100 Neurodivergent Voices

This episode is different.

To celebrate the 100th episode of the Mad About… Podcast, I didn’t want to make it about me.

Instead, I wanted to do something bigger.

For years, neurodivergent people have been spoken about, researched, analysed, labelled and misunderstood. But far too rarely are we simply given the microphone to speak for ourselves.

So for this episode I asked one question:

“What are you mad about?”

And 100 neurodivergent humans answered.

In this episode you will hear 100 different voices, from people with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, Tourette’s, chronic conditions and other beautifully complex brains.

People from different backgrounds.
Different ages.
Different experiences of the world.

Some answers are funny.
Some are powerful.
Some are heartbreaking.
Some will make you nod your head and feel seen in a way you never have before.

Because neurodivergent people are not one story.

We are not one stereotype.
We are not one narrative.
We are not a box.

This episode is a reminder that behind every diagnosis is a human being with passions, anger, joy, interests, obsessions and things that make them mad about life.

100 people.
100 voices.
100 things they are mad about.

And every single one of them deserves to be heard.

Time Stamp

0:00 Intro and the 100 Voices Mission
2:15 What Maddy is Mad About
4:45 Kindness and Empowerment with Vie
7:10 ADHD Myths and Diagnosis Trends
9:30 Dogs and Emotional Support
11:50 Crafting and Mental Health
14:15 Challenging Normality and Boxes
16:40 Cult Recovery and Pokémon
19:05 Changing Attitudes Toward Death
21:30 Systems for Sideways Thinkers
23:55 Stationery and Organisation Addiction
26:20 Appearances and Snap Judgments
28:45 Inclusion and Chronic Pain
31:10 Reeducating the Public on Autism
33:35 Comedy Improv and Confidence
36:00 Sensory and Emotional Needs in Kids
38:25 Navigating Access to Work Support
40:50 Child Safety and Online Bullying
43:15 Late Diagnosis and Allotment Gardening
45:40 Role Playing Games and Escapism
48:05 Cultural Bias in Spanish Diagnosis
50:30 Strategy Games and WWE Sacrifice
52:55 Expression and Fulfilment in Tech
55:20 Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Explained
57:45 Silk Art and Creative Storytelling
1:00:10 Reforming the Education System
1:02:35 Neuroscience and the Human Body
1:05:00 Content Creation and the 1% Tweak
1:07:25 Sustainable Jewellery and Cork
1:09:50 Perinatal Mental Health Advocacy
1:12:15 Energy Management over Time Management
1:14:40 Fixing Founder Dependency and Burnout
1:17:05 Mental Health Awareness and Car Culture
1:19:30 Consumer Rights and Effective Complaining
1:21:55 Entrepreneurship and Late Diagnosis
1:24:20 The Joy of Airsoft and Inner Children
1:26:45 Nature, Spiritual Self, and Obsidian
1:29:10 Food, Cooking, and Happy Places
1:31:35 Rescue Dogs and Unconditional Love
1:34:00 Supporting PDA and Pressure-Sensitive Kids
1:36:25 Reconnecting with Self and Reiki
1:38:50 Education Advocacy and SEN Support
1:41:15 The Magic of Transformation Coaching
1:43:40 Holistic Health and Reclaiming Uniqueness
1:46:05 Success, Burnout, and Body Signals
1:48:30 Primitive Reflexes and Movement Therapy
1:50:55 Aphantasia and the Mind's Eye

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