Neurodivergence Across Generations: with Daughter and Mom, Rebecca Rosenzweig and Dr. Karen Carson
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What is the family’s history of neurodivergence across generations?
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Hi, I'm Dr. Barry Prezant, clinical scholar, researcher, and consultant on autism and neurodiversity, and a Brooklyn boy raised in the big city.
And I'm Dave. I'm none of those things, and I grew up on a farm in Illinois. But being on the spectrum myself, I have plenty of personal insight to lend. And this
is Uniquely Human, the podcast, a show that illuminates and celebrates autism and neurodiversity. Today on Uniquely Human, the podcast, we are going to have a wonderful discussion that I've been looking forward to. We have Rebecca Rosenzweig and her mom, Karen Carson. Hi, Rebecca and Karen.
Hi, Barry. Hi, Barry.
Just a little note, and Becca will remember this clearly. At our last parent retreat weekend, we had... One of the topics was intergenerational influences of neurodivergence in the family. And it was just an absolutely marvelous discussion that Becca helped to facilitate. And I said, oh my goodness, we have to follow up on this as a topic. So just a little bit about you guys, and then we're gonna dive right in, okay?
okay
all righty uh i'm gonna call you becca because that's how i know you but rebecca rosensweig is an msw candidate at usc university of southern california and an autistic advocate she is a therapist at the child and family guidance center and facilitates groups at the neurodivergent collective She also presents on autism and neurodiversity-affirming practices to schools and organizations. She loves neurodiversity, psychology, doggy noses, and bear tummies, particularly Paddington. She lives in Los Angeles with her dog, Samson, who's the cutest little pooch, and her partner, Ellie. Okay, a little bit about Karen. Dr. Karen Carson is a physician, got her doctorate in medicine from Vanderbilt University and a residency in pathology at UCLA.
She's also a children's book author and we got to see some of her books recently on a visit out to LA. And most importantly, the mom of Becca Skye and Bogie. She lives in LA in the neighborhood where she grew up in a house filled with rescue dogs. Dogs are a passion and so is writing. She writes about dogs. She is the author of the children's chapter book series, Sir Do Goodie Button and Flea Beans. Is it Flea Beans or Flea Bins?
Flea Bins, the great dot, dot, dot troublemaker.
Okay. Fleabin's the great troublemaker under the pen name K. Francis Carson. Okay. So given our topic for today, tell us a little bit about your immediate and extended family, members who are neurodivergent, and then we'll dig in a little bit more specifically. So Karen, would you like to take the lead on this?
Okay. Well, beginning, as we all know, I am in Becca is so that right there in the family and my sons, um, grew up with the diagnosis of ADHD. So, um, that would be, they would be neurodivergent as well. Um, I think in retrospect in my family, um, my mom in the most wonderful way was neurodivergent as well. And, and, and we bonded, um, And
Manny.
Maybe, maybe. With my dad, it was a little harder to tell. He was a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst. So everything, we analyzed everyone, even the dog at breakfast for all the dog people. So the dog did not escape that. So I think our whole family was very focused on analyzing people. Becca has so inherited that as well. But I think neurodivergence was definitely in my family before, long before Becca.
So, Becca, as the daughter, how about a little bit from your perspective?
Um, yeah, so, um, I, uh, I'm autistic and ADHD and, um, it really wasn't until after I learned that about myself, that my mom, uh, started identifying with those traits too, um, and got her own diagnosis.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the family’s history of neurodivergence across generations?
0:00–7:05
2
How did Karen’s late‑in‑life autism and ADHD diagnoses shape her parenting?
7:05–15:10
3
What sensory‑processing challenges do Rebecca and her children face, and how are they accommodated?
15:10–23:18
4
How did the family create practical signals and supports for school field trips?
23:18–28:13
5
Why is masking vs. authentic self‑expression important for neurodivergent families?
28:13–35:13
6
What advice do Rebecca and Karen give to other families about recognizing and supporting neurodivergence?
35:13–42:32
7
How does intergenerational knowledge empower authentic relationships and reduce internalized ableism?
42:32–50:24
8
What resources and next steps do the hosts recommend for listeners interested in neurodiversity?
50:24–55:52
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