Great Minds Don't Think Alike

10/12/2016

We're back! For one last time in 2016, we're looking at Neurodiversity through the wonderful lens of Film and TV.

To round off a very interesting year, Nicola reviews South Park Season 11 Episode 8, 'Le Petit Tourette,' and Christian reviews two Autism documentaries: 'The New Girl in Class' (which he hated) and 'Life, Animated' (which he loved).

06/12/2016

A very cool simulation of social and sensory overload.
Can anyone relate?

- Warning: this video contains flashing lights / strobing effects - A BBC Project Cape [Creating a Positive Environment] 360VR immersive film simulating the ...

17/10/2016

Hard to really judge any film without having actually seen it yet, but this one really sounds like a mess of garbled intentions.

There’s a way to make a movie about autism, but this isn’t it.

03/10/2016

'Growing up I was told: "You'll never be a writer because you can't spell." I'd respond "but I don't want to be a speller, I want to be a writer".'

Proud member of the D-squad Catherine Deveny shares some advice for parents of dyslexic kids.

07/09/2016

"You’ve got to find her island of competence," the vocation of someone with Tourette's Syndrome that sees them stop ticcing. Questionable name for it, but this is still an interesting article.

Tourette syndrome affects one in 100 Australian children. Now, behavioural therapy is helping to obviate tics.

01/09/2016

Magnetic North has created an identity system for a BBC neurodiversity campaign using colours and shapes which have been designed with people with neurological conditions in mind.

25/08/2016

Throwback Thursday: our 2014 episode featuring our award-winning interview with Rosie Project author Graeme Simsion.

Listen in to hear Julia, Amorette and Christian talk about how Autism is represented (and misrepresented) in Tv Film and literature. We also include the highlights of Christian and Sarah's interview with Graeme Simsion, the author of 'The Rosie Project' and it's yet-to-be released sequel 'The Rosie…

13/08/2016

Tears through a lot of big misconceptions about mental health

Deaf gain, rather than hearing loss, has long been theorized in capital-D-Deaf cultural spaces. Borrowing liberally from this

01/08/2016

Never heard of Executive Functioning? Neither had we until very recently. Daniel and Christian got to indulge in some linguistic, cinematic and societal musings in this week's discussions about dyslexia, documentaries and dysfunction.
http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/dyslexia-and-executive-dysfunction

Christian and Daniel chat about Executive Function and Dysnfunction, Project Unspell - a Dyslexic friendly alphabet - and a particularly problematic Indian Autism documentary called The New Girl in Class.

31/07/2016

Awesome for your Sunday

25-year-old South African Eddie Ndopu has become the first African with a disability accepted to the University of Oxford.

28/07/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-8-nov-2014-the-feels

Join Sarah, Julia, Alex, and Sam as they talk media, feelings and physical contact.

28/07/2016

21/07/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-25-oct-2014-primary-and-high-school

Cal, Eamon and Christian talk the good and the bad of primary school, high school and transitioning between the two.

15/07/2016

Our latest episode is named in honour of our retired presenter and producer, Callan Turnham, who joined Christian and Daniel one more time to talk movies, espionage and ambition overload.
http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/a-great-calamity-episode-9-2016

On Cal's last ever episode, he, Daniel and Christian discuss the incorporation of Neurodiverse traits in zero to hero Hollywood films, ambition overload and neurodiversity in espionage.

14/07/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-9-13-sept-2014-s*x-robyn-ashley

Content Warning - Talks about mature issues, briefly talks about Abuse This week is s*x and relationship week. join Christian, amorette and Daniel as they navigate through the world of s*x and and Autism. Features an interview with Robyn Ashley, a person who is on the Autism Spectrum, and is LGBT

10/07/2016

Cool story about a cool autistic teenage fashion blogger from Indonesia

Evita Nuh opens up about her utterly unique appeal.

07/07/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-18-oct-2014-disclosure-of-diagnosis

Join Cal, Christian and Daniel as they talk about the do's and don't's of disclosure and diagnosis!

01/07/2016

G'Day listeners, no upload today because of the election, keep your eyes on the page for that episode to be aired this coming week.

23/06/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-27-sept-2014-modes-of-communication-and-ne

Christian, Amorette and Alex talk the pros and cons of different communication modes for Neurodiverse people.

23/06/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-20-sept-2014-abuse-against-autistic-people

Content Warning - Very controversial issues discussed including bullying, murder, and eugenics. Join Amorette, Julia, Christian and Daniel as they discuss some of the more challenging issues about Autism, from eugenics to parents who kill their Autistic Children. Also features an interview with Bec…

22/06/2016

Nice video for your Wednesday evening

19/06/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/autism-countryside-episode-8-2016. Another podcast is live on omny! Today Cal and Christian discuss autism in regional areas.

Cal and Christain discuss autism treatment in regional areas.

16/06/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-6-sept-2014

Join Christian, Julia, Daniel and Alex, as they talk about Autism Terminology, and Making and Keeping friends. They also discuss if Autism is a disability or not.

11/06/2016

A beautiful video that is very special
I think it's very sweet to give hope to these children
~Nicola~

09/06/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/ep7-30-aug-2014

Join Amorette and Daniel as they talk about Autism Acceptance. Also featuring an interview with Callan Turnham

05/06/2016

Has your child with a disability experienced neglect, assault, restraint, detainment, seclusion, or other forms of torture and abuse at school, childcare or another educational institution? We know students with disabilities are being tied down, locked up, neglected, assaulted, detained, tortured an...

02/06/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-23rd-august-2014

Join Christian, Daniel, and Special Guest James, as they talk about Autism and Tertiary Education. They also feature Julia's interview with Jess Kapuscinski-Evans, Disabilities officer at University of Melbourne Student Union.

01/06/2016

Autistic Families International

Interesting stuff from the UK

"We want to represent the whole of society fairly. At the moment we are focusing on LGBT, we’re focusing on women, we’re focusing on race, etc. But what about neurological diversity as well? And I think that’s come on to the agenda.”

News from the UK: Labour to appoint a Shadow Minister for Neurodiversity.

What do you think? Would you like to see an Australian Minister for Neurodiversity post election?

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/may/31/labour-to-appoint-shadow-minister-for-neurodiversity-monique-craine?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-3

28/05/2016

Hey hey, this episode we're talking all about people whose names start with the letter A! One is the newly appointed Disability Discrimination Commissioner, the second the main character of a kids show, and the third a 16-year-old singer from Melbourne.

Cal and Alain discuss Alastair McEwin's appointment as Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Nicola reviews the Arthur episode "When Carl Met George," and Christian talks about Adam Ladell, a contestant on The Voice who has Tourette's Syndrome.

26/05/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-august-16-2014-overprotective-parents-kath

Join Christian, Amorette and Julia as they talk about overprotective parents, and learned helplessness in the Autism Community. Also featuring an interview with Katherine Annear from ASAN AU/NZ

26/05/2016

http://www.gamnesia.com/news/a-gamer-with-cerebral-palsy-wrote-a-heartfelt-thank-you-to-blizzard-for-ove
Great progress from Blizzard
~Nicola~

Overwatch fan Zak552 recently posted a heartfelt message on Reddit praising Blizzard for the game's accessibility. He mentioned how he could never play a game that required multiple buttons to be pressed at the same time due to his cerebral palsy,...

20/05/2016

Autistic Families International

A great article from The Sydney Morning Herald

"My name is Gordy, and I am a teenager with nonspeaking autism. I prefer this term rather than low functioning, because if I am typing you this letter, which I am, I am clearly functioning" -

An autistic teenager challenges the use of functioning labels and shows us why not presuming competence is problematic.

[Image description: picture of a 16 year old young man with headphones on smiling]

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life/this-nonspeaking-teenager-wrote-an-incredibly-profound-letter-explaining-autism-20160519-gozh1n.html
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19/05/2016

http://omnyapp.com/shows/gmdta/archive-august-9-2014-education-lyndel-kennedy

Join Christian and Daniel as they navigate their way through the minefield of Autism and the Education System. Also features an awesome interview with Lyndel Kennedy, President of Aspergers Victoria, and Author of 'The Hidden Differbility'

18/05/2016

Asides from cuts to community radio(check out Keep The Community In Your Radio) there are also cuts too we 60 arts and culture organisations including the fabulous Express Media
This article is certainly worth a read and share

Express Media, a 30-year-old institution that has lost its Australia Council funding, helped launch the career of many writers from Christos Tsiolkos to Anna Krien. It's future is now at risk and a generation of young writers will be poorer.