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We Should Talk About ThatAuthor Emily Barth Isler on Synesthesia and The Color of SoundSend me a Text Message about the show!Have you heard of synesthesia?It is when your brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses, causing you to experience more than one sense simultaneously. Some examples include tasting words or linking colors to numbers and letters. My guest this week, Emily Barth Isler, is an author of essays and children's books, including the middle grade novels AfterMath and The Color of Sound, which was published March 5, 2024. The Color of Sound features a character who, like Emily, has synesthesia. It has received starred reviews from both Pu...2024-04-2942 min
NeuroversitySynesthesia and the Color of Sound with Emily Barth IslerSend me a Text Message about the show!Synesthesia is when your brain routes sensory information through multiple unrelated senses, causing you to experience more than one sense simultaneously. Some examples include tasting words or linking colors to numbers and letters. It’s not a medical condition, and not something to be cured, therefore it falls right under the neurodivergent umbrella. Today’s guest not only has synesthesia, she also just recently published a middle grade novel about it, which is fantastic and called The Color of Sound. Emily Barth Isler is the author of AfterM...2024-04-2639 minNeuroversityObsessive Compulsive Disorder: A Conversation With Award Winning Author, Emily Barth IslerSend me a Text Message about the show!In this episode of Neuroversity, host Jessica Kidwell interviews Emily Barth Isler, a writer and sustainability beauty journalist who has obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and synesthesia. They discuss Emily's experience with OCD before and after diagnosis, how she structures her life to live in partnership with OCD, and her neurodivergent identity under the neurodiversity umbrella. It is the second of two episodes featuring Emily's insights.Highlights:[00:01:59] Understanding Neurodivergence. [00:03:58] OCD and creativity. [00:08:37] Writing about painful experiences. [00:12:15] OCD and anxiety coexisting.[00:18:38] Living with OCD. ...2023-04-2829 minNeuroversityA Conversation with Emily Barth Isler About Her Award Winning Novel, AfterMath, And Neurodivergent Characters in Media.Send me a Text Message about the show!In this episode of Neuroversity, Jessica Kidwell interviews Emily Barth Isler, a former child actress and writer for YA short stories and plays as well as a sustainable beauty journalist. Emily also has OCD and synesthesia. In this first of a two episode conversation, Emily and Jessica discuss Emily's award-winning debut novel Aftermath which explores themes of loss, mental health, gun control and neurodiversity. They also discuss the inclusion of neurodivergent characters in media, Emily's journey of writing the novel, and her experience talking to kids affected by the boo...2023-04-1428 min