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All your life you have felt different and disconnect, but now you have found Autism Matters Podcast. Everyone here is different. In fact we embrace, we celebrate and empower autistic difference. You belong here with us. Hello, I’m Anna Taylor. I’m autistic, ADHD and your for host for the Autism Matters Podcast. Here you’re going to find realistic and honest experiences from autistic adults, for autistic adults. I’m glad you’ve found us.
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Ep 12. Experiencing the Rollercoaster of Life: The Ups and Downs of Growing Up with Autism with Elliot Durham
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We are so excited to be joined by Elliot Durham for today’s episode! Elliot was diagnosed with autism quite young and is here to share with us all about his experience with it. Elliot loves Christmas, dogs, and traveling, and specifically shares stories of some of his most recent adventures. Elliot also shares his experience of coping with anxiety …
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Ep 11. Doing New Things and Seeing New Places with Adam Whyborne
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We are so excited to welcome Adam Whyborne on the podcast today! Adam is a member of Autism Matters. He was been diagnosed with autism about two years ago, and he is very extremely adventurous and is very much a go-getter. Adam loves to travel and has gone on a few trips with Autism Matters, including our trip to Corfu, Greece. While in Corfu, Adam…
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Ep 10. Driving, Asking 'What-if?' and Asking for Help, Featuring Our Guest, Beau Brockbank, Part 2
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Welcome to the second half of our conversation on anxiety and overthinking with Beau Brockbank! Today we talk about: Learning to drive, wondering how you’ll ever be able to assimilate all of this new information! Taking the driving test, gaining confident and riving places you’re comfortable with using driving apps Find yourself overthinking negati…
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Ep 9. Anxiety, Overthinking, Travel, Love Languages and Not Feeling Alone, Featuring Our Guest Beau Brockbank, Part 1
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Members of Autism Matters see real growth over time. Beau Brockbank has been coming to events, dinners and short trips with Autism Matters and he has learned ways to feel companionship and overcome anxiety and overthinking. What keeps people coming back to Autism Matters? Listen in to find out! Today we are going to chat about: Taking change one st…
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Ep 8. Overcoming Trauma in Diagnosis and Finding Comfort in Fixations with Sarah Crystal
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We are so excited to be joined by Sarah! Sarah was diagnosed with autism when she was 11, and is here to share her experience with autism throughout her life. Being diagnosed autistic can be a traumatic event at an early age. Likewise, not having a diagnosis, but feeling like you don’t belong or are not good enough is extremely difficult. Listen in…
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Ep 7. Finding Your Place, Featuring Our Guest Matthew Bean, Part 2
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We are so grateful to continue Matthew Bean’s story in today’s episode! Make sure you go back and listen to episode 6 if you haven’t already. After sharing how autism has impacted his life and choices, we continue to talk about how living with autism changes with age. While having autism has given Matthew certain traits, he shared how no two people…
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Ep 6. Navigating Employment with Autism Featuring Our Guest, Matthew Bean, Part 1
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On today’s episode we are excited to be joined by Matthew Bean! Matthew has been involved with Autism Matters for quite a while now and we are excited for him to share his story. Matthew shares with us his experience as an autistic individual in the work force and the struggles that come along with that. He also shares what it’s like to buy a home …
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Ep 5. The Process of Diagnosis and Masking with Jade Rogers
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In today’s episode we are joined by Jade Rogers, who is sharing her process of getting diagnosed with autism. Jade began this process when she got her job at Autism Matters and immediately felt at home. While her diagnosis is still in process and will be for the next few years, this journey has helped her understand her life and find more clarity. …
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Ep 4. Exploring All of Your Creative Sides with Bobby Latheron
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We are super excited to welcome Bobby onto the podcast! Bobby is a multi-talented songwriter, author, and so much more. In today’s episode we will be taking a deep dive into Bobby’s life and all of his many skills. Bobby is an amazing songwriter, with many amazing songs out now and more to come. He also wrote a book and is currently writing another…
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The statistics surrounding Autism are fascinating. How prevalent is Autism now? What resources are available to you in your area? We want you to have an Autism Matters community in your city so that you can be connected to other neurodiverse people. We want you to feel like you can be yourself while you’re out in the world. Misdiagnosis can be so f…
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Ep 2. “Identity First” or “Person First” Language?
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Today let’s talk about the terminology we use to talk about Autism, what diagnosis is like, and how to shed the masks we put on to be in society. Thanks for joining us. Am I Autistic or am I a person with Autism? I prefer to think of Autism as part of my identity so I tend to using “identity first” language. I say that I am autistic. The alternativ…
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You’ve found it! Your tribe, real connection, a safe to the be real you, and no judgement. Hello, I’m Anna Taylor. I’m autistic, ADHD and your for host for the Autism Matters Podcast. Welcome to the Autism Matters community where you can connect and engage with other autism adults in whatever way you feel comfortable. It’s simply not true that auti…
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