Autism Stories
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Episodes
Autism Stories: James Cleves
"A conventional virtual assistant will go off and do the things you delegate. But when you’re neurodivergent, there is so much nuance. There is so much other stuff going on which is impacting you", says James Cleves. James joins this episode to discuss his work as a virtual assistant for neurodivergent entrepreneurs.If you could subscribe on your favorite listening platform we would real
Autism Stories: Dylan Aguilar and Dr. Laurie Stephens
"When I first saw Love on the Spectrum, I said, I want to do that show someday… years later, I did the show, and I’m so happy about it", says Dylan Aguilar. Dylan and Dr. Laurie Stephens joins us to discuss Love on The Spectrum and how The Help Group is supporting 25,000 neurodivergent people and their families each year. To learn more about Dylan visit https://www.instagram.com/king_dy
Autism Stories: Amirtha Sureshbabu
"She’s already feeling that pressure of, I need to be as performant as my male colleagues. But to add on to that, she’s struggling with ADHD symptoms, autism symptoms, sensory overload… that forces neurodivergent women in tech to be extremely high-functioning to the point of exhaustion", says Amirtha Sureshbabu. Amirtha joins this episode of Autism Stories to discuss being software engin
Autism Stories: Alex Morgan
"It amazes me, the resilience [autistic people] have, that we’ve built over these decades of awful experiences… we’re incredibly tough in so many ways. We keep on going", says Alex Morgan. Alex joins us to discuss her new book, being a journalist, and learning about her autism at 60 years old. To learn more about Alex and her new book Mothertongue visit https://theautisticwoman.co.uk/books-on-aut
Autism Stories: Aiden Levy
"Getting to make this show [about The Beatles] is the greatest joy and privilege of my life. A lot of people misunderstand non-speakers with autism, or may not know we exist. Some people may think if we don’t speak, we’re not smart. But we have thoughts and feelings and passions like anyone else", says Aiden Levy. Aiden joins this episode to discuss co-hosting a Sirius XM radio show and
Autism Stories: Aces Up Your Sleeve
"You can be into kink, you can be into the idea of sex, you can even enjoy certain actions related to it and still be on the asexuality spectrum. And that [fact] widened my view", says Sabrina and Kade. Sabrina and Kade join us to discuss their podcast, Aces Up Your Sleeve, and the intersection of asexuality and autism. To learn more about Sabrina and Kade and their podcast visit www.patreon.com/A
Autism Stories: Dalisse Sequeiros
"My] books don’t have that clinical language. I’m not a therapist, I’m not a professional. I just have the experience of actually living autism every single day with my kids… this is from one parent to another, from one autistic mother to maybe another autistic mother", says Dalisse Sequeiros. Dalisse joins this episode to discuss being the author of a book series designed for autistic r
Autism Stories: Jonathan Domsky
"It’s hard enough for most autistic people to connect in the first place. There’s such a hunger to meet other people like ourselves… What I’ve learned is that it’s a lonely journey. People are figuring it out themselves, and they desperately want community", says Jonathan Domsky. Jonathan joins this episode to discuss his experiences as an autistic entrepreneur. To learn more about Jonat
Autism Stories: Shea Belsky
"They enable autistic and other adaptive athletes to run a Boston Marathon with slightly different requirements. [I thought] I’d love to be a part of it. And then a year later, I ran with them", says Shea Belsky. Shea returns to Autism Stories to discuss running in the Boston Marathon. To learn more about Shea visit https://www.sheabelsky.com/ .If you could subscribe on your favorite lis
Autism Stories: Sandra Nickel
"Kids can look at [Hans Christian Andersen's] story and say, oh wow, here’s this famous author, and he went through this. Oh, there’s hope… not only make it through, but do something that I really love doing", says Sandra Nickel. Sandra joins this epsiode to discuss her new book about Hans Chrisitan Andersen and how he was likely autistic. To learn more about Sandra and her books vi
Autism Stories: Talia Zimmerman
"No one can truly wrap their head around the horror of living in silence. Finding spelling was the first step to healing", says Talia Zimmerman. Tailia joins this episode to discuss how life changes for non-speakers when spelling comes into their lives. If you could subscribe on your favorite listening platform we would really appreciate that. If you are looking for customized coaching b
Autism Stories: Mandy Pinckley
"I want to build things that last… I want to make sustainable systems. And I want it to be beyond me, that it doesn’t rely on me", says Mandy Pinckley. Mandy joins us to discuss launching neurodivergent peer support groups and advocating to make sustainable systems that support our communities. To learn more about Mandy visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandy-pinckley-a67658250/ Thank yo
Autism Stories: Glamorous Glitzy
"I always take a lot of breaks, have a lot of snacks, have a lot of fidget toys… in order to prevent that from happening and having a meltdown… I always tell my agency and my managers that my needs have to be met", says Glamorous Glitzy. Glamorous Glitzy joins this episode to discuss joins us to discuss the intersection of beauty, glamour, and her autism. To learn more about Glamorous
Autism Stories: Sam Hiatt
"This project I’ve been working on recently was actually specifically intended to help leverage AI to bridge communication between neuro types... That’s the idea that AI could potentially help with communication, but I realized that it was actually alienating", says Sam Hiatt. Sam joins this episode to discuss how AI impacts communication and his experience of going to Burning Man each y
Autism Stories: Charlie Volotta
"I would like you all to understand that I am a non-speaker and I spent many years in silence. Many people believed I had very low cognition. I was unable to prove my intelligence up until I was introduced to S2C at the age of 19. This opportunity to be on a podcast is truly a dream", says Charlie Volotta. Charlie joins this episode to discuss having his voice heard through spelling to c
Autism Stories: Michael from CtrlAble
"Games really do not have to be that way, or at least they do not have to be inaccessible in ways that feel unnecessary. Accessibility is not about taking something away from gaming. It is about giving more people a way into games", says Michael from CtrlAble. Michael joins us to discuss the community he built for disabled gamers who believe gaming should be accessible for everyone.Than
Autism Stories: Min Lin
"When I started doing comedy, it happened after my autism diagnosis. So that was like a brief grieving period of, oh, you mean to tell me that I was never normal? Like I wasted all this time of my life just struggling to do that. So the diagnosis gave me a way out", says Min Lin. Min joins this episode to discuss being a stand up comic. To learn more about Min visit https://www.instagram
Autism Stories: Tre Wilson
"There have been many stories that captured the essence of my experiences, but I haven't found a singular form of representation where it's like all parts of me in one character because I'm so many things", says Tre Wilson. Tre joins this episode to discuss his work as film director, director of photography, and video colorist. To learn more about Tre visit https://martrese14
Autism Stories: Dr. Megan Neff
"Sometimes when we accidentally find sensory self-care, it can actually lead to shame. Stimming would be a perfect example of accidental sensory self-care. But then if we've got negative feedback around that, we might actually feel shame around our sensory self-care", says Dr. Megan Neff. Megan returns to Autism Stories to discuss her card deck of 100 step by step exercises of Self C
Autism Stories: Jerome Lafayette Narramore
"And we need to dig and uncover the realities, or we're never going to heal. It's not going to happen. And for me, it's not about a reparation. It's more about a restoration of truths. I want the real truth just to be a matter of record", says Jerome Narramore. Jerome joins this episode to discuss his work as investigative genetic genealogist, the history of Black and Br
Autism Stories: Isaac Gendler
"Water is a precious resource for all communities and war-affected communities even more so. I think when we talk about disasters, war being one of them, what's a lot more important than the disaster itself is the background to the disaster", says Isaac Gendler. Isaac joins this episode to discuss his work regardinsgclimate change and the impact that war affected areas have on water
Autism Stories: Chris Carazas
"Peace doesn't arrive like a sunrise. It limps in mud caked hollow eyed curled at the edge of my ribs like a sleeping dog I'm afraid to wake. Peace means owning that I'm autistic and also brilliant and also tired of shrinking so others don't feel small beside me. For the first time in a long time, it doesn't feel out of reach", says Chris Carazas. Chris joins this epi
Autism Stories: Rafael Rodriguez
"Even some of my classmates and coworkers, they've attended colleges for the entertainment industry and learned more here at Exceptional Minds than going through college", says Rafael Rodriguez. Rafael joins this episode to discuss being a graduate of Exceptional Minds Academy where he learned visual effects techniques and his work on various Marvel projects. To learn more about Rafa
Autism Stories: Josh Arnon
“And we need to uplift people who truly understand us and not just attempt to speak for us, but really speak over us, people who really are part of our world, who understand us. And I would be the second openly autistic person in New York City history", says Josh Arnon. Josh joins this episode to discuss running for political office in New York City as a democratic socialist candidate. To l
Autism Stories: Helen San
"I have one piece of advice, and it's not just for therapists and counselors. It's for family members and autistic people themselves. Just because something is automatic and easy for your brain doesn't mean it's automatic and easy for other people's brains", says Helen San. Helen joins this episode to discuss her work as a licensed counselor and how she supports her c
Autism Stories: Dr. Sean Inderbitzen
"When I give a talk, one of the things I like to do at the start of the talks is what Stephen Hayes, the creator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy does, which is just say, what do you need for me right now to feel safe?", says Dr. Sean Inderbitzen. Dr. Inderbitzen joins us to discuss his work as a therapist integrating polyvagal theory and his love of running. To learn more about Dr
Autism Stories: Marilise Blignaut
"People are coming to you because they don’t have another option.You are the gatekeeper of their health care. See how you can work together collaboratively to achieve the outcome that they want or that they desire", says Marilise Blignaut. Marilise joins this episode to discuss her advice as a registered nurse for other healthcare providers. We also discuss creating educational content t
Autism Stories: T Jamaica Pogue
"But some of the things that I've asked myself that I didn't put in this book were more about my personal purpose, and the reason why I didn't put it in the book is because I wanted the book to be a guide for other people to figure out they're supposed to live or how they're supposed to heal or what their purpose is supposed to be. Rather, I want them to come to their own
Autism Stories: Nicole Krashin
"It's not only about autism. I just want to speak about children and their behaviors and the way that they learn and just acceptance and all of that. I always want to bring a lesson with every single book that I write," says Nicole Krashin. Nicole joins this episode to discuss her book based on the relationship between herself and her daughter. To learn more about Nicole visit https:
Autism Stories: Diana Khalipina
"But accessibility, web accessibility, teach you to understand that nothing is wrong with you. There are different people with different needs. You should calm down. Everything can be done in a better way. The problem is not in you. You are beautiful in the way you are", says Diana Khalipina. Diana joins us to discuss website accessibility. To learn more about Diana visit https://www.lin
Autism Stories: Stephanie Bealer
"[Corporate America was] like this rat race, like, I can't do it. It is really beating the shit out of me and I don't feel like I've got anything left in me to give", says Stephanie Bealer. Stephanie joins this episode to discuss transitioning to a career outside of corporate America. To learn more about Stephanie visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebealer/ .Thank you
Autism Stories: Alfonso Camacho
“Looking back on it now, I realize I was hungry for authentically autistic characters in the media, and when I didn't find them, I took it upon myself to create them. Sometimes, by following our art's desire and taking care of ourselves by fulfilling our own needs, we create the very change we were looking for”, says Alfonso Camacho. Alfonso joins this episode to discuss authentically auti
Autism Stories: Ben Dixon
"These things keep happening because none of these engineers ever talk to the people. And so I feel like as an autistic person myself and as someone who’s like deeply concerned with the disabled population and I’m friends with them and I work with them, I would love to approach this, like these problems in a data-driven way", says Ben Dixon. Ben joins this episode to discuss his work in
Autism Stories: Grace Blatt
"My special interest is neuroscience... I get paid to info dump now... I get a paycheck for doing my favorite thing that most time in the common day, people hate when I info dump. So now I get paid to info dump. What could be better than that?”, says Grace Blatt. Grace joins this epsiode to discuss being an adjunct professor in psychology. To learn more about Grace visit https://www.linkedin.
Autism Stories: Nigh Functioning Autism
"People don't understand that they feel that speech is supreme. It's called speech supremacy", says TJ. TJ returns to discuss their creation of the Black and Brown Communication Justice Project. To learn more about TJ and the Black and Brown Communication Justice Project visit https://www.facebook.com/Nigh.Functioning.autismThank you to TR Sun for their song “All Good” on todays
Autism Stories: Tanya Roberts
"The idea of sitting still when our bodies feel like they need to move [can be difficult]. So there are meditation practices you can do where you integrate movement, fidgeting, art, sensory play, and sound", says Tanya Roberts. Tanya joins this episode to discuss how meditation can work for us as autistic people. To learn more about Tanya please visit https://www.mindfullydifferent.ca/
Autism Stories: Episode #427
On this episode Doug will be discussing his new creative project that is an extension of the Autism Stories podcast. Listen to learn how you can be involved with this project.Visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/angiepea?coupon=AUTISMSTORIES and use the promo code AUTISM STORIES to get some cool neuroaffirming t-shirts.Fill out this form if you would like to be considered in sharing your stim on the va
Autism Stories: Mo Wilson
"I feel at its core that yoga is something that helps us to regulate sensory input and know what we want to prioritize in our life and what we want to just ignore, keep out, and to take us back to who we are at the core of ourselves and our true selves", says Mo Wilson. Mo joins us to discuss how yoga is for everyone. To learn more about Mo please visit https://monettawilson.com/.Thank y
Autism Stories: Safir Boukhalfa
"For instance, for my community, it would be around creating a space of solidarity.So really just understanding that if you're working on diversity, equity, and inclusion in Europe, and on top of that, you're racialized, you get to experience a type of violence that is very unique because you kind of have to defend your ideas with organizations, but you also are affected by those idea
Autism Stories: David Rivera
"Then because of my testimony and the result of the litigation ending in a settlement with the school district, paying for me to go to a private school for autistic students, I think it was at that other school that I was able to flourish. Now I'm an undergraduate at UC Berkeley", says David Rivera. To learn more about David and Mentoring Autistic Minds visit https://mentoringautisti
Autism Stories: Jerry Marcus
"When you look at universal design, it’s about creating things that benefit the larger population, while taking into account those edge cases. A good design helps everyone, not just a subset of the community" , says Jerry Marcus. Jerry joins this epsiode to discuss his career as a Senior Program Manager in Accessibility. To learn more about Jerry visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerryma
Autism Stories: Tarun Paul Mathew
"The intent [of my podcast] is to look to change people's idea of non-speaking autism. I want them to know me and get a glimpse of how people like me function. Only listen to understand, that the podcast is my thinking being conveyed in the way that people listen", says Tarun Paul Mathew. Tarun joins this episode to discuss his podcast about non-speaking autistic people. To learn mo
Autism Stories: Sxdni Small
"So for me, I'm always learning. And I think being Jewish or autistic is a very intriguing and interesting combination because it's an ongoing quest to integrate and work with thesedifferent parts of myself because I move between these different communities", says Sxdni Small. Sxdni joins this episode to discuss their identities, their publish works, and advocacy. Thank you to TR
Autism Stories: Dr. Emile Gouws
"Too often, society confuses speech with intelligence, but speech is only one form of communication. I and many others have valuable contributions, even when we do not use our speech",says Dr. Emile Gouws. Dr. Gouws joins this episode to discuss being a non-speaking child and turning lived experience into advocacy. To learn more about Dr. Gouws visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-emile
Autism Stories: Dr. Sam Rae
"In trying to recover from autistic burnout myself, I created this five-phase framework that uses an intersectional lens because as I was saying earlier, autism shows up for me quite differently than a lot of other people because we're different human beings with different lived experiences", says Dr. Sam Rae. Dr. Sam joins this episode to discuss her creation of the Autistic Burnout
Autism Stories: Kelly Bron Johnson
"Any clinician who is diagnosing needs to understand the value of the diagnosis. So despite the fact that, yes, we can give you a diagnosis with lots of stigma placed upon you, [...] there's a value to that because it will reduce a lot of the other issues and a lot of the other chronic problems like the anxiety, the burnout", says Kelly Bron Johnson. Kelly returns to Autism Stories t
Autism Stories: Jake Batista
"The main thing I would say people definitely need when it comes to dealing with autistic swimmers is just patience. Like there's going to be some days where the kids are going to have like a really good day [...] are going to be days where like, you know, like they're having like a rough day", says Jake Batista. Jake joins this episode to discuss teaching neurodivergent swimmer
Autism Stories: Freya Pinney
"Art therapy really is about working with materials to be able to come to know something about yourself that emerges through that engagement and may or may not be communicated verbally at all", says Freya Pinney. Freya joins this episode to discuss art therapy and connecting with other neurodivegent people. To learn more about Freya and her services visit linkedin.com/in/freya-pinney-49
Autism Stories: PJ Letourneau
"Cannabis was a very confusing aspect of my life for a really long time because in high school I was trying it, but my family was very against it. There were actually aspects of it that seemed to be helping me a lot, but it wasn't clear to me how to use it", says PJ Letourneau. PJ joins this episode to discuss Pervasive Demand for Autonomy, the benefits of cannabis, and the processin
Autism Stories: Brandy Schillace
"What grief really is, isn't a getting over the loss, but an adjusting to a life that encapsulates the loss. And I think that that's a lot of what sometimes happens when we come to terms with our autism and the things that we did or didn't get a chance to do", says Brandy Schillace. Brandy joins this episode to discuss her book about the world’s first center for homosexual an
Autism Stories: Sonora Reyes
"Many people] don't care as much about, okay, these are the statistics of what percentage of people get deported actually commited any crimes. It's very, very low. [...] They care about their neighbor who is Mexican, who they like, who has a family who got deported. [...] They only care about the personal connection. Which is why I feel like books like The Broposal hopefully can start
Autism Stories: REMASTERED Dr. Mel Houser
"Anytime you have a default, anyone whose brain learns things, processes, communicates differently is going to feel othered. The idea with universal design is not having any defaults, and to have a menu to all people", says Dr. Mel Houser. Mel joins this episode to discuss universal design in healthcare, her non profit All Brains Belong VT, and what she wished medical school and medical
Autism Stories: Rolondo Talbott
"I was going down the rabbit hole of adult play and the benefits of that could bring to a corporate environment when it comes to things like communication, creativity, innovation and ingenuity. I came across this concept of Lego Serious Play that started in the mid 90s [...]", says Rolondo Talbott. Rolando joins this episode to discuss the benefits of play for adults and his book of poe
Autism Stories: Wendy Roff
"The veils are perceptual filters and autistic people have fewer filters. And so they're receiving a lot of information. [...] Bright lights, the way things sound, the way textures feel. And we say, their filters are lowered that way. But also the filters are lower for the invisible world", says Wendy Roff. Wendy joins us to discuss her new book about her new book about the connecti
Autism Stories: Lee Hopkins
"I want to feel connected to you, but if you're talking at me or if I'm bored with the conversation, then we have to adjust and your feelings being hurt isn't really my responsibility anymore. [...]. My responsibility is to myself and I'd love to be connected, but we really have to find somewhere to connect", says Lee Hopkins. Lee joins this episode to discuss meaningful
Autism Stories: Anthony Leckie
"I'm hoping that what is happening with AI can go down a path that ultimately allows more people to tell their stories more effectively and with less limitations and with less gatekeeping than ever before", says Anthony Leckie. Anthony joins this episode to discuss being the editor for Autism Stories and ethical uses of AI. To learn more about Anthony visit https://www.anthonyleckie.
Autism Stories: Carole Jean Whittington
"Autistic women, especially those of us who are late identified, have spent our entire lives performing outside of our comfort zones just to survive, just to pass, to feel safe. [...] And that caused us chronic burnout, sensory overload, and a disconnection from our authentic selves. So telling us to get out of our comfort zone, it's like pouring water on someone who's already drownin
Autism Stories: Meg Eden Kuyatt
"[My book's] about the generational trauma that can come from masking for generations and the complexity of neurodivergence and the complexity of how it can manifest, how it can present, how we can all have this thing in common, but all treat it in really different ways", says Meg Eden Kuyatt. Meg joins us to discuss generational trauma, writing poetry, and her new book The Girl in t
Autism Stories: Josselyn Crane
"I would go so far as to say that there is a distinct form of people pleasing that autistic people engage in[...]. [...] It's like, this is my personality because it's my mask. I've created this person that whose worth is entirely dependent on how other people perceive me and how useful and how little needs I have, how much I can provide for other people, because [I feel] so strange and unaccepta
Autism Stories: Dr. Megan Neff
"A huge part of my early discovery and then building a life that's more resilient to burnout has been understanding my sensory profile, getting to know what actually works for my sensory system, what soothes it, what comforts it, what triggers it", says Dr. Megan Neff. Dr. Neff joins this episode to discuss her Autistic Burnout Workbook. To learn more about Dr. Neff and her workbook
Autism Stories: Mitch Boucher
"But for me, at least, music has always emphasized my emotions with an internal soundtrack, if that makes any sense, it's as much a part of my brain and internal dialogue as anything else, really", says Mitch Boucher. Mitch joins this episode to discuss rejection sensitive dysphoria and his love of baroque music. To learn more about Mitch and his music visit https://www.youtube.com/
Autism Stories: Becca Lory Hector
"That's kind of where I stepped in with, yes, if I want to help people to improve their quality of life, I need to understand what quality of life looks like for autistic people", says Becca Lory Hector. Becca makes her return to Autism Stories to discuss the research from her and her team regarding quality of life for autistic people. To learn more about Becca and her research vis
Autism Stories: DeAndra Davis
"I think that's one of the things that's helped me [...], writing about it, right. Writing about these characters that are not afraid to advocate for themselves. [...] And think about how can I be more like my main character?", says DeAndra Davis. DeAndra joins this episode to talk about her new book All the Noise at once. In this compelling, moving story about brotherhood, iden
Autism Stories: Dan Bird
"It was actually fascinating because going into [The Traitors], I thought the missions would be the thing that I would like the least. [...] But the missions for me in my season were actually great and really exciting because there was always an element of strategy involved in the sense that you could make choices to further your own game in our mission", says Dan Bird. Dan joins this ep
Autism Stories: Marilyn Roy
"That diagnosis when I got it, just really floored me, because I've always been verbal, very verbal, and I'm very outgoing, [...] I just have always been what I am, and things just didn't work out right, and I just kept trying", says Marilyn Roy. Marilyn joins this episode to discuss being diagnosed with autism in her sixties.If you could subscribe on your favorite listening
Autism Stories: Oluwaseye Ogunfidodo
""The services [Autistic Black Coders] are going to be providing is that it's going to be a business service that is providing people in the black community that are going to be [...] getting into tech and learning the software engineering side to become a full stack developer eventually", says Oluwaseye Ogunfidodo. Oluwaseye joins this episode to discuss founding Autistic Black
Autism Stories: Stephanie
"One of the rules is that you don't discuss certain topics in public. And those topics include things like sex and body parts. So it can be hard to overcome that taboo and realize that a sexual or reproductive health appointment is exactly the appropriate place to discuss these topics", says Stephanie. Stephanie joins this episode of Autism Stories to discuss supporting patients with
Autism Stories: Bernard and Burnett Grant
"In the film [Sensory Overload], it's based on the premise that 20% of the population has significantly higher sensory processing than everyone else, it's a large proportion of people", says Burnett Grant. Bernard and Burnett return to Autism Stories to discuss their involvement in the documentary Sensory Overload coming to Hulu this week. To learn more about Sensory Overload vi
Autism Stories: Jay Manuel
"We're still paying [airline] customers, [...] I feel like wheelchair users or people that use mobility aids should still be treated like human beings and seen as valuable as just any other person that is using a service", says Jay Manuel. Jay joins this episode to discuss traveling with mobility aids and his tv show that will be coming to the tv channel TLC. To learn more about Jay
Autism Stories: Marion Hersh
"A place where we spend a lot of time is in front of our laptops, computers and phones, and in many cases those spaces aren't very calming because the colors and other things on websites can be very overwhelming. So [the] calmspaces.org website looks to address this", says Marion Hersh. Marion joins this episode to discuss the creation of the calm spaces website and important researc
Autism Stories: Grant Harris
"Many leaders are fearful of coming out, so to speak, with being neurodistinct. That's unfortunate. There is a popular statistic that 20, 25% of Fortune 500 CEOs identify as neurodivergent or specifically dyslexic, but they only talk about that in private circles", says Grant Harris. Grant joins this episode to discuss his work as a certified diversity executive and the way in which
Autism Stories: Padma Jyothi and Navneet Kulkarni
"Autism is my divinity, so I am grateful to my mind for being different. I am grateful to my parents for being my support system. Gratitude is my attitude. Always be grateful for this life because this life was lived once", says Navneet Kulkarni. Navneet and Padma Jyothi join this episode to discuss Indian non-speaking autistics and the power of gratitude. To learn more and purchase Talk
Autism Stories: Kaz Windness
""I was the drawing kid, I was the art kid always. And it was part of my regulation is just to draw, and I would get in trouble all the time in school for drawing when actually I could think and hear and understand and learn better if I was actually drawing" says Kaz Windness. Kaz joins this episode to discuss heir children's book that includes multiple autistic characters. To l
Dr. Shannan Palma
""Basically, preventing dysregulation is the biggest lever that we can push to improve the medical and behavioral health. So anything we can do to [...] give [people] a little bit more capacity, a little bit more room to act, take any kind of that cognitive or sensory load off can be really helpful", says Dr. Shannan Palma. Shannan returns to Autism Stories to discuss an app that h
Autism Stories: Percy De La Luna
"What is your responsibility to your community? [...] One thing I often say is you have the right to ask for help and the duty to assist when possible. I think that really creates what this whole program is for", says Percy De La Luna. Percy joins this episode to discuss a volunteer program he created for adolescents and teens as well as the intersection of being indigenous and autistic. To lear
Autism Stories: Charlotte Bachelor
"I think the first thing people need to remember is that their experiences aren't one size fits all. The autistic community is incredibly diverse. So just because someone's experience is different than yours doesn't make it good, bad or less than", says Charlotte Bachelor. Charlotte joins this episode to discuss the impact of storytelling and how comic con has been a healing experience. to learn
Autism Stories: Amy Scurria
"I co-wrote the opera with my partner Zane, who wrote the words. And it was very important to both of us that we both capture my experience as an autistic adult [...], but also to create an opera that embraces this idea that no matter who we are [...], exactly who we are, is enough," says Amy Scurria . Amy joins this episode to discuss being an opera singer and how music has helped her to communic
Autism Stories: Rachel Caton
"Within the drag community I just see [people] struggling to be themselves and they're too worried about what everyone else thinks of them, which is why I create spaces so people can know that they are loved and can just let go and be themselves on stage and perform", says Rachel Caton. Rachel joins this episode to discuss being a drag show performer and organizer. We also discuss Rachels experie
Autism Stories: Mykie Mubarak
"Tone tags have taught me the importance of advocating for my needs, while also accepting that not everyone will understand or accommodate them. When people do respect that request though, it makes communication so much easier and less anxiety inducing for me," says Mykie Mubarak. Mykie joins this episode to discuss how being Arab impacts their autistic experience, competitive gaming, and tone t
Autism Stories: David Gunter
"Maybe I could say I'm autistic out loud at a meeting at work. So I'm finding that as I stand up and talk about autism a lot of people at work are reaching out to me discreetly saying, hey I don't want anybody to know this, but you know what should I do here, so just being visible as simple as that sounds can be big," says David Gunter. David joins this episode to discuss disclosing his autism in
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