The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
Lillian Skinner
A podcast dedicated to comprehending and cultivating the creative genius found only in Gifted Neurodivergence (ND).
The time has come to finally take back the narrative of what being neurodivergent really is. Neurodivergence is creative intelligence.
In this podcast we will explore the truth about what it means to be live in a system that resists cultivating differences. We will explore how we can cultivate our giftedness outside of the system. We will explore how new technology (such as AI) and new science is presenting new opportunities and places for us to create. We will discuss what a healthy and cultivated ND life looks and how much our society misunderstands the unique gifts and experiences of neurodivergents.
The goal is to create a safe place where amazing outliers can share their gifts, learn about themselves, learn about others like them, find themselves and join a community where they belong.
Contact us at [email protected] or go to www.giftednd.com to learn more and join the community.
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Triangular Learning and Thinking Drives Our Creative Intelligence
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
10/30/23 • 31 min
In this episode, I delve into the concept of Creative Intelligence. Our current educational systems predominantly emphasize a linear approach to learning and thinking. However, individuals with gifted neurodivergence leverage their sensing intelligence to branch out from the linear learning path and subsequently connect these branches back to the main path, thus fostering novel thinking. This phenomenon is what we refer to as creative intelligence.
Unfortunately, creative intelligence is not effectively nurtured within our existing educational systems. These systems are structured in a way that inhibits the development of sensing intelligence. Students are often confined to dull classrooms, instructed to keep their hands in their laps and maintain a forward-facing posture. Moreover, the teaching pace is typically slow and lacks the flexibility to accommodate individualized learning or in-depth exploration. Subjects are taught in isolation, devoid of their broader context, resulting in a significant reduction in the student's cognitive potential. Consequently, students tend to become mere tools for their teachers or employers, gradually losing their capacity for autonomy and the ability to forge their unique path in the world.
By exploring the interconnected facets of our knowledge through the triangle links of understanding, we can unlock innovative concepts that have the potential to reshape the world.
In this episode I reference the following articles:
https://www.sophiainstitute.us/blog/thinking-feeling-and-willing-the-threefold-human-being
https://nowiknow.com/why-texas-may-decide-what-your-child-learns/
https://www.city-journal.org/article/west-virginia-universitys-crisis-is-just-the-beginning
Have questions or topics you want me to cover? Email me at [email protected]
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How Overexcitabilites Foster Gifted Knowing
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
11/24/23 • 33 min
This episode will offer you an entirely new perspective on the value and purpose of our overexcitabilities.
While many are familiar with Dabrowski's Positive Disintegration Theory and its associated overexcitabilities, the way it is commonly presented lacks practical relevance for individuals living with high overexcitabilities.
I have found the research on overexcitabilities to be deficient, describing them from an external standpoint and treating them as almost optional. This mischaracterization overlooks their true nature and the significant role they play in contributing to our giftedness. Understanding our overexcitabilities is key to unlocking and maximizing our gifted potential. It allows us to comprehend how heightened sensitivity generates more inputs, and our overexcitabilities process these inputs to cultivate knowledge.
I have yet to encounter any representation that captures the experience of being a gifted neurodivergent individual as I have lived it. It is evident to me that there is a distinct purpose behind how my sensitivity and overexcitabilities function and how they drive my gifted knowing, and I can't fathom why this insight is not more widely available.
I strongly believe that suppressing our overexcitabilities is a root cause of many mental illnesses and chronic conditions prevalent in our society, as well as a reason why genius seems to be missing. I think we have built a myth around giftedness and how it works. I did not choose to positively disintegrate but was rather compelled towards positive disintegration as a matter of survival.
I delve into how heightened sensitivity-driven giftedness provides us with unique perspectives that will fuel the development of humanity with the latest versions of CHAT GPT 4/5. I also express concerns about the potential misuse of this technology by individuals without good intentions.
Questions? email me at [email protected] or check out our website at www.giftednd.com
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Even "Normal" Is Now Dysfunctional
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
10/19/23 • 23 min
We have come full circle. I have been saying that the creatives will be the future for a while. Every day, I see more people joining me in this perspective. To the extent that even 'normal' is being questioned in how it navigates the world. 'Normal' is being called dysfunctional in some situations. But if 'normal' is now considered dysfunctional, what is 'functional'? What criteria are they using to distinguish good functioning from bad functioning?
Perhaps that is the wrong question. Maybe I should be asking whether there ever was one and, if so, what was it?
It appears the focus on deficits is increasing. No one seems to have a clear message on how to address it. There is just an abundance of information on how not to address it.
This is a positive development for the spatially gifted because there is a void emerging regarding what steps to take next and who to follow. Everyone is realizing that there might not be a leader who knows what to do as things deteriorate. I believe we are those leaders, and we should step up to this opportunity to lead. We understand what struggle feels like. We comprehend how challenging it is to function in an environment that is working against us. We are the most sensitive, which means we are the most prepared."
I reference the following articles in the podcast.
https://www.okdoomer.io/its-not-cool-to-overreact/
https://www.okdoomer.io/sure-covid-can-kill-you-but-have-you-ever-taken-a-hot-shower/
https://www.okdoomer.io/youre-not-a-fearmonger-you-have-sentinel-intelligence/
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Unmasking Higher Sensing Driven Giftedness
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
10/11/23 • 24 min
We have an educational and medical system deeply rooted in the behaviorism model of psychology, a methodology pioneered by B.F. Skinner. Regrettably, our education system is more inclined toward training and conditioning rather than true education. Thanks to Skinner's influence, we've all been shaped by a system that assumes uniformity and expects us to learn prescribed information and conform to predefined roles.
In neurodivergent communities, I often inquire why we continue to strive for integration into a system and society that doesn't truly embrace us. With our heightened sensory perception, we are uniquely equipped for the future, but our society neglects to nurture or comprehend these abilities.
Our future is poised for significant changes across economic, ecological, and technological landscapes, yet we persist in adhering to outdated educational paradigms that ill-prepare us for what lies ahead. I find this approach illogical. I believe we must explore the full extent of human potential. We've trained animals to utilize their senses for our protection and care. Why aren't we doing the same for ourselves?
Smell Can Change The Way You Perceive Color.
https://www.sciencealert.com/what-you-smell-can-change-the-way-you-perceive-color
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2 Types of Intuition - One Leads to Genius. The Other Oppression.
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
10/07/23 • 31 min
Did you know there are 2 types of intuition?
I first discovered this when I read the book Thinking Fast and Slow. A book I promptly chucked across the room because it violated all of my sensibilities. But it also kept me trying to understand why my intuition worked so well now and didn't work so well when I was a kid. I figured it out and now you can too.
I reference the following in my podcast:
John Taylor Gatto Speech
The Chinese Prodigy Article
Intrusive Thoughts Reddit Video
https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/169v6aq/intrusive_thoughts/
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Changing What We Value As Intelligence : Infracognition
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
08/03/24 • 23 min
This episode of the Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast introduces the concept of infracognition, a form of cognition that involves understanding and using emotions alongside traditional thought processes. It is contrasted with metacognition, or thinking about thinking. Infracognition is oppressed in our current educational systems, which favor linear, factual learning. But that infracognition is more suitable for our change we face in the near future. Infracognition will provide the skills we need to work best with AI.
This podcast illustrates how our systems are failing all students using a comparison between two types of students, Emily and Alex. Highlighting how what we value is the wrong type of intelligence. Infracognition is the intelligence our children need to prepare them for the future. Not just neurodivergent children but all children. Lillian emphasizes the need for an educational paradigm shift to adapt to rapid societal changes and the role of infracognition in fostering true understanding and mental health. She concludes with a call for educational reforms that respect and utilize both metacognitive and infracognitive abilities.
To access supplemental information covered in this podcast please visit the Gifted ND Website at:
https://www.giftednd.com/post/the-educational-system-and-twice-exceptional-2e-learners-a-comparative-analysis-of-infracognition-1
or
https://www.giftednd.com/blog/categories/research-papers
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Using your Higher Abilities to Create an AI Prompt Writing Career.
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
05/01/23 • 36 min
Podcast #9 Using your Higher Abilities to Create an AI Prompt Writing Career.
This week we address how our higher and deeper context will help us thrive in the AI revolution. I interview Michael Strauss, a career AI professional, who started working with AI development in the last century (1999). Check out his bio on the Gifted ND webpage.
Michael addresses the hype behind AI, gives a realistic view of what AI is and how we can use our higher sensing abilities to take find or make opportunity in the AI revolution. We also discuss how to get started using AI and the value of AI for self-education for those of us who have long been left to educate ourselves in a system that does not recognize our intelligence.
Unlike the mass media we are optimistic about a future with AI technology, especially for the Gifted Neurodivergent population. We recognize that for many AI will not be boon. But, for this demographic it will be the opportunity we been seeking for many lifetimes.
If you have questions, feedback, or ideas for topics that you would like us to address please contact us at [email protected]. Or click on the link below to go to the Gifted ND webpage.
We will have Michael back many more times, so please send us topics you would like him to discuss in the areas of math and science and how we can succeed in these fields as Gifted Neurodivergents.
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2e High Cognitive Intelligence - Anshar Seraphim
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
04/06/24 • 87 min
In the realm of cognitive brilliance, the stories that resonate most are those that challenge conventional perceptions and unfold the rich tapestry of human intellect and emotion. Lillian Skinner, the host of the **Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast**, introduces us to Anshar Seraphim—a figure of remarkable cognitive intelligence and a testament to the extraordinary capacities of neurodivergent individuals.
Anshar's journey from being predominantly nonverbal, with autism, to becoming a beacon of insight and empathy is nothing short of inspiring. Navigating through the challenges of a late autism diagnosis, sensory processing issues, and synesthesia, Anshar illuminates the intricate relationship between neurodiversity and personal growth. His story underscores the importance of understanding and accepting one's neurodivergence as a unique asset rather than a limitation.
An essential theme that emerges from the conversation is the profound role sensitivity plays in shaping one's intellectual and emotional landscape. Both Lillian and Anshar share how their heightened sensitivities have been pivotal in their journeys. This sensitivity, often seen as a hindrance, is reframed as a powerful tool for creativity, learning, and adaptation.
The dialogue takes a critical turn as it questions the traditional educational system's ability to nurture neurodivergent individuals. Lillian and Anshar explore the notion that the system, in many ways, stifles creativity and forces conformity at the expense of personal and intellectual freedom. They advocate for a society that values and cultivates the unique abilities of neurodivergent individuals, allowing them to contribute in ways that align with their innate strengths.
A recurring motif in the discussion is the transformative power of finding community—a group of peers who reflect and understand each other's experiences. For Lillian and Anshar, connecting with like-minded individuals has been instrumental in their personal and professional development. This sense of belonging and mutual understanding fosters a nurturing environment where individuals can thrive and explore their potential without fear of judgment.
As the conversation draws to a close, Lillian and Anshar contemplate the future of neurodivergence in an evolving world. They touch upon the potential impacts of artificial intelligence, environmental challenges, and societal shifts on neurodivergent individuals. The discussion points towards a need for adaptive strategies that leverage neurodiverse talents and sensitivities to navigate the complexities of the 21st century.
The insightful exchange between Lillian Skinner and Anshar Seraphim shines a light on the intricacies of neurodivergence and the untapped potential that lies within. It challenges us to rethink our views on intelligence, education, and societal norms. By embracing and celebrating the diversity of the human mind, we can foster a world that appreciates the full spectrum of brilliance and enables everyone to find their path to success and fulfillment.
The conversation between Lillian and Anshar serves as a powerful reminder that in the journey toward understanding and valuing neurodivergence, we are not just uncovering new ways of thinking; we are rediscovering the essence of what it means to be authentically human.
Contact Anshar here:
https://linqapp.com/anshar_seraphim
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Free Will, The 2D perspective with Daniel Dennett
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
01/04/24 • 25 min
It's another episode on Free Will, this time from the system perspective or 2D perspective. Using the viewpoint of Daniel Dennett, I review the 2D perspective of Free Will, illustrating how it contrasts with Robert Sapolsky's perspective and my own.
Daniel Dennett is known as the "Father of Modern Philosophy." He is a neuroscientist and the head of the Philosophy Department at Tufts University. In this podcast, I reviewed the following documents covering Daniel Dennett's perspective on Free Will:
- Big Think interview with Daniel Dennett
- YouTube video: Daniel Dennett on Free Will
- YouTube video: Daniel Dennett - The Magic of Consciousness
- "Kinds of Minds: Toward an Understanding of Consciousness" by Daniel C. Dennett
- "I've Been Thinking..." written by Daniel C. Dennett
I'll be very honest with you; I am not a fan of Daniel Dennett. I find his writings and lectures to be like climbing a very tall ladder, with many different concepts all precariously stacked on top of each other, yet never connected. I love learning, except from him. When I listen to or read Daniel Dennett, I am reminded of all the professors I had that did not want students to ask questions.
He does not explain his thoughts in a manner that makes them accessible but rather in a way that makes them inaccessible. I think this is the sign of a highly cognitive thinker who lacks empathy for his audience. He forces the listener to do mental gymnastics to understand his thoughts. I believe he is indicative of issues we see in all the current humanities, except for anthropology. The American universities are are staffed by people who believe the masses are stupid and unable to think for themselves. They have turned the humanities into a religion, with only those who agree being right and those who disagree being wrong. This has contributed to our country's mental health crisis. It seems to me that those who run the humanities are educated but have not lived. They do not know how to reach their audience, and they do not care to do so. They think the audience should simply do as they say and not think for themselves.
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Interview with a Creative Writer - Joanna Acevado
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast
11/16/23 • 37 min
Until AI became mainstream this year, I had to rely heavily on writing coaches. Why? Because my brain operates differently, making it challenging to pinpoint the best perspective form the multitude my brain offers simultaneously each time I attempt to communicate through writing.
My spatially gifted savant brains has one gift. The gift of perspective taking, so much so it is nearly always overwhelming me. I can see things from the viewpoints of everyone I've met—understand their thoughts, navigate their worlds through various lenses like professions, historical periods, talents, neurodiversity, and sexual identity. When emotions merge with these perspectives, it exponentially expands the ways I perceive how different brains influence thoughts and actions.
I'm certain I'm not the only creative or neurodivergent thinker capable of this. My also children possess this skill. It drives their exceptional self-learning ability. I recommend that fellow neurodivergents struggling with this seek guidance from coaches to navigate their learning journey. Even neurotypicals probably should consider this too.
Frankly, the one-size-fits-all approach to learning is terrible. It's not genuine learning; it's conditioning. My struggle with schooling wasn't about learning—it was having so many perspectives when we are only allowed to have one, their chosen one. This forced me into to self-teach everything I desired or needed to know. The issue lies in systems built upon the assumption that there are only two answers to every question. It's astonishing how people claim autistics have they are simply reacting to the very clear black-and-white thinking enforced by our systems and hierarchies. Which offer only a 1 right and all others wrong option for understanding. Especially if you are someone with heightened senses who is very aware there's so more complexity.
Among the coaches I worked with, Joanna stood out. She didn't dictate how I should write; instead, she allowed me to explore how she approached it. I learned from her that a creative's highs, lows, or overexcitabilities serve as intrinsic guides, providing the energy and perspective necessary to convey the intended message.
This podcast is the first of two focusing on overexcitabilities and their link to the development of our outside genius. This episode is an interview, while the second delves into how overexcitabilities can serve as a direct measure of intelligence, nurturing the various perspectives forming the bedrock of our creative intellect.
Contact Joanna at www.JoannaAcevado.net
Got Questions? I got answers, thanks to so many perspectives, reach out to me at [email protected].
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How many episodes does The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast have?
The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast currently has 56 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Learning, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Bipolar, Podcasts, Adhd, Neurodiversity, Autism, Dyslexia and Philosophy.
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The episode title '2e High Somatic Giftedness - Author Ethan R. Gibson' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast is 35 minutes.
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Episodes of The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast are typically released every 8 days, 22 hours.
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The first episode of The Gifted Neurodivergent Podcast was released on Mar 5, 2023.
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