Filmmaking about the dyslexic and ADHD experience – with Mads Johan Ogaard
Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people
07/25/22
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Mads Johan Øgaard is an award-winning artist, filmmaker and public speaker. He is known for his animated short films about being a neurodivergent child: the multi-award-winning "I AM DYSLEXIC" (based on his own school experiences) and "WITH THE UNIVERSE IN MY SUITCASE" (based on the experiences of people with ADHD who worked on the film with him).
During this episode, you will hear Mads talk about:
- Receiving his dyslexia and dyscalculia diagnoses as a child
- How drawing helped him focus and learn in school, where he had to advocate for his own learning needs
- What led him to create his film "I AM DYSLEXIC" while at university, and the international impact it has had since he released it
- Why he was asked to make a film about ADHD
Watch Mads' films: "I AM DYSLEXIC" and "WITH THE UNIVERSE IN MY SUITCASE" (about ADHD)
Get Mads' book: "Hacking the Code: The Ziggety Zaggety Road of a Dyslexic Kid"
Find Mads through his website www.madsjohanogaard.com and follow him on Instagram and TikTok.
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Brianne Leeson is a writer, artist, and voice actor from Dallas, Texas. She is the creator of the queer supernatural comedy audio drama, "Today's Lucky Winner." Brianne was diagnosed as autistic and with ADHD at age 30, and she has since become a passionate advocate for autism acceptance and representation in media.
During this episode, Brianne talks about:
- How she got her autism and ADHD diagnosis during the pandemic, when her world was turned upside down
- How her diagnosis helped her reassess and reframe her past struggles with mental health
- Why an experience with hot sauce removed any doubt in her mind about her autism diagnosis
- How she realized she had written her own neurodivergence into the two main characters of Today's Lucky Winner
- Why she decided to explicitly mention during the show that these characters are neurodivergent – and the positive impact this has had on the show's fans
- How writing helped her process her diagnosis
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Becoming a young autistic advocate – with Quincy Hansen
August 8, 2022
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Quincy Hansen is a young autistic activist, writer, public speaker and college student from Colorado. He is the author of the new book "Shake It Up! How to be Young, Autistic, and Make an Impact" and writes a blog at SpeakingOfAutism.com.
During this episode, you will hear Quincy talk about:
- Being known as the "bad kid" in school whose struggles were seen as behavior problems -- until he found the right educational environment where he could thrive
- How connecting with other autistic people online inspired him to blog about his experiences and helped build his self-confidence
- How his blog grew in popularity after one of his early posts went viral: "How do I get an autistic person to X?" – You're asking the wrong question.
- How his blog led to other advocacy opportunities, including writing his new book, "Shake It Up!"
- The importance of practicing self-care so that you can sustain your advocacy
- His advice for advocates and content creators
You can find Quincy's writing on his blog, SpeakingOfAutism.com, and follow him on Facebook and Instagram.
For a limited time, Beyond 6 Seconds listeners in the US can save 20% off the purchase price of Quincy's book! Go to jkp.com, add "Shake It Up!" to your cart, and enter the discount code Hansen20 at checkout to get 20% off the book. This discount code is valid until August 31, 2022, for listeners with shipping addresses in the US only.
You can also enter to win a copy of "Shake It Up!" Check out my August 9, 2022 Twitter post at @Beyond6S to find out how.
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