Unpacking Neuroqueerness

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Hello, my name is George Muniz Gund (he/they). I am a young Brazilian American autistic and ADHD actor, disability justice advocate and board member at Autism Career Pathways (501c3).In this podcast I talk about my lived experience of being an autistic+ADHD person growing up in a world built for neurotypicals. I also host guests to talk about their own personal lived experiences with neurodiversity, as every neurodistinct person is different and experiences neurodiversity in their own unique ways.New episodes released every week*I do not speak for all neurodistinct people, I am just one neurodistinct person speaking about Autism and ADHD from my personal lived experiences.**TRANSCRIPTS AVAILABLE on RSS website from Episode 140 and up (I am in the process of adding older episodes) at https://rss.com/podcasts/unpackingneurodiversity/Check out my website https://www.georgemunizgund.com/

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Episode 156- Calling out ableism in Netflix's "Hack Your Health: The Secrets of your Gut"

May 12 2024 12 mins

In this episode I discuss the deeply ableist, irresponsible, problematic and offensive narrative around Autism propagated by Netflix's new documentary and the response from the autistic community and organizations such as the UK National Autistic Society.*Also check out my brand new website: https://www.georgemunizgund.com/

Episode 155- Why many autistics struggle with friendships

May 01 2024 8 mins

In this episode I talk about some of the difficulties many autistics like me experience when it comes to navigating friendships, such as being able too tell who is a friend or not, as well as understanding non-verbal communication, which can be very challenging for autistic people to read and understand because it is not how we typically communicate.

Episode 154- Why certain tasks can require a lot of energy for autistics and ADHDers

Apr 24 2024 9 mins

In this episode I explain how even simple tasks can be very exhausting for neurodivergent people, even if they are physically able to complete the task.

Episode 153- Why autistic empathy is often misunderstood

Apr 17 2024 9 mins

In this episode I give a refresher on emotional empathy vs cognitive empathy and explain how sensory overload and mental shutdowns can play a role in autistics being perceived as not having empathy. This is largely due to the medical community refusing to learn from listening to the internal experiences of autistic people.

Episode 152- Why autistic communication is often misunderstood

Apr 06 2024 7 mins

In this episode I discuss the main differences in between autistic and non-autistic communication styles, as well as the main reasons autistics are often misunderstood.

Episode 151- How to support your autistic friends and/or family members this April and beyond

Mar 29 2024 15 mins

For this episode, as we approach Autism Acceptance Month, I give a brief history "Autism awareness month" and explain why many autistics (including myself) prefer to say "Awareness and Acceptance" and how non-autistic people can be good allies and help make the world more accommodating to autistic folks, instead of pushing "cures" and "treatments", which are rooted in the old ablei

Episode 150- A talk with Jim Jarrett (he/him)

Mar 23 2024 42 mins

In this episode I host my acting teacher Jim Jarrett. Jim is Sanford Meisner's last teaching protégé and founder and director of The Meisner Technique Studio in San Francisco (where I completed my acting training just over two years ago). I firmly believe that studying with Jim played a huge role in my unmasking journey and in starting this podcast. Jim talks about the craft of n

Episode 149- A talk with autistic senior Jeff Fried (he/him)

Mar 18 2024 65 mins

In this episode I host fellow queer autistic ADHD senior Jeff Fried. I ask Jeff about his experiences with Autism and ADHD throughout life, what masking looked like for him, and how the narrative around Autism has been slowly changing over the past few decades.

Episode 148- A co-review of "Girls" with Ashra Piterman (she/her) @autisticthrifter

Mar 08 2024 90 mins

In this episode my friend Ashra and I talk about the HBO show "Girls", by Leena Dunham. We discuss the unfair perceptions towards the main character, Hannah, and the possibility of some characters being neurodivergent coded.

Episode 147- A talk about Ehlers Danlos syndrome with X Rakov (she/they)

Mar 01 2024 46 mins

In this episode my friend X talks about their experiences with Ehlers Danlos syndrome and how it affects them in conjunction with ADHD. Shared below are resources recommended by X during the episode:Ehlers Danlos Support UK https://www.ehlers-danlos.org/Neurodivergence and EDS https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27377649/EDS UK Webinar (2022) https://www.ehlers-danlos.or