First impressions can take only 6 seconds to make! But if you’re neurodivergent, those quick judgments about you can be misleading.
That’s where the Beyond 6 Seconds podcast comes in! Join me, Carolyn Kiel, as I talk with neurodivergent entrepreneurs, creators, advocates & more about their lives and identities. Their stories shatter misconceptions, break stigma and showcase the vibrance of neurodiversity.
Jennifer Opal is a DevOps Engineer with the HelloSign Team at Dropbox, a multi-award winning neurodiversity & inclusion advocate, blogger & keynote speaker. She also has dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD.…
On this special solo episode for Autistic Pride Day, I talk about how I got my autism diagnosis as an adult.
Please note that this is not meant to be medical or professional advice of any kind. It’s …
Haley Moss is a neurodiversity expert, public speaker and author of four books that guide neurodivergent individuals through professional and personal challenges.
We talk about Haley's latest book, "…
Britney Wolf is a passionate Tourette Syndrome advocate who is trying to beat the stigmas surrounding the disorder. Through social media, speaking events and more, she takes every opportunity to let …
Content warning: Mentions of racism/racist language, suicidal thoughts and auditory hallucinations
Peter Zhao grew up in Nanjing China and then in Bayside Queens, New York. Now he lives in Long Islan…
Nadine Drummond is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker from London with roots in Jamaica. A former producer and reporter at CNN and Al Jazeera, she now develops media and content strategy for 1…
This podcast was recorded live at the Intersectional Infinity Summit on 3/30/2022.
Ky Kennedy is a mother, lactation consultant, author and autism advocate. After seeing a need for an autistic founde…
Noah Seback cannot speak -- however, he has a lot to say.
Noah is a nonspeaking autistic young man with apraxia, which has made it impossible for him to communicate reliably for most of his life. The…
Photographer Joseph Hill is known as the “unofficial mayor” of Southern Pines, North Carolina. He’s currently the exclusive photographer for the Southern Pines Welcome Center, where many of his pictu…
Kori Tomelden is a late diagnosed autistic ADHDer, life strategist for autistic and ADHD women & a transformational purpose coach. She lives in Albany, NY where she is raising a neurodivergent family…
Why has public discourse about autism been dominated by non-autistic voices? And, what’s been happening recently to change this?
My guest Eric Garcia breaks this down in today’s episode! Eric is a jo…
For World Autism Day, I’ve recorded a solo episode where I explain how my thinking has evolved about the word “autistic” – how I was once scared of it, how I overcame my outdated views and biases ass…
As a child, Ariel Henley's face was compared to a Picasso painting.
This horrifying comment didn’t come from a schoolyard bully. It was written in a magazine article about Ariel and her experience gr…
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…
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 nonp…
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 sei…
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 Consultin…
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, sh…
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, unt…
Feeling frustrated and alone, Natalie Brooks started posting on Instagram about her struggles as a dyslexic adult in the workplace.
She soon realized that her experiences resonated deeply with dyslex…