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David's Divergent Discussions

David's Divergent Discussions

By David Gray-Hammond

David Gray-Hammond and Katie Munday bring you a range of discussions on Neurodivergence and subverting societal expectations! We've got everything in this show, philosophy, lived experience, social sciences. If it's neurodiversity related, you know we're going to talk about it!

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Identity and Community, and Mental Health- David with Katie Munday

David's Divergent DiscussionsDec 07, 2022

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Celebrating David's 8th Anniversary of Sobriety- David with Charlie Hart, Tigger Pritchard, and Ollie
Apr 07, 202401:01:02
Neurodivergence and Relationships- David & Katie with Tanya Adkin
Mar 18, 202401:12:48
Cancer Service Inequity- David with Katie Munday
Mar 11, 202401:06:48
The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Neurodivergence- David with Rachel Gavin
Mar 07, 202440:54
Weird Pride Day Panel- David with Dr. Nick Walker, Fergus Murray, and Tanya Adkin

Weird Pride Day Panel- David with Dr. Nick Walker, Fergus Murray, and Tanya Adkin

In this epsiode, David and guests explore and celebrate Weird Pride Day (March 4th). Tackling issues like privilege, weirding, and the possibilities that exist in a weirder world.

Mar 04, 202401:04:58
Education, Wellbeing, and Monotropism- David with Fergus Murray and Tanya Adkin
Feb 12, 202401:10:28
Neuroanarchy and Privilege- David with Katie Munday
Feb 05, 202458:29
Autistic people and psychiatric inpatient treatment- David with Rachel Cullen
Jan 15, 202455:07
Season 3 Relaunch!- David with Katie Munday
Jan 08, 202401:09:35
Introduction to the #ItsNotOkayToNotBeOkay Campaign- David with Charlie, Emma, and Owen
Jan 04, 202439:16
Spectrum 10k Special- David with Katie Munday and Priscilla Eyles
Nov 20, 202301:03:06
CAMHS Crisis (Part 2)- David with Charlie Hart (AKA Ausome Charlie)
Nov 14, 202340:27
Season 3 Trailer!

Season 3 Trailer!

Season 3 is coming! Starting November 14th 2023!

Nov 03, 202300:35
The Mental Health Act- David with Rachel Gavin
Oct 10, 202352:46
Neurodivergent Mental Health (for Mental Health Awareness Month)- David with Katie Munday
Oct 03, 202301:00:18
Cavendish Spaces, Niche Construction, and Nesting- David with Ryan Boren
Sep 19, 202349:49
Neurodivergent people and Cults- David with Priscilla Eyles
Sep 05, 202344:56
Neurodivergence and Substance Use- David with Jaesic Wade
Aug 30, 202301:02:29
Being a neurodivergent musician- David with Amity

Being a neurodivergent musician- David with Amity

Come and join David as he interviews this gifted neurodivergent singer/songwriter!

Amity's Links- ⁠https://linktr.ee/amitymiller⁠

Amity's Bio-

Prepare to “rethink everything you know and love about music” (David Lofts, guitarist with The Orb).

Amity’s dark, defiant and dramatic sound has garnered accolades in The Guardian newspaper, who described Amity’s voice as “miraculous” with “dense surreal lyricism”, comparing Amity to Adele and Regina Spektor. It has scooped numerous national and international competition successes, placing Amity in the UK’s top 30 young songwriters in their category this year according to the SAYS panel of industry judges.

Amity’s raw, powerhouse voice - “stunning” according to the BBC’s Anna Foster - and vivid, moving lyrics have made them a regular performer at Sessions58 Rise, where they are the youngest-ever artist. Hailed by Shoreditch’s Q club as “a true prodigy on our stage” and talent scouted by numerous major TV shows on both sides of the Atlantic, Amity increasingly appears at important venues across London with a performance at the Royal Albert hall in the finals of the Future Makers hall fast coming up this autumn.

Praised by Durham Magazine as “profound, broody and rebellious”, Amity’s empowering lyrics are imprinted by their drive for justice, inner healing, freedom and a passion for enriching lives, along the way documenting their own ongoing journey from darkness to light.

Amity, who is autistic and queer, started writing music at 9 and now, at just 16, is writing professionally with Dee Adam (Dido, Kaiser Chiefs, Newton Faulkner) and Andrew Kingslow (John Legend).

“The talent Amity exudes is immense. You’ll all know his name in a couple of years”. Trina Smith, EPMG

Aug 25, 202336:29
Diagnosis Later in Life- David with Bobbi Elman
Aug 15, 202301:01:50
Neurodivergence & Social Care (Part 1)- David with Tanya Adkin & Rachel Gavin
Jul 31, 202301:15:38
Autistic Late Discovery Journey- David with Tigger Pritchard
Jul 25, 202301:09:22
The CAMHS Crisis- David with Emma Dalmayne
Jul 12, 202321:19
Sobriety & Neurodivergence- David with Kelly Booker
Jul 10, 202352:25
Autistic Language Hypothesis- David with Rachel Cullen
Jun 29, 202301:02:56
Neurodivergent Parenting- David with Tanya Adkin

Neurodivergent Parenting- David with Tanya Adkin

David will be joined again by Tanya Adkin to talk about neurodivergent experiences of parenting, and hopefully offer some useful tips!


My book "A Treatise on Chaos" will be available for free on Kindle from 23rd to 27th Junw 2023. Links to it can be found here https://emergentdivergence.com/my-books


Please consider supporting me on substack for 50% off the first year's subscription at https://www.davidsdivergentdiscussions.co.uk/50off


Tanya Adkin on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TanyaAdkinAutistic

Creating Autistic Suffering series https://emergentdivergence.com/creating-autistic-suffering

Jun 22, 202301:09:39
Autistic Trans+ Experiences- David with Katie Munday
Jun 19, 202301:10:58
Queer Pride Special!- David with Tanya Adkin and Charlie Hart

Queer Pride Special!- David with Tanya Adkin and Charlie Hart

In this episode, David Gray-Hammond invites Tanya Adkin and Charlie Hart (AKA Ausome Charlie) to speak about neurodivergence and Queerness.

Jun 13, 202352:55
Neurodivergent Identity and Culture- David with Dani, The Punk Rock Autistic

Neurodivergent Identity and Culture- David with Dani, The Punk Rock Autistic

In this episode, David and Dani talk about neurodivergent identity and culture through politics, religion and spirituality, philosophy, as well as concept of the Self, psychedelics, and David's experiences with being Schizophrenic.

Apr 06, 202301:34:19
Weird Pride Day Special!- David with Katie Munday, Charlie Hart, and Fergus Murray

Weird Pride Day Special!- David with Katie Munday, Charlie Hart, and Fergus Murray

In this episode, David is joined by Katie Munday, Charlie Hart, and Fergus Murray to talk about weirdness and Neurodivergent Identity!

Mar 09, 202355:15
Neuroqueer Theory, Identity Politics, and Liberating the Self- David with Dr. Nick Walker

Neuroqueer Theory, Identity Politics, and Liberating the Self- David with Dr. Nick Walker

In this episode, Dr. Nick Walker joins David to discuss Neuroqueer Theory. They discuss it's relevance to identity politics, how it came to be, and what the future of it might be. They discuss common misconceptions, David's concept of the Chaotic Self, and ultimately consider how neuroqueer theory might be used to liberate the Self.

Feb 07, 202301:15:44
Identity and Community, and Mental Health- David with Katie Munday

Identity and Community, and Mental Health- David with Katie Munday

TW: Mentions Racism, Transphobia, Bigotry, Oppression, and discusses distressing experiences to related to mental health and psychological wellbeing. Contains strong language and swearing.

In this episode, Katie Munday and David discuss the importance of having access to a positive sense of identity and community-connectedness for all Neurodivergent people, including this who have historically been called "mentally ill". They discuss how this particular group of Neurodivergents have been denied access to these things, and what a more inclusive community might look like.


Guest Bio

Katie Munday (they/them) is a late realised Autistic person with OCD and Attention Hyperactivity.

They have worked with Disabled children in the charity sector and coached wheelchair basketball since 2016.

They have just finished an MRes in Gender Studies, collecting and sharing the stories of trans and / or non-binary Autistic adults with the hope to create more accessible and appropriate work on our experiences.  

They are a community researcher involved in Cancer services accessibility for disabled and trans folk, healthcare accessibility for Autistic people, and more general work on disabled people’s experience of mental health.

https://autisticltd.co.uk


You can purchase David's book The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society on amazon by following this link https://www.amazon.co.uk/New-Normal-Autistic-musings-society/dp/B0BL4Y86XR

Dec 07, 202201:03:21
Interview about The New Normal and Existence by David Gray-Hammond

Interview about The New Normal and Existence by David Gray-Hammond

In this first episode Natasha Golding interviews David Gray-Hammond (the podcast host) about his new books "The New Normal: Autistic musings on the threat of a broken society" and "Existence".

Buy the books at the following links:

UK Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/David-Gray-Hammond/e/B0BL784LTZ/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk

US Amazon https://www.amazon.com/David-Gray-Hammond/e/B0BL784LTZ/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dsk

Nov 28, 202250:54