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January 2022 The Medical and Social Models of Autism Guest: Dr. Scott Frasard Program Script Interview Transcript On January 10th, the premier of Season 2 will be The Medical and Social Models of Autism with my guest Dr. Scott Frasard. 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 Neurodiversity. Autistics and other individuals with conditions like ADHD are capturing our diversity as Neurodivergents to work towards a society of equality and equity. Dr. Scott Frasard will talk with me about why the medical and social models are important, and how the Neurodiversity movement is helping Autistics reach for our full potential in life. Episode Date: January 10, 2022 Chronic Pain Management for Autistic Adults Guest: Erin Brandel Dykhuizen Program Script Interview Transcript 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 actually in. Other Autistic Adults who are hypersensitive have pain that is so intense that managing day to day activities is almost impossible. There are many Autistic Adults who live with chronic pain due to conditions like fibromyalgia, arthritis, physical injuries, and of course trauma. Erin will join me to talk about how Autistic Adults can manage their pain in ways that work for them. Episode Date: January 24, 2022
February 2022 Eating Disorders and Autistic Adults Guest: Tas Kronby tasthoughts Program Script Interview Transcript According to different researchers, Autistic Adults are 4.9-22.9% higher risk of developing an eating disorder. Sensitivity to food textures, digestive issues, and interoception play a significant role that impacts Autistic Adults experiencing eating disorders. Tas Kronby joins me to talk about the challenges of eating disorders for Autistic Adults with some helpful advice. Episode Date: February 7, 2022 Trauma: An Unavoidable Consequence Guest: Benjamin Christmass Program Script Interview Transcipt Social stigmas. Sensory processing disorder(s). Abusive relationships. Rejection. Unemployment. Ableism. All of these and many more than can be mentioned means that trauma is an unavoidable consequence for Autistic Adults. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is among the most common forms of trauma. Benjamin Christmass is 29 years old and lives in Queensland, Australia. Benjamin is a queer, neurodiverse, cardiac scientist. Benjamin was diagnosed as Autistic just over a year ago. Benjamin has studied and written about trauma as part of his Master's Degree thesis. Episode Date: February 21st, 2022
March 2022 Women's History Month Adult Autistic Women Guest: Rosemarie Carreiro Program Script Interview Transcript There are those who still believe that women cannot be Autistic. It is myths such as this that makes it difficult for women to get an accurate evaluation and diagnosis of Autism. Rose will join me to talk about how social expectations play a huge role in how female and male Autistics are seen and treated or mistreated. Female Autistics deal with dismissal or punishment for “over-reacting.” Episode Date: March 7, 2022 Autistic Post-Menopausal Women Guest: Michele Newman Program Script Interview Transcript Michele was diagnosed as Autistic at the age of 54. This was after about 35 years of psychiatric misdiagnosis and medications and a lifetime of difficulties. Among the many challenges for Michele and other post-menopausal women is health care, communication about personal needs and finding other services to assist them can be even more scarce than for Autistic Adults between the ages of 20 and 45. Michele's story is a powerful story of faith, perseverance and determination. Episode Date: March 21, 2022
April 2022 Autism Acceptance Month We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation Guest: Eric Garcia ericmgarcia Program Script Interview Transcript If you have not yet read Eric Garcia's book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation, you really should get a copy and read it. Eric Garcia is an Autistic Adult who wrote about an excellent book from his perspective. Eric will join me for a special edition episode on Autism Acceptance Day to talk about his book and ways that Autistic Adults can view themselves as wholesome individuals. Episode Date: Autism Acceptance Day, April 2nd, 2022 Autism is Not A Curse Guest: Ben Levin Ben Levine: Author and Influencer Program Script Interview Transcript Ben Levin is the author of the book In The Hole, 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 Curse" is one of Ben's favorite sayings. Ben will share with us his personal story of accepting his Autism and how his writing is an important piece of self acceptance. Episode Date: April 18, 2022
May 2022 Autistic Masking and Burnout Guest: Lyric Holmans Neurodivergent Rebel Program Script Interview Transcript Many Autistics mask their Autism and try to appear as neurotypical. They do so because we live in a world there neurodiversity is not expected, accepted or embraced. Masking our Autistic identity to get into relationships, jobs and to fit in with others around us requires a lot of negativity that impacts our personal health in numerous ways. Among the results of masking is burnout. Burnout occurs when we have been trying to mask our Autistic identity to the point that we cannot continue to do so, because of the personal damage we sustain. Lyric Holmans joins me to talk about masking and burnout with some great advice to help us work through the affects. Episode Date: May 9, 2022 Overcoming Internalized Ableism Guest: Eric Garcia ericgarcia Program Script Interview Transcript There are many unavoidable consequences to being Autistic in an ableist society. One of those consequences is internalized ableism. Autistic Adults tend to doubt ourselves to the point that ableism takes over our own attitudes towards ourselves. Eric Garcia the author of the book We're Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation returns to Today's Autistic Moment to talk about how Autistic Adults can overcome our internalized ableism. Episode Date: May 23, 2022
Autistic and LGBTQIA+ Pride Month June 2022 The Intersection of LGBTQIA+ Pride and Autistic Pride Guest: Yenn Purkis Program Script Interview Transcript It's June which means we are celebrating Pride for LGBTQIA+ people. June 19th 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 and author from Australia will talk about the extraordinary intersection June is for LGBTQIA+ people and Autistic people. Episode Date: June 6th The Intersection of LGBTQIA+ Pride & Disability & Autistic Pride Guest: Andrew Gurza Andrew Gurza Program Script Interview Transcript Working to reduce and end ableism is just as important during Pride month and any other time of year. Finding acceptance for disabled people and Autistic people within the diverse LGBTQIA+ communities is as challenging if not more so as anywhere else. Andrew Gurza has cerbral palsy and is a blunt honest advocate for disability rights. Andrew owns the Podcast: Disability After Dark where he and his guests talk about issues such as disability and queer sexuality openly, honestly and without holding anything back. Andrew and Philip will talk together about how important Pride is to LGBTQIA+ people, Disabled people and Autistic people. We hope to bring a greater acceptance for these communities that share so many challenges in terms of political and social inclusion. Episode Date: June 20th, 2022
Summer of Self-Care Series July 2022 Self-Care During Seasonal Depression Guest: Becca Lory Hector beccalory.com Program Script Interview Transcript Why should we talk about seasonal depression at the beginning of the summer and the 4th of July? Because, the 4th of July can be one of the worst days for Autistics and a lot of Autistics are the opposite of the general population in that our seasonal depression is worse during the summer and better during the winter. Regardless of the season you experience the worst depression, Autistic Adults can benefit from planning some good self-care strategies. Becca and I will share our insights about seasonal depression for Autistic Adults and what we can do for ourselves to get through our worst times of the year. Episode Date: July 4th, 2022 Self-Care During Sensory Overload/Meltdown Guest: Zephyr James Program Script Interview Transcript Zephyr’s understanding of their own sensory limitation needs, makes Zephyr a fantastic guest to talk about this topic. Many non-autistic people just cannot grasp that sensory overload/meltdown is a very painful and traumatic episode that wipes out our energy to a point where we must rest and become better regulated. Zephyr will share with us some suggestions so we take care of ourselves. Episode Date: July 18th August 2022 Self-Care During a Crisis Guest: Becca Lory Hector Program Script Interview Transcript Crises for Autistic Adults comes from things like not getting hired for a job. Getting rejected by someone you were dating. Maybe you got a notice that your support services were cancelled. Your pet needs to go to the Vet. Maybe you are facing the real threat of homelessness. Autistics face more crises of various kinds and it adds more stress on top of our challenging lives. When people around you try to minimize the impact of those crises on you it worsens our situation. Lory and I will give more advice on what you can do to take care of yourself in those moments. Episode Date: August 8th Self-Care During an Election Year Guest: Becca Lory Hector Program Script Interview Transcript Election years bring with them a lot of stress to add on to our stressful lives. Newspaper and/or blog articles, social media ads, television ads, emails are coming at us one after another with negative messages that bombard our senses. We become so overwhelmed, frustrated and burned out. Each effort to turn things off, leads us to another source that adds more informational overload, like people expressing their opinions when you are already tired. The Summer of Self-Care Series will conclude with some helpful ideas of how you can look after yourself during an election year. Episode Date: August 22nd, 2022
Fall 2022 September 2022 Autistics Collaborating with Autistics Guest: Zephyr James The Autism Society of Minnesota has been organizing an Autism Community Summit for the past 4 years and will have their 5th on September 17th. The Autism Community Summit has been a wonderful occassion during which Autistics collaborate with other Autistics. When Autistics come together to collaborate, we help each other find acceptance, community and some assistance as we work through the many challenges we deal with. During this episode, Zephyr James will share some of their ideas about how Autistics can collaborate with other Autistics not only in Minnesota, but all throughout the world. Episode Date: September 5th, 2022 Online Dating: What Autistics Need to Know Guest: Candice Christiansen The internet has made our lives so much more convenient. We can shop for groceries, clothes, accessories and even fidgets without leaving our home. The internet including our mobile devices offer us apps that help with online dating. Yet, many Autistics find it difficult not to fall into certain social traps which can include but not be limited to dating someone who is abusive, finding someone that does not respect our boundaries, or rejects us. Candice Christiansen will be my guest to talk about how Autistics can use dating apps safely. Episode Date September 22nd, 2022
ADHD Awareness Month October 2022 Autistics with ADHD Guest: Tas Kronby In the DSM-5 in 2013 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was added to the family of neurological developmental disorders. People with ADHD are Neurodivergents. Many Autistics also have ADHD. What are the similarities and differences between Autism and ADHD? Tas Kronby will be back on Today's Autistic Moment to give their insights about Autistics who have ADHD. Episode Date: October 3rd, 2022 The Intersection of Autism & ADHD Guest: Peter Wharmby Autistics and those with ADHD intersect as Neurodivergents. We have issues with executive functioning, attention to detail and social challenges. Peter Wharmby is a journalist from the UK who is passionate about Neurodiversity. Peter will join me to talk about this intersectionality to help us with community organizing and mutual support. Episode Date: October 17th, 2022
November 2022 Autistic Parents Raising Autistic Children Guest: Nicky Collins Here is a news flash for those who don't know. Autistic Parents raising Autistic Children do exist. Many of the wonderful apsects about being Autistic can be incredibly helpful to Autistic Parents, but they can also add to their challenges socially and personally. Nicky Collins and her wife are the parents of an Autistic child. Nicky and I will have an exciting conversation about what being an Autistic parent raising and Autistic child is like. Episode Date: November 7th, 2022 Autistic Adults Are Not Children Guest: Robert Allan Claus III Autistic Adults are often stereotyped as children that just never matured properly. Autistic Adults are often spoken to as if we are infants who just don't know better, or cannot do things for ourselves. One result is Neurotypicals assuming that they know better than Autistic Adults who we are and/or what we need. Robert Allan Claus III will join me to talk about why it is important that Autisitc Adults like us are treated and spoken to as adults. There is no better time to have this topic discussed as we begin the holiday season. Episode Date: November 21st, 2022
December 2022 Managing Holiday Stress Guest: Becca Lory Hector Holiday stress for Autistic Adults is includes but is not limited to sensory input or even the social explosions that happen during this time of the year. Holiday stress for Autistic Adults can also come from the pressures of holiday advertising and plans being made. There are very high social expectations and for many seasonal depression is also a major factor. Becca Lory Hector who was my guest for my Summer of Self-Care Series will return to talk about how she manages her holiday stress and give other Autistics some tips about reducing their stress during this time of year. Episode Date: December 5th, 2022 Communicating with Autistics: NT's Let Us Teach You Our Languages Guest: Tas Kronby and Grace Ogden-Parker Many Autistic Adults get unwelcomed lessons about how to "communicate appropriately" from Neurotypical people. Contrary to what many Neurotypical people believe, Autistic Adults have our own language as to how we communicate ourselves to other people. During this final episode of 2022, my guests and I are going to talk about how different Autistic Adults communicate with others around us. As the title suggests, Neurotypicals are welcome to listen and learn how we speak our own Autistic langauge. Please pay attention. Episode Date: December 19th, 2022
Go to the Episode Index page for all 24 episodes of season 1 in 2021.
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