Why Autistic People Carry So Many Health Symptoms With Dr. Mel Houser
The healthcare system consistently fails neurodivergent people. What happens when they decide to build something better? I explore that question with Dr. Mel Houser, a board-certified family physician...
19 Syys 45min
A Psychologist's Late Autism and ADHD Diagnoses
I sat down with clinical psychologist and energy healing coach Nicole Parkes to talk about how her own autism and ADHD diagnoses changed the way she works with clients. We get into what it feels like ...
6 Syys 51min
Why Autism Might Be an Evolutionary Advantage and What Autistic Burnout Feels Like
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 23min
Autistic Masking, Motherhood, and Radical Acceptance with Julie M. Green
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 39min
Autistic Women Have Always Been Here and Research Is Catching Up
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 27min
Personal Note: On Being Quiet, and Coming Back
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
Does Autism Lead to Extremism? What the Research Actually Says
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 33min
Autistic and Non-monogamous? The Research No One's Talking About...Yet
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 53min
