6 episodes
ANOMALOUS with Em Rusciano MIK MADE
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- Health & Fitness
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4.9 • 222 Ratings
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This is Anomalous - a love letter to the neurodivergent community and a roadmap for neurotypical people.
Join Em Rusciano on a personal quest alongside a range of neurodivergent advocates and experts - from neuro-affirming psychologists, to politicians and dominant public voices leading change in the mental health advocacy and disability space.
Anomalous is at the forefront of the neurodiversity movement, reframing the way Australians have traditionally understood ADHD and Autism.
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Anomalous was created in collaboration by MIK Made & Down the Hill Studios.
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Episode 4 - A Village to Raise a Child | Parenthood, Visiting a Sensory Store & Support Levels Explained
In this episode of Anomalous, we’ll be talking about all things relating to parenting through the lens of neurodivergence.
We explore what to do if you suspect your child might be neurodivergent, explain what the various support levels are, we visit a sensory store and speak with Katie Koullas, founder of Yellow Ladybugs, a national charity based in Australia that empowers autistic girls and gender diverse individuals.
Find out more about Yellow Ladybugs
Find out more about William Ready (Sensory Store)
Find out more about Dr Joey & Neudle Psychology
Find out more about Sonny Jane Wise
Get Sonny’s book “We Are All Neurodiverse”
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Episode 2 - PART A - The Neurodiversity Movement, Masking & A Love Note to Your 10 Year Old Self
In the last episode, Em unpacked her ADHD diagnosis & coming out as a neurodivergent person in a National Press Club address. But that was only the beginning of her quest.
Thinking her ADHD diagnosis was the final piece of the puzzle, it turns out Em’s diagnosis only unlocked another cipher as she realised she had more in common with her son Elio than she previously thought.
In this episode of Anomalous, we deep dive into the neurodiversity movement, what’s involved with an autism diagnosis, explain what masking is and how to reconnect with your unmasked self.
Find out more about Dr Joey & Neudle Psychology
Find out more about Sonny Jane Wise
Get Sonny’s book “We Are All Neurodiverse”
Join the Anomalous community.
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Episode 2 - PART B - The Neurodiversity Movement, Masking & A Love Note to Your 10 Year Old Self
In the last episode, Em unpacked her ADHD diagnosis & coming out as a neurodivergent person in a National Press Club address. But that was only the beginning of her quest.
Thinking her ADHD diagnosis was the final piece of the puzzle, it turns out Em’s diagnosis only unlocked another cipher as she realised she had more in common with her son Elio than she previously thought.
In this episode of Anomalous, we deep dive into the neurodiversity movement, what’s involved with an autism diagnosis, explain what masking is and how to reconnect with your unmasked self.
Find out more about Dr Joey & Neudle Psychology
Find out more about Sonny Jane Wise
Get Sonny’s book “We Are All Neurodiverse”
Join the Anomalous community.
Anomalous was created in collaboration by MIK Made & Down the Hill Studios. -
Anomalous: Coming Soon
This is Anomalous - a love letter to the neurodivergent community and a roadmap for neurotypical people.
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Episode 1 - It All Started With A National Press Club Address…
In 2022, Em Rusciano presented a National Press Club Address opening up about her ADHD diagnosis she received during the peak of COVID lockdowns.
In our first episode of Anomalous, Em begins her quest exploring why so many women and AFAB people are being overlooked when it comes to receiving an ADHD or autism diagnosis, we speak with Em's husband Scott and daughter Odette, and meet two experts leading the neurodiversity movement: Clinical psychologist Dr Joey Lawrence and fierce advocate Sonny Jane Wise
Find out more about Dr Joey & Neudle Psychology
Find out more about Sonny Jane Wise
Get Sonny’s book “We Are All Neurodiverse”
Join the community on Instagram
Anomalous was created in collaboration with MIK Made & Down the Hill Studios. -
Episode 3 - Raise a Glass for the Burnouts | Late Diagnosis, Workplace Stress & Getting Accommodations
In this episode of Anomalous, we’ll be looking at what happens when work & neurodivergence collide.
We learn about autistic burnout and attention variability with Dr Joey, speak with Chris Varney, the CEO of I-CAN Network, Australia's largest provider of Autistic-led group mentoring programs, plus Em reflects on her own experience working over 7 years in commercial radio.
Find out more about I - CAN Network.
Find out more about Dr Joey & Neudle Psychology
Find out more about Sonny Jane Wise
Get Sonny’s book “We Are All Neurodiverse”
Join the Anomalous community.
Anomalous was created in collaboration by MIK Made & Down the Hill Studios.
Customer Reviews
Incredible
Thank you thank you thank you!! This podcast is just what every parent of a neurodivergent child needs! ( I can only speak from my perspective) It is warm, informative, funny, real.
Where has this been all my life!
This series is incredible, warm as well as informative. Em Rusciano is my favourite performer/podcaster and to explore this topic with her is so exciting 💜💜💜💜
Occupational Therapy misunderstanding
Hi Em, thank you for your pod. I just have to say in your latest episode when you conflated OT and ABA this is incorrect. ABA is not a OT intervention. Sure elements may be used by some ill informed OTs, but it is not at all an Of therapy or philosophy. It comes from behaviourism in psychology and is practiced by Behaviour Analysists. I am ND myself and studying OT and this absolutely is not apart of OT. I think it could give parents the wrong idea and put them off OTs. There may be some individuals who do this and if so they should be avoided but it’s not from OT or apart of our practice, it goes against the very philosophies of OT which are about supporting individuals wellbeing and individuality