Talking Autism And Neurodivergence With Carolyn Kiel
Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration
Corinna Bellizzi
5 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Children with autism have tons of unique gifts that they can hone and enrich for further personal development. But what if you are diagnosed with such a condition as an adult? To celebrate two years of Care More Be Better Podcast, Corinna Bellizzi talks with Carolyn Kiel, who got her diagnosis of being autistic as an adult. In this conversation, she explains how this newfound truth changed her perspective and approach in interviewing people within the realm of neurodivergence in her show, Beyond 6 Seconds. She explains how hearing stories of people with autism, Tourette’s, dyslexia, ADHD, Down Syndrome, and other neurodivergent cases made her realize that these conditions are not disabilities but extraordinary abilities. Carolyn also discusses how they should not be forced to conform to societal norms but must be approached from a different and multicolored spectrum.
About Guest:
Carolyn Kiel is an experienced instructional designer of employee training programs. On her award-winning podcast, Beyond 6 Seconds, she features neurodivergent entrepreneurs, creatives and advocates who shatter misconceptions, break stigma and showcase the diversity of the neurodivergent community. Carolyn has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Vassar College and a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Guest Links
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ckiel
Website: https://carolynkiel.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beyond6seconds/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyond6seconds/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Beyond6S
Additional Resources Mentioned
https://www.beyond6seconds.net/
https://www.beyond6seconds.net/nonspeaking-autistic-self-advocacy-with-noah-seback/
https://www.beyond6seconds.net/becoming-a-young-autistic-advocate-with-quincy-hansen/
https://www.beyond6seconds.net/neurodiversity-and-inclusion-in-tech-with-jennifer-opal/
Show Notes
0:00 – Introduction
4:49 – A new reality
11:50 – Lessons from the past year
23:07 – Aha moments
28:13 – A vastly different spectrum
42:17 – Beyond 6 Seconds
47:13 – Conclusion
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| 0:41.8 | Tune in and listen to your child. And because a lot of these things come out as behavior issues, |
| 0:46.4 | and that's the first thing like people jump to if they're not really thinking about. |
| 0:49.5 | It's like, oh, he's misbehaving. We have to like take away his iPad or punish him or ground him or something to |
| 0:55.1 | stop this behavior. But go deeper and just say like, what's causing this behavior? Are the |
| 0:59.6 | triggers? Are the things happening beforehand? Is it really loud in this room? Are there |
| 1:03.6 | fluorescent lights? Is there like weird smells? Like check all the sensory stuff because they could |
| 1:08.7 | be reacting to some sensory input that you may not |
| 1:11.6 | think is distracting, but for them is overwhelming. And if you can kind of remove some of those distractions |
| 1:16.9 | or some people need to move around more, some people can listen without making eye contact. In fact, |
| 1:23.9 | forcing someone to make eye contact is so distracting for them that they won't even hear you. |
| 1:28.6 | So I think it's understanding those things about your child and then seeing what kind of accommodations work best for them. |
| 1:35.6 | Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes. |
| 1:44.2 | Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet. who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes. |
| 1:49.9 | Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain. |
| 1:52.0 | You'll learn how you can make a difference. |
| 1:54.6 | Vote with your dollars and get involved today. |
| 1:57.5 | Here's your host, Karina Belizzi. |
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