Colin Weiss's guest appearances

Colin Weiss

SparkDialog

Stephen Murray

Adam Frank

Guy Consolmagno

Evan Thompson

Tony Milligan

Aubrey de Grey

Nina Strohminger

Ethan Siegel

Avi Loeb

Briana Pobiner

Eric Elnes

David Danks

Jim Bell

David Grinspoon

Peter Kahn

OwlTail

Harish Bikmal

Living with autism has many challenges.  One of these is making a living as an adult.  Especially for individuals with severe autism, this can seem like a challenging, insurmountable task.  Today we talk to two individuals who have their own personal experiences with autism and thriving with autism. Colin Weiss is a Research Assistant for the Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute at George Washington University.  He studies autism in both children and adults, and develops strategies for adults to use to successfully navigate many everyday challenges.  Besides studying autism, Colin himself is autistic.  He speaks about his own challenges and successes. Harish Bikmal also experienced autism.  His son, Himal, was diagnosed with a severe form of non-verbal autism at the age of two. Harish and his wife struggled to develop Himal’s talents, until finally they discovered the right fit – painting.  As Himal produced more and more of his paintings, Harish co-founded a startup called Zenaviv with his other son, Saket.  Zenaviv is a small business that helps children and their caregivers and adults with autism develop their artistic talents and make a living off of art. Today we talk all about what is known about autism, thriving with autism through art, and finding each individual’s unique gift to the world. Patrons of the podcast at all levels also will receive a discount for anything purchased through Zenaviv’s store now through August 31, 2019!  If you’re not a patron and want to sign up, check out the Patreon page. Background music you hear are clips from Depart by Analog by Nature licensed under CC by 3.0, Once Tomorrow by Josh Woodward licensed under CC by 3.0, Serenity by Jason Shaw licensed under CC by 3.0, Phased at Podsummit licensed under CC0,  and Glitter Blast by Keven MacLeod  (incompetech.com) licensed under CC by 3.0. The post Ep 64: Thriving with Autism through Art: with guests Colin Weiss and Harish Bikmal appeared first on Elizabeth Fernandez.

<a href="https://sparkdialog.com/autism-therapy-zen/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Living with autism</a> has many challenges.  One of these is making a living as an adult.  Especially for individuals with severe autism, this can seem like a challenging, insurmountable task.  Today we talk to two individuals who have their own personal experiences with autism and thriving with autism. <a href="https://autism.gwu.edu/colin-weiss" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Colin Weiss</a> is a Research Assistant for the <a href="https://autism.gwu.edu/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Institute at George Washington University</a>.  He studies autism in both children and adults, and develops strategies for adults to use to successfully navigate many everyday challenges.  Besides studying autism, Colin himself is autistic.  He speaks about his own challenges and successes. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wns5UCgjpVQ" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Harish Bikmal</a> also experienced autism.  His son, <a href="https://www.zenaviv.com/himal-bikmal-profile" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Himal</a>, was diagnosed with a severe form of non-verbal autism at the age of two. Harish and his wife struggled to develop Himal’s talents, until finally they discovered the right fit – painting.  As Himal produced more and more of his paintings, Harish co-founded a startup called <a href="https://www.zenaviv.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Zenaviv</a> with his other son, Saket.  Zenaviv is a small business that helps children and their caregivers and adults with autism develop their artistic talents and make a living off of art. Today we talk all about what is known about autism, thriving with autism through art, and finding each individual’s unique gift to the world. Patrons of the podcast at all levels also will receive a discount for anything purchased through Zenaviv’s store now through August 31, 2019!  If you’re not a patron and want to sign up, check out the <a href="https://www.patreon.com/sparkdialog" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon page</a>. Background music you hear are clips from <a href="http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/50347" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Depart</a> by Analog by Nature licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CC by 3.0</a>, <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Josh_Woodward/Breadcrumbs/JoshWoodward-Breadcrumbs-NoVox-09-OnceTomorrow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Once Tomorrow</a> by Josh Woodward licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CC by 3.0</a>, <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jason_Shaw/Audionautix_Acoustic/SERENITY____________________________1-50" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Serenity</a> by Jason Shaw licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CC by 3.0</a>, <a href="http://podsummit.com/freemusic/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Phased</a> at Podsummit licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/choose/zero/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CC0</a>,  and <a href="https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/collections.html?collection=17&amp;Search=Search" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Glitter Blast</a> by Keven MacLeod  (<a href="http://incompetech.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">incompetech.com</a>) licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">CC by 3.0.</a> The post <a href="https://sparkdialog.com/thriving-with-autism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ep 64: Thriving with Autism through Art: with guests Colin Weiss and Harish Bikmal</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sparkdialog.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Elizabeth Fernandez</a>.

Ep 64: Thriving with Autism through Art: with guests Colin Weiss and Harish Bikmal