Not Your Mama’s Autism (NYMA)
by Lola Dada-Olley
May 18, 2025 3:18 am
NYMA is the story of one family’s experiences with autism through a multi-generational lens. Hosted by a woman who is both the older sibling to a non-verbal man living with autism and now the mother of two children on the autism spectrum, NYMA takes on topics like autism awareness now compared to thirty years ago, past and current treatments, allies, special education pre-Covid-19 and during Covid-19, disability rights broken down by zip code, marriage therapy along the autism journey, intersectionality of race and disability, corporate inclusion efforts and much more.
Recent Episodes
Sensory Overload: A Talk with The Filmmakers of the Hulu Documentary
2 months agoBetter Understanding Challenging Behavior: A Talk with Larissa Heise, BCBA
4 months agoCreating Cultures of Neuroinclusion: A Talk with Dr. Theresa Haskins
5 months agoServing Families in Crisis: A Conversation with Breanna Kelly-Higgs LCSW, BCBA
6 months agoAccess to Reproductive Health Care: Autism and Intellectual Disability Edition
7 months agoAdvocacy in Action: A Talk with Ms. Texas 2024 Annette Addo-Yobo
7 months agoNavigating the High School Transition: A Talk With My Son
8 months agoWorkplace Neuroinclusion Strategy: Some Lessons Learned
10 months agoReintegrating Our Daughter Into School Life
10 months agoBack To School: Embracing Technology and Student-Centered Learning
11 months ago