Autistic-led Conferences and the Importance of Diverse Perspectives
In this mini-episode Jeanne (she/her) highlights two upcoming conferences featuring autistic speakers as experts in autism, PARC Critical Autism Studies - Autumn Conference 2021, October 18 and Unders...
14 Okt 202110min
Autistic Communication pt. 3 - The Double Empathy Problem
A classic diagnostic trait for autism is “deficits in social communication.” However, as past episodes have highlighted, many new studies are showing that this is more a case of autistics and non-auti...
1 Okt 202128min
Labels and Language of Autism - Person-First vs Identity-First
Language is important and can influence our perspectives of people. Many trainings in recent decades have focused on what is termed “person-first” language, where you say “person with x” instead of “x...
17 Sep 202113min
The Spectrum 10k Controversy and a History of Eugenics
This week a new project was announced in the UK called Spectrum 10k, with the goal to collect the DNA of 10,000 autistics for various research purposes. It is supported by several big names in autism ...
1 Sep 202133min
Famous Autistics in Popular Culture
As a break from some of our heavier topics around ableism and the trauma autistics face, in this mini episode Jeanne (she/her) highlights some famous autistic actors, writers, and athletes (and a few ...
17 Aug 202110min
Autistic Communication pt. 2 - Masking
In part 2 of a 3-part set on autistic communication, Jeanne (she/her) discusses autistic masking and how it impacts autistic communication and presentation, including the consequences pressure to mask...
1 Aug 202147min
The Problems with Functioning Labels
In this mini-episode, Jeanne (she/her) talks about how splitting autistics between “low” and “high” functioning does immense harm, and how such labels and others are used to justify abuse as seen in b...
19 Jul 202120min
Autistic Communication pt. 1 - New Studies & understanding
In this episode Jeanne (she/her) speaks with Morgan Leander Blake (they/them) for the first episode as part of a larger discussion about autistic communication. Autistic communication has historically...
1 Jul 202148min
