Asking an Autistic with Hal

My guest this week is another Autistic Person, my friend Hal! We were friends in college and they more recently received their diagnosis, so we talk a bit about self-diagnosis, being autistic as an adult, and looking back on what set us apart as kids, our favorite autistic headcanons, and everything in between!

CW: Loss of a child On this episode, I have a very special guest: my Mom! Any time I talk about my Autism, I have to talk about the impact my mom has had on my journey, so I'm very excited to talk to her about what I was like as a child, seeking my diagnosis, getting through school, and what has (or hasn't) changed about me since this all began.

Another long-time friend of mine, Emily, joins me to talk about life in theater, being an autistic actor, and what lurks behind the many masks I've carried through my life.

My longest and best friend Wes and I talk about the fundamentals of friendship, from learning how to make friends, to keeping them around for as long as we do, as well as how video games became an important part of my autistic experience.