Dr. Matt Zakreski

04/01/2026

Another school visit, another PD delivered!!

Thanks to the amazing educators, mental health professionals, and administrators at high school for having me visit them to talk about and in the class room. High school kids often don't get as much support in so it's so cool to get to work with this population!!

I love this work!

04/01/2026

I cannot carry it for you, but I can carry you!

04/01/2026

Happy April Fool's Day!!!

04/01/2026

In a cruel April Fool's twist I thought that I got verified on Meta but it was spam.
Sigh. Someday!

03/31/2026

We were so lucky to have James Burden of the Stuttering Blueprint on Nerding out on Neurodiversity Podcast this week! Come check us out and learn about and how it fits in the community.

https://open.spotify.com/show/2XX6vKYjx2Ih4fAaTdU3Bd

Podcast · Dr. Matt Zakreski · This podcast is hosted by myself, Dr. Matt Zakreski, a clinical psychologist and speaker, alongside our co-host and producer Jake Noonan, an educational coach and humanities teacher. We are here to leverage our personal and professional experiences as neurodivergent s...

03/31/2026

On this I want to loudly reaffirm my personal and professional commitment to supporting the community. The world is increasingly scary for you but you'll always have a safe place here with me and NDC.

If you're new here and this stance bothers you, well, feel free to unfollow.

And for those of us who support our folx, it's a great reminder that not reading the comments is self-care 🙃

03/30/2026

My book is officially listed on .app and available at my local library!!! Ahhhhhhhhhh this is so exciting.

03/28/2026

Looks awesome 💯

We are excited to announce the 5th Online Conference on Neurodiversity & Later Life, taking place over 2 days!🎉

Dive into powerful talks & dynamic panels:
🌟 May 21 @ 2pm — Tackling Ageism & Menopause
🌍 May 22 @ 1:30pm — Exploring Cutting-Edge Research, Global Perspectives, Late Diagnoses & Real Stories

Don’t miss out, grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/neurodiversity-and-later-life-online-conference-tickets-1984613028994?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/28/2026

Happy day!!!!

03/28/2026

With Dr Julia Hodgson – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

03/27/2026

Well, s**t, I didn't know that my life could be summer up so well in one tweet.

I think that a lot of people get accused of mansplaining when it's actually a panicky, insecure need to make sure that they are understood.

So we talk...and talk and talk and talk and talk.

And then we are found to be arrogant and pedantic.

Which makes us feel bad.

Which makes us more anxious and more likely to overexplain.

And down and down we go.

I'm not saying that neurodivergent folks can't be arrogant or pedantic. And we can definitely mansplain. But let's try and see where the behavior is coming from first because we rush to judgement.
..does that make sense? Are you mad at me? 🙃