Beyond 6 Seconds
Carolyn Kiel
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My life so far with dyspraxia – with Rosemary Richings
Beyond 6 Seconds
01/31/22 • 22 min
5.0
Rosemary Richings is a writer, author, panel member of Dyspraxia Magazine, and co-founder of Dyspraxic Alliance, a global online support network by and for dyspraxics. When she was four years old, she was diagnosed with dyspraxia (developmental coordination disorder).
In 2014, Rosemary started her own freelance writing business to reduce the stress of finding an accessible work environment. Her debut book, “Stumbling Through Space and Time: My Life So Far with Dyspraxia” is being published in the fall of 2022. Recently, Rosemary joined the board of trustees of Dyspraxic Me, a peer group for dyspraxic youth.
During this episode, you will hear Rosemary talk about:
- Her dyspraxia diagnosis, and how dyspraxia affected her at school
- Her struggle to find a supportive working environment where she could truly thrive
- How she developed her longtime passion for writing into a freelance writing business
- What had inspired her to write her book about dyspraxia, and how social media connected her to a publisher
To find out more about Rosemary and her work, you can find her with the following links below!
RosemaryRichings.com (Rosemary's consulting website)
RosieWritingSpace.com (Rosemary’s writing blog)
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This episode also features a promo for the new season of 2 Lives, a podcast about people who faced darkness and how those incidents changed the trajectory of their lives.
*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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02/14/22 • 40 min
5.0
Alex Gilbert is a New Yorker, a Mets fan, a yogi, and a brunch enthusiast. She also has dyslexia and ADHD. After spending her career working in leadership development, she started Cape-Able Consulting, a consulting and coaching business that helps adults with learning disabilities and/or ADHD who are struggling in their careers. Her biggest goal in creating Cape-Able Consulting is to change the stigma surrounding learning.
During this episode, you will hear Alex talk about:
- Her experiences with teachers, both positive and negative, during her school years
- How she uses the concepts of “best principles” and “superpowers” to help her clients succeed in their careers
- How she learned to advocate for herself at work, and how she helps her clients advocate for themselves at their workplaces
- What inspired her to start her own business
- How workplace accommodations for learning disabled employees can help everyone in the workplace
If you want to know more about Alex and her work, check out her website at capeableconsulting.com and connect with her on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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A nonspeaking autistic writer’s advocacy – with Ben Breaux
Beyond 6 Seconds
03/06/23 • 12 min
5.0
How do you get an education when you cannot speak, and the school system does not understand your abilities or support your needs? This was the experience of Ben Breaux, a 22-year-old nonspeaking autistic man with epilepsy who uses a letterboard and a text-to-speech app on his iPad to communicate.
Ben is an aspiring journalist who feels it is very important that non-, minimal- and unreliably speaking autistic people have equal rights, opportunities, and voices in society. He writes and advocates on these topics and more on his public Facebook Page, for numerous autism advocacy groups worldwide, and on advocacy boards and committees in his home state of Virginia and nationally.
During this episode, Ben discusses:
- What life was like before he learned how to communicate using a letterboard
- The struggles he faced to earn his education
- The advocacy work he does for nonspeaking autistic people with two nonprofit organizations, NeuroClastic and CommunicationFIRST
- What inspired him to start sharing his writing online
- His advice for parents of nonspeaking children, and for nonspeaking people themselves
Read Ben’s writing on his Facebook page, Instagram and on the Neuroclastic website, and follow Ben on TikTok.
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*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not necessarily represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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Tourette Syndrome in the public eye – with Seamus Evans
Beyond 6 Seconds
03/14/22 • 44 min
5.0
At his first job as a TV host, Seamus Evans disclosed his Tourette Syndrome. That revelation almost ended his dream career.
Fortunately Seamus didn’t lose his job. In fact, he spent the next 13 years in his dream career, entertaining his fellow Australians as a TV and radio personality. Now he is an ambassador for Tourette Syndrome Association Australia and a keynote speaker who shares his story to inspire and encourage kids and adults with Tourette’s.
In this episode, Seamus talks about his experience growing up with Tourette’s, how he taught himself to transform his tics (both on and off the air), how his sense of humor helps him in social situations, and why he encourages everyone to embrace their flaws – because in Seamus’ words, “normal is boring.”
To learn more about Seamus and his work, you can find him at the following links below:
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*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not necessarily represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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02/28/22 • 37 min
For 25 years, Ruth Rathblott hid her limb difference.
She doesn't hide it anymore. As she explained in her recent TEDx Talk: when she stopped hiding, she found freedom.
Ruth has been a leader in nonprofit organizations for more than 25 years, with 15 years at Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City, and more than eight years as CEO of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund. She currently serves as a Board Member of The Lucky Fin Project. She speaks about inclusion and diversity, the gifts of being unique and the freedom that comes with accepting your differences.
During this episode, you will hear Ruth talk about:
- Her decision to start hiding her limb difference as a teenager, and how it impacted her mental and physical health for decades
- The people in her life who encouraged her to stop hiding and start sharing her personal experience with disability
- The chance encounter in a store where she first learned about the wider community of people with limb differences
- How people have reacted to seeing her limb difference – and how kids react differently than adults
- Her mission to convince companies to include disability in their definitions of workplace diversity
For more about Ruth and her work, follow her on LinkedIn and check out her website www.ruthrathblott.com.
Watch Ruth’s TEDx Talk: When I stopped hiding, I found freedom
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*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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Phenomenally Autistic – with Ayanna Davis
Beyond 6 Seconds
02/21/22 • 19 min
5.0
Ayanna Davis, also known as phenomenallyautistic on social media, is an autism advocate who was born & raised in Westchester County, New York. Along with being autistic, she has survived over 300 seizures, is living with chronic illnesses and has 3 autoimmune diseases. She is passionate about spreading her messages of self love, joy, equality, diversity, inclusion, and autism awareness & acceptance through the arts. She is also a children’s book illustrator, designer, former choreographer, and lover of all performing arts.
During this episode, you will hear Ayanna talk about:
- How her love of the arts helped her while growing up as a Black girl with undiagnosed autism
- Her work as a children’s book illustrator and a choreographer
- The challenges Black women face when trying to get an autism diagnosis
- Living with chronic illnesses during the pandemic
- Her goals for her art and advocacy
To find out more about her work, you can find Ayanna at @phenomenallyautistic on Instagram and TikTok and check out her coloring book, We Are Magical.
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*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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Autistic coming-of-age stories – with Kelly Coons
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01/17/22 • 43 min
Before Kelly Coons was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of thirteen, she had a coming-of-age story that was mostly deemed as neurotypical. However, she always felt isolated and, until her diagnosis, believed that she was to blame.
After her diagnosis, Kelly became passionate about disability advocacy and promoting autistic pride. Today she is an autism advocate and a novelist who studied English at Smith College.
During this episode, you will hear Kelly talk about:
- Growing up with two autistic brothers – and how she got her own autism diagnosis
- How Kelly learned she is autistic – a year after her parents and teachers already knew
- Her autism advocacy – and why she likes answering people’s questions about autism most of the time
- Life as an autistic college student
- The story behind her novel, All Ways, and how it counteracts common literary narratives about autism by centering autistic experiences and voices
To find out more about Kelly and her work, check out her website, learn more about her novel "All Ways" and connect with her on Instagram or LinkedIn.
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*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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Episode 123: A neurodiverse workplace in the LEGO world -- with David Kokai and Lili Juhász from WE LOVE WHAT YOU BUILD (WLWYB)
Beyond 6 Seconds
03/01/21 • 25 min
If your employees spent their workdays engrossed in colorful LEGO® bricks, what would you think?
If you're David Kokai, you'd probably think that business is good!
David founded a company devoted to the LEGO® secondary market when he left the corporate world to start WE LOVE WHAT YOU BUILD (WLWYB), a LEGO® parts dealer. WLWYB operates their breakthrough platform, MOCHUB, which allows LEGO® builders to share their work and make money with their creations.
WLWYB is a neurodiverse workplace that employs autistic people in key parts of their business, and recognizes that the diversity within their teams makes their company stronger.
During this episode, David and Lili talk about:
- How David’s interest in data science inspired him to start a LEGO®-focused business
- Why they decided to create a neurodiverse and autism-friendly work environment at their company
- How they recruit and employ autistic people in key parts of their business and build a work environment that is safe, effective and a great place to grow for all of their employees
- How they adjusted their business operations during the pandemic lockdown with almost no interruptions in orders
- Advice for people who want to start their dream company
To find out more about WE LOVE WHAT YOU BUILD, visit their official website wlwyb.com and connect with them on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. You can also contact David and Lili through the contact us page on the WLWYB website.
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More about David Kokai, Founder of WE LOVE WHAT YOU BUILD (WLWYB):
David Kokai is the founder of WE LOVE WHAT YOU BUILD (WLWYB). He studied economics at the Corvinus University of Budapest (former University of Economics Budapest) and graduated from the University of Vienna.
He had been working in the IT sector at leading multinational companies for more than a decade in several managing roles based in Budapest and Vienna. After getting acquainted with the secondary market for LEGO® in 2010, he opened a LEGO® parts dealership called WE LOVE WHAT YOU BUILD (WLWYB). WLWYB's business innovation is that it has placed its operations in this segment in a unique way in the world based on strong data science, supporting key enterprise functions with a comprehensive, custom-developed business intelligence system; such as purchasing, inventory management, and pricing.
As a result of many years of systematic building, in addition to its position in the secondary market of LEGO®, WLWYB opened the world’s first marketplace in 2018 specializing in bespoke LEGO® creations, called MOCHUB. MOCHUB provides an opportunity for emerging and professional LEGO® builders to receive a royalty from the sale of the models they design. MOCHUB sold many thousands of bespoke LEGO® kits around the world in its first year of operation. After several years of work, the company became an autism friendly workplace in 2019.
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Art, Autism, Activism – with Margaux Wosk, Retrophiliac Art
Beyond 6 Seconds
11/22/21 • 27 min
5.0
Margaux Wosk is a non-binary, autistic artist residing in Canada, and the owner of Retrophiliac, their own art business. They are bridging the gap between activism, advocacy and art to bring a message of acceptance to the world.
During this episode, you will hear Margaux talk about:
- What led them to create their art business, Retrophiliac, after many years of being a self-taught artist
- The story behind the Neurodiversity Pride Infinity Rainbow pin – the first pin design they created
- How their art has helped amplify their advocacy for disabled small business owners
To find out more about Margaux and their work, you can find them on the following links down below: Navigating Life website Retrophiliac Etsy store Retrophiliac on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
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*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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Welcome to Beyond 6 Seconds! (Podcast Trailer)
Beyond 6 Seconds
01/18/18 • 1 min
First impressions can take only 6 seconds to make! But if you’re neurodivergent, those quick judgments about you can be misleading.
I’m Carolyn Kiel, and I host the Beyond 6 Seconds podcast. I interview neurodivergent entrepreneurs, creatives and advocates, including those who are autistic, dyslexic, dyspraxic, have ADHD, Tourette’s Syndrome, and more. And, as an autistic person myself, I share my own story here as well.
Together, we share our authentic neurodivergent lives – the triumphs, the struggles, and the change we’re driving in the world.
Let’s shatter misconceptions, break stigma and celebrate neurodiversity together. Listen at beyond6seconds.net or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Music credit: "Dream Catcher" by Gyom - PremiumBeat.com
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