ADHD And Neurodiversity Episodes

March 25, 2024

Connecting Neurodivergent Jobseekers and Employers with Jhillika Kuma…

We have two great guests in this episode! James sits down for a conversation with Jhillika Kumar and Conner Reinhardt, the CEO, and COO respectively, of Mentra. As a neurodiversity employment network, one of the goals of Mentra is to …

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Feb. 12, 2024

The Intersection of ADHD, Women, and Asian Culture with Kim To

Certified ADHD Coach, public speaker, and entrepreneur, Kim To, joins Mai Ling Chan on this episode to share her thoughts and experiences with ADHD. Kim talks about the journey to her diagnosis and why she moved into coaching others with …

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Dec. 4, 2023

The Best of 2023 Disability Leadership with Mai Ling Chan & James Ber…

Don’t miss the final episode of the Xceptional Leaders podcast for 2023! Our hosts, Mai Ling and James, share some valuable information as they look back over this past year. They talk about the strides that were made in the …

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Nov. 6, 2023

Embracing ADHD and Neurodiversity as an Adult with Julia Ovcharenko

Our guest today is neurodivergent Ukrainian entrepreneur and mental health enthusiast, Julia Ovcharenko. She talks with Mai Ling about the stigma around ADHD and adjusting to ADHD and neurodiversity diagnoses as an adult, which is a very personal...

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Aug. 28, 2023

Creative Marketing & Careers for the Neurodivergent with Merlee Jayme

In today’s packed interview, James chats with Merlee Jayme, Chairmom® and Founder of the Misfits Camp. Merlee shares some of her backstory, including some experiences in her early, formative years which had a profound impact on her life and her...

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June 19, 2023

Living with ADHD in Adulthood with Chris Wang

The topic of today’s episode is personal for Mai Ling. Before our guest joins the show to talk about ADHD, Mai Ling shares her own personal experience with her diagnosis. James then sits down with startup founder and expert ADHD/neurodiversity...

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April 10, 2023

Artificial Intelligence in the Disability Space with Yonah Welker

Before we introduce our guest in this episode, Mai Ling shares a major update about a new venture that she is embarking on that has a connection to our guest. And that guest is technology explorer, evaluator, and reviewer, Yonah …

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Feb. 27, 2023

Social Entrepreneurship and Neurodiversity with Vanessa Castañeda Gill

Today, we welcome to the show Vanessa Castañeda Gill, the Co-Founder and CEO of Social Cipher, a game-based, social-emotional learning platform for neurodiverse youth. Social Cipher launched their first game called Ava, and Vanessa shares the story...

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Sept. 12, 2022

Empowering Teens with ADHD Through Digital Tools with Bryan Dinner

Bryan Dinner is our guest for this episode of Xceptional Leaders. He is the CEO and founder of Clarifi, the desktop app that assists teens with ADHD and attention challenges with completing online homework. Bryan talks with James about his …

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March 28, 2022

Dyslexia and Neurodivergence in the Workplace with Jeannette Roberes

We kick off this episode with Mai Ling and James both sharing about events they recently participated in and the takeaways from them. Then James has a great conversation with speech-language pathologist and author, Jeannette Roberes. She has extensive...

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March 14, 2022

Empowering Neurodivergent Individuals with Katrina Martin

Mai Ling sits down with Katrina Martin, PhD, the founder of Bridges Learning System, to chat about her work in curriculum development. Katrina has focused on designing curriculum for disabled youth that supports and empowers neurodivergent...

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Oct. 18, 2021

Neurodiversity and ADHD in Adult Life with Anna Price

In this final episode for 2021, Martyn and Mai Ling bring you up to speed with all that’s going on in their respective worlds and share about what’s in store for the show in the future. Martyn then shares his …

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Aug. 9, 2021

Neurodiversity and Invisible Disabilities as Superpowers with Steven …

Our guest today is Steven Woodgate. Steven chats with Martyn about his personal experiences with dyslexia and how he turned those challenges into his superpowers. He also shares about using his unique perspective on problem solving in the business...

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Nov. 16, 2020

Adaptive Clothing and Hidden Disabilities with Victoria Jenkins

Adaptive Clothing and Hidden Disabilities with Victoria Jenkins

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Nov. 2, 2020

Spotlighting Lived Experiences From a Kids Perspective With Mathew Kl…

Spotlighting Lived Experiences From a Kids Perspective With Mathew Klickstein

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