illuminating Neurodivergence

WELCOME TO YDSA

Discovering you are, or might be, Neurodivergent after a lifetime of wondering why you don’t fit in anywhere, is a difficult and often isolating process.  We are an Autistic & ADHD-led community. We’re here for you. 

Life before now has been one big question mark, a few faithful masks and so many mirrors that you don’t even know yourself anymore. Maybe you never did. Finally, you know that your “Why Story” is that you’re Neurodivergent. 

Embrace your self-discovery journey and learn the power of self-advocacy. 

we’re an autistic & adhd led community

Welcome to our mental health awareness podcast and online community. If you’re one of the millions of teens, adults and (entire) families being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD/ADD, Anxiety, Depression or other Neurodivergent conditions without a meaningful support group or a roadmap, jump right in with us. There is an entire process that no one prepares you for. 

One year after receiving his neuropsychiatric evaluation and multi-diagnoses for our mid-life man, and just weeks before our son received his pediatric neurodivergent diagnosis, we launched our podcast. While neither Dad nor son received a new “Life Owner’s Manual”, it was clear kids have more support than adults. 

Even with active medical care, key elements of our complex family neurodivergence were missed. We lived in complete hell. Sound familiar? Then you’ve found the right place. No matter if you’re seeking an evaluation, have a diagnosis or just self-identifying, you’re welcome here.*

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making progress
is the new perfection

instead of struggling to manage.
it's time to manage the struggle.

welcome back to another episode of you don't sound autistic...

Autism and Communication
Self-Advocacy & Reinvention
Blake and Rachelle

49: Autism and Communication

Communication is already a complex personal and interpersonal skill to master but even more so for the neurodivergent. Autism and communication as well as ADHD

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ydsa motto:
I am my greatest advocate.
my voice is beautiful too.

To the adults all over the globe who are standing up and saying "I'm Done with the Not-Knowing Why" phase of life,
we hear you.

not just a podcast

it's a mission
of neurodivergent
self-discovery

Our solid life foundation just kept crumbling. The more we built our family, the more the cracks began to show. Just before the cracks swallowed us whole, we discovered our hidden Generational Neurodiversity.

We were alone.
You don't have to be.

WHERE ARE YOU IN your
self-discovery journey?

Self-inquiriy & coping

No matter your age today, you've spent most of your life trying to solve all the "Where do I belong" questions followed by the "Why do I struggle more than you", "Am I imagining things?" and "WHY IS SLEEP SO HARD ALL THE TIME?"

breakdown & regression

It's no longer called a mid-life crisis. It's called meltdowns, shutdowns and burnout. A life inside a mask, responsibilities growing, resources shrinking and no end in sight. A malnourished brain and heart can only take so much abuse by self and world.

evalutions & breakthrough: the big reveal

After months of evaluations, testing and waiting, the moment finally arrives when you learn you're Neurodiverse. OH, AND... you've been driving your life with the wrong's owner's manual this entire time. It's okay to feel angry... for a little while.

relief, grief & BURNOUT

True you have answers but then it hits you. The person you thought you were... is instantly gone. Now what? How do I process this? What does this mean for my daily life, my dreams, my sense of self? How do I reinvent me? I barely know me.

SELF-ADVOCACY & REINVENTION

Give yourself time to know who you are... to become all that already are.
For (possibly) the first time in your life, you're in control of how you feel. You DO have the right to opt in or out of relationships, careers, hobbies, housing or family dynamics that shame you for being you. Reinvention comes when you replace those dynamics with ones that support you for being you.

podcast quotables

Testimonials from the tribe

generation ydsa

"Blake talks about things on the podcast that I've always done, but felt bad about. Like being out in public and imagining dancing to the songs in my head but I can't bring myself to move. Or seeing someone I recognize but talking myself out of walking up and saying hello. I'm also a human conversational auto-corrector when people misspeak. I'm listening to Blake thinking... Oh wow! He does that too?! I can really relate to him and I feel like belong a little more in the outside world".
Nicole W.
Tribe Member
5/5
Quit picking on perfection

my brain just needs a hug

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