Let's Talk Neurosense: the psychology of neurodiversity
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S3 E5 Concept Creep and Neurodiversity with Nick Haslam
October 7, 2026 · 55 minHow does the meaning of words change over time - and what are the implications when those words are clinical terms? Nick Haslam is an academic psychologist, and his work has looked at the expansion of psychological terms like ‘trauma’…
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S3 E4 The Invisible Girls of Autism with Nabeelah Jaffer
September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 11 minNabeelah got in touch with us because she was concerned. She has an autistic 6-year-old whose autism has been obvious since she was very young and who is minimally speaking. She felt that children like her daughter were invisible. Her…
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BONUS: It’s all in the interaction: the nature and nurture of autism with Robert Wright
September 26, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min“I would love if the phrase nature vs nurture disappeared from the planet. I think it’s really held back a lot of progress. It’s nature and nurture. If we think of science as nature and nurture we are going to make progress a lot faster…
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S3 E3 Double Jeopardy with Helen Minnis
September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minWhen Helen Minnis was tiny, she was affectionately referred to as ‘a nightmare baby’. As an adult, she has a diagnosis of ADHD. She counts herself lucky, because her parents had each other, they had enough money, they had community support…
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BONUS: Is autism simply genetic? with Danielle Drinkwater and Naomi Fisher
September 21, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minBig announcements this week in the UK autism world. The National Autistic Society have declared that they are stating definitively that autism is genetic and that we can all stop looking for answers elsewhere. The question, they say, is…
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S3 E2 Questioning lived experience with Paul Hutton
September 16, 2026 · 60 minWhat does lived experience really mean? Should lived experience be given the same status as scientific studies? Could it sometimes be used as a shield, preventing ideas from being challenged? Have clinicians historically ignored lived…
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S3 E1 Dyslexia and Diagnostic Dilemmas with Susie Colbert
September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 7 minSusie brings a number of unique and valuable perspectives to the topic of neurodiversity and joins Naomi and I this week to to help us kickstart season 3. As well as working clinically as a psychologist and having her own diagnosis of…
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BONUS: Why it matters how we talk about ADHD with Danielle Drinkwater and Naomi Fisher
August 24, 2026 · 1 hr 14 minThe Channel 4 documentary The Great ADHD Myth? has sparked a national conversation, and it’s a heated one. For some, it was a much needed balance to the dominant narrative, while for others it was a biased and dangerous polemic. One of…