Why Autistics Pick the Wrong Partner
Autism affects how autistics experience relationships by definition. Some of the best traits can lead to problems. In this episode you’ll learn about why autistics pick the wrong partner and how you c...
29 Jul 202420min
Listener Favorites: Beyond Diagnostic Criteria
Autistics share traits that meet the diagnostic criteria for autism and many traits that do not. Find out what autistics may have in common that didn’t make the cut. Support the show RATED IN THE TOP...
23 Jul 202422min
Best of 2023: The Double Empathy Problem
The old thinking was that neurotypicals understand us as autistics but that we don’t understand them. Modern research dispels this myth and empathy may be the key. Support the show RATED IN THE TOP 0....
15 Jul 202413min
Resilience
The regions of the brain that play a role in resilience are the areas of the brain most affected by autism. Is it possible for an autistic person to be resilient? The answer may surprise you. Resilien...
8 Jul 202415min
Detail oriented? Big picture thinker? Both?
The ability to see the “big picture” is called central coherence. One study (1980’s) said that autistic people have weak central coherence and only see details. Recent research suggests this isn’t so ...
1 Jul 202412min
Autism Feels...An Earthling's Guide
In this episode I’m talking with Orion Kelly who has a YouTube channel and podcast and also has written a book called Autism Feels…An Earthling’s Guide. Orion talks about how he found out he’s autisti...
24 Jun 202443min
So You Think You're Autistic
In this episode I’m talking with Samantha Stein, author of So You Think You’re Autistic, A Workbook for the Confused Person Who's Just Trying to Figure Things Out and host of the popular YouTube chann...
10 Jun 202434min
How AI Benefits Autistics
Dr. Angela Lauria, author, podcaster, speaker and advocate with expertise in publishing, writing and celebrating neurodiversity talks about her latest book, The Equalizing Quill. She discusses how and...
28 Mai 202435min
