Our friend Bernard Grant, Ph.D. is many things, all of them remarkable. Multiply neurodivergent, they are an Autistic advocate, life coach to Autistics and parents seeking insight from an Autistic person on how better to support their Autistic children, neurodiversity trainer, award-winning writer of fiction and essays, and talented editor. To say that our conversation opened our eyes and minds would be the understatement of the century. You do not want to miss the opportunity hear their unique, clarifying perspective on everything from Autistic vs. neurotypical culture, racelessness and why racializing people perpetuates racism, and how they finally learned to love themself and disregard the judgements of (neurotypical) others during the calm and stillness provided by the pandemic. We loved our discussion so much, we look forward to having them back soon. Listen now, and you'll walk away with potentially life-changing insight!

Links for resources mentioned in our discussion, and some definitions of terms that many may not be familiar with, are below.

LINKS:

Bernard's professional website: bernardgrant.com

Follow Bernard on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bernardgrant

High five habit with Mel Robbins on Instagram: @high5habit

Sheena Michele Mason's substack on racelessness: racelessness.substack.com

Yoga Nidra meditation playlist on YouTube

Percival Everett's novel: Erasure

TERMS:

PDA: Pathological demand avoidance, while framed negatively by the medical establishment, applies to a neurotype with an intense need for autonomy and whose nervous system is set on alert by external demands.

Info dumping: A form of communication reserved for trusted connections, in which a person shares in-depth, detailed information about a specific interest or passion.

Dyspraxia: Also sometimes called developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD), a neurological difference affecting movement and co-ordination (not related to intelligence or intellect). Increases the difficulty of tasks requiring balance or fine-tuned motor skills, like playing sports or learning to drive a car.

CREDITS:

Hosted by Dara and Amber.
Music by Amanda Zorzi.
Editing by Dara.