Ep. 19 | Chinese-Indonesian Identity, Asians in New Zealand, and the Barriers to Getting Diagnosed with ADHD and Autism with Jos Tjandra

Josephine (Jos) Tjandra (she/her) is a Chinese-Indonesian woman who lives in New Zealand. She works in food science and recently wrote a book on her experiences with ADHD and autism.  In today’s episode, Jos talks about moving from Indonesia to New Zealand as a kid, Chinese immigration across the globe, and the challenges of getting diagnosed with developmental disorders as an adult and as an Asian woman. Asian population census data in New Zealand: https://www.stats.govt.nz/tools/2018-census-ethnic-group-summaries/asian https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/2018-census-population-and-dwelling-counts#:~:text=The%202018%20Census%20usually%20resident,and%202013%20(0.7%20percent) Asian population census data in the USA: https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2022/05/aanhpi-population-diverse-geographically-dispersed.html Pākehā: https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?keywords=pakeha Link to Jos’ book, Net Zero: Living with Paradoxical Conditions of Impulsive ADHD and Structured Autism, and Rethinking What it Means to be Disabled: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09R4TYGQJ Thanks for sending us a copy of your ebook, Jos! Jos also has an Instagram where she reviews snacks: https://www.instagram.com/twinspeak.snacks/?hl=en Thanks to Gabe Ford-Dunker for the music in today’s episode. His also performs in the band Hawthorne Park: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3IiwBKT2ERHIEgkodtJh2z