Wheels On My Back is...back! As passionate as I am about the neurodiversity paradigm it turns out I'm not actually that passionate about solo podcasting. Something about speaking into a void and lots of ~steps~ to produce an episode... but I'm

04 - Is "Highly Sensitive Person" an Ableist Euphemism for Autistic? + Why Self Identification Is Valid

Aug 4th, 2021 21m 32s

If you look up the criteria for a “highly sensitive person” or HSP, you’ll find a long list of autistic traits and the conclusion that 20% of the population meets the criteria for “HSP”, and that it’s commonly attributed to a combination of gen

03 - The Role of Autistic Adults

Apr 26th, 2021 23m 20s

Our perspective may be inconvenient to the status quo…but autistic adults have insight into autistic kids that every parent can benefit from. On this episode, more thoughts on Mark Rober’s April 30 celebrity "Color the Spectrum" event, the coun

02 - The Neurodiversity Paradigm & The Neurodiversity Movement

Apr 21st, 2021 33m 12s

The Neurodiversity MovementOn episode 2, I discuss the neurodiversity paradigm and the social justice movement associated with depathologizing neurodivergences. In other words, I talk about why society needs a shift in perspective around autism

01 - Origin Story - Growing Up Neurodivergent in the Pathology Paradigm

Apr 11th, 2021 55m 39s

Note: This episode originally published in 2021 has been re-recorded to address audio quality editing errors and to update some language. In other words, my perfectionism got the best of me :) Thanks for listening! This is the most in-depth I'v

00 - Intro to "Wheels On My Back"

Mar 27th, 2021 16m 28s

In this pre-episode/trailer/intro thingy, I describe where the phrase “wheels on my back” comes from and share little about me and why I’m starting this podcast. I briefly discuss the neurodiversity paradigm vs the pathology paradigm, why it ma

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