Sometimes the hardest thing about being neurodivergent isn’t the challenges themselves, it’s the people who think they’re being helpful but really… aren’t.

In this episode, Nic and Kate talk about the red flags to look out for, from outdated language like “with autism” to tokenistic “neurodiversity light” initiatives, and the all-too-familiar superpower clichés. They share their own experiences of what actually feels supportive, what definitely doesn’t, and why good intentions aren’t enough without genuine understanding.

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In this episode of Neurotypicals Don’t Juggle Chainsaws, Nic and Kate talk frankly about the feeling that life is held together with wobbly scaffolding and what happens when it all falls down.

It’s also about recognising when the systems that are meant to help often just add to the load and how hard it is to keep advocating when you're already running on empty.

Important note: we’re moving to a monthly schedule, with new episodes released on the last Thursday of each month. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss the next one.

We're back with another slice of beautifully chaotic honesty from Neurotypicals Don’t Juggle Chainsaws.

This week, Nic and Kate get stuck into the world of beauty practitioners, from eyebrow appointments to small talk, and why some environments just aren’t set up with neurodivergent brains in mind.

It’s very funny, very real, and might just make you feel a bit more seen.

Some shows are more than just telly.

They’re our background noise, our wind-down routine, or our way of shutting the world out when it’s all a bit much. In this episode, Nic and Kate chat about comfort shows, why they matter, what counts as one, and how they serve a bigger purpose than people often realise.
Think you’ve got a ‘weird’ comfort show? You’re in good company.

Are you an HSP?

Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) get a mixed reception in online neurodivergent spaces.

Some say it’s just unspoken autism. Others say it’s a valid identity in its own right.

In this episode, Kate and Nic dig into what being an HSP actually means, whether it's its own neurodivergence, why some HSPs feel in-between and why the "quiet person with a book" isn't always autistic.

There’s nuance. There’s self-identification. There’s trauma-informed thought, and a healthy dose of “You know yourself better than anyone else.

What is potential anyway?

Is it four A grades and an S-Level in English?
Is it memorising 15 poems, even if you’re a poet who wouldn’t answer a single exam question on your own work?
Is it going to Oxford? (Or deliberately not going to Oxford?)

This week’s episode of Neurotypicals Don’t Juggle Chainsaws is about education, potential, class, memory tests, teenage poetry, and why we don’t all peak in Year 11.

Hands up if you’ve ever apologised for your tone in a three-line email.
Or assumed a stranger’s silence meant they hate you.
Or spiralled for hours over a “no.”

Yep, us too.

In this episode of Neurotypicals Don’t Juggle Chainsaws, Kate and Nic dig into rejection sensitivity: the life experiences that wire us for it, why it shows up so strongly in neurodivergent folks and what helps.

If you’ve ever thought “it’s not about you”… but still felt like it was: this one’s for you.

Is it resilience, or is it just surviving a broken system?

In this episode of Neurotypicals Don’t Juggle Chainsaws, Kate and Nic are joined by special guest Anna Knight, a former speech therapist turned coach for world-changers (and dungaree-lovers).

They explore why 'resilience' gets weaponised (especially in schools), what true resilience actually looks like and the liberating power of and.

There’s also chat about value pie charts, custard mishaps, and the joy of being bluntly honest in neurodivergent relationships.

Find more from Anna at www.theaudaciousand.com