ADHD and the Black neurodivergent community – with Rickey Z
Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people
01/23/23
•26m
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Rickey Z is a Pre-K Special Education teacher who started her podcast management business in 2020. She is a co-host on Woe Nelly Media's "Geekin' Out" and is in partnership with ADHD + Black, an up-and-coming organization whose mission is to provide support and resources for the Black neurodivergent community. Rickey Z was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 30 while in the process of coming to terms with untreated depression and anxiety.
During this episode, you will hear Rickey Z talk about:
- How she discovered that had ADHD at the age of 30
- What it was like growing up as a Black girl with undiagnosed ADHD
- Why she thinks boys are identified as neurodivergent at younger ages than girls are
- How realizing she has ADHD impacts how she views and manages her depression and anxiety
- Managing her life as a special education teacher, mother and owner of a podcast management business
- How her partnership with ADHD + Black creates resources to support Black neurodivergent people
You can find out more about Rickey Z and her work on:
- Instagram: @rickeyz_social and @adhdandblack
- TikTok: @rickey_z
- Twitter: @RickeyZ_Social and @ADHDandBlack
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*Disclaimer: The views, guidance, opinions, and thoughts expressed in Beyond 6 Seconds episodes are solely mine and/or those of my guests, and do not necessarily represent those of my employer or other organizations.*
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During this episode, you will hear Jeremy talk about:
- How he discovered his neurodivergencies later in life
- The types of stories he has been telling through his filmmaking, starting from a young age
- His processes for writing characters – and how he writes diverse casts of characters outside of his own identities and lived experiences
- What's required to make media that's authentically representative of people with disabilities (it's more than just hiring a disability consultant!)
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- What led him to start his TikTok account, and how the content he creates there is different from his other writing and filmmaking
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Apraxia Story – with Tessa McEvoy
February 6, 2023
•25m
Content warning: This episode mentions emotional abuse.
Tessa McEvoy is autistic, has a speech disability called Oral Motor Apraxia, and was recently diagnosed bipolar. She talks about her experiences on her popular Facebook page, Apraxia Story, and advocates for autistic, bipolar, abuse survivors and apraxic individuals online. In 2022 she wrote, illustrated and published her book called "What is it like Living with Depression?"
During this episode, you will hear Tessa talk about:
- What inspired her to start sharing her apraxia story online
- The difficulties she's faced as a neurodivergent person with a speech disability, including being judged, abused and isolated
- Why she advocates for disabled people who are experiencing abuse
- The inspiration and motivation behind her book
- Sharing her life experiences to help people in similar situations feel less alone
Follow Tessa on Facebook, join her Patreon community and check out her book, "What is it like Living with Depression?" on Amazon.
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