Today’s Autistic Moment: A Podcast for Autistic Adults by An Autistic Adult

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 strategies for conflict resolution.  Join my guest Dr. Devon Price and I to help us understand where our conflicts come from, and how we can work towards resolving them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. According to a study by Cassidy et al in 2018, 66% of newly diagnosed Autistic Adults experienced suicidal ideation. That is 17% higher than the general population.  There are many reasons why Autistic Adults experience suicidal ideation.  Lisa understands first-hand what being in a state of crisis is for Autistics. Lisa is an Autistic Adults and a life coach for Autistics who find themselves in crisis situations.  It is so important for Autistic Adults and their caregivers to listen this episode.  You just might save someone’s life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

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.  Robert Schmus joins me for segments 2 and 3. Robert is a mental health professional who works with adolescents who are Autistic.  Robert will join me to talk about his work to help Autistics transition to adulthood. Emily Goldberg from The Autism Mentorship Program joins me to talk about how a mentorship program for Autistic Adults to mentor Autistic Teens can help with the transition to adulthood. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. If you or someone you know has just been self-identified or diagnosed by a professional, this episode is especially for you.  If you have been identified as Autistic for a long time and wondered about some things that happened right after, this show is for you too. Getting an Autism diagnosis changes your life.  If you are late identified because you are over 30, 40, 50 or 60 years old, it changes your entire life history.  You may feel angry, sad, relieved, happy, grieve, or do all of these at once or over time.  Your perception of yourself will change. Other’s perception of you will change. How do you take care of yourself during this time of incredible change?  Listen to Becca, Carole, Scott, and myself as we share our stories and advice to help you at this most crucial time in your life. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. One experience most Autistics have had is emotional avalanches.  You feel really happy one minute, then the next, something happens and your emotions avalanche and take all your happiness with them.  Michelle will join me to talk about some great self-care tips for Autistics in those emotional avalanche moments. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

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 Autistics need for our personal health. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

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. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

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 Autistics and Queer really means.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

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 unmasking and making a huge impact for the Neurodiversity movement. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support

Here this sample of the episode coming on May 21st with Eric Garcia --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/2daysautistic/support