Actually Autistic

Apr 22 2022 156
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Fun and informative interviews and stories featuring fascinating Autistics who do cool stuff. Plus informational min episodes made for Autism Appreciation month.

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Recognising and dealing with bullies and narcissists

Apr 22 2022 16 mins  
One of the most difficult parts about being Autistic is the relentless bullying that starts in childhood and often continues for the rest of our lives.

Strategies for Autistic Burnout/Chronic Fatigue

Apr 21 2022 13 mins  
Today I am going to talk about strategies for dealing with Autistic Chronic Fatigue. I want to be clear at the start here that I have no idea what causes chronic fatigue syndrome or CFS. CFS may have multiple underlying causes. We don't know. However the symptoms do seem to be shared in a similar way by multiple people. My working hypothesis is that it seems like a different condit

What is POTS and what might it have to do with Autistic Burnout?

Apr 20 2022 12 mins  
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and you or someone you know.

Autistic Hypermobility

Apr 19 2022 9 mins  
There is such a thing as being too flexible.

Reading, writing, math, and physical coordination for Autistics with spiky profiles

Apr 18 2022 9 mins  
The title says it all :)

Intense World Theory

Apr 17 2022 9 mins  
The Intense World Theory is a hypothetical model of Autism that posits that Autistic traits are the result of heightened sensory sensitivity and that different Autistics have different sensitivities.

Autistic vs Allistic social styles

Apr 16 2022 10 mins  
Some of the many ways that Autistics and Allistics communicate differently.

Bodycare and housework

Apr 15 2022 15 mins  
A few strategies

Hyperphantasia, Anaphantasia, and face blindness (Prosopognosia)

Apr 14 2022 5 mins  
Autistic traits can include wide variations of how we process visual information internally

The perks and perils of being Autistic during a global pandemic

Apr 13 2022 13 mins  
I'm seeing a lot of people I love giving up on wearing a mask in public. It's breaking my heart and you can hear it in my voice on this episode. Covid is not over.