Ep. 55 - Choice, Cats, and Canon with Your AT&T Team

Ep. 55 - Choice, Cats, and Canon with Your AT&T TeamBruce and Kara have a late-night chat about autonomy vs. independence, autistic-related literature (and what is missing!), and many other thoughts. We briefly have a third guest co-host who does little besides meow and knock things over. This may (or may not?) be the final episode for 2025 - sorry for the sporadic recordings! Thing(s) of the Day: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Autistic and Black. https://us.jkp.com/products/autistic-and-blackIs This Autism? https://www.isthisautism.com/The Complete Guide to Asperger's Syndrome. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2007-02540-000⁠____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media:Kara: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Ep. 54 - Dublin and Dynamic DiscussionsKara, Maja, and Bruce talk about their recent goings-ons, in particular the recent Autism Europe International Autism Congress, at which both Maja and Kara gave keynotes! They also met IN PERSON for the first time! (We forgot to record and re-recorded after about 30 mins, so may not have said everything we said the first time and meant to say!)Thing(s) of the Day: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Kara's keynote: https://youtu.be/jYoc7WWfkOI?si=Ms6Hc4Ak3fCqyWRoMaja's keynote (limited time): https://youtu.be/3zVVDpmzyXE?si=khaReCEDdXfTiALo⁠____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media:Kara: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Kara and Bruce talk with Dr. Paula Holmes-Rodman, who developed a self-advocacy guide for autistic cancer patients together with her sister, Lindsey Holmes, who was an autistic cancer patient. We talk about Lindsey’s memory, consent and autonomy in medical care, neurohumility, as well as Paula’s earlier work as an anthropologist. Build a bigger boat!Guest Bio: Dr. Paula Elizabeth Holmes-Rodman is a multidisciplinary scholar, writer, and facilitator whose work bridges interpretive anthropology, narrative-based medicine, and patient advocacy. With a PhD in Religious Studies from McMaster University and postdoctoral training in Anthropology at SUNY Buffalo, she has spent over two decades exploring postcolonial Indigenous identities, ethnotheology, and narrative repatriation, grounding her scholarship in practices of reclamation and narrative justice.Her recent Advanced Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine from the University of Toronto reflects an applied turn toward clinical and community settings. Working closely with Autism Canada, she co-developed the Self-Advocacy Guide for Cancer Patients on the Autism Spectrum, a resource recognized with the King Charles III Coronation Medal. She continues to collaborate with organizations such as Ovarian Cancer Canada, Hospice Calgary, and Wellspring to support equitable, story-based care through workshops, guides, and webinar series.Her publications span academic and public-facing platforms—including Intima, Ars Medica, and Anthropologica—and address end-of-life narratives, autism and cancer, and Indigenous ethnohistory. She has presented nationally on psychosocial oncology, health humanities, and patient navigation, and contributed to the development of advocacy programs.Her work blends scholarly inquiry with collaborative engagement, offering frameworks for listening, legacy-making, and resilience across medical and cultural borders. In both institutional and grassroots spaces, her approach emphasizes relationality, co-authorship, and the transformative possibilities of story.Thing(s) of the Day: ⁠Self Advocacy Guide for Cancer Patients on the Autism Spectrum (being revised - this is the original)The Lindsey Interview ProjectPaula Holmes-Rodman Interview____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media:Kara: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Today’s guest!#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Ep. 52 - Narratives, Nostalgia, & Neuroaffirmative Research (with Mishel Alexandrovsky)Bruce and Kara sit down with autistic autism researcher Mishel Alexandrovsky to talk about problems with existing research on/about autistic people, diagnostic tools, epistemological framing of autism in the media, and more. For fun, we talk about collections, crayons, and things that elicit nostalgia! Guest Bio: Mishel Alexandrovsky is an autistic autism researcher at the University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She is conducting participatory work that critiques cognitive tasks commonly used in autism research. She also collaborates on studies of neuroaffirmative care, camouflaging, and cross-neurotype evaluation. The overarching goal of her research is to improve the understanding of autistic people, and through that, help foster greater acceptance, better supports, and autistic flourishing. Alongside her research, Mishel enjoys curating collections, travelling to new and familiar places, and listening to the same songs on repeat. Social Media:X: @MishAlexanBlueSky: @mishalex.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mishel-alexandrovsky/Thing(s) of the Day: What is autism? Identity in jeopardy and the collaborative way ahead - Mishel Alexandrovsky, Margot Frayne, Meng-Chuan Lai, 2025Goblin Tools - Goblin ToolsNeurodiversity, epistemic injustice, and the good human life - Chapman - Journal of Social Philosophy - Wiley Online Libraryhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josp.12456____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠⁠Social Media:Kara: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠SPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Today’s guest, Mishel!#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Ep. 51 - Cinema, Casting, ... and to be continued Part II (with Mitch Kosterman) Bruce, Kara, and Mitch continue last episode's conversation, delving into the artistic process, how being autistic impacted his career, the impact of late diagnosis on self-understanding, and much more. Kara shares an embarrassing moment on stage and Bruce makes a joke! Guest Bio: Mitch Kosterman has worked in the film and television industry in a variety of capacities, including 20 years as an actor in shows such as X-Files, Stargate, SG-1, and Smallville, as a producer, directors. He now works on the business side, running a consulting business for the last decade and publishing a comprehensive North American-wide weekly film production list. ⁠Mitchell Kosterman - IMDb⁠Thing(s) of the Day: White Noise (film)⁠White Noise (2005) - IMDb⁠____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠Social Media:Kara: ⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠Facebook -⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠⁠Instagram -⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: ⁠⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠SPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Today’s guest, Mitch!#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Ep. 50 - Cinema, Casting, ... and to be continued Part 1 (with Mitch Kosterman)Bruce, Kara, and Maja sit down for a conversation with Mitch Kosterman about his late diagnosis, challenges accessing support as an older autistic, as well as retrospective look at early school experiences, and aspects of his career in the film and tv industry. This is the first part of two episodes with Mitch!Guest Bio: Mitch Kosterman has worked in the film and television industry in a variety of capacities, including 20 years as an actor in shows such as X-Files, Stargate, SG-1, and Smallville, as a producer, directors. He now works on the business side, running a consulting business for the last decade and publishing a comprehensive North American-wide weekly film production list. Mitchell Kosterman - IMDbThing(s) of the Day: White Noise (film)White Noise (2005) - IMDb____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠Social Media:Kara: ⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠Facebook -⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠Instagram -⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: ⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠Youtube - ⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠Facebook - ⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠Instagram - ⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠SPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Today’s guest, Mitch!#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Ep. 49 - Autistic Intersectional Experiences (with Ryan Perez) Bruce and Kara chat with Ryan Perez about navigating life, the diagnostic process, accessing resources, and barriers experienced as a black bi/demisexual/poly autistic man. We also talk about disassociation, anti-miscenegation laws, the intertwined nature of racism, ableism, and other forms of oppression, and the King of Pop. This episode comes 8 months after it was recorded so we promise, there is no snow in Calgary, Vancouver, or Toronto at the moment!Guest Bio: Ryan Perez is a bi/demisexual/poly, autistic creator with ADHD (AuDHD), navigating the world through art, comedy, and storytelling. He is also a single dad, performance and well-being coach, and keynote speaker who believes that Radical Expression, Acceptance, and Joy aren’t luxuries—they’re survival strategies for building lives that work. Ryan also works as a media producer with deep roots in rap, comedy, and community activism and has over 300,000 followers and millions of views across social platforms. He speaks with the Speakers Bureau of Canada, hosts the Pathway to the Heart podcast, and writes books that move people—from the raw memoir I'm Autistic, Bich! to the socially charged novel Frozen by Light. His work helps people and organizations build adaptive, inclusive cultures driven by authenticity and joy.Ryan's Socials: ⁠Ryan Perez | Author & Keynote Speaker – Get Radical With Ryan https://ryanperez.ca/(8) Instagram @digitalstemcell Digital Stem Cell - YouTube   @digitalstemcellThing(s) of the Day: Medical Apartheid: The Dark History Of Medical Experimentation On Black Americans From Colonial Times To The Present Book By Harriet A WashingtonSensory: Life On The Spectrum: An Autistic Comics Anthology Book By Bex Ollerton____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on ⁠Spotify,⁠ ⁠Google Podcasts⁠, ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠, and ⁠YouTube.⁠Social Media:Kara: ⁠www.karadymond.com⁠Youtube - ⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠Facebook - ⁠@drkaradymond⁠Bluesky - ⁠@drkaradymond⁠Instagram - ⁠@drkaradymond⁠Bruce: YouTube - ⁠Bruce Petherick⁠Facebook -⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠@brucepetherick⁠Instagram -⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: ⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠Youtube - ⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠Facebook - ⁠@majatoudal⁠Bluesky  -  ⁠@majatoudal⁠Instagram - ⁠@majatoudal⁠SPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Today’s guest, Ryan!#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Bruce and Kara chat with Julianna Maggrah about Indigenous ways of being, doing, and knowing; her late diagnosis; exploring Indigenous views of autism; thoughts on creativity and expression; and the interplay of all of these topics, together. Guest Bio: Julianna Maggrah is a 2 Spirit, neurodivergent Indigenous woman born and raised in northern Saskatchewan. Her family were trappers and hunters and loved to live off of the land, and so Julianna was born with a connection to the land. Although she can’t stand the idea of setting traps or hunting, she connects to the land by picking medicines and taking her dog out to roam the forest. Rather than saying she is from the north, Julianna would prefer to say that she is from the land and the stars as her connection is to the spirit of the earth and not a town or city.As an Indigenous person, she grew up experiencing the effects of generational trauma, which led her to discover the importance of mental health and understanding one’s mind and experiences. She is an advocate for mental health and has made a short documentary about her own struggles with depression and anxiety and has worked with the CBC Creator Network to make mini documentaries about her 2 Spirit journey, searching for her culture, and a guided mindfulness meditation in the forest. Most recently, Julianna wrote an article for CBC about how learning about Indigenous perspectives on autism helped her accept her autism diagnosis.Julianna studied media arts production at Saskatchewan Polytechnic and interned at MBC radio. Shortly after finishing school, she got a job as a video journalist at CTV. She realized she could combine her desire to help people with her love for creativity and art, and now creates content about subjects that she feels are important. In 2022, Julianna was selected for CBC and NSI’s New Indigenous Voices Program and she received the Queen’s Jubilee Platinum Medal for her work creating an open space for mental health online. In 2023 she placed second in Red Nation Media’s Native Women Write Pitch Competition. In 2024 she was shortlisted for RBC’s Emerging Indigenous Filmmaker’s Award. She is currently in a production mentorship with Cinema Ascent and is writing a documentary about the spiritual gifts of autism. Julianna has future plans to bridge arts, therapy, and culture to help people heal.Guest Socials: YouTubeThing of the Day: Julianna's CBC article____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.Social Media:Kara: www.karadymond.comYoutube - Dr. Kara DymondFacebook - @drkaradymondBluesky - @drkaradymondInstagram - @drkaradymondBruce: YouTube - Bruce PetherickFacebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - @brucepetherickInstagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: www.majatoudal.comYoutube - An Autistic PsychologistFacebook - @majatoudalBluesky  -  @majatoudalInstagram - @majatoudalSPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠-Today’s guest, Julianna!#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Ep. 47 - Kara's New BookMaja interviews Kara about her new book, Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom. Maja gets to the root of Kara's process, inspiration, teaching experiences at various levels of education, and the strengths and potential impacts of this book. Hear Kara fangirl about her favourite researchers and Maja fangirl about Kara. Mutual fan club!!Thing(s) of the Day:Dymond, K. (2025). Creating a neurodiversity-affirming classroom: Easy ways to achieve access, agency and wellbeing for all. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.  (Available on Jessica Kingsley Publishers USA and UK, and UBC Press in Canada)____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on Spotify (⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/17Zyrr90Bgo12d0o98ACB7⁠), Google Podcasts (⁠https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTE1MDI3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw⁠), Apple Podcasts (⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/autistic-tidbits-tangents/id1637750283⁠), and with video on Youtube (⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM55cb5Mh9zbhXTAR6o7tJIHjqswPkH-L⁠).  Social Media:Kara: ⁠www.karadymond.com⁠Youtube - ⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠Facebook - ⁠@drkaradymond⁠Bluesky - ⁠@drkaradymond⁠Instagram - ⁠@drkaradymond⁠Bruce: YouTube - ⁠Bruce Petherick⁠Facebook -⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - ⁠@brucepetherick⁠Instagram -⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: ⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠Youtube - ⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠Facebook - ⁠@majatoudal⁠Bluesky  -  ⁠@majatoudal⁠Instagram - ⁠@majatoudal⁠SPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

Ep. 46 - Competing needs, Communication, & Community SupportBruce, Kara, and Maja are back! In the first episode of Season 4, they catch up, share what they’ve been up to, and discuss the need for collective advocacy within the autistic community, as well as some of the associated challenges such as competing needs, stressful environments, immediate access to communication and self-insight. We also talk about the importance of individual narratives and listening to build awareness of the needs of others. Fun mentions that didn’t make the title: Michelin stars, a monkey idiom, and why Bruce doesn’t give standing ovations.Thing(s) of the Day:Henderson, D. A. (2024). Is this autism?: A companion guide for diagnosing. Routledge.Henderson, D. A., Wayland, S. C., & White, J. (2023). Is this autism?: A guide for clinicians and everyone else. Routledge.Watts, G., Crompton, C., Grainger, C., Long, J., Botha, M., Somerville, M., & Cage, E. (2024). ‘A certain magic’ – autistic adults’ experiences of interacting with other autistic people and its relation to Quality of Life: A systematic review and thematic meta-synthesis. Autism, 0(0), pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241255811____________________________Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community!Episodes can be found on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/17Zyrr90Bgo12d0o98ACB7), Google Podcasts (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTE1MDI3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/autistic-tidbits-tangents/id1637750283), and with video on Youtube (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM55cb5Mh9zbhXTAR6o7tJIHjqswPkH-L).  Social Media:Kara: www.karadymond.comYoutube - Dr. Kara DymondFacebook - @drkaradymondBluesky - @drkaradymondInstagram - @drkaradymondBruce: YouTube - Bruce PetherickFacebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky - @brucepetherickInstagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maja: www.majatoudal.comYoutube - An Autistic PsychologistFacebook - @majatoudalBluesky  -  @majatoudalInstagram - @majatoudalSPECIAL THANKS:-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd