15. S2, Ep3: Autism and work culture: masking, socialising and finding the right work
Sophie Longley is an English teacher and reading specialist. She was diagnosed autistic in 2020, aged 28 and is based in Singapore, where she works with children with reading difficulties. She has spe...
16 Jan 202145min
14. S2, Ep2: Being autistic at work: reasonable adjustments and working with others
Megan is 27 and was diagnosed autistic three years ago. No one ever suspected she might be autistic as a child, and she first realised she might be when she experienced some mental health breakdowns a...
9 Jan 202157min
13. S2, Ep1: The physical side of autism: health, hormones and hypersensitivity
Alyssa Washington is 31 and was diagnosed autistic in November. Originally from Canada, she now lives in South East Asia, where she runs her own business as a coach, speaker and author. Growing up, s...
2 Jan 202159min
12. S1, Ep12: Building a new post-diagnosis life after bullying and substance misuse
Hannah Cross is a writer and a student at York St John University, studying Creative Writing and Media. She is 29 and was diagnosed autistic very recently, just last month. Her writing includes novels...
5 Dec 202042min
11. S1, Ep11: Autism, anxiety and the power of telling our own stories
Artist and writer Charlotte Amelia Poe says they were diagnosed autistic 'by complete fluke' when they were 21, after suffering for years with anxiety. In 2018, they won the inaugural Spectrum Art Awa...
28 Nov 202037min
10. S1, Ep10: Childhood misdiagnosis and autism and ADHD
Sarah Boon was diagnosed autistic last year, at the age of 24, and was diagnosed with ADHD this year. She initially self diagnosed, after assessments during her childhood failed to diagnose her. She l...
21 Nov 202053min
9. S1, Ep9: Female presentation, autistic counsellors and dealing with depression
Audrey Mitchell discovered she was autistic while in the process of getting a diagnosis for her teenage daughter. She lives in Idaho, USA, where she works in private practice as a counsellor. She's al...
14 Nov 202049min
8. S1, Ep8: Is autism a disability? And how does it relate to mental health?
Rachel Stelmach was diagnosed autistic in her 40s. She works for a disability arts organisation here in Wales, where she works with disabled artists in the fields of Creative Technology and Combined A...
7 Nov 202054min
