71. S6, Ep4: Resculpting our lives post-diagnosis: autism, art and connecting with ourselves and each other
Heather Peak is an artist who lives near Hay on Wye in the UK. She came from a working class background, and was discouraged from making a career as an artist, but decided to go to art school in Brigh...
4 Jun 20221h 1min
70. S6, Ep3: Not autistic enough: disability discrimination and intersectionality
Aishah-Nyeta is an advocate for climate, race, and disability justice from Virginia in the USA. She says she grew up feeling 'stupid' and different from her peers due to her dyscalculia and the social...
28 Mai 202256min
69. S6, Ep2: Finding the right adventure: autism, resilience, sport and support
Allie Mason is a talent coordinator and author from Cheltenham in the UK. She has a keen interest in sports – especially solo sports – and her children's non-fiction debut, The Autistic Guide to Adven...
21 Mai 202257min
68. S6, Ep1: Writing it out: autism and shame, memory, sexuality and self expression
Amy Lee Lillard is co-host of a feminist book podcast, and also an author; her first book, Dig Me Out, a collection of short stories, was published in 2021. Now 44, she lives in Des Moines, Iowa in t...
14 Mai 20221h 1min
67. S5, Ep12: The vibrant neurodiversity movement: marginalisation, diversity and equity in the autistic community
Rhonda Moore is a medical anthropologist in her early 50s. After self diagnosing as autistic in 2019, she was formally diagnosed the following year. She spent her childhood in Chicago, USA, and now li...
26 Mar 202254min
66. S5, Ep11: A life-saving autism diagnosis: BPD, eating disorders and an autistic experience of the mental health system
Chloe Slater was diagnosed autistic aged 25, and has been in the mental health system since the age of 16, where she says she has experienced 'awful treatment, amazing care, and everything in between'...
19 Mar 202258min
65. S5, Ep10: Equity for autistic people in recruitment and the workplace - and hearing the voices of all autistic people
Nesceda Blake is a performing arts producer and creative energiser from Melbourne, Australia. In a bit of a departure from my usual guests, she was diagnosed very early, at just three years old. I fou...
12 Mar 202259min
64. S5, Ep9: Autism and epilepsy, shutdown and dissociation
Aisling Walsh is a queer feminist freelance writer and translator and PhD candidate living in Guatemala City. She is 37 and was diagnosed autistic in December 2021 and is self-diagnosed with ADHD. She...
5 Mar 202257min
