Episodes

March 18, 2024

Down syndrome, leadership & advocacy – with David Egan

David Egan is a leader and advocate who promotes the causes of people with disabilities. He is the first person with Down Syndrome to serve as a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Public Policy fellow on Capitol Hill and with the …

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March 4, 2024

Neurodiversity affirming community – with Katie York

Katie York (aka The Distracted Autistic) is a late-diagnosed Autistic who also has ADHD. They are currently program coordinator at the Community College of Baltimore County in Baltimore, Maryland. Katie is also an advocate and community organizer. In...

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Feb. 19, 2024

Supporting the Hispanic Tourette's community - with Claudia Scott

Born and raised in Costa Rica, Claudia Scott was diagnosed with Tourette syndrome in her early teens. Now she lives in the U.S., where she is the Capital Access Manager for Kiva Northwest Arkansas (NWA) at Startup Junkie and an …

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Feb. 5, 2024

How to support employees with invisible disabilities - with Jenn Grin…

Jenn Grindeland has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership. She is also a multiple brain injury survivor. With this background, she teaches leadership skills designed to support equity and inclusion...

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Jan. 22, 2024

Ending epilepsy stigma through filmmaking – with Under the Lights dir…

Miles Levin is a filmmaker and public speaker living with epilepsy. His short film “Under the Lights” starring Pearce Joza and Alyssa Jirrels has become a beacon for epilepsy representation in movies...

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Jan. 8, 2024

Swarit Gopalan – Nonspeaking autistic writer and poet

Swarit Gopalan is a 12-year old autistic nonspeaker who uses a letterboard to spell and a keyboard to type to communicate. He lives with his family in Florida and goes to Invictus Academy for school. Swarit is a talented writer …

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Dec. 11, 2023

Celebrating 200 episodes and looking ahead to 2024

In this year-end episode for 2023, host Carolyn Kiel reflects on the big milestones that Beyond 6 Seconds achieved in 2023 and some of her goals for the show in 2024. Below are links to the resources mentioned in this …

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Nov. 27, 2023

Neurodivergent stories from India - with Aditi Gangrade

Aditi Gangrade is a film director and writer based in India. She is autistic and has ADHD and PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder). She is the co-founder of Much Much Spectrum, an inclusive storytelling content and insights wing of Much Much …

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Nov. 13, 2023

Neurodivergent personal trainer & weightlifting champion Bayley Garnh…

Bayley Garnham is a personal trainer from Auckland, New Zealand. As a teenager, Bayley spent 7 years competing in Olympic Weightlifting at a national level. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Sport and Recreation, with a major in Sport and …

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Oct. 30, 2023

Neurodivergence and gender identity – with Charlie Ocean

Charlie Ocean is an award-winning LGBTQ+ speaker, trainer, and consultant who is neuroqueer and nonbinary. They have a background in social work and over 15 years of experience with LGBTQ+ community organizing. To date, they've trained thousands of...

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Oct. 16, 2023

Creating an inclusive world through dance – with Marisa Hamamoto

Marisa Hamamoto is the first professional dancer to be named as one of People Magazine’s "Women Changing the World." Her award-winning nonprofit and professional dance company, Infinite Flow, employs disabled and nondisabled artists with a mission to foster inclusion. Marisa …

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Oct. 2, 2023

Tourette Syndrome advocacy – with Jhonelle Bean

Jhonelle Bean is a 28-year-old disability advocate living with Tourette Syndrome and PTSD. Jhonelle shares her experience with Tourette Syndrome through social media to educate others and help destigmatize the condition, especially within communities...

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Sept. 18, 2023

Autistic and dyspraxic actor Ross K. Foad

Ross K. Foad is a professional actor and voice artist in the United Kingdom. A second generation actor, he was just 18 months old when he made his acting debut, but would get his proper start in acting on the …

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Sept. 4, 2023

Dissociative Identity Disorder - Amber Louise Ainsworth

Amber Louise Ainsworth is a dissociative identity disorder (DID) system from the UK. Since realizing they are a DID system at age 38, they’ve been working through their healing...

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Aug. 21, 2023

Trans and autistic inclusion at work – with Nate Shalev

Nate Shalev is a leading expert and advisor on inclusivity helping to create workplace cultures where both businesses and people thrive. They were named a LinkedIn Top Voice and have been highlighted in the Harvard Business Review, the New York …

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Aug. 7, 2023

Autistic music therapist and singer Swara Swami

As a young autistic girl, Swara Swami could sing before she could speak. Now Swara is a music therapist and singer who advocates for mental health and autism awareness on her social media. Swara has her Bachelors in Music Therapy …

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July 24, 2023

The Autism-Friendly Cookbook - with Lydia Wilkins

Lydia Wilkins is a freelance journalist and author based in the UK who covers disability and social issues. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Metro, The Independent, Refinery 29, The Daily Mail and PosAbility Magazine. She writes …

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July 10, 2023

Dyscalculia education and advocacy – with Elena Chambers

Elena Chambers is a disability advocate, writer, poet and photographer. On her blog, , she writes about disability in a social context, societal-level ableism, and her personal experience of growing up with a learning disability. She also posts on...

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June 26, 2023

Autism in Black – with Maria Davis-Pierre

Maria Davis-Pierre is a licensed mental health counselor, autism awareness advocate and founder of the organization Autism in Black. As the parent of two autistic children, and being autistic herself, she uses her professional expertise to connect...

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June 12, 2023

Fragile X and ADHD – with Sarah Brown

Sarah Brown is a New York City based podcast producer and editor. She has worked on shows such as Minority Korner, Get on Up, #Matter and Fixing the Future. She also produces her own show called The Queerience, which is …

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May 29, 2023

Life as a Black Deaf Autistic musician, AAC user and student -- with …

Kaishawna is a 21 year old Deaf Black Autistic woman, clarinet player and college student who is studying to become an educator for neurodivergent and disabled students. She communicates using an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)...

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May 15, 2023

Dysgraphia and ADHD representation in children’s books – with Patty D…

Patty DeDurr is a mom, healthcare worker and award-winning author of two children’s books: "This Kid Can Hyperfocus" (a story about ADHD) and "This Llama Can Write" (a story about dysgraphia). She provides educational information and resources about...

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May 1, 2023

Beauty in the broken pieces – TBI, epilepsy and ADHD with Kate Wallin…

Content note: This episode describes instances of medical trauma and mental health crises, and mentions violence and death. Kate Wallinga is a forensic psychologist and crisis clinician by training, and currently hosts the podcast “Ignorance Was...

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April 24, 2023

Autism, community and the DataFam – with Adam Mico

Adam Mico found supportive community, authentic connection and career growth as an autistic professional within the Tableau DataFam (data family).

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