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Diane Hennacy Powell is a neuroscientist who trained at Ohio State University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where she received her MD and psychiatric training. She has been on faculty at Harvard Medical School. And she is a leading expert on autism and savant syndrome. Her research focuses on autistic children who appear to have ESP as a savant skill. In other words, children who seem to perceive information that is beyond our known senses.

Diane is a leading figure in the mega-popular podcast that came out this fall, The Telepathy Tapes, created by Ky Dickens. If you haven’t listened yet, it truly is such a fascinating, and deeply beautiful series. I had no idea about the profound abilities of so many non-speakers of autism. Beyond being able to read their parents’ minds, which is pretty wild—they are bringing forth such loving and timely messages. And Diane’s work with them really expands our understanding of the human mind, and how perception and consciousness might actually work.

It kind of breaks my brain, but in a good way.

I’m so glad Diane said yes to this conversation. Her personal story, which she shares today, is quite remarkable.

Diane Hennacy Powell’s Website

The ESP Enigma

The Telepathy Tapes

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