Hosted by Paul Cruz · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 38 episodes
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About the Host, and the Podcast I’m the voice behind The Neurodiversity Voices Podcast —a host, creator, and founder driven by a deep commitment to amplifying stories that deserve to be heard. This podcast was launched on April 2, 2025, in recognition of World Autism Awareness Day—a date that holds both symbolic and personal meaning. I chose this moment intentionally as a way to contribute to a broader global conversation while creating a space that goes beyond awareness to understanding, inclusion, and empowerment. As someone passionate about neurodiversity, I saw a gap in how stories were being told. Too often, narratives around neurodivergent individuals are filtered, misunderstood, or incomplete. I created The Neurodiversity Voices Podcast to change that—to offer an authentic platform where lived experiences, insights, challenges, and triumphs are shared directly, honestly, and unapologetically.
Paul Cruz hosts The Neurodiversity Voices Podcast, a society show with 38 episodes published.
Welcome to the very first Neurodiversity Voices Mini! In this special short-form episode, host Paul Cruz shares reflections from the Employ to Empower Summer Make Change Market held on May 28 at Bentall Centre in Vancouv
What if burnout wasn’t the end of your story — but the beginning of becoming who you were meant to be? In this episode of The Neurodiversity Voices Podcast, host Paul sits down with Lisa Richer, a neurodivergent success
We’ve been taught there’s a “right” way to think, communicate, and behave. But what if that assumption is the problem? In this episode of The Neurodiversity Voices Podcast, Paul Cruz sits down with Justine Jecker to expl
In this episode, Felicia M. L. Davis breaks down how autism and ADHD show up in everyday conversations, workplaces, and relationships—and why so many neurodivergent people are misunderstood. From literal thinking and mis
What happens when a society decides your value is measured solely by what you produce? In this thought-provoking conversation, Helena St. George explores the chilling premise behind her novel Shattered but Not Silenced—a
What happens when you spend years advocating for your autistic child… only to discover that you’re autistic too? In this special April episode of The Neurodiversity Voices Podcast, Paul Cruz sits down with Julie Green to
In this reflective conversation, Paul sits down with Zack Yarde, neurodiversity researcher, systems thinker, and longtime leader in human services. Together they explore a question many neurodivergent people quietly carr
At what point do you stop asking "What's wrong with me?" and start asking "What's wrong with the system?" In this episode, Paul sits down with neurodiversity researcher Zack Yarde to unpack one of the most important mind
Guest: Lisa Shanken, Executive Functioning Coach & Founder of Social Bloom Executive functioning isn't just about staying organized — it's about emotional regulation, follow-through, cognitive flexibility, and how we mov
What happens when a late diagnosis doesn't just explain your past — it reshapes how you move through the present? In this raw interview episode, Paul Cruz talks with Erica about late-identified autism and ADHD (combined
In this deeply honest and expansive conversation, Paul and Tegan sit down with musician and advocate Jon Hart to explore identity, late diagnosis, burnout, creative processing, and what it means to unmask in an industry
Guest: Dr. Shani Challenor. In this episode of The Neurodiversity Voices Podcast, host Paul Cruz is joined by educator, advocate, and "Neurodiva" Dr. Shani Challenor for a deeply personal and powerful conversation about
Guest: Nathan Stafford-King. Paul sits down with Nathan, a storyteller, photographer, and theatre director whose life has unfolded across the UK, Germany, Denmark, India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mexico, and now Ca
Guest: Dr. Emily Levy, founder of EBL Coaching, to unpack practical, research-based strategies that help neurodiverse students thrive. From time management and organization to reading, writing, and math, Dr. Levy shares
Guest: Jeff Brown. What does it truly mean to see a child — not just their behaviour, but the brain and experiences underneath it? In this episode of The Neurodiversity Voices Podcast, host Paul Cruz is joined by educato
Guest: Lynn Greenberg is a former family law attorney turned children's author. She shares the powerful story behind the Creative Cab Company, the award-winning book series she co-created with her son. Lynn opens up abou
Guest: Kiran Rodriguez joins Paul to share the personal story and mission behind NeuroMatch—a new platform that creates safer, Neurodiversity-Affirming spaces for dating, friendship, and community. We delve into feature
Guest: Andrew Letchuk—an autistic, disabled, and neurodivergent advocate, writer, and podcaster—to explore disability justice, representation, and what true access can look like in everyday life. Andrew shares his journe
Guest: Nellie Nakhel — author, advocate, and founder of Lovely Life Library, a creative space that celebrates neurodiversity and inclusion through children's stories. Diagnosed with dyslexia at a young age, Nellie transf
Guest: Dr. Gregory James Skinner, M.D., a Calgary-based family physician and leading advocate for accessible adult autism diagnosis. Dr. Skinner shares his remarkable journey through international medical training, his p
Lisa Richer
neurodivergent success partner, consultant, advocate · Journey2Bloom
1 appearance on this show
Julie Green
nurse, grief facilitator, author of *A Thousand Little Memories* · Take FiVe
1 appearance on this show
Jon Hart
CMO · Affirm Health
1 appearance on this show
Emily Levy
Education Expert & Founder of EBL Coaching · EBL Coaching
1 appearance on this show
Jeff Brown
longtime friend and Philadelphia business leader · Read to Lead Podcast
1 appearance on this show
Lynn Greenberg
author of Robby the Dyslexic Taxi and the Airport Adventure
1 appearance on this show
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