Born to Be Free: Supporting Neurodivergent Clients to Learn, Play, & Thrive

Empathy, Autistic Shutdowns, & A Strengths-Based Life with Elsbeth Dodman

Episode Summary

Elsbeth Dodman is an autistic artist, creative writer, and public speaker. Tune into Episode 25 where we talk about empathy, autistic shutdowns, the rigidity of neurotypicals, what it looks like to build a life on your strengths, and so much more.

Episode Notes

Elsbeth Dodman is an autistic artist, creative writer, and public speaker. 

Tune into episode 25 where we talk about:

• Elsbeth’s own experience with autistic shutdowns, and the concrete strategies that helped her work through them
• Elsbeth’s brilliant reframe of what “Whole Body Listening” means and why autistic people are actually quite good at it
• What it looks like when we turn the mirror onto neurotypicals and examine concepts like rigidity and empathy
• How Elsbeth built a life on her strengths, and how we can support our clients to do the same