Autistic at 40

Dec 22 2024 46 ep. 35 mins 115

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A late identified autistic human. Speaking purely from my own experience, as I make sense of my life and the world around me, through my relatively new autistic lens. Email: [email protected] IG: @autistic_at_40_podcast

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S2 Episode 22 - Personality Disorder, a lucky escape?

Dec 22 2024 43 mins

In this episode, I share what I have learned about the links between AuDHD and Personality Disorder and ask questions based on experiences from my own life.

S2 Episode 21 - Being autistic in an emotionally dysfunctional family

Dec 15 2024 64 mins

In this episode I share some sense I am making about the nature of emotional dysfunction in my family, and particularly how this impacted my relationships with my parents.

S2 Episode 20 - Leading as an autistic professional

Nov 10 2024 52 mins

In this episode, I talk about the pitfalls and benefits of being an autistic leader, based on my own experiences.

S2 Episode 19 - My relationship with my body

Oct 05 2024 48 mins

In this episode I talk about my body as a source of expression, awe, distress and pleasure.

S2 Episode 18 - Making sense of my pervasive drive for autonomy (PDA)

Sep 28 2024 60 mins

Today I share a lot more about how I experience PDA as an adult, what triggers it and how I am learning to manage it day to day.

S2 Episode 17 - The reasons I didn't have children

Sep 06 2024 40 mins

I share the story of why I didn't have children, even though I always thought I would.

S2 Episode 16 - Policy career options for autistic people

Jul 05 2024 56 mins

I share key aspects of different types of policy roles and organisations, and some potential pros and cons of this type of work, from an autistic perspective.

S2 Episode 15 - Healing my mother wound as an autistic adult

May 11 2024 43 mins

In this episode I talk about the concept of the mother wound, and share some realisations about what is needed for healing.

S2 Episode 14 - Discovering my PDA as an autistic adult

Apr 26 2024 60 mins

In this episode I share why I believe my most confusing and destructive experiences and behaviours as an undiagnosed autistic child and adult can be explained by internalised PDA (pathological demand avoidance / pervasive drive for autonomy).

S2 Episode 13 - Accessing an assessment as an autistic adult

Mar 10 2024 45 mins

This week I talk about how complicated it was seeking an assessment for autism as an adult, why I did it and why it took so long to find what I was looking for.