Atypical: The Podcast

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A mere two weeks late... Look, I got distracted ok?

Anyway, Simon is joined once again by Filip and Sam and we take a *very* ADHD ramble through new years resolutions, how to complete a project, domestic bliss and gamifying your own life (Horse armour DLC extra). 

For more Filip find him on BSky at @ftw.bsky.social and Simon can be found at  @simon.insanity.tube  We have yet to tempt Sam over to the butterflies. 

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Join Simon, Filip and Georgia as we consider Christmas, a quick discussion of where it came from and the modern experience for neurodivergent people. The answer is lists, quiet spaces, lists, think about the food, lists and of course lists. Oh and the Roman Empire.

Find more Georgia and Filip here:
Filip on BSky https://bsky.app/profile/ftw.bsky.social
"Filip Wieland" artist profile on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5YSDEDMFMVaSTfFHdTzxCB?si=3UjhDN_4SXWm5IEkU922Pw
Cruising through Doom's Day: https://cruisingthroughdoomsday.podbean.com/
Georgia on BSky https://bsky.app/profile/mindtheflap.bsky.social
Galactic Yo-yo: https://soundcloud.com/user-86410751/doctorautistic

Finally, the excellent Autistica report on autism waiting times: https://www.autistica.org.uk/blog/not-a-priority Give it a read, we will probably do an episode on it soon.

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Well it's the 3rd of December so join Alexander and Simon for a brief* discussion of disability and what it means in society. 

*Brief means don't check the timestamps. 

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join the gang as we discuss the late Steve Silberman, his impact on neurodiversity education and on being a record producer and mega fan for the Grateful Dead. 

He will be missed and music used under fair use in hour of a man who meant a lot to both the ND community and the Greateful Dead community. 

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Join Simon and Alexander as they slowly loose their minds watching the 2021 film "Music" by Sia. A film apparently about a non-verbal, autistic girl but mostly about Sia and a childrens book author trying to write a clumsy romance story.

Strap in.

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It's that time of the week/month/phase of the moons of Jupiter again when Simon actually gets round to delivering on a podcast.

This week we talk about International Non-Binary Peoples Day and the neuroqueer theories with roots in the work of Nick Walker. Their book, Neuroqueer Heresies, is well worth a read or listen.

I'd also suggest both Abi Thorn and Alexander Avila videos on both Juith Butler and gender in general. 

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Simon is joined this week by Georgia (@mind the flap) to discuss Autism Pride Day, masking and some of the work she is doing on autism campaigning and chasing the rather reticent British government to actually deliver on it's promises!

Follow Georgia on social media or via her blog at https://mindtheflap.wordpress.com/ 

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Join Simon as this week we explore the concept of post festival slump, that crash you get after a great event. Fresh from only their second ever paying attendance at a festival, Simon explores some of the highs and lows of the festival and gives some tips of recovering afterwards. This is an expanded and deeper dive into these concepts, building on a subject we have spoken about before. 

Some of the sources used include:

• Festivals, Identities, and Belonging
• Disparate Emotions as Expressions of Well-Being: Impact of Festival Participation from the Participants’ Subjective View
• The Impact of Music Festival Attendance on Young People's Psychological and Social Well-being
• Putting the Boom, Boom, Boom into Physical Activity and Health: Music Festivals as a Positive Health Alternative to Couch Fandom
• A Sociologist Explains Why You Get Depressed After Festivals
• Emotional processes, collective behavior, and social movements: A meta-analytic review of collective effervescence outcomes during collective gatherings and demonstrations

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Simon returns with another paper of interest and only a mild case of crushing guilt at loosing an entire episode and having an existential impostor syndrome driven personal crisis.

Yay autism.

Which is todays topic, can a fish have autism and if so, what does that tell us about people, dopamine and our own development.

Papers as ever:
https://ajp.amjpathol.org/action/showPdf?pii=S0002-9440%2824%2900086-5
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aur.3146
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38767699/
https://theconversation.com/why-autistic-people-must-be-at-the-heart-of-autism-research-228543 

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This week, join Simon on a deep dive through time into the evolution and possible origins of neurodiversity. From the ancient wisdom of neurodivergent shamans to the brilliant minds of Einstein, Darwin, and van Gogh, we'll uncover the hidden stories of how neurodiversity has been shaping our world in unexpected ways.

But it's not all sunshine and rainbows. We'll also explore the dark side of how society has often misunderstood and marginalized those who think differently, and how the fight for neurodiversity acceptance is still an ongoing battle.

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