# Donna Brendel

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Cindy Bentley Overcomes Abuse, Institutionalization, Intellectual Disabilities, & Autism, a Champion

In this guest interview episode, Donna Brendel was privileged to spend an afternoon with Cindy Bentley. Cindy graciously, openly, and honestly shares her inspiring journey from a challenging childhood in foster care and institutions to becoming a world-renowned Special Olympics athlete and advocate…

Autistic Trends & Data from the Past 115 Years - Part I: Five Current Trends in Autism

In this episode, host Donna Brendel explores the importance of projecting autistic trends and data from both her perspective and personal experience, as well as from experts and other autistic authors going back 115 years!In this segment, Part I of a three-part series, she will delve into personal …

Autistic Trends & Data from the Past 115 Years - Part II: Experts from the 20th Century

In this episode, Part II of Trends & Data, Donna Brendel explores the origins of current trends by delving back to early 20th century experts and pioneers in teaching, child and adult psychology, and child development. She begins with the Montessori Method, discussing its historical significance an…

Autistic Voices & Research in the 21st Century: Part III Autistic Trends & Data from the Past 115 Years

In this episode, Part III or her series on Autistic Trends and Data from the past 115 years, Donna Brendel delves into and intertwines insights from 21st century authors and researchers with the 20th century expert pioneers in Part II of this series. She starts with Ido Kedar's book and shares his …

Projecting a Brighter Future: An Autistic Journey | Realizing I Don't Need Permission to Thrive

In this mostly joyous while slightly emotional episode, Donna Brendel shares her journey as a late-diagnosed woman on the autism spectrum, focusing on the culmination of several of her projects this year. She focuses on the word project, specifically planning an undertaking, as she has been quietly…

The "Floating Balloon Concept" - My Autistic Way of Describing the Learning Process of Encoding

In this episode, Donna Brendel explores what she calls the 'Floating Balloon Concept,' which illustrates the process of internalizing and encoding thoughts before projecting them outward through speech or the written word. She discusses the following concepts:- the challenges of grasping abstract i…

A Journey of Autism Awareness through Children's Books: with Author and Mother Dalisse Sequeiros

In this incredibly honest and vulnerable conversation, host Donna Brendel speaks with Dalisse Sequeiros, an author and digital specialist from Barcelona, about her journey as a mother of two autistic children and her mission to create children's books that provide representation and understanding o…

Art and Autism: A Journey of Expression with Reclaimed Materials Artist Grant Maniér

In this engaging conversation, host Donna Brendel interviews artist Grant Maniér, who shares his journey with autism and how it has shaped his artistic expression. Grant discusses the therapeutic nature of his art, the materials he uses, and the messages he conveys through his work. He emphasizes t…

J.D. Barker on Autism, Writing, Business, Balance, and His Journey to Structure it all Successfully

"Everything's a little scary until you understand it," is how J.D. Barker sums up the end of this incredible interview. In this episode of 'I Should Say That Out Loud,' host Donna Brendel engages in a deep conversation with bestselling author J.D. Barker about his journey as an autistic individual …

Masking & Autism

The component of Halloween that’s all about pretending lends itself to talking about autistic masking. What is it? Is it inherently bad? Why is it such a pervasive part of being autistic? Guest Donna Brendel joins Chelsea to give fresh insight in this episode. Donna is a late-diagnosed woman on the…