Born to Be Free: Supporting Neurodivergent Clients to Learn, Play, & Thrive

Meg Ferrell

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led professional education podcast focused on neurodiversity-affirming support for autistic, ADHD, and otherwise neurodivergent clients, typically featuring clinicians, researchers, authors, advocates, and expert content creators. Agencies could credibly pitch neurodiversity-affirming practitioners, researchers, educators, authors, and lived-experience experts with practical clinical insights; booking difficulty is medium because guests demonstrate established expertise, publications, leadership, or a notable public platform without appearing limited to celebrity-level figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 123

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 60.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Meg Ferrell - Neurodiversity-affirming professional educator and publisher focused on helping practitioners support the wellbeing of neurodivergent clients through research, lived experience, and practical clini...

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Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Neurodiversity-affirming clinicians, psychotherapists, occupational or speech-language professionals, researchers, advocates, authors, educators, and creators with specialized expertise or meaningful lived experience related to autism, ADHD, PDA, or client wellbeing.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Advanced clinical or academic credentials, Research or survey leadership, Professional consulting experience, Established educational or content platforms

Recent Guest Discussions

Michele Kleinmann - Findings From The PDA Experiences Survey, Safety, Trust, Authenticity, Autonomy, Flexibility, And Affirming Clinical Practices.

Ruth Hevelone - Findings From The PDA Experiences Survey, Safety, Trust, Authenticity, Autonomy, Flexibility, And Affirming Clinical Practices.

Diane Gould - Findings From The PDA Experiences Survey, Safety, Trust, Authenticity, Autonomy, Flexibility, And Affirming Clinical Practices.

Dani Donovan - Practical, Playful Strategies For Helping Neurodivergent People Address Feeling Stuck, Overwhelmed, Unmotivated, Disorganized, And Discouraged.

Bowen Marshall - Audhd, The Interaction Of Autism And ADHD, Routines, Novelty, Dopamine, Executive Function, Medication, Gender, And Race.

Recent Topics

Neurodiversity, Occupational Therapy, Autism, Adhd, Wellness

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Born to Be Free: Supporting Neurodivergent Clients to Learn, Play, & Thrive
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Safety, Trust, & Authenticity: How PDA Experiences Can Inform Our Practices with Diane Gould, Ruth Hevelone, and Michele Kleinmann

July 01, 2026

The folks at PDA North America recently surveyed over 2,000 families about PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance, or the Pervasive Drive for Autonomy). What they learned has major implications for your clinical practice. In today’s episode, you'll hear from Diane Gould, Ruth Hevelone, and Michele Kleinmann. We talk about what they learned from their PDA Experiences survey, as well as the practices that are supportive for PDAers. We talk about respect, partnership, flexibility, authenticity,  con...

Tools That Get Neurodivergent Folks Through Feeling Stuck, Overwhelmed, Unmotivated, Disorganized, and Discouraged with Dani Donovan

June 24, 2026

When it comes to helping neurodivergent folks find playful, engaging ways to do the things they need to do, ADHD content creator Dani Donoval is the most creative person I’ve ever met. By the end of this episode, you’ll be grabbing a 20-sided die and turning your neurodivergent client into their own Dungeons and Dragons character, springboarding them out of "stuck" and into action. On this podcast, we know that our clients’ worthiness has never and will never be tied to our ability to do more...

When Your Client Needs Novelty & Routines All At Once: Supporting AuDHDers with Dr. Bowen Marshall, LPCC, PhD

June 10, 2026

This episode is a deep and nuanced exploration into the seemingly competing needs of being Autistic and being ADHD. We call these folks AuDHD-ers, and they're often faced with both the need for routines that comes with being Autistic and the craving for novelty that comes with ADHD. In this episode, AuDHD psychotherapist, Dr. Bowen Marshall, helps us explore all of the complexities around AuDHD, including how ADHD and autism can be complementary and how that may change when one condition is m...

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