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In ‘Lets Mingle’, Spiegeloog’s editors aim to create a deeper understanding of psychology by exploring a multitude of topics encountered in sciences, social debates and even pop-culture. In each episode our psychological knowledge is combined with the insight of experts from other (academic) fields and the intimacy of personal storytelling.
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For this episode, Anushka and Nike sit down with Saskia van der Maas, CEO of BoomChicago and founder of InterActing. InterActing is a nonprofit that provides improvisation classes and workshops for autistic youth. It allows them the opportunity to embrace breaking routine and working with spontaneity in a fun environment. What about this approach allows autistic youth to flourish in theater settings? Dive into possibilities and benefits of embracing spontaneity and the unknown.
Illustrations by Anushka Sabhanam