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Autistic Culture & Language

Autistic Culture & Language

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Autistics are discovering that we are part of a unique culture and language while we strive for acceptance that opens up possibilities that are not limited by the ableism of DSM criteria. Rachel Cullen is an Autistic, independent consultant, and advocate in Brighton, England who has been researching their Autistic Language Hypothesis. Together with our int...

Emerging Autistic Women

Emerging Autistic Women

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Autistic women are emerging with vitality to add their voices to the Neurodiversity Movement. No where is this more clear than AutisticaPalooza , an upcoming 2 1/2-day conference for and by Autistic women with a speaker line up dominated by Autistic women. Nigel Rising, Esq., founded Autistic Women Emerging (AWE) , the event organizer, for the purpose of e...

Emergency Preparedness Planning for Autistic Adults

Emergency Preparedness Planning for Autistic Adults

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Exploring the importance of emergency preparedness for Autistic Adults, Eric Ringgenberg, Director of Education Programs at The Autism Society of Minnesota, will join Philip to delve into creating personalized plans. The discussion will encompass identifying and planning for emergencies, providing insights into how emergencies can impact the diverse communi...

Details and Practices for Autistic Adults to be Employed

Details and Practices for Autistic Adults to be Employed

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Click on the specific episode follow the description to the written transcript and the transcript you can read from the website. Daren Howard, the Deputy Director at The Autism Society of Minnesota, will join Philip to discuss the employment landscape for Autistic Adults. The conversation will cover effective strategies for job seekers, the push to elimi...

Conflict Resolution

Conflict Resolution

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autistic Adults face more conflict than just about any group of people. Our challenges with verbal and nonverbal communication, finding our social support networks, and the stigmas imposed by our disabilities can burn us out. If the conflicts we have with others doesn’t weigh us down, our interior conflict with ourselves most certainly will. Autistics need str...

Autistics Transitioning to Adulthood

Autistics Transitioning to Adulthood

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. This is a special show for Autistics going through the transition into adulthood. You have gone through your years in school and being looked after by your parents and caregivers. There are some major changes that occur as you become an adult. Many programs that are in place to assist Autistics transition to adulthood are not adequate to meet their needs...

Self-Care Through Creating Good Boundaries

Self-Care Through Creating Good Boundaries

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autistics have the right to have boundaries that keep us safe from abuse. Autistics are often told that we do not keep the boundaries of others, but we have neurotypicals violating our boundaries all the time. Matthew Lawrence is a life coach who works with Autistics to develop good boundaries. Join Matthew and I as we talk about the boundaries that Autistic...

Autistic Fathers Celebrate Father’s Day Too

Autistic Fathers Celebrate Father’s Day Too

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. In a society where neurotypicals are “normal” and ableism is accepted on a conscious and sub-conscious level, a father is the masculine bread winner in the family who is a model of self-discipline and ingenuity. Daren Howard who is the Deputy Director at the Autism Society of Minnesota joins me to talk about what being an Autistic father means for him. ...

What Successfully Autistic and Queer Really Means

What Successfully Autistic and Queer Really Means

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. When most people hear the words successfully Autistic & Queer, they digress to what those words mean from a neurotypical, ableist and straight point of view of what success is. Dr. Devon Price who is the author of the books Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity and Laziness Does Not Exist will talk about what being successful as A...

Unmasking Your Authentic Autistic Self

Unmasking Your Authentic Autistic Self

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autistics mask their Autism to try to fit in with the Neurotypical world. A lot of Autistic Adults are unmasking as we accept ourselves and put our best forward into every aspect of life. Eric Garcia is a political journalist and the author of the book: We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation. Eric will join me to talk about how Autistics are...