#228: Understanding & Celebrating Neurodiversity – Jolene Stockman
May 01, 2023Categories: Communication, Club Experience, Inspiration, Relationships, Miscellaneous
The Toastmasters Podcast with Greg Gazin
The Toastmasters Podcast is like a radio talk show featuring interviews with Toastmasters usually featured in the Toastmaster magazine. The purpose of the podcast is to amplify the magazine - to dig deeper or to put a voice to a face or written wordBut unlike a radio show, a podcast is on the Internet, and available, for free, to anyone in the world with an Internet connection, and a connected device capable of playing audio. 250+ episodes are at ToastmastersPodcast.comThe Toastmasters Podcast is co-produced by Toastmasters International and Archieboy Holdings, LLC, for our global audience of Toastmasters and those interested in public speaking and leadership.
[34:46] Jolene Stockman joins us today for a lively, enlightening discussion about neurodiversity, including her personal story of discovering and embracing her autism. Jolene shares how Toastmasters offered her brain the perfect environment and program, and explains why she prefers to be called “autistic” rather than a “person with autism.”
Jolene Stockman is an award-winning writer, author, and TEDx speaker. She is a Master of Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and one of the youngest people in the world to achieve the Distinguished Toastmaster Award. Jolene lives in New Zealand and speaks globally through the International Indigenous Speakers Bureau.
You can read Jolene's article, Learning to Love My Autistic Identity: Toastmasters turned out to be the perfect place to do that, in the May 2023 issue of the Toastmaster magazine.
Visit Jolene's website: http://www.jolenestockman.com
Watch Jolene's TEDx: https://youtu.be/vSLdzdwlb_I
Check out Jolene's latest book, Autistic World Domination: How to Script Your Life:
http://www.amazon.com/Autistic-World-Domination-Jolene-Stockman/dp/1839974443
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