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Welcome to Episode 10  of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4   "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond." 

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

Having difficulty advocating for your rights, or even knowing what your rights are? We chat with three experts who will share their incredible insights on supporting both parents and autistic students in advocating for what they need and deserve! This is a must listen episode  for all parents and carers. 

Natasha Staheli speaks with Karen Dimmock, Sarah Hayden,  and Chenai Mupotsa-Russell.

Please find further resources for this episode attached to this podcast: 16. Supporting parents and children to advocate for themselves.pdf

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Welcome to Episode 9  of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4 "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond."

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

In this episode Katie Koullas CEO of Yellow Ladybugs speaks to renowned child psychiatrist Dr Alberto Veloso and explores Regulations, Ruptures and Repairs: How to Support our Ladybugs when Things Get Tough

Dr Alberto Veloso offersCompassionate advice and practical strategies to empower parents and teachers to co-regulate when relationships rupture and how and when to reflect and repair. A special look into complex mental health challenges, and how to cope when things get tough.

For further information on this episode please see our attached resource: 14. Regulation, Ruptures and Repairs.pdf

Content Warning: Please note this episode does contain references to hospital stays, mental health, family violence, self- harm, intrusive thoughts and threats to harm. 

You can stay up to date with all things on our website yellowladybugs.com.au

Welcome to Episode 8 of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4  "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond."

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

“Can’t. Not Won’t”. This important panel from our Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse students at school and Beyond Conference will explore the very hot topic of school “refusal,” and reframe this as school can’t. School can’t and school trauma are real issues for so many in our community and we explain why they cannot be solved with a tough love approach. 

Katie Koullas  chats with Louise Rogers and Tiffany Westphall both amazing advocates and creators  of the school can't Facebook group and Nicole Bester an OT with both lived and professional experience. 

Please note this episode does contain references to suicide ideality, depression and mental health issues.

Please see further resources attached to this podcast; 12. Understanding school can't and school trauma.docx

You can stay up to date with all things on our website  yellowladybugs.com.au

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4  "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond."

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training. 

Confused about therapy and ‘intervention’ and how to help the young ladybug in your life? This panel will utilise the clinical experience of two insightful autistic psychologists, who will unpack some of the immediate, short-term and life long impacts of commonly recommended behaviourist and compliance-based therapies, and then share their expertise on what neuro-affirming therapy and supports look like.

Katie Koullas and Natasha Staheli chat with Marie Camin and Sandhya Menon.

please note this content contains reference to ABA, mental health issues,  child sexual and physical abuse, suicide ideality, and eating disorders 

For further information on this podcast please see our resources attached  10. Neuro-affirming alternatives to behaviourism and compliance-based therapies.docx

You can stay up to date with all things on our website yellowladybugs.com.au

Welcome to Episode 6 of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4   "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond." 

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training. 

In this episode Natasha Staheli will be exploring what does a neuro-affirming classroom look like? Four lived experience experts share their practical advice for teachers on how to be a detective and uncover the hidden or unmet needs of autistic students, and how the make the hidden curriculum more accessible.

Natasha chats with Christina Keeble, Renae Austin, Adina Levy and Enara Tompkins.

For further resources relating to the podcast please see our attached document:  9. Neuro-affirming ways to support autistic girls and gender diverse students.pdf

You can stay up to date with all things on our website yellowladybugs.com.au

Welcome to Episode 4 of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4   "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond." 

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training. 

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training and Yellow Ladybugs and comes from the Yellow Ladybugs conference 2023.

This is an honest, compassionate and grounded conversation about supporting parents and carers of autistic young people. Our panellists share a mix of practical advice, and lived experience perspectives and reflections that will resonate with all of us who are on the parenting journey.

Join us as Katie Koullas chats with Joanne Hatchard, Dannielle Wilson and Yael Clark.

For further resources relating to the podcast please see our attached document: 3. Supporting parents and carers of autistic young people.pdf

You can stay up to date with all things on our website yellowladybugs.com.au

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4   "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond." 

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

Join us for this fantastic two part conversation hosted by Katie Koullas and Natasha Staheli who speak with two internationally renowned experts- Mona Delahooke and Dr Ross Greene – who are both shifting the lens on this topic. 

Join us in learning how we can work compassionately with our young people, to understand their unmet needs, and address their need for safety.

Content Warning: Please note this panel does contain references to suicide, self harm, mental health, depression and bullying.

Please find additional resources attached to the podcast in the following document, 2. Reframing Behaviour.pdf

Welcome to Episode 2  of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4   "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond." 

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

The opening panel of the Yellow Ladybugs 2023 Conference "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse students at school and Beyond" explores what your autistic students and children want you to know. Bringing a combination of lived and professional experience, our autistic speakers will reflect on their own schooling experience and share their powerful insights and advice.

Join us as Katie Koullas and Natasha Staheli talk to Em Hammond- NeuroWild, Louise Chandler - Neurodivergent_lou and Hannah Smith- The Atypical Teacher.

For further resources relating to the podcast please see our attached document: https://yellowladybugs.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/YellowLadybugs/EQy-YJ9E2mRNm9JF2ejKxGsBRh3vN2r8X5rjTikORLfUBQ?e=Vhrwlb

You can stay up to date with all things on our website yellowladybugs.com.au

Welcome to Episode 1  of the Yellow Ladybugs podcast series  4   "Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond." 

This podcast series is brought to you by the Victorian Department of Education and Training.

Katie Koullas CEO of Yellow Ladybugs presents the welcome and Introduction panel for the Supporting Autistic Girls and Gender Diverse Students at School and Beyond 2023 Conference.  This conversation provides welcome and introduction to the key issues impacting autistic girls and gender diverse youth right now. Katie will focus on the hidden/ unmet needs of our community.  

Please be sure to check out our website for all the amazing resources referred to in this podcast.

You can stay up to date with all things on our website: yellowladybugs.com.au

While on an adventure to Joshua Tree, two old friends run into a stranger and together they experience something that not only connects them, but also changes their lives forever.   Blinded by the Light is written by Tal Anderson.

Tal Anderson, Kayla Cromer, Anthony Purnell, and Morgan Marie, star.

Hairy Yarns is produced by Violet Sky Media in Los Angeles, California. Follow hosts Tal Anderson and Kayla Cromer on Instagram @TheTalAnderson and @KaylaCromerOfficial . The Hairy Yarns Podcast will post updates and Behind-the-Scenes clips to the Official Instagram Account @HairyYarnsPodcast

While visiting her uncle at the new historical theater he just purchased, Jenna finds an experienced actor willing to help her rehearse for her school play. All is well until it isn't in this Hairy Yarn inspired by a real place and true story of haunting.  To Be or Not To Be is written by Anthony Purnell.

Tal Anderson, Kayla Cromer, and Anthony Purnell star.

Hairy Yarns is produced by Violet Sky Media in Los Angeles, California. Follow hosts Tal Anderson and Kayla Cromer on Instagram @TheTalAnderson and @KaylaCromerOfficial . The Hairy Yarns Podcast will post updates and Behind-the-Scenes clips to the Official Instagram Account @HairyYarnsPodcast

Trying to escape from her personal life, Angela Markham checks into a luxury hotel and has a Thanksgiving she will never forget. After the performance, hosts Tal Anderson and Kayla Cromer discuss the real-life creepy story that inspired this episode. Solo Hike is written by Tal Anderson with story editing by Maya Patel.

Hairy Yarns is produced by Violet Sky Media in Los Angeles, California. Follow hosts Tal Anderson and Kayla Cromer on Instagram @TheTalAnderson and @KaylaCromerOfficial . The Hairy Yarns Podcast will post updates and Behind-the-Scenes clips to the Official Instagram Account @HairyYarnsPodcast

An ambitious and energetic house-flipper finds herself in an unexpected situation while flipping her dream house.  After the performance, hosts Tal Anderson and Kayla Cromer discuss the real-life creepy story that inspired this episode. D.I.Y. is written by Tal Anderson.

Hairy Yarns is produced by Violet Sky Media in Los Angeles, California. Follow hosts Tal Anderson and Kayla Cromer on Instagram @TheTalAnderson and @KaylaCromerOfficial . The Hairy Yarns Podcast will post updates and Behind-the-Scenes clips to the Official Instagram Account @HairyYarnsPodcast

Discussing what to do after we realize we are Autistic, navigating that rollercoaster of emotions and how to move forward with this new information. Music: “Theme 27, Version 2” by Joe Kuta published by Jos. M. Kuta Music Publishing, BMI. Episode transcript: https://bit.ly/3rUNVgX

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• I put out a call for Patrons, and you put us over the top! The podcast is now covering its own hosting costs. Operating costs are currently around $26 per month. Patrons are contributing about $94 after Patreon fees and taxes. I've been using the extra to re-invest back into the show, like paying to have the logo commissioned.
• Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes while supporting the show.
• We've also trying live streaming for Patrons ($5+ tier) but have some kinks to work out.
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• I've got most of the gear now to make YouTube versions of our interviews. In another month or two at this rate I should be able to spring for video editing software to get some Neurodiversity content out there on video to complement the podcasting.

Show notes:

• This episode was recorded a little while back. This and the next one are coming out after a long delay. Thanks for your patience!
• Watch this episode on YouTube!
• Jeff came out as #ActuallyAutistic in September, having just found out in January.
• Interesting story to tell about life pre-diagnosis.
• First year of processing diagnosis & moving forward.
• Can the journey of late life Autism diagnosis be supported like those in a recovery program? 
• Even if you're expecting & looking forward to the diagnosis, the experience of receiving it from essentially a stranger can be jarring.
• We talk a bit about the Autistic community, how it can be a scary community sometimes... if you don't use the right words, have the right point of view, the community can turn on its own kind. Can we get better at this? Can we show each other more grace, give each other room for different paths?
• Diagnosis can be a catalyst to becoming a better human being through understanding, reflection, introspection, iteration, adaptation, etc.

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Guest: Haley Moss, ESQ

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Patreon status:

• I put out a call for Patrons, and you put us over the top! The podcast is now covering its own hosting costs. Operating costs are currently around $26 per month. Patrons are contributing about $94 after Patreon fees and taxes. I've been using the extra to re-invest back into the show, like paying to have the logo commissioned.
• Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes while supporting the show.
• We've also trying live streaming for Patrons ($5+ tier) but have some kinks to work out.
• I have used some of the pledge money to have our Groktopus mascot created and Podcast cover art.
• Order of the Tentacle ($50+ per month):
  • &Diverse Foundation
• Holy grail: professional transcripts of all episodes. Automated tools don't work well, so this requires real labor. We're not close to this yet.
• I've got most of the gear now to make YouTube versions of our interviews. In another month or two at this rate I should be able to spring for video editing software to get some Neurodiversity content out there on video to complement the podcasting.

Show notes:

• Episode 8 got corrupted partway through and I left it out there as-is. The first part of the episode is fine and then it was gone. I had recorded Episode 9 on the same day before discovering the corrupted SD card so that episode is lost forever.
• The loss of great content did make me kind of tail spin into a dark place. It took a little while to come back from that and start recording again.
• There is a video of Episode 10 (this one!) and once I figure out how to edit that, I will put it on the new YouTube channel.
• Haley is back at home in her own apartment after living with her parents for 7 months for the pandemic.
• Haley has a book coming out, maybe in Spring 2021. Stay tuned and we'll have her back to announce it.
• Shall we burn massive quantities of blue puzzle pieces in effigy?
• Haley talks about her experience being featured on the Today Show.
• Trains! Woo woo! We need some wholesome train content on the show.
• Slight burning at the expense of "people without Autism" and comparisons to robots. We love our allistic friends, though!
• "Non-compliance is a social skill."
• Autism cause vaccines, not the other way around.
• Discussed plans for Autistic world domination.
• Why Haley can't stand Love on the Spectrum.
• Documentary producers will piece together a version of you that may or may not actually/accurately represent you.
• Being manipulated by documentary film makers to force things that aren't true, like relationships.
• How to be a very public advocate while protecting your private life.
• The hurtfulness of strangers calling us "inspirational". See Stella Young's TeD talk on "Inspiration Porn".
• Interdependence in the Autistic community... we don't talk enough about it, so we make some time for that here & now.
• What is "independence" and is it even realistic? Interdependence is totally normal, but watch out for co-dependence.
• This episode launches the concept of the Haley Cinematic Universe. There's a lot that goes on in the lives of a public advocate that does not happen in the public eye. It's just for friends & loved ones.
• Haley clarifies she's not an optimist so much as an idealist. 
• What would a livable support community look like for people with disabilities? And who should / should not be allowed to live there? Could this be a better alternative to group homes or institutions?
• The disability hierarchy is very very real.
• The ups and downs of disclosure, how parents of disabled people advocate very differently than first-person disabled people, and why representation matters to avoid unintended consequences & discrimination.
• Voting by mail... vs early voting, the ins & outs, ups & downs.
• Politics... US 2020 election transcends politics. Trump supporters are going to be offended.
• The Republican party has moved far away from protecting disabled Americans since passing the ADA.
• Only one candidate (Biden) has a plan for protecting disabled folks. It's not a perfect policy, but at least they are thinking about it.
• The realization that Joe Biden might have been pandering to the Autistic vote his whole career by riding Amtrak regularly, endorsing it, and even reading the magazine. We're going to invite Joe to appear on the podcast.
• Twitter people mentioned on the show that you should follow:
  • @ElectionBabe
  • @Reese__P
  • @SenhorRaposa
  • @slooterman
  • @EricMGarcia
  • @RyanHendry94
  • @helenrottier
  • @lilririah
• Technical glitch near the end... Zoom problems! But we recovered!
• I'm a just a little cod in a big machine.

NOTICE: This audio file was corrupted partway through and part of the episode was lost. I'm profoundly sorry for this. I'll work to resolve the problem before the next episode is published. The original source files were corrupted so I'm afraid there is no way to recover this content.

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Guest: Rhi Lloyd-Williams

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Patreon status:

• I put out a call for Patrons, and you put us over the top! The podcast is now covering its own hosting costs. Operating costs are currently around $26 per month. Patrons are contributing $102 per month ($87 comes back to the show after Patreon fees and taxes).
• Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes while supporting the show.
• We're also trying live streaming for Patrons ($5+ tier)
• I have used some of the pledge money to have our Groktopus mascot created and Podcast cover art.
• Order of the Tentacle ($50+ per month):
  • &Diverse Foundation
• Holy grail: professional transcripts of all episodes. Automated tools don't work well, so this requires real labor. We're not close to this yet.

Show notes:

• Where have we been? Depression is a $!#@*.
• I'm privately podcasting at work during the week, possibly with more listeners! Similar kind of show, but aimed at coworkers.
• Adjustment to show release cadence.

At the time of this recording, this show is entirely unsponsored and without ads. It is listener-supported. Will you support us? For only a dollar a month, you can show your support as a fan of the show. For five dollars a month, you can be an Official Patron. And as a show of gratitude, you'll have access to new episodes several days before everybody else. You can learn more about the show and how to support it on our Patreon page.

Host: Magnus Hedemark

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Guest: Haley Moss, ESQ

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Music: 

• "Backed Vibes Clean" by Kevin MacLeod

Patreon status:

• I put out a call for Patrons recently, and you put us over the top! The podcast is now covering its own hosting costs. Hosting costs are currently just under $20 per month. Patrons are contributing $47 per month ($38.80 comes back to the show after Patreon fees).
• Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes while supporting the show.
• I will use some of the pledge money to have our Groktopus mascot created and Podcast cover art.
• I will start researching costs for professionally done episode transcripts. That will be the next goal.

Show notes:

At the time of this recording, this show is entirely unsponsored and without ads. It is listener-supported. Will you support us? For only a dollar a month, you can show your support as a fan of the show. For five dollars a month, you can be an Official Patron. And as a show of gratitude, you'll have access to new episodes several days before everybody else. You can learn more about the show and how to support it on our Patreon page.

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Guest: Crystal Rapoza, from Autistic Bodybuilding

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Patreon status:

• I put out a call for Patrons in the last episode, and you put us over the top! The podcast is now covering its own hosting costs. Hosting costs are currently just under $20 per month. Patrons are contributing $27 per month.
• Patrons ($5+ per month): Chris Peters, Dr. Nicole Radziwill, Bob Galen, David Colburn, Jen Emira
• Friends of the podcast ($1-$4.99 per month): Grayson Brewer, Lisa Tomey
• Become a Patron and get early access to new episodes while supporting the show.
• I will start researching costs for professionally done episode transcripts. That will be the next goal.

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