The Joy of Neurodiversity
Episodes
🎙️Ep. 21 You Don’t Need Permission to Be Brilliant
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if the thing you’ve been waiting for was never approval, but self knowing and self love?In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Toby Gor...
🎙️ Ep. 20 If It’s Not Working, Fix the Design. Not the Person
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if neurodiversity isn’t something to accommodate…but something to design for?In this episode of The Joy of Neurodiversity, Joy Buckner sits d...
🎙️Ep. 19 You’re Not Failing: Parenting Neurodivergent Children Through Trauma, Advocacy, and School Systems
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when families do everything right and the system still fails their children?In this honest and deeply grounding episode of The Joy of Neu...
🎙️ Ep. 18 Autism Is Not an IQ Issue. It’s a Support Issue
15 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when autism is treated as a learning difference, but mental health is left out of the conversation?In this powerful and deeply honest epi...
🎙️ Ep. 17 Halfway Through Season 2: Neurodiversity, Learning, and What’s Next
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes you don’t need another conversation, you need a pause.In this mid-season check-in on The Joy of Neurodiversity podcast, Joy Buckner reflec...
🎙️ Ep. 16 From Illiterate to Advocate: Kelly’s Remarkable Neurodiversity Journey
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a child is told they’ll never succeed… and chooses to write a different story?In this powerful episode, Kelly Van Zant shares he...
🎙️ Ep. The Truth About How Your Brain Learns
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
THE TRUTH ABOUT HOW YOUR BRAIN LEARNSwith Gretchen Wegner, Academic Coach & Founder of The Anti-Boring Learning LabWhat if learning didn’t feel ...
🎙️Ep. 14 It’s Not About Motivation. It’s Executive Function
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: Crista A. Hopp, Founder & CEO, Connected Pathways Coaching & AcademyTagline: Because every brain is unique—and when you discover what...
🎙️ Ep. 13 System vs. Students: They’re Not Broken... The System Is
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
💡 In This EpisodeWhat if the problem isn’t our students — it’s the system designed to teach them?In this powerful conversation, Joy Buckner a...
🎙️ Ep. 12 The Untold Story of Dyslexia in Africa, and the Woman Changing Everything
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Rosalin Abigail Kyere-Nartey realized how invisible dyslexia was across Africa, she didn’t wait for permission to change that. She turned her l...
🎙️ Ep. 11: Magnetosphere × The Joy of Neurodiversity: A Journey into Synesthesia
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why this special episode? Every so often, a story comes along that changes how we see the world. Magnetosphere is one of those stories. More than a fi...
🎙️ Ep. 10 A Voice Beyond Speech: One Mother’s Mission, One Son’s Rise
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt episode, Dr. Nazima Saiyed shares her extraordinary journey raising her son Hood, a non-speaking autistic communicator whose brillia...
Ep. 09 Before You’re in Charge: What It’s Like to Be a Neurodivergent Teen
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🧠 Teen Voices on ADHD, Dyscalculia & the Power of Being HeardIn this powerful episode of The Joy of Neurodiversity, host Joy Buckner sits down ...
Ep. 08 The Signals We Miss: What Your Body’s Been Saying About Stress with Jill Baumgartner
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Summary:In this illuminating episode of The Joy of Neurodiversity, host Joy Buckner welcomes therapist and nervous system educator Jill Baumga...
Ep. 07 Beyond the Mask: How Acceptance Unlocked My Neurodivergent Superpowers with Shazreh Flanagan
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ The Joy of Neurodiversity – Episode 07: Beyond the Mask: How Acceptance Unlocked My Neurodivergent Superpowers with Shazreh FlanaganIn this ...
Ep. 06 The Neurodiversity Advantage: A Family's Story of ADHD, Dyslexia, and Educational Advocacy" with Angela and Sophia D'Antonio
15 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Joy of Neurodiversity, host Joy Buckner sits down with Sophia and Angela D’Antonio—a remarkable mother-daughter duo whose s...
Ep. 05 More Than One Story: The Intersectional Realities of Neurodivergent Lives With Dane Ray
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ The Joy of Neurodiversity – Episode 04 More Than One Story: The Intersectional Realities of Neurodivergent Lives with Dane RayIn this episod...
Ep.04 Special Mini Episode - What the Heck is Neurodiversity?
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ The Joy of Neurodiversity – Special Mini Episode: "What the Heck is Neurodiversity?"In this special mini-episode of The Joy of Neurodiversit...
Ep. 02 More Than a Label: A Mother's Story of Autism and Advocacy
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ The Joy of Neurodiversity – Episode 02: "More Than a Label: A Mother's Story of Autism and Advocacy" with Royale SpannIn this ...
Ep. 03 Breaking Free: Overcoming Internal Barriers to Thrive with Mohommed Qahtani
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ The Joy of Neurodiversity – Episode 2: "Breaking Free: Overcoming Internal Barriers to Thrive" with Mohammed QahtaniIn this episod...
Ep. 01 Building Balance: A Mother’s Story of Love and Advocacy
20 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
🎙️ The Joy of Neurodiversity – Episode 1: "Building Balance: A Mother’s Story of Love and Advocacy" with Laura LaugierWelcome to th...
Ep 00: This is The Joy of Neurodiversity
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 00: This is The Joy of Neurodiversity 🎙️✨Welcome to The Joy of Neurodiversity! In this debut episode, host Joy Buckner shares the inspi...