What Can Occupational Therapy Do for Autistic Adults? An Interview With Courtney Benner

Most autism research still isn't about autistic adults. It's about children, and causes, and where autism comes from. But every so often, research surfaces that's actually about us — our health as we ...

31 Heinä 24min

Julie M. Green's son was diagnosed autistic at three. She wasn't diagnosed until 44 — almost a decade of advocating fiercely for her child's needs while missing her own. In this episode, we talk about...

1 Heinä 40min

And the evidence is catching up! For most of autism's diagnostic history, clinicians have repeated some version of the same number: autism is about four times more common in boys than in girls. That n...

26 Touko 28min

A short, audio-only episode. No research breakdown this time — just a few honest things I wanted to say before getting back into the swing of things. Some of you noticed the gaps in the feed over the ...

10 Touko 5min

Every few months, a headline lands that makes autistic people brace for impact. A young man does something terrible. Somewhere in the story, the word "autistic" appears. And the public conversation dr...

5 Touko 34min

Janet Walsh-Adams is a neurodivergent PhD candidate at Deakin University, researching a pattern that many autistic people have noticed for years: autistic adults may be more likely to pursue consensua...

12 Helmi 54min

I've had so many jobs over the years — from babysitter to office administrator — and I didn't know until much later that my struggles in certain environments were connected to being autistic. In this ...

27 Loka 202527min

Rebecca is a mental health counsellor in Australia. Diagnosed at 47 — with level-two autism and ADHD combined type — she shares her story of self-recognition, complex emotions around diagnosis, and th...

4 Elo 202543min