Episode 1 - Rebooting Autistic at 40

In this episode I share the reasons for unpublishing my original podcast episodes, and how I will be approaching the reboot in a different way.

In this episode, I share the ways in which I experience the diagnostic criterion of social communication and interaction challenges.

In this episode, I explain why I'm saying goodbye to the Autistic at 40 podcast, what I've learned in the past 3 years, and what will come next.

In this episode, I share what I have learned about the links between AuDHD and Personality Disorder and ask questions based on experiences from my own life.

In this episode I share some sense I am making about the nature of emotional dysfunction in my family, and particularly how this impacted my relationships with my parents.

In this episode, I talk about the pitfalls and benefits of being an autistic leader, based on my own experiences.

In this episode I talk about my body as a source of expression, awe, distress and pleasure. 

Today I share a lot more about how I experience PDA as an adult, what triggers it and how I am learning to manage it day to day.

I share the story of why I didn't have children, even though I always thought I would.

I share key aspects of different types of policy roles and organisations, and some potential pros and cons of this type of work, from an autistic perspective.