Neurodivergence and Mental Health Podcast

Author of five books, Presenter, Consultant and CBeebies contributor, Paul Isaacs shares his remarkable story of overcoming many challenges in order to live his authentic and full life. Paul’s parents thought he was deaf, blind and disabled as a baby. He was non verbal until age 7 and was bullied relentlessly through his life. Yet despite having Visual Perception Disorder, severe OCD and being traumatised by language difficulties, Paul has become one of the most well known Autistic Advocates in the

Suzan Issa was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She is autistic, ADHD and has Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) which she explains how this condition impacts her on her day to day life. She is an Emotional Regulation Specialist and works with families, often in the home to help support family members who may have challenging behaviours to learn more helpful strategies and coping mechanisms. We talk about sensory issues and the dreaded fire alarms. Suzan shares with me her experience of being in a state of

Sarah Boon is 26 and is autistic, ADHD and Dyslexic. She talks about her family, being bullied at school, her special interests and her favourite stims. Sarah is big on social media, Twitter being her go-to platform, and she is very much an advocate for Neurodivergence. She supports students at University and other meaningful charities and organisations within our Community. Buy Sarah a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/saraheboon Twitter: https://twitter.com/Saraheboon Instagram:

Max Marnau talks about her life as an autistic person and about her family with links to the holocaust which affected her identity. She shares her views on Spectrum10K and why she believes it is deeply concerning for the Autistic Community. She also shares her love of music and her career as a Counsellor - how her specialism in being able to listen deeply to her clients and to understand fully what they bring to Therapy as an Autist enables a unique insight and empathic dimension. Max has lived in