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
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
ADHD or ADD?
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Cate and Patrick hone in on the difference between ADHD and ADD by looking into the history of the condition before addressing the problems with ADHD’s name.
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Tourette Syndrome
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Sunday Jan 23, 2022
Cate is once again joined by her brother to discuss Tourette Syndrome and artichokes?
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Cate’s Story
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
Tuesday Jan 18, 2022
In her first story time, Cate shares her take on being twice exceptional, or having ADHD and giftedness. She explains her history and getting diagnosed with ADHD and some of the impacts it has on her life.
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
ASD and Misconceptions
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
In this episode, Cate discuss what the autism spectrum is and some common misconceptions about ADHD. Her and her brother also look at famous people with autism.
Monday Jan 03, 2022
ADHD in Disneyland?
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Monday Jan 03, 2022
Cate talks about visiting Disneyland over Christmas break joins her brother in discussing ADHD’s roles in their experience. She also interviews her father, Dr. Matthew Dunn on the new Disney Genie Plus app they used while they were there.
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Happy Holidays!
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Saturday Dec 18, 2021
Cate is joined by her brother Patrick to discuss the stress of the holidays when you have ADHD, and a few off topic debates about Christmas movies.
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 qualify as twice exceptional. During her sophomore year, 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 in a way understandable by the general public. 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.