The Journey of an Autistic Librarian, with Kate Reynolds
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Who is Kate Reynolds and what is the Lavender Librarian persona?
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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.
So today on Uniquely Human, the podcast, Dave and I are very excited about this conversation we're going to have with Kate Reynolds. So Kate, welcome.
Oh, thank you so much for having me. I'm excited. This is my mom's favorite podcast. And she was like, you have to apply to get on there. So she's been bugging me for over a year to try to talk to you guys. Because your podcast meant so much to her when my sister and I were going through the autism diagnosis process.
That's wonderful. Oh, wow. That's amazing. It's just... like we enjoy doing this but then to hear that here's somebody whose family was listening to this a couple years ago in the midst of of uh going through it themselves is really actually very uh it's very meaningful it's very humbling
silent applause for your mom yes
yeah well she's great she's like the gold standard of what you want in a parent going through this like she she
uh
wanted to learn as much as she could because we were diagnosed, my sister and I, back in 2020. And I think the state of autistic representation has improved more than we realized in that five years because there was nothing. I mean, finding autistic adults, everything out there was about autism in children. And my sister and I were well into our 30s by the time we found out we were autistic.
So Kate is also known as the Lavender Librarian. I love it. And I love your website with all the lavender and the purple. Oh,
thank you.
And Kate is the founder and director of Storytime Solidarity. Kate is based in Ontario, Canada, and has been working in the public schools since 2010. Kate's also- Public
libraries,
not public schools. Oh, okay. Public libraries, you are correct. And Kate is also a sought-after international keynote speaker. You're a trained opera singer, patient advocate, writer and content creator with a large social media following. And Kate's international advocacy has brought her to high level events in Sweden, Hungary, Canada and the United States.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Kate Reynolds and what is the Lavender Librarian persona?
0:00–8:25
2
How did Kate’s autism diagnosis change her career and personal life?
8:25–14:22
3
What challenges did Kate face with health, osteogenesis imperfecta, and how did she navigate them?
14:22–20:36
4
How did the idea for Storytime Solidarity originate and grow?
20:36–26:00
5
What role does music play in Kate’s storytime programming and child literacy?
26:00–33:04
6
How does Kate use libraries as inclusive spaces for neurodivergent families?
33:04–39:27
7
What advice does Kate give parents and educators about leveraging library resources?
39:27–44:47
8
What are Kate’s future goals for Storytime Solidarity and community impact?
44:47–57:27
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