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The Autistic Black Nonbinary Experience
Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. In this episode Oluwatobi Odugunwa talks with Philip about their experiences of finding inclusion in the various communities they intersect with. We will talk about the importance of finding others within each of the identities we are linked with, and search for opportunities for them to find companionship with all of them together. --- Support this podcas...
The Autistic Bisexual Experience
Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Daren Howard and Philip discuss the intersections of Autistic, Bisexual, other sexual identities, by sharing personal experiences of challenges and self-acceptance. They will emphasize the importance of intersectionality and inclusivity within the Autistic Community and beyond, advocating for Autistic Pride and acceptance in the queer communities. Our advo...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Autistic Adults.
Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autism Month is over. So many Autistic Adults are exhausted from the negative conversations about Autism. The issues of prejudice, refusal to listen to the Autistic Adults, abuse, neglect, rejection, and the ads about "curing Autism" leave us with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Silas Zacharias from Queensland, Australia joins Philip for an insig...
The Intersection of LGBTQ & Autistic Pride
Go to The Episode Index Page for the Program and Interview Transcript. It's June which means we are celebrating Pride for LGBTQIA+ people. June 18th is Autistic Pride Day. It is no accident that both Pride celebrations fall during the same month. LGBTQIA+ Pride and Autistic Pride share an intersectional relationship as people who experience similar issues. Yenn Purkis, a Queer, Nonbinary and Autistic advocate a...
Autism is Not A Curse
Program scripts and Interview Transcripts are available at this link . Ben Levin is the author of the book In The Hole . Ben’s novel is a story depicting a child’s experience with homelessness. Ben has been in love with stories ever since he was a little boy. Ben is also proud to be Autistic and wants to use his status as an author to be an example of how Autism is not a setback, but a gift. “Autism is Not A...
Chronic Pain Management for Autistic Adults
Program Scripts and Interview Transcripts can be found by clicking here. Erin Brandel Dykhuizen who is a licensed social worker who specializes in helping Autistics to deal with Chronic Pain Management. Autistic people have very different responses to pain in large part due to our sensory processing disorders. Some Autistic Adults may be hypo-sensitive to pain in that they do not know how much pain they are act...
The Medical and Social Models of Autism
Click on this link for the Program Script and Interview Transcripts for The Medical and Social Models of Autism. In the medical model, Autism is a neurological developmental disorder. In order to receive disability benefits, support services and social supports, Autistics are known by a medical pathology. A pathology that makes us second class citizens. In the social model we have the movement for Neurodiversit...
