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  • 30: Inclusive Workplace Design & Accommodations for All: Interview w/ Susan Fitzell

    30: Inclusive Workplace Design & Accommodations for All: Interview w/ Susan Fitzell
    2025/08/22

    The workplace should enable ALL people to thrive, not just neurotypicals. Join us for this conversation with Susan Fitzell, author of Neurodiversity in the Workplace and long-time educator, coach, and international speaker.

    In this episode of The Neurodivergent Report, Susan shares her journey from the classroom to corporate consulting, why workplace design needs to move beyond “accommodations” toward inclusive flexibility for all, and how understanding our own learning preferences can transform the way we work and communicate.

    Curious what else is inside?:

    • Diagnosed dyslexic by an eye doctor

    • The importance of psychological safety in meetings and classrooms

    • Scripts and strategies that make self-advocacy easier

    Whether you’re a teacher, a manager, or someone navigating your own neurodivergent experience, this episode is packed with insights, practical tools, and a reminder that building inclusive environments is better for everyone.

    However you are able to engage, thanks for being here!

    Love, Sarah 💜


    Looking for Susan?📚 SusanFitzell.com – Books, resources, and blog articles🎥 Susan on YouTube📖 Neurodiversity in the Workplace – available now


    Connect with Us!✨ Follow us @NDreportpod on socials for more conversations and resources.

    Apply to be our guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com
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    57 分
  • 29: Auditory Processing Disorder & struggles reading out loud! Interview w/ Liam Saranich

    29: Auditory Processing Disorder & struggles reading out loud! Interview w/ Liam Saranich
    2025/08/15

    Liam Saranich joins The Neurodivergent Report to lounge around & have a funny conversation about growing up with a learning disability, finding a voice through podcasting, and turning fear into fuel.


    Curious about what’s inside?

    • living with auditory perception disorder
    • sensory processing quirks (spoiler: soda is a no-go)
    • learning to feel it to heal it

    However you are able to engage, thanks for being here!

    Love, Sarah 💜


    📢 Connect with Us

    Follow 👉⁠ @NDreportpodApply to be our guest 🎤⁠ NDreportpod.com


    🌟 Looking for Liam?
    🎙️ Lounging Around : http://www.youtube.com/@loungingaroundhub
    📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liam_saranich/
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    48 分
  • 28: Default Mode Network & Executive Function – Part 2 w/ Abbie

    28: Default Mode Network & Executive Function – Part 2 w/ Abbie
    2025/08/08

    In this follow-up conversation, Abbie J returns to The Neurodivergent Report to go deeper into the science of executive functioning!

    This time we’re zooming in on the Default Mode Network (DMN) and the autonomic nervous system (ANS).

    Curious what's inside?

    • What the Default Mode Network is & why you should care (THINK: focus, memory & emotional regulation)

    • How emotional salience and working memory affect attention and regulation

    • Why traditional mindfulness can backfire (and what to try instead!)

    YOU WILL FIND VALUE HERE!

    Whether you’re exploring tools to manage ADHD symptoms, or curious about what your brain does “in the background”—this episode offers science-backed insight without the shame spiral.

    However you’re able to engage, thanks for being here!

    Love, Sarah 💜


    📢 Connect with Us

    Follow 👉⁠⁠ @NDreportpod

    Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com


    🌟 Looking for Abbie?
    🖥️ Website:⁠ ⁠superconnected.space

    📸 Instagram:⁠⁠ @super_connected


    📚 References

    1. Springer: DMN and Executive Function

    2. Life N Science: Vagal Tone & ADHD

    3. ScienceDirect: Salience & Attention in ADHD
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    44 分
  • 27: Executive Function and Polyvagal Theory - Part 1 w/ Abbie

    27: Executive Function and Polyvagal Theory - Part 1 w/ Abbie
    2025/08/06

    Abbie J is back on The Neurodivergent Report to talk all things mind-body connection and the somatic experience of neurodivergence.


    Curious what's inside?

    • What heart rate variability and pupil size can tell us about neurodivergence
    • Emotional regulation & the autonomic nervous system
    • Personal reflections on how our collaboration is growing & how we’re learning to hold space for uncertainty


    YOU WILL FIND VALUE HERE!

    Whether you’re new to polyvagal theory or just beginning to explore ADHD, executive functioning, and mental health… this episode is here for you.


    However you’re able to engage—thanks for being here.
    Love, Sarah 💜


    📢 Connect with Us

    Follow 👉⁠⁠ @NDreportpod

    Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com


    🌟 Looking for Abbie?

    🖥️ Website:⁠ superconnected.space

    📸 Instagram:⁠ @super_connected


    📚 References

    • https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856723000758

    • https://lifenscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/21.-Iram-Mansoor-1.pdf

    • https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s44411-025-00185-7.pdf
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    40 分
  • 26: Polyvagal Theory & C-PTSD - Interview w/ Abbie from SuperConnected Coaching

    26: Polyvagal Theory & C-PTSD - Interview w/ Abbie from SuperConnected Coaching
    2025/07/30

    Abbie Jedwab joins The Neurodivergent Report to teach us about polyvagal theory and its implications for managing life with ADHD, ASD, C-PTSD, and more!


    Whether you're familiar with the term or not, you can expect to learn practical steps to feeling better in your body.


    Curious about what's inside?

    • Neuro-affirming coaching framework
    • EMDR & bilateral stimulation exercises
    • Personal connections & origin stories


    However you are able to engage, thanks for being here!

    Love, Sarah 💜

    📢 Connect with Us

    Follow 👉 @NDreportpod

    Apply to be our guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com


    🌟 Looking for Abbie?

    🖥️ Website: https://superconnected.space/

    📸 Instagram: @super_connected https://www.instagram.com/super_connected/
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    45 分
  • 25: Creative Jack of All Trades Behind AuRTistic Expressions: Interview w/ Leigh Ann Marlar (GAL)

    25: Creative Jack of All Trades Behind AuRTistic Expressions: Interview w/ Leigh Ann Marlar (GAL)
    2025/07/25

    What started as a simple podcast swap turned into a beautiful new friendship!

    This interview episode of The Neurodivergent Report is basically just three creatives hanging out! Featuring Gen X artist and peer burnout coach Leigh Ann Marlar, aka Gal, with hosts Sarah Russell (Millennial, aka Say-Rah!) and JQ Walker (Gen Z, aka QG Patooj 💜).

    Curious what’s inside:

    • A breakdown of the difference between empathy and compassion

    • Discussion on how ADHD meds might hit different for autistic women

    • The vision for a neurodivergent union (we’re manifesting it ✨)

    If you’ve ever apologized for being “too expressive”… this episode is for you!


    Let us know your thoughts @NDreportpod on the socials 💌


    However you are able to engage, thank you for being here!

    Love, Sarah 💜


    📢 Connect with Us

    Follow 👉 @NDreportpod

    Apply to be our guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NDreportpod.com

    🎨 Looking for GAL?

    🖥️ Website: https://www.aurtisticexpressions.com/

    🎙️ Podcast: This Might Get Messy

    📸 Instagram:⁠ @aurtisticexpressions⁠ https://www.instagram.com/aurtisticexpressions/#
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    48 分
  • 24: EDS, MCAS, POTS and the Neurodivergent Link ADHD/ASD: Part 2 of why you feel like sh!t all the time...

    24: EDS, MCAS, POTS and the Neurodivergent Link ADHD/ASD: Part 2 of why you feel like sh!t all the time...
    2025/07/23
    Are you bendy, itchy, or dizzy all the time? You might be struggling to balance the trifecta of symptoms syndromes…This research episode of The Neurodivergent Report features orthotics researcher Sam Silverman, along with the full @ndreportpod team! Together, we explore the interconnectedness of these often-overlooked chronic conditions and how they disproportionately affect neurodivergent people.Curious what’s inside:Defining MCAS, POTS, and EDS in plain termsWhat the research says about comorbidity and prevalence (who even gets this?)The importance of coordinated and compassionate medical care teamsIf it feels like your body just called it quits one day… YOU’RE NOT ALONE. This episode is for anyone who’s been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or just trying to get through the day in a body that won’t cooperate.Let us know your thoughts @ndreportpod on the socials.However you are able to engage, thanks for being here!Love, Sarah 💜📢 Connect with Us Follow 👉 @ndreportpod Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ndreportpod.com📚 Resources for more on this topic:https://www.mastcellaction.org/resourceshttps://tmsforacure.orghttps://www.mastokids.org/new-page-2https://fourpeakshealthcare.com/patient-resources/https://rarediseases.org/organizations/the-mast-cell-disease-society-inc/https://supertmastcell.orghttps://www.standinguptopots.org/welcome/our-initiativeshttps://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/pots-diagnosing-and-treating-this-dizzying-syndrome-202110062611https://thedysautonomiaproject.org/pots-postural-orthostatic-tachycardia-syndrome/https://www.awarenessforpotsies.org/supportive-resourceshttps://www.potsuk.org/managingpots/📚 Sam’s Research References:Brittain et al. (2023). PT Interventions in G-HSD & hEDS. Disability & Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2216028Buckner (2014). EDS in acute rehab. J. Prosthetics & Orthotics.Castori (2012). EDS-HT overview. ISRN Dermatology. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/751768Csecs et al. (2021). Hypermobility & dysautonomia comorbidity. Am J Med Genet C. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajmg.c.31957Csecs & Iodice (2022). Neurodivergence & joint hypermobility. Front Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.786916Dupuy et al. (2017). Somatosensory orthoses & balance. Front Hum Neurosci. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00283Halverson et al. (2023). Misdiagnosis & diagnostic delay in hEDS. Genet Med Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gimo.2023.100812Higo et al. (2023). Fabric orthoses case report. Clin Case Rep. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6821Hsieh et al. (2019). Arch support for kids w/ flatfoot. LWW Journals. LinkJensen et al. (2020). Finger orthoses & function. Sage Journals. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364620956866Lusardi et al. (2012). Orthotics & Prosthetics in Rehab (3rd ed). Saunders.Pandey et al. (2021). Movement disorders & MSK overlap. Mov Disord Clin Pract. https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13390Russek (2022). Cervical instability in hEDS. JOSPT. https://www.jospt.org/do/10.2519/jospt.blog.20230917Snowdon & Dadla (2023). Allied health views on fabric orthoses. Int J Ther Rehabil. https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2022.0148🔑 Keywords:#Neurodivergent #HypermobileEDS #POTS #MCAS #ChronicIllness #Neurodivergence #InvisibleDisabilities #ADHD #Autism #MentalHealth #MedicalGaslighting #SupportSystems #Neurospicy #SelfAdvocacy #IntersectionalHealth #HormonalHealth #WomenInMedicine #NDreportpod #ResearchPodcast
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    37 分
  • 23: Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos and ADHD / ASD: Part 1 - The physical mind-body link that explains why neurodivergents feel like sh!t

    23: Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos and ADHD / ASD: Part 1 - The physical mind-body link that explains why neurodivergents feel like sh!t
    2025/07/18

    What’s the connection between chronic pain, misdiagnosis, and neurodivergent health?

    This week’s episode takes a deep dive into Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) and what it reveals about our healthcare system.

    On this episode of The Neurodivergent Report, we explore the complex genetic overlap between the neurodivergence spectrum and chronic health conditions, particularly hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS).

    From diagnosis delays to hormonal impacts and gender bias, we unpack what it's like to live in a body that’s often misunderstood.

    Curious what’s inside:

    • What hypermobility actually is and why it takes so long to diagnose

    • The strong genetic link between hEDS, ADHD, and autism

    • How gender hormones affect symptoms and care

    Listen now for coping strategies, community support, and a vision for better systems of identification and care!

    Let us know your thoughts @ndreportpod on the socials.


    However you are able to engage, thanks for being here!

    Love, Sarah 💜


    📢 Connect with Us

    Follow 👉 @ndreportpod

    Apply to be a guest 🎤⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ndreportpod.com


    📚 Resources for more on this topic:

    1. https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/

    2. https://www.edsrf.org/

    3. https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/heds-diagnostic-checklist/

    4. https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/assessing-joint-hypermobility/

    5. 2021 Prevalence study: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.2147/NDT.S290494#d1e171

      6. Sam's Research References:

      1 Brittain, Mackenzie, et al. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2023.2216028.

      2 Buckner, Martin. 2014. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: the role of acute inpatient rehabilitation.

      3 Castori, Marco. 2012. https://doi.org/10.5402/2012/751768.

      4 Csecs, J., Dowell, N., et al. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/ ajmg.c.31957

      5 Csecs, Jenny, and Iodice, Valeria. 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.786916.

      6 Dupuy, Emma G., et al. 2017. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00283.

      7 Halverson, Colin M.E., et al. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gimo.2023.100812.

      8 Higo A, et al. 2023. doi:10.1002/ccr3.6821

      9 Hsieh, Ru-Lan, et al. 2019. LWW Journals. journals.lww.com/md-journal/Fulltext/2018/05180/Short_term_effects_of_customized_arch_support.12.aspx.

      10 Jensen, Anne, et al. 2020. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0309364620956866.

      11 Lusardi, Michelle, et al. (2012). Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation, 3rd Edition. Saunders Publishing.

      12 Pandey, Sanjay, et al. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.13390

      13 Russek, Leslie. (2022) https://www.jospt.org/do/10.2519/jospt.blog.20230917

      14 Snowdon, Nicky, and Dadla, Sakina. (2023). https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2022.0148
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    43 分