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Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity Stories
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Extraordinary stories from neurodivergent people: entrepreneurs, creators, advocates & more! Hosted by Carolyn. #ActuallyAutistic
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📝 SURVEY • Let’s build better autistic communities together💪
@aut2ask.bsky.social, @chronicallyhumored.bsky.social, @neurodivergentrebel.substack.com & Autastic offer this 19-question survey for you to voice your needs, prefs, and experiences. Audio/video responses ok 🙏🏽

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November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Tiffany Hammond describes her motivation to write her book, A Day with No Words. Hear more from Tiffany on my latest podcast episode: https://www.beyond6seconds.net/247
A quote from Tiffany on the latest episode of Beyond 6 Seconds. “Let me tell stories about my children. Let me give a face to the stories that I'm telling so that you can see that they're human. They like a lot of the same things that you like, they joke about the same things that you joke about, they like the same types of music, they like the same types of food. [Let me] show their humanity and remind people of their humanity.”
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Tiffany Hammond describes A Day with No Words, her book about how her autistic son Aidan communicates and expresses himself without speaking.
Tiffany Hammond describes her book, A Day with No Words. Aidan doesn't speak with words. "I wanted to highlight the fact that he can hear all the voices, everybody talking, everybody around him..." But the people around him don't hear him. They don't see him. I wanted to highlight how isolating that could be sometimes. I wanted to show a lot of the sensory things that he has, like spinning barefoot, flapping. He hugs trees, and he still does that to this day. "I wanted to show the things that he loves." A Day with No Words by Tiffany Hammond. Available Now! ADayWithNoWords.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Tiffany Hammond describes how she represents her nonspeaking autistic son in her book, A Day with No Words.
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Tiffany Hammond describes her nonspeaking autistic son Aidan’s experience in her new book, A Day with No Words, on my latest episode: https://www.beyond6seconds.net/247
A quote from Tiffany: “I wanted to highlight the fact that he can hear all the voices, everybody talking, everybody around him. But the people around him don't hear him. They don't see him. I wanted to highlight how isolating that could be sometimes.” - Tiffany Hammond, describing her nonspeaking autistic son Aidan’s experience in “A Day with No Words”
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Tiffany Hammond of Fidgets and Fries describes how she represents the experience and perspective of her nonspeaking autistic son Aidan in her book, A Day with No Words. Hear more from Tiffany on my latest episode: www.beyond6seconds.net/247
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Sabrina Fandell, a VP at the International Dyslexia Association, shares advice for parents of dyslexic children, on my latest episode: https://www.beyond6seconds.net/246 #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
A quote from Sabrina: “What we say to our [dyslexic] children has a huge impact. It builds their self-talk. It helps them build their personality and who they'll be in the future. Stay as positive as you can, because they know they're struggling.”
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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If you've already called your reps about the shutdown, tariffs, Epstein files, ICE raids, etc. and feel like they aren't listening, try giving them another round of calls now. They may be thinking a bit differently after those election results...
November 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Sabrina Fandell describes the stress of reading out loud when you have dyslexia. Hear more from Sabrina on my latest episode: https://www.beyond6seconds.net/246
November 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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Gifting season is here and a girl's gotta fund her life's work somehow. I've curated The 2025 Autastic Holiday Gift Guide to bring joy & ease. Like these cozy logo beanies, a stealth way to show your #AutisticPride.

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November 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Everyone is getting laid off — how can you help? @katrinakibben.bsky.social shares some small (and free) things that can make a difference. threeearsmedia.com/miracles-you...
Miracles You Can Give Away - Three Ears Media
I believe in miracles because this life? It’s a consequence of a million little gifts. Gifts we can all give.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Sabrina Fandell talks about being a dyslexic student in my latest episode: https://www.beyond6seconds.net/246 #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
A quote from Sabrina: “Looking at dyslexic students, we see higher rates of depression and anxiety. And I get that. I mean, I was there. I remember the anxiety of going to school and not having the homework assignment perfectly done, or the writing assignment wasn't where I wanted it to be… because there's a little bit of perfectionism for me too.”
October 30, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Sabrina Fandell describes the embarrassment of learning to read in the book closet at school, as a dyslexic child. Hear more from Sabrina on my latest episode.
We got pulled out and put in the book closet. It was the storage closet, really. That's where we would do our reading. And I just remember being embarrassed to go. We were reading easier books than the other students, who had to read chapter books and cool plots… And we were reading like, "the dog and the cat like to play fetch." So, a little bit of a different story for us.
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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As a dyslexic child, Sabrina Fandell was forced to sit in her school's book closet for her reading lessons. Now she sits on the Board of Directors of the International Dyslexia Association - Dallas Branch. Sabrina shares her journey at https://www.beyond6seconds.net/246 #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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“We can ask big questions. We can figure them out.” #STEM entrepreneur and toy designer Ava N. Simmons describes her new PBS Kids Channel show, Mini Fab Science Lab: https://www.beyond6seconds.net/245
A quote from the latest episode of Beyond 6 Seconds.
October 23, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Looking to find #ActuallyAutistic men and their partners to interview for my next book for a chapter on dating and autism. I want to know:
-How does your neurotype affect your dating life?
-Your marriage
-What were some obstacles?
-Advantages

My email is EMGarcia2009@gmail.com. DMs open
October 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Young neurodivergent entrepreneur Ava N. Simmons describes her PBS Kids Channel show, Mini Fab Science Lab. #GirlsInSTEM
October 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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A great feature opportunity for independent women podcasters who have been podcasting for less than a year. www.womenwhopodcastmag.com/get-featured
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Ava N. Simmons, STEM entrepreneur and PBS Kids show host, shares her advice for kids who struggle in school: https://www.beyond6seconds.net/245 #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
A quote from Ava N. Simmons, STEM Ambassador and creator of Team Genius Squad: “Never let your challenges define your success or future. Always chase your dreams and believe in yourself, and never stop pushing.”
October 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Octoberpod presents DIAL R FOR RAVEN! #Halloween, Hitchcock & Fowl Play! Ft. @madisonstandish.bsky.social

Listen now on Octoberpod AM wherever you get podcasts!

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Make it Through the Night by Amy Koto
A VHS copy of PSYCHO, a paperback of the works of Edgar Allan Poe with a Raven on the cover, and the thumbnail for MADISON ON THE AIR: The Birds float over a black and white backdrop. Text: "Dial R for Raven. Halloween, Hitchcock & Fowl Play. Ft. Madison on the Air! Coming Tues. Oct 14th to Octoberpod AM ... wherever you get podcasts."
October 15, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Who are your favorite Indigenous neurodivergent content creators?
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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In my latest episode, I talk with Ava N. Simmons, a young entrepreneur and PBS Kids show host with dyslexia and dysgraphia. Ava describes how her educational toy brand Team Genius Squad gets kids excited about STEM and STEAM: https://www.beyond6seconds.net/245 #DyslexiaAwarenessMonth
October 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM