Hot Topic: Are Schools Really Supporting Autistic Children — Or Just Moving Them Aside?
In this Hot Topic episode of The Neurodivergent Experience, Jordan James and Simon Scott react to a BBC story about schools opening specialist units for autistic pupils — and question whether these pl...
6 Feb 17min
Executive Dysfunction and PDA: Why Everything Feels So Hard
In this episode of The Neurodivergent Experience, Jordan James and Simon Scott explore the overlap — and important differences — between executive dysfunction and pathological demand avoidance (PDA), ...
5 Feb 55min
Mindful Mondays With Ashley Bentley: The Art of Resilience | the Squeeze, the Release, and the Capacity to Return
Resilience is often misunderstood.It’s not about pushing through at all costs, pretending you’re fine, or never getting overwhelmed — especially if you’re sensitive or neurodivergent. Real resilience ...
2 Feb 35min
Hot Topic: The Danger of Unsupported ADHD
⚠️This episode includes discussion of suicide, mental health crises, and systemic failures in neurodivergent healthcare. Listener discretion is advised, and we encourage you to prioritise your wellbei...
30 Jan 38min
Season 3: What Makes Me Neurodivergent?
In this season 3 opening episode of The Neurodivergent Experience, Jordan James and Simon Scott revisit a foundational question from the very first episode of the podcast: what makes me neurodivergent...
29 Jan 1h 22min
Mindful Mondays With Ashley Bentley: The Anatomy of a Breakthrough – Part IV: Strategy
In this final episode of our January series on The Anatomy of a Breakthrough, we arrive at strategy - not as hustle, force, or rigid self-improvement, but as a creative, embodied collaboration with yo...
26 Jan 30min
Hot Topic: Autistic Barbie and the Question of Representation
In this Hot Topic episode of The Neurodivergent Experience, Jordan James and Simon Scott are joined by hypnotherapist and breathwork practitioner Ashley Bentley to unpack the release of “Autistic Barb...
23 Jan 33min
Slow Burn Meltdowns: The Meltdown You Don’t See Coming
In this episode of The Neurodivergent Experience, Jordan James and Simon Scott are joined by hypnotherapist and breathwork practitioner Ashley Bentley to explore slow burn meltdowns — the kind that bu...
22 Jan 1h 12min
