povenmire. Cate has conducted research on neurodiversity, diving into the differences that arise with gender and ADHD. She has presented at national conferences on neurodiversity, and hopes to continue to be an advocate for the community. In her free time, Cate enjoys baking gluten free treats.
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.