Neurodivergence | Dr Camilla Pang speaks to us about her lived experience with autism, and the importance of not demonizing yourself while finding your language.

Host: Ryan McIlhennon Interviewee: Dr Camilla Pang Summary: Dr Camilla Pang is a British computational biologist, writer, and autism advocate. In 2020, she was awarded the Royal Society Prize for Science Books for her memoir, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships. Today she speaks to us about her lived experience of autism, the importance of not demonising yourself and finding your language. We also talk about the importance of educators being able to encourage children to be inquisitive and ask questions. Camilla's new book Breakthrough was published on 25th April where she will look at some of the biggest mysteries facing science today and how some of the best, most cutting-edge scientists can illuminate our own approaches to observation, hypothesis, exploration, troubleshooting and discovery in our own lives. Breakthrough explores the frontier between what we do and don’t know about the world: where knowledge meets mystery, complexity overwhelms certainty, and the vastness of our universe unspools the logic of science's established laws. It was an incredible read and we highly recommend it! Connect with us on: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@maxim.app⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠/in/maxim-vr-app⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠www.maxim-vr.com⁠ Don't forget to subscribe to Maximize Mental Health for new episodes every week