See the full article published by CFJC here. Luke Verhoeff of Kamloops is experiencing a brush with national TV fame on The Assembly, the show seen on CBC and CBC Gem. He’s using the spotlight to advocate for non-speaking autistic individuals across the country, along with his friend and fellow cast member, Damon Kirsebom. On the show, a roomful of autistic and neurodivergent interviewers pose questions to Canadian celebrities. They often provoke humorous, profound and emotio

See the full article published by Inside TRU here Luke Verhoeff was first diagnosed at age 3 1/2 with mild-to-moderate autism and global developmental delay (GDD). A non-speaker, he often felt trapped. “I didn’t know the way out,” he said. Following years of speech, vision, oxygen, neuro, physio, occupational, hearing and cranio-sacral therapies, Luke found his voice through a letterboard, which his family refers to as the “great awakening.” Luke, now a TRU student, poet and

CBC’s The Assembly features Howie Mandel, Jann Arden, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and more Read the full Article published by The National Post here On the new CBC interview series The Assembly, somebody has just brought up Howie Mandel’s obsessive compulsive disorder and asked about his body-shaving habits (wink, wink). There are nervous giggles and gasps in the audience, and Mandel is taking a moment to figure out how to answer. Someone who works on the show comes to the rescue,

In the series, a celebrity sits down for an interview with a group of neurodiverse cast members. No question is off the table. Read the full article published by The Star Here Most celebrity interviews offer the same kind of fodder. A little plug for a show, a mention for a cause, or perhaps a retrospective on a career or project. “The Assembly,” CBC and CBC Gem’s newest interview series, flips the script on those expectations while offering unprecedented insight into the