Chelsea's Vocation
Chelsea's Vocation
Podcast Description
Chelsea's neurodivergent offspring are the reason her heart and mind have grown year after year for two decades. As a neuromajority human caring for and about autistic humans, she has learned to apply a thing or two about brain wiring and wants to share that learning with other people so they can know better and do better, too. These 20-minute long shows will be released every two weeks (two per month max), feature occasional guests, have a neuroaffirming focus, and highlight autistic experiences.
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The podcast focuses on neurodiversity, autism, and personal insights from Chelsea's family. Topics include the impact of early diagnosis on identity, the experience of an AuDHDer in education, and the significance of special interests. Specific episodes address autistic masking and ableism, along with the relationship between neurodiversity and gender identity.
Chelsea’s neurodivergent offspring are the reason her heart and mind have grown year after year for two decades. As a neuromajority human caring for and about autistic humans, she has learned to apply a thing or two about brain wiring and wants to share that learning with other people so they can know better and do better, too. These 20-minute long shows will be released every two weeks (two per month max), feature occasional guests, have a neuroaffirming focus, and highlight autistic experiences.
Jess Sciborski has been a dedicated special educator for over 20 years, working with students in grades K-12 with a wide range of disabilities, especially emotional/behavioral disabilities and autism. Currently a 1:1 Special Education teacher for an area educational agency, she is a fierce advocate for student needs, dignity for all, and celebrating neurodiversity. She believes in presuming competence and meeting students where they are. Outside of teaching, she’s a proud hockey mom to an amazing 8-year-old son with autism.
We spent a little time in this episode backing up to Autism Awareness and the vibe that accompanied that movement, which was really focused on what “allistics” (non-autistic people) wanted neurotypical people to know about autism. We then covered how Jess has seen the movement shift to Acceptance, and the progression to Affirmation.
The following topics and terms, in order of their appearance in the podcast, might evoke some curiosity:
- neuroaffirming approaches (Sunfield Center)
- Autism Acceptance Month (ASAN)
- autistic meltdown (Autism Parenting Magazine)
- autism and eye contact (Embrace Autism)
- No puzzle pieces, thank you (Drexel University Autism Institute)
- IDEA and Transition (PACER)
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) (Autism Little Learners)
- echolalia (Autism Parenting Magazine)
- student-led IEP meetings (Edutopia)
- Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST)
- person- vs. identity-first language (Autism)
- functioning labels (Healthline)
Podcast includes an introduction for episodes 6 and following at the beginning. Transition music, “Taking a Vocation”, by Noey Budde.
Closing narration for episodes 6 and following.
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