Autistic Burnout
Season 4 is here! We kick off the season with a very chunky episode on Autistic Burnout. In this episode we cover what is burnout in general, the difference between optimal and peak performance, what ...
26 Mar 20231h 23min
Your questions answered
On our last episode for Season 3 we answer your questions! We cover: Questions around diagnosis, including the process of getting a diagnosis, grief and identity issues around late diagnosis, when ...
28 Nov 202254min
Identity with Clem Bastow
This week we welcome Clem Bastow to the pod. Clem is an autistic author, cultural critic and screenwriting researcher from Naarm/Melbourne. Their work appears regularly in The Guardian, The Saturday P...
21 Nov 202251min
Advocacy with Barb Cook
This week we have Barb Cook on the pod. Barb is a neurodivergent author, speaker, and advocate, best known as founder of Spectrum Women Magazine and leading editor and co-author of the book, Spectrum ...
14 Nov 20221h 9min
Pathological Demand Avoidance
On this week’s episode we discuss Pathological Demand Avoidance, or PDA. We explore what PDA is, including the history of this construct, and the positives and negatives of the PDA concept. We cover w...
7 Nov 20221h 6min
Repetitive behaviours
This week we explore repetitive behaviours. We cover repetitive behaviours in autism, OCD, tics and Tourette’s Syndrome, and hoarding behaviour, including what causes and drives repetitive behaviours ...
31 Okt 202236min
Sexual assault and neurodivergence
Content warning: This episode contains multiple references to sexual assault. Some listeners may decide to skip this one. It is a disturbing reality that neurodivergent women are more likely to exp...
24 Okt 202248min
Diversity and inclusion support in the workplace with Dr Tanya Murray
Dr Tanya Murray is an autistic woman and the principal project officer for the All Kinds of Minds team for the Department of Education in Queensland. This week we chat with Tanya about diversity and i...
9 Okt 202252min
