Ep. 20 - Finding Community (with Karen Timm)

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Ep. 20 - Finding Community (with Karen Timm)
In this episode we speak with Karen Timm about the importance of an autistic community, diversity in autistic voices and empowerment of everyone in the community. We also tackle topics related to education and late diagnosis.
GUEST BIO: Karen Timm is a perpetually reflective educational leader, an author, an artist and a musician, a relentless learner, public speaker, and a passionate proponent of the Neurodiversity movement, as well as a global Autistic advocate; most importantly, she is the proud, openly Autistic parent of an AUsome Human.
Founder of the Neurodivergent Infinity Network of Educators, Karen works with NINE ‘beyond walls and borders’ to foster Human Rights based, Neuroaffirmative practice in Education and beyond. By spearheading events such as the international Intersectional Infinity Summit, leading the development of NINE’s educational resources for Educators and other Allies, and modelling her commitment to amplifying diverse Autistic and otherwise Neurodivergent perspectives, Karen has developed a reputation for driving change through ongoing critically reflective practice, active community building and innovative collaborative partnerships which disrupt thinking, shift defaults and change the trajectory for Neurodivergent students, colleagues and families. When Karen is not engaged in her busy work as a school administrator or her advocacy efforts, you may find her drafting one or more new picture books, swimming, paddleboarding, beachcombing, stim dancing, bike riding, viola playing, or capturing unique details from nature through photography and the arts.
Watch for two of Karen’s upcoming publications:
‘Actually An Octopus’, a picture book about self-acceptance, living authentically and the importance of allyship (Illustrated by Jon Adams)
and
‘#FindingCommunity’, an anthology of diverse Autistic perspectives
Thing of the Day: Um, Kara didn't take notes and can't stand rewatching episodes when she edits, so... Not sure what it was today!
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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.
Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on RU-vid.
Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / RU-vid - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal
Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / RU-vid - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond / Instagram - @drkaradymond
Karen's Social Media: sites.google.c... / Twitter - @KarenAnnTimm @NINE_On_Can
SPECIAL THANKS:
-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick
- Today's guest, Karen Timm!

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18 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 8

@WingZeroSymphonics Год назад

Great episode. Community is so valuable. So much to learn about ourselves from one another.

@kayjay-kreations Год назад

I'm 60, I'm in a regular weekly zoom session with autistic community it is so important.

@michaelvandenheuvel317 3 месяца назад

remind daily please thank you

@tracyerskine7573 Год назад

Good morning ladies, from the beautiful Isle of Man🇮🇲

@drkaradymond Год назад

Oh, how lovely! Good morning :)

@EliW95 8 месяцев назад

i'm building a business and i am giving my food services to many people in gathering events for very cheap to nothing in exchange for simply spreading the word and giving out fliers for my food catering business, and i'm involved in local animal shelters and thrift stores as well as this place that gives away used furniture to families less able to afford it, and i can get tax deductions as a side befit by donating to these entities as well

@steeneugenpoulsen8174 Год назад

As someone who was around Fidonet and later pre-web Internet, you are kinda living in my past dream world that was ruined when the internet went mainstream. You can not have a community online these days without a group of people that set and enforces the tone, I've been looking at the Internet communities and they all seems to have issues with being toxic. Also found someone that wrote a thesis about internet communities and autism, that did show it to be healthy for them, but there's a lot of broken people that is so used to everyone being assholes to them, they think the only way to act is to be assholes to others and if the community leaders doesn't lead with a better example this get really bad and that can ruin online communities to the point they are harmful. There is unfortunately a reason that governments and police exist, because we can't be civilized without them.

@drkaradymond Год назад

I hear you! I've had many positive interactions on Twitter etc but also seen the extreme argumentative natures and deliberate misinterpretations of others' intents that can come out, rather than trying to find common ground and explain differences in perspectives with respect. I find it very difficult in those instances and try to stay clear. I use Twitter (or is it now called X?!?) less and less. Sounds like a really interesting thesis!