Actually Autistic

Rachel and @mykola , Master Tweeter, Software Engineer and Actually Autistic Activist, talk about how Les Misérables changed his life, his rocky road to accepting himself as Actually Autistic, and the epic viral Twitter thread that has helped thousands of people to see Autism in a new light.

Rachel and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Actually Autistic Activist, talk about Functioning Labels (and why we don't need them), Intersectionality, parenting, romantic gifts gone awry, Graduate school, Steven Universe and much much more!

Rachel and Shona Davison, Actually Autistic educator and advocate, talk about Aphantasia and Hyperaphantasia. The risks and benefits of coming out as Autistic, Parenting, Challenging Behavior, how to make money gambling, and Sherlock Holmes.

Sarai Pahla MD, Actually Autistic medical translator, speaks 4 languages and can kick your video butt in first person shooters. We talk about Sarai's transatlantic journeyto find a place she could call home and we make an effort to demystify Allistic ways of talking. Mostly we laugh a lot at ourselves and the world we find ourselves in.

Be sure to check out her TEDX Talk! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MA7o6FgPRU

Rachel and Konstantine Anthony, Actually Autistic Parent, Activist, Public Servant, Researcher, and Improv Comic and Trainer, talk about Autistic brains, Dendritic Pruning, Synesthesia, the home videos that helped him understand himself, and the magic of Yes And. Then he schools me on why you don't have to be Autistic to be funny (Although I think I may just be partial to Neurodiverse humor).

Also he low key kind of announces that he might be running for political office in 2020.

Konstantine lives and works in Burbank, California and can be seen at ComedySportz in Los Angeles.

Rachel Aanstad and Dr. Wenn Lawson, Autistic Advocate and author of over 20 books, discuss being an Autistic parent, over-committing to projects, the advantages to aging as an Autistic, his experience transitioning to being a man at age 61, his love of birds and the art of saying "Oh well."

Host Rachel Aanstad, and Sarah Hendrickx, Internationally recognized Actually Autistic Autism expert discuss diagnosis for Autistic women, spiky profiles, the art of stand-up comedy, imposter syndrome, anxiety, love, and the joys of making soup.

Callie Wright, from the Podcast Queersplaining interviews me, Rachel Aanstad, for my own show. We talk about labels, my obsession with Shakespeare, and how it felt for me to discover, as a middle-aged lady, that I'm Autistic.