Angie Elena

Episode 6 is with me your host Angie. I want to thank you for being here. This is from a very personal lens, experience and is in no way meant to be for sympathy or inspirational. I am one out of many that have had back to back hardships and like many, I have come to see it as a whole. I am learning new things in this work. All of it is a part of my growth. Even during this episode I was battling sharing this 9 minute snippet of my life and how far I've come with my doubts and fears on my identity.    QUESTIONS: Have you heard of unmasking neurodivergent?  If so, what has been your experience? If you are a family or friend of a disabled person, are you listening to those with these lived experiences and has this conversation come up at all? . THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE SHOW NOTES!  If any of these episodes are been revealing and helping you, please consider becoming a monthly sponsor or give a one time support on.   Monthly Sponsor: https://anchor.fm/discoverspectrum/support  COMING SOON >>>>>>>>  As I am learning how to edit audio, photography, filing and more, I have started a merch line called "Beyond the Stigmas" that will feature a phrase we have been using for a year that has helped my family with their own self advocacy and voice as neurodivergents. "Ask me how I'm functioning", merch is launching soon to raise funds to support future content and work that I am doing and mutual aid funds that will go directly to individuals in need in our communities.  Terms Bbimp (coined by @accordingtoweeze) & Unikin (coined by @asiatucoach) links: https://www.instagram.com/p/CG5SRpBHQz2/?utm_medium=copy_link  https://www.instagram.com/p/CTIRG11HVfS/?utm_medium=copy_link.  

Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/discoverspectrum/support The functioning labels of low and high are rattling in conversation throughout the disability community. If there are any doubts that these labels are harmful, listen to our guest who wishes to be anonymous. Our guest is a South Asian women who was overlooked for a Autism & ADHD diagnosis due to her parents having one view point of what Autism is since through their nonverbal son who from an early age had high support needs. Later in life, our guest would come to use pharmaceutical medicine but was told that she doesn't display certain behaviors like her brother therefore, she would become dependent on them. This was invalidating her need for them for ADHD. We talk more about how she came to a diagnosis and her journey of understanding, accepting her needs and how important it was to make the connection with the stigma within the South Asian community surrounding mental health and where it prevents a lot of individuals to embrace l their true identity.  Being the second episode of Diverse Talk, it was truly an honor to have our guest on and can't wait to hear from you listener about what you felt with this episode!! Our guest's Blog: www.aspergrl.wordpress.com ADDitude magazine article: https://www.additudemag.com/mental-health-stigma-asian-stereotype-adhd-asd/ Binuaral Beats Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K-9W-vsyVM&list=PLnOC9rlyvdSmjdzahJyPRzW7WQ0Cq0ABm