Free Range Thinking - A Neurodiversity Podcast with Sharon Leigh and Alex Kahl

010 Sometimes the right answer IS masking - with Matthew Bellringer 1/2 Creative Innovation Guide and Neurodiversity Advocate who sounds a bit like Neil Gaiman :)

27 Jan 2023

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We talk with our third and wonderful guest, Matthew Bellringer, about how to get over the barricades and work with individuals and organizations on complex and wicked problems socially, techy plus human relations. Matthew's neurodivergent Bingo card: Dyslexia, ADHD and Autism Matthew changed how Sharon speaks about high functioning and low functioning. What is Atypical Autism? When you meet one person with autism you met ONE person with autism. If you are a problem for others you are likely to be diagnosed, whereas, If you are a problem for yourself - you are less likely to be diagnosed. So: Diagnostic factors for neurodiversion is how we annoy neurotypical people. If you are part of a neurominority you tend to distrust your internal state because the world tells you it is wrong. Differences between hard empathy and soft empathy. Strategies for how you can turn a "you are functioning in a wrong way" around? How to develop awareness how to integrate and practice sensory awareness into skillful self-expression. Fear with bureaucratic authorities up until being at gunpoint with the police because of neurodivergent behavior. Sometimes the right answer IS masking. The trick is having the choice! When you study psychology - how much neurodiversity taking place there already? Aphantasic - but also hyperphantasic in a way. Having proceptic sense in space - knowing the relative relationship of things in space without knowing how they look. How neurodiversity works in other pathways, other journeys and the analogy of the Schiebepuzzle = clusters are moving in the brain. Is it possible to recreate the creativity in adults? Flexibility in categorizing: Cognitive piles instead of boxes. We enjoy the puzzle of things that contradict ourselves. It's our kind of sudoku :) We become experts in our fields of focused interest, like elite athletes or musicians find pleasure in hours of training or practicing. When we are doing something different and succeed with it - THAT scares people. We internalize other people's feelings which leads to: I learned to be afraid of it because OTHER PEOPLE are fearful of this Alex's observation: Matthew sounds like Neil Gaiman! :) And: Neverwhere works as a great allegory for unmasking Our Downhill Parking: Another way of Aesthetic and languaging around universal design Links to Matthew - https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-bellringer/ - https://iaq.matthewbellringer.com - https://www.matthewbellringer.com

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Free Range Thinking - A Neurodiversity Podcast with Sharon Leigh and Alex Kahl

010 Sometimes the right answer IS masking - with Matthew Bellringer 1/2 Creative Innovation Guide and Neurodiversity Advocate who sounds a bit like Neil Gaiman :)

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