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THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Sara Gullihur-Bradford aka SJ Childs
354 episodes
4 days ago
Send us a text A blog that almost stalled. A book that took shape anyway. And a voice that keeps getting louder. We sit down with Michael, an autistic author from Ontario, to trace how “Michaelism: My POV on Life with Autism” went from idea to self-published reality—and why persistence beat perfection at every turn. Michael opens up about the early days when the word autism felt abstract, while picture-based learning made the world click. That contrast sets the tone for an honest look at com...
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Send us a text A blog that almost stalled. A book that took shape anyway. And a voice that keeps getting louder. We sit down with Michael, an autistic author from Ontario, to trace how “Michaelism: My POV on Life with Autism” went from idea to self-published reality—and why persistence beat perfection at every turn. Michael opens up about the early days when the word autism felt abstract, while picture-based learning made the world click. That contrast sets the tone for an honest look at com...
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Kids & Family,
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Episodes (20/354)
THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 339-An Autistic Author’s Journey From Blog To Book- with Michael Tanzer
Send us a text A blog that almost stalled. A book that took shape anyway. And a voice that keeps getting louder. We sit down with Michael, an autistic author from Ontario, to trace how “Michaelism: My POV on Life with Autism” went from idea to self-published reality—and why persistence beat perfection at every turn. Michael opens up about the early days when the word autism felt abstract, while picture-based learning made the world click. That contrast sets the tone for an honest look at com...
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4 days ago
24 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 338-Rethinking Diversity: Stop Fixing Minds, Start Using Them with Todd Hapogian
Send us a text What if the very traits that once set your career on fire could be turned into a repeatable system that saves companies and jobs—without burning you out? That’s the tension we explore with turnaround executive Todd Hagopian, whose fifteen years of undiagnosed bipolar disorder powered massive wins and painful self-sabotage before a diagnosis forced a new path. The meds worked, the edge seemed to vanish, and then he did something rare: he bottled the useful parts of hypomania int...
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1 week ago
44 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 337-From Classroom Insights To An Inclusive Social App with Brittany Moser
Send us a text What if social apps actually met neurodivergent needs? That question drives a warm, candid conversation with educator-turned-founder Brittany Moser as we dig into Synchrony, a new social and dating app for autistic and otherwise neurodivergent adults. Brittany traces the journey from a rural Queensland classroom to a Manhattan charter school, where practical inclusion strategies showed that supports designed for autistic students often help everyone. Those lessons—visuals, soci...
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2 weeks ago
29 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 336-From bullied teen to autism advocate: Jessica Danel on resilience, motherhood, and a life worth writing about
Send us a text A teenager sent to rehab without ever touching drugs. A yellow‑Formica childhood stitched with bullying and bravado. A school shooting buried by a bigger headline. Jessica Danel’s story doesn’t ask for sympathy—it demands your attention and rewards it with candor, humor, and hard‑won wisdom. We sit down with Jessica to unpack the heartbeat behind her memoir, Bucket List from a Redneck Girl, and the Just Saying podcast she launched to give other moms a place to breathe. Jessica...
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3 weeks ago
42 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 335-Belonging Begins When You Trust Your Neurotype with Lisa Richer
Send us a text A simple song sparks a bigger truth: creative expression can move us through trauma and toward purpose. From that opening, we dive into a frank, compassionate conversation with neurodiversity consultant and advocate Lisa Richer about late diagnosis, parenting autistic and ADHD kids, and the hard-earned art of trusting your gut when the “experts” disagree. Lisa traces her path from anxiety and ADHD to burnout and recovery, revealing how a single label can validate years of live...
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1 month ago
42 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 334-Dr. Ambrose Pass-Turner helps families build critical thinking, problem-solving, and emotional regulation at home and in school
Send us a text A rainy Saturday, a canceled playground trip, and a child named Logan turn into an unforgettable lesson on resilience. We welcome Dr. Ambrose Pass Turner—counseling psychologist, professor, and longtime clinician—to share how a personal health crisis became the spark for a children’s book that helps families navigate disappointment with calm, creativity, and connection. You’ll hear how simple moments can coach big skills: critical thinking, problem-solving, and emotion regulati...
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1 month ago
30 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 333-Beauty and the Beast, Rewired: Autism, Authorship, and a Bold Retelling with Author Bria Rose
Send us a text A candid, joyful talk with author Bria Rose about flipping Beauty and the Beast on its head, managing perfectionism as autistic creatives, and building momentum as an indie author through outreach, edits, and community. We share practical steps for starting, finishing, and promoting a book while keeping your voice intact. • season focus on autism summits and storytelling magic • Bria Rose’s path from Disneyland to dark romance author • practical advice to start writing without...
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1 month ago
29 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 332-Teach the heart to speak: colors, capes, and the quiet power of parental intuition with Constance Lewis
Send us a text A dream, a diagnosis, and a blueprint for calmer families—this conversation with Constance Lewis traces how a sudden medical crisis turned into a playful, powerful tool for emotional regulation. When her son Miles began having grand mal seizures at four, Constance and her husband Andre (a pediatric dentist) entered a maze of tests, medications, and second opinions. After a brain lesion finally came to light and surgery followed, they channeled the experience into a children’s b...
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1 month ago
28 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 331-From Isolation to Inclusion: A Mother’s Policy Path on Autism, Advocacy, and Work with Carol Waldman
Send us a text The conversation starts with a memory many families know too well: an early checkup, a handful of red flags, and years of whispered support plans. From there, we move into motion—Carol Waldman shares how a lonely path through therapies and IEPs grew into public advocacy, culminating in a unanimous San Diego measure to expand training and hiring for neurodiverse adults. Along the way, we unpack what real inclusion looks like: a high school three-pointer that turned tokenism into...
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2 months ago
29 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 330-Autistic Techie at Work: Self-Advocacy, AI, and Real-Life Boundaries with Shea Belsky
Send us a text What if the most powerful support is simply letting people try? That’s the thread we follow with guest Shea Belsky—autistic self-advocate, software engineering tech lead, and host of Autistic Techie—through a candid tour of early supports, hard-won boundaries, and the everyday tactics that make work and life more humane. We start with the shift from “I’m uncomfortable” to “I’m uncomfortable because… and here’s what might help.” Shea breaks down how that language unlocks practi...
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2 months ago
33 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 329-From Scans to Sunlight: Rethinking Autism Care with Dr. Theodore Henderson
Send us a text What if “treatment-resistant” isn’t about you—it’s about the tools? We sit down with Dr. Theodore Henderson, a neurobiologist and psychiatrist, to rethink brain care for autism, TBI, depression, anxiety, and long COVID through neuroplasticity, functional imaging, and smarter energy-based therapies. Instead of labels and guesswork, we dig into how infrared light can reach mitochondria, raise BDNF, and trigger repair; why power and dosing make or break results; and how SPECT scan...
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2 months ago
42 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 328-Farming Revolution: Regenerative Agriculture's Impact on Health, Autism and More with Mattieu Mehuys
Send us a text Dive deep into the fascinating world where regenerative agriculture meets human health with landscape architect and author Mattieu Mehuys. From his roots on a Belgian family farm to his current mission transforming farmland in the Azores, Mattieu shares how his personal journey through crisis became the catalyst for his life's purpose. The conversation reveals startling truths about our modern food system. After World War II, military chemicals found new homes in agriculture, ...
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3 months ago
40 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 327-Finding Your Voice: Siblings, Stories, and Special Needs with Mila Maxwell
Send us a text Curiosity drives creativity in this heartfelt conversation with author Mila Maxwell, whose debut novel "Finding Lady Baltimore" emerged from a simple yet profound question: "What if something happened to me that allowed me to see her perspective?" This burning desire to understand her sister Sarah's experience with cerebral palsy ultimately became the foundation for a work of fiction that blends real-life experiences with imaginative exploration. Maxwell's journey from caregiv...
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3 months ago
25 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 327-Everyone Deserves Connection: Dating with Disabilities with Kathy O'Connell
Send us a text Kathy O'Connell opens up about her journey navigating dating while living with cerebral palsy, revealing how vulnerability and self-acceptance transformed her personal life and launched her mission to help others. As founder of Radiant Abilities, she's developed a framework that guides people with disabilities through the often challenging world of dating and relationships. Her story is both touching and inspiring – after years of painful dating experiences, Kathy learned that...
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3 months ago
29 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 326-Beyond Words: Autism's Intuitive Connection with Catherine Crestani
Send us a text What if your child's seemingly unusual behaviors are actually their way of connecting with a world most of us can't see? Catherine Crestani, leadership coach and intuitive healer with nearly two decades of experience as a speech-language pathologist, shares profound insights about the spiritual dimensions of autism that mainstream approaches often miss. Drawing from her extensive work with hundreds of children on the spectrum, Catherine reveals how many nonverbal childre...
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3 months ago
42 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 325-Your Autism Is Not My Autism: Celebrating Neurological Diversity with Dr. Kristen Williamson
Send us a text What if autism isn't a modern condition but an ancient, essential thread in human evolution? Dr. Kristen Williamson, a professional counselor diagnosed with autism at 39, takes us on a journey that challenges everything we think we know about neurodiversity. "I feel like an alien wearing a matching skin suit of a human," Dr. Williamson confesses, describing the exhausting process of studying and mimicking neurotypical behaviors just to fit in. Her late diagnosis mirrors the ex...
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4 months ago
39 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 324-Dyslexia and Dysgraphia Don't Define Your Child's Future-with Daniela Feldhausen
Send us a text What happens when children struggle to read despite their best efforts? How can parents spot the early warning signs of dyslexia or dysgraphia? And why do millions of children continue falling behind in reading despite classroom interventions? Daniela Feldhausen, founder of Kids Up Reading Tutors, brings both professional expertise and transformative solutions to these pressing questions. After 25 years practicing law in Washington DC, Daniela discovered her true calling while...
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4 months ago
36 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 323-Beyond the Box: Celebrating Neurodiversity and Finding Freedom in Authenticity
Send us a text Ever felt like your brain works differently than everyone else's? Dr. Albert Bramante invites us to celebrate these differences as superpowers rather than limitations in this enlightening conversation about neurodiversity. Drawing from his 22 years as a talent agent and his background in psychology, Dr. Bramante shares why he prefers the term "neurodivergent" over "on the spectrum" - it recognizes different processing styles without implying something is wrong. His personal re...
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4 months ago
32 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 322-Empowering Neurodiverse Children Through Meditation and Mindfulness in Schools with Luminara
Send us a text What if the key to transforming children's mental health wasn't found in medication or traditional therapy, but in teaching them to quiet their minds and connect with their bodies? In this eye-opening conversation with healer and educator Luminara from Manchester, UK, we discover the remarkable impact of bringing meditation, visualization, and energy work into school settings. Luminara's journey begins with a profound personal experience—her newborn son was pronounced dead mul...
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4 months ago
36 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode 321-AI for Autistics: Empowering Individuals Through Technology with Derek Crager
Send us a text What happens when artificial intelligence meets neurodivergent thinking? Magic, innovation, and life-changing tools for those who've always felt different. Meet Derek Crager, a late-diagnosed autistic entrepreneur who spent decades feeling like "an alien here on Earth to observe" before discovering his neurotype at age 50. Now he's channeling his unique perspective into creating AI solutions specifically designed for the neurodivergent community. Derek's journey from industri...
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4 months ago
36 minutes

THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Send us a text A blog that almost stalled. A book that took shape anyway. And a voice that keeps getting louder. We sit down with Michael, an autistic author from Ontario, to trace how “Michaelism: My POV on Life with Autism” went from idea to self-published reality—and why persistence beat perfection at every turn. Michael opens up about the early days when the word autism felt abstract, while picture-based learning made the world click. That contrast sets the tone for an honest look at com...