63. S5, Ep8: Intersecting identities, neurodivergent families, and inclusion, leadership and representation at work
Kira Young is a Native American poet, philosopher, activist and singer from Virginia, USA. She is 52 and was formally diagnosed very recently, after self diagnosing last year. She has held various dif...
26 Helmi 202255min
62. S5, Ep7: Autism assessment and diagnosis, and ungendering the diagnostic process
Victoria is an autistic blogger and PhD student from Manchester in the UK. Diagnosed autistic aged 25, she started an Instagram account and blog called 'Actually Aspling' the same year, in 2017. Victo...
19 Helmi 202253min
61. S5, Ep6: Empowering labels, navigating relationships and advocating for neurodivergent and disabled people
Marie Ralph is an autistic, disabled single mum to two neurodivergent sons. She is 48 and was diagnosed five years ago. She lives in Newquay, Cornwall in the UK, where as well as being a full time car...
12 Helmi 20221h 1min
60. S5, Ep5: Autism and the intersection of culture, race and gender
Suzanna Chen was born in China and raised in Vancouver, Canada from the age of 9. She was diagnosed autistic in her final year of high school. She is now 18 and an undergraduate student at University ...
5 Helmi 202241min
59. S5, Ep4: Getting an autism diagnosis while doing a PhD in autism and parenting an autistic child
Gilly McKeown is an autism researcher in Brisbane, Australia. Originally from Manchester in the UK, she is in her thirties and was diagnosed autistic in 2021, when she was already more than halfway th...
29 Tammi 202257min
58. S5, Ep3: Women's health, intergenerational autism and giving language to the autistic experience
Lucy Pearce is an author, artist and publisher from East Cork in Ireland. She is 41, and when she was 37 she, her mother and her daughter were all diagnosed autistic within 6 months of each other. Lu...
22 Tammi 20221h 3min
57. S5, Ep2: Dancing with differences: autism and disability empowerment
Amanda Harrinauth is a disability empowerment coach and poet from California, USA. She was born premature, weighing just 1 pound 7ounces. She had hydrocephalus and other health problems, and her paren...
15 Tammi 202258min
56. S5, Ep1: Sara Gibbs: From not fitting in to finding a place in the world as an autistic woman
Sara Gibbs has built a successful career, but also – like so many of us – experienced the challenges of being in the world as an autistic person. After enduring vicious bullying and social exclusion ...
8 Tammi 20221h
