Episodes 28
Avg. Duration 14m
Activity Highly Active
Since Jul 2022
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Monthly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
46%
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anchor.fm

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About This Podcast

The UCLA Tarjan Center’s podcast features Q&A-style discussions with speakers from our Distinguished Lecture Series. Hosted by Kecia Weller, Senior Disability Rights Advocate, and Holly Oliver, Disability Rights Advocate, the podcast aims to make this content more accessible to our community. The lecture series is designed to expand awareness of emerging research and interventions, highlight disparities impacting underserved populations, and explore how public policies and practices influence the inclusion and well-being of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

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Recent Episodes

Why Autism is Often Missed in Girls and Women

Mar 05, 2026 20m

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of…

Early Intervention in Autism

Dec 16, 2025 22m

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of…

Autistic Thoughts on Adulthood

Oct 31, 2025 19m

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of…

Employment for People with Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Oct 23, 2025 21m

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of…

A Conversation with the Director of California's Department of Developmental Services

Oct 23, 2025 26m

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of…

Sexuality and Dating on the Autism Spectrum

Oct 23, 2025 13m

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of…

Communication Supports for People with Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Oct 23, 2025 19m

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of…

Lifespan Development in Autism

Oct 23, 2025 11m

In Other Words is a podcast from the UCLA Tarjan Center where people with intellectual and neurodevelopmental disabilities interview researchers, policymakers, and experts in the field of…

Episode 20 In Other Words: ECHO Autism Hawaiʻi: A Pilot Program for Supporting Autism Providers in Family-Centered Care

Jun 28, 2025 15m

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly Oliver interviews Dr. Kelsey Oliver.Dr. Oliver is an Assistant Professor of Special Education at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is…

Episode 19 In Other Words: It Holds So Much Promise: An Evaluation of Participant Experiences in California's Self-Determination Program

Jun 28, 2025 20m

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Christine Moody and Christine Tolbert. Dr. Moody works at the UCLA Tarjan Center, where shehelps improve college and job…

S1E15 Episode 17 In Other Words: Dr. Nicole Murray Focus, Feelings, and Frustration: Managing Emotions with ADHD

Apr 29, 2025 15m

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Nicole Murray.Dr. Murray is a licensed neuropsychologist in New York, DC, and Ontario, Canada, and an expert in adult ADHD.…

Episode #18 In Other Words: Putting Down the Manual: Affirming Psychotherapy for the Autistic Client

Apr 08, 2025 16m

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Laurie Stephens.Dr Stephens is a psychologist who has been helping autistic people for over thirty years. She is a leader in…

S1E16 Episode 16 - “Cripping” Intimate Relationships: The Experiences of 25 LGBTQ+ Adults with Developmental and/or Intellectual Disability

Jan 22, 2025 16m

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Alan Martino. He is an Assistant Professor in the Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies program in the Department…

Episode 15- College Readiness & Transition for Neurodivergent Students

Dec 02, 2024 9m

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Kecia interviews Dr. Endlich. Eric Endlich, Ph.D., clinical psychologist and founder of Top College Consultants®, guides neurodivergent students…

Episode 14- You Said UCEDD? Policy, Advocacy, and the Developmental Disabilities Network

Oct 10, 2024 14m

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Blake Warner, a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in the Program for Education…

Episode 13- Short Takes on Disability Sexual and Reproductive Health

Jul 03, 2024 16m

Welcome back to another episode! In today’s episode, Holly interviews Dr. Lauren Clark, a Professor and Shapiro Family Endowed Chair in Developmental Disability Studies in Nursing at UCLA. She…

Episode 12- Autism Diagnostic Process with a Bilingual Low-Income Latinx Community

May 06, 2024 18m

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Holly interviews Tarjan Center's Distinguished Lecture Speakers from April: Nurit Benry, Nicole Rosen, and Maira Tafolla. Nicole, Nurit, and Maira…

Episode 11- Developing Team NEMO: Implementation of Early Detection of Cerebral Palsy at UCLA

Feb 28, 2024 10m

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Kecia interviews our recent distinguished lecture speaker, Dr. Iyer. Sai Iyer, MD is a board-certified Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician and…

Episode 10- Supporting Families in Connecting Family Members with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Competitive Employment

Jan 26, 2024 7m

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Holly interviews Dr. Ben Schwartzman, a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and the…

Episode 9- Transition Planning and Support for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Dec 16, 2023 6m

Welcome back to another episode! In today's episode, Holly interviews Dr. Giselle Salinas, a postdoctoral fellow at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior in the Program for…

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