NDV Podcast: Neurodiverse Voices
The Neurodiverse Voices Podcast celebrates the beauty of differences, giving a voice to neurodivergent people, bringing their stories to light.
Andreia Costa, mother of a perfectly autistic daughter and both the founder and host of the NDV Podcast, brings in guests who are parents, professionals, advocates, and researchers and together they explore the challenges faced within various systems and share real, lived experiences. Through their conversations, they strive to raise awareness, promote acceptance, and inspire ideas to redesign our world to fully embrace and celebrate neurodiversity.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Diaries of an autism mum: Navigating Summer Holidays: Balancing Work, Parenting, and Neurodivergence
In this NDV Podcast episode, I reflect on the challenges of summer holidays, particularly the difficulty of balancing work, childcare, and personal time. I discuss the slow yet fast passage of time d…
Superstar #7 | Jamie
Solo: My EDI vision of the education system
Welcome to the final solo episode of the Neurodiverse Voices Podcast's first season! Over the past four months, this journey has allowed me to address systemic issues in education and advocate for ne…
Superstar #6 | Cheryl
In this NDV Podcast episode, Andreia chats with Cheryl, who helps organisations find clarity amidst chaos. Cheryl's journey was profoundly shaped by her daughter's autism diagnosis, pushing her to di…
Perspetiva Positiva sobre o Autismo (PT)
Este episódio é dedicado à minha avó, que infelizmente faleceu em Fevereiro deste ano. Foi gravado no dia 23 de maio de 2024, quando ela completaria 84 anos.
No mesmo dia, fiz minha primeira entrevi…
Solo: Autism Character Strengths
This episode is dedicated to my grandmother, who sadly passed away in February. It was recorded on the 23rd of May 2024, when she would have turned 84 years old.
On the same day, I had my first quest…
Superstar #5 | Rachel
Rachel J. is a Boxing Coach & Sports Mentor at Oxford Creators. We had a wonderful conversation where Rachel shares her own lived experience as an undiagnosed ADHDer and how much she learns with ment…
Special: Katie Peel SEND Rugby Festival
On Sunday, 19th May I had the privilege to attend the Katie Peel SEND Rugby Festival. I interviewed a number of superstars from parents, volunteers, to supporters and coaches who told me all about th…
Solo: Taking the phone out of my chest
Andreia C. is pro technology, however she is very much aware of the downsides that it brings and defends that technology can induce laziness. She discloses her struggles with the use of screens by he…
Superstar #4 | Gloria
My guest superstar Gloria Azcona, Co-Founder and Facilitator at The Harbour, a self-directed learning centre for young people in Oxford told me all about how her teaching background led her to co-fou…
Superstar #3 | Tom
Tom is the Lead Mentor at Oxford Creators. On this episode, he shares his experience as mentor of neurodiverse children who attend Oxford Creators. Tom advocates that using alternative methods of edu…
Superstar #2 | Leandra
Leandra is a mother of 3 neurodiverse children and the founder of the personal blog SENtipede. She shares her own experience and how much she learns everyday with her sons. Leandra explains why she d…
Solo: In denial
Superstar #1 | Veena
Veena is the CEO and Founder of Oxford Creators, an alternative provision she created after her son was unlawfully excluded from school at the age of 11. In this episode she takes us through her jour…