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"One of the things I love about Future State University is we work on skills based on executive functioning...within the game play and you'll get immediate access what you could have done better and how to enhance those skills whether its delegation, time management, communication, or technology", says Syntyche Jennings. Syntyche joins this episode…
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"For me, sensory play is like a form of meditation. It is often loud inside my head but when I experience sensory joy I am just me and I feel in tune with the universe, like I am exactly where I need to be and it is such a relief", says Bobbie Charlie. Bobbie joins this episode to discuss sensory joy, the feelings wheel, and life as a musician. To …
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"One of the biggest things that I've learned is just how deep my mask goes, and that's basically just how I functioned my whole life and didn't really realize it. Aside from that, I learned that a lot of the coping skills that go along with masking, a lot of the coping skills I used to make it, just aren't really enough anymore", says Bee McDonald.…
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"Our brain is 85% visual right and 15% verbal. The spiritual ability clairvoyance is seeing, so we have already that ability to see because of our visual. My clairvoyance is through the roof because of my autism", says Chinhee Park. Chinhee joins this episode to discuss being a psychic medium and how her autism impacts her mediumship. To learn more…
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"One thing that I really have a lot of is echolalia. A lot of the things that come out of me verbally is repeated sounds, repeated songs, repeated phrases. In a lot of ways that can be really helpful for improv or even for writing sketch", says Bridie Schellenberg. Bridie joins this episode to discuss performing improv, how comedy can improve the r…
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"The main issue that we ran into, the hurdle that kept us from understanding that we had the sleep disorder that we do, is our autistic literalism. We were taking the way that people talk about being overworked and tired in this capitalist hustle culture, the way that people are like, oh, I'm exhausted, I'm falling asleep all the time. We took that…
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"The best part of my marathon running is just accomplishing something really hard. I love overcoming barriers and pushing myself to new heights. I love running because it is when my brain seems to give into the needs of my body", says Aaron Jepson. Aaron joins this episode to discuss ow marathon running impacts his autism, the fiction and nonfictio…
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"I didn't really find community until after I learned to spell my communication and I was able to connect with other kids like me. It seems like since I learned how to spell my communication, the community and the opportunity to connect with others continues to grow and grow", says Grace Falleur. Grace joins this episode to discuss the spellers met…
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"I love that I'm so lucky to have people to depend on, and I can be dependable for others. [...] I am convinced that interdependence is a natural way of being", says Danny Whitty. Danny joins this episode to discuss his new podcast All Our Brave Hearts. To learn more about Danny and All Our Brave Hearts visit https://www.instagram.com/dannywithword…
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"Ehlers-Danlos, you don't really have like issues with the stomach. It's all joints." No, there's so much more to it than bendy joints and dislocations. It's everywhere, and I think that;s one of the most important things they could know", says Mandi Weirdmore. Mandi joins this episode to discuss Ehlers-Danlos awareness month. We also discuss docto…
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"Everyone who's following us has a much clearer understanding of Autism. We're doing a lot more early intervention. We know more, right? [...] So that story was important for me to document, I felt, that the legacy for us of those late diagnosed folks that missed out on a lot of opportunities or had a lot of struggles that weren't necessary for us …
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" I opened up a nail school back in last year of February, the 9th of February. We opened up a nail school to help people with autism, so they can also do nails as well", says Aaliyah Thompson. Aaliyah joins this episode to discuss her nail bar and opening up a cosmetology school for autistic people. To learn more Aaliyah visit https://www.instagra…
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"As a very first step, talk to somebody. I know it's hard; it's like a stigmatized topic. Find someone you can really trust and who can sympathize with you. Not saying something like what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Because I think what doesn't kill you causes you burnout", says Paula Liub. Paula joins this episode to discuss how she helps…
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"I see a lot of creators of color in the autism and neurodiversity community making statements that they feel they aren't being seen, that what is being seen is kind of the same faces over and over again. So I wanted to take the opportunity of Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month to actually promote other accounts that people aren't seeing", says …
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"As far as the software, the AI, the automation, It's really one of those things that you don't know what you're missing out on until you get in on it and see how much time, money, and tasks it eliminates", says Todd Homer. Todd joins this episode to discuss autistic entrepreneurship and how automation can positively impact that journey. To learn m…
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"Carl Jung wrote that the most important conversations of his life were anonymous. Most of what he learned was learning from the patients. And if Carl Jung was able to write that, and if he was able to recognize that, I think an average psychiatrist must be able to do that", says Dr. Liliya Wheatcraft. Dr. Wheatcraft joins this this episode to disc…
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" I really hate when somebody messages you and they're like, "We need to talk." Because immediately I'm like, "Oh my god! What did I do? Did I screw up? What's going on?" And I can't focus on anything else until we talk because I think I screwed up. She always gives me an agenda of any meeting we're gonna have, anything that's going on beforehand, …
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"When it comes to what I do as part of the autistic community, it's mainly just sharing my lived experiences, either to, you know, to share my perspective on things or to like raise awareness or to just start those conversations with other people", says Niraj Shah. Niraj joins this episode to discuss his role in the autistic community, recognizing …
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"Almost every new parent I speak to will go, "The doctor said they need 40 hours of this therapy, this therapy, this therapy, this therapy etc." And I'm like that's kind of what they've been told could benefit, but we know that 40 hours of any therapy in a week is just excessive and too much", says Destiny Huff. Destiny joins this episode to discus…
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"I realized because it's the pattern recognition really that's why I can play most instruments. Once you understand [music] theory and you understand what it's supposed to sound like, it's really just making your body physically cooperate with you", says TR Sun. TR Sun joins us to discuss their new album The Sun Seeker and how consciously stimming …
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"It is important to point out that each one of us has a vocation in our particular state in life, whether clergy, religious, or layperson, whether single, married, or consecrated. Moreover, autistic people have the vocation of being authentically autistic members of the Body. Whatever we do, whatever talents we have, and however we are called to sh…
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"I realized just how systemic ableism was in our special ed system. And it was really disheartening, really seeing just how drastically different my students were treated, how I was treated, how how I didn't get the same curriculum to provide them as their non-disabled peers. And so, I said, I'm going to leave. [...] And I was looking for advocacy"…
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"I pivoted from trauma therapy into supporting a lot of neurodiverse folks and families. What I found was it's a really seamless transition because of principles that I already leaned on heavily as a trauma therapist. Choice is a big deal. The number one thing that leads to trauma imprint on anybody is a loss of agency", says Sam Marion. Sam joins …
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"I'd had this burning desire, or I just knew it was my destiny to do something at the intersection of dance and disability, and I saw a gap. More than anything, I saw a gap. I was like, wow, I didn't know that one in four Americans had a disability, and that's 61 million Americans", says Marisa Hamamoto. Marisa joins this episode to discuss her dan…
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"I want to eliminate the shame and stigma of autism. That's really the goal here is to help people understand what it is. Neurotypical people- they don't understand it. And a lot of autistic people don't really acknowledge or understand what we can do to have better lives", says Scott Steindorff. Scott joins this episode to discuss directing and pr…
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"At Autistic Minds, at the directory, we help families, individuals, to find autistic groups and events and articles related to autism. So we've recently come close to 35,000. So we're the biggest in the UK, the second in the world. So that's our aim, to be the biggest in the world", says Andrew Moore. Andrew joins this episode to discuss overseein…
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"It would be an essential part of any decent person-centered care to find out what co-occuring conditions are there. Any good midwife would know those. But I think the rates of how much more likely autistic people are to experience those issues, I think having a care plan without taking those things into consideration would be quite risky, at best"…
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" The hiring process is so, so old today and it's not always inclusive. So please do take care of the hiring processes. That's the first thing that a business should do. And accommodations, there are so many different kinds of accommodations, but I don't see that happening everywhere, at least in my personal experience. And so to just evaluate, ass…
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"I do think everyone needs a financial plan and I would say those that have precarious income or inconsistent income need a plan even more so. This has been one of the huge challenges in the industry. The way I say it is, the people that need advice the most are the ones that can't really afford to traditionally get it. One of the things I'm doing …
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"Their nervous system's been dysregulated for such a long time, everything gets thrown off, including the circadian rhythm. So, it makes sense that someone might need to be eating at times they didn't before, and that includes overnight, in order to keep their blood sugar at a decent level so that way they can sleep", says Laura Hellfeld. Laura joi…
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"I'll be honest, I've had a really great journey so far. ASD Band has its ups and downs. And on top of that, being autistic has a unique dimension to our creative process. For example, we're bouncing ideas for our original songs left and right with, you know, effective communication and we want to overcome the stigma of autism", says Rawan Tuffaha.…
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"So I was in the corporate world at this time about a year ago, working about 13 to 16 hours a day and just really not enjoying something that I thought I would. I got into research. I thought I would love it. I still do, luckily. But I was just so burnt out. And I was looking for something that could really bring me back to what it felt like I was…
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"To me, the key is the manager, honestly. When you think about somebody's experience with a company, their direct supervisor provides about 80% of that experience with the company. So, if the company's fantastic, but you have a manager who isn't understanding, helpful, or inclusive, then it doesn't matter what the values are of that company. Becaus…
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Autism Stories: Dr. Julius Johnson-Weaver
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"Gender-affirming care saves lives. It allows people to align with their gender identity if they are born opposite of that. Providing that care prevents people from going on to have higher rates of anxiety, depression, suicidality, and successful suicide acts. We are saving lives when we treat people the way they are asking to be treated, and when …
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"Being an attorney, a good attorney at least, is consistent with a lot of autistic traits that I have. Like being straight-forward about things, being clear cut and logical about things, and I'm also excellent when it comes to building arguments". Dr. Kofi joins this episode to discuss being an attorney and what black autistics want you to know. To…
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"I think one of the biggest things is understanding what stress is and how it works, and understanding what that is important to understand how to let it go. Stress works on a spectrum, too. It's a defense mechanism. It's telling you to pay attention. Sometimes it's a whisper and sometimes it's screaming at you to fight for your life or run like he…
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"I have always felt and still feel that everything designed in the world, built environments, systems, bureaucracies, schools, institutions, everything…the first thing you have to plan for is joy. To make it functional, even", says Heather Myers. Heather joins this episode to discuss modern utopias, translating autistic experiences and demystifying…
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"Do second guess your tendency to take people's words at face value. I know for me, I will sometimes have an instinct that somebody is lying to me. But if I ask them about it, and they just tell me that they're not lying, I'll just believe them! Because I tell the truth, and so, my automatic assumption is that other people are telling the truth", s…
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"After college discovered that there actually was an autistic rights movement...I finally found a group of people who could embrace me and accept me for how I was and who understand where I was coming from and basically loved me", says Sebastian Joseph. Sebastian joins this episode to discuss their work as a direct support professional, sheltered w…
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"Snakes are so instinctual. I mean, all animals are, but snakes...they're elegant and magnificent. They know when to take time for themselves. They're not pack animals. I think as autistic people, we can probably identify with them too. We're very instinctive and a lot of us feel the environment around us acutely", says Rebecca Lavender. Rebecca jo…
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"I just feel like a very normal person sharing my life. Sometimes that can be boring. I'm a college student, I'm a gym rat, I'm a gamer, and I stay inside most of the time. But what I can provide in my content is connection and community, especially within the communities that I have", says Aura Joy. Aura joins this episode to discuss being a conte…
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"Each person has to decide what might help them through it, and not be afraid to have the courage to do it their own way. This for me defines grief as a spectrum. Each person has their own style", says MeiMei Liu. MeiMei joins this episode to discuss grief as well as her poetry. To learn more about the Autism & Grief Project visit https://www.autis…
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"We need autistic people working together to build our own understanding of how we should operate the world based on our own needs and desires. To understand ourselves rather than trying to understand ourselves through the prism of another person, through non-autistic people", says Ash Sorrels. Ash joins this episode to discuss the Autism Campus In…
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Autism Stories: Dr. Shannan Palma Part II
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"Noise cancelling headphones? There's no noise in my house! I am all by myself- it's just me, the cats, and the dog! I put them on and I had this visceral, really strong reaction. I felt like I was going to cry. Because I realized I heard the lights, the neighbor mowing their lawn 3 houses down, the refrigerator...I heard everything", says Dr. Shan…
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"If their only images of what autism looks like are white, it can make them feel even more alienated. Even something as simple as when you're having autism awareness month in school, make sure not only highlighting Albert Einstein, but people like Stephen Wiltshire, or Questlove. Just show people who look like your student body, so they don't sort …
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"The people who make assumptions about social norms and generalizability, are also the people who create generalizable standards, right? I say this as a curriculum developer in my day job. The way that I work to design curriculum tends to be the opposite of how I see a lot of other curricula; other forms of teaching. Because we are centering neurod…
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"I decided to create this scale because I think it's important to know that autistic people are very diverse. What one autistic person experiences, doesn't mean another autistic person also experiences the same thing. That's why it was important for me to create a scale that probably covers large parts of the autism community, because there's not o…
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"In the beginning of golf, I happen to know that there were only 13 rules made. Now, there's a whole thick, little rule book of when, and if, and that, and lawyer language that nobody understands. Do I drop it here or not? It's yes or no. It should be black or white, but it's not", says Tammy Mayfair. Tammy and Billy Mayfair talk about how the rule…
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"I really felt that this was maybe my calling to give back, not just to the game of golf, but to sports and to the community. Something I'm very passionate about, I've learned over the past three years, I love discussing about this, helping people, and to see little things that I can tell people that might help them along. Coming out with it was ne…
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"It was nice to have that regularity. I knew what podcasts were going to drop on what days. I can expect to hear those familiar voices and feel those familiar sensations on my familiar walks. That's a great comfort when you're an autistic person....my thanks to anyone who's done a podcast on Autism Stories over the last 12 months", says Christopher…
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