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It's a short notice bonus for you today, Simon is joined by Dahlia and Sam as we talk about Neurodiversity Celebration Week and some of the positive things about being ND, some of the barriers and what people can do to support each other. 

We mentioned some articles in the episode and would highly recommend: 

• The ADHD Foundation
• The Inclusive Employers 
• British Dyslexia Association
• Talking Tourette's
• Dyspraxia Association 
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And if you can recommend some good OCD and dyscalculia resources do please reach out. 

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Back for another week and we have Joey, Dahlia and Simon starting a conversation on labels - are they useful, what do they mean to us and should we use them? 

We also have the usual conversation as we wander through what we think of labels and as a result of some off recording conversation decided we should explore this further. Next episode we will set out the history and legacy of Hans Asperger and start a conversation on more neurodivergent labels. 

Slight apology for the editing and quality - one of the hosts was on a dodgy internet connection and as such we lost some of the recordings when it dropped in and out and whilst we have tried to smooth it out there are a couple of changes. 

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Join Simon, Kuro, Joey and guest Sam as we discuss a "cure" for autism, LGBT history and young people coming out, something Simon read about ancient Greek friendships and bad newspaper articles.

We mentioned another podcast, Bad Gays, which discusses queer villains throughout history. We also recommended some books, Queer City by Peter Ackroyd and the upcoming Queer as Folklore by the lovely Sasha Coward.

We are not linked to any of these amazing people but highly recommend them as interesting listens and reads. 

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Well this is it, our first "After Dark" episode. Join regulars Simon, Kuro and Joey as we welcome guest Dahlia to talk about stripping, sex work and her researches into the intersectionality of this industry and neurodiversity. 

We do get a little bit explicit in this episode and if that's not for you, don't worry, we will have a regular episode out soon so why not check out one of our previous episodes in the meantime. 

Music curtesy of https://www.FesliyanStudios.com and artwork for After Dark by our very own Kuro. 

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A new year dawns and the team at Atypical have been busy with life. Probably why we thought we ought to talk about FOMO - Fear of Missing Out.

Joining Simon this week is co-host Joey and returning guest Sam, to discuss FOMO, social media, how it affects us and some ways to handle that fear. As usual, we do meander about a bit but stick with it and we think you will find it an interesting discussion. 

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Hi all!

It has been a good six weeks since we last spoke to you. After Episode 15 we all needed a little rest and then, well life happens. Kim is in India, Mysterious Voice is being mysteriously missing, Joey has been busy with work and the rest of us have been doing social stuff. 

Anyway, a short one with Marianne, Kuro and Simon chatting Christmas stuff. 

We have a bunch of episodes lined up for the new year so see you there! Until then Merry Christmas!

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Well for episode 15 we thought it might be worth discussing the great Wakefield fraud, the MMR scandal, the lies and damage that were spread by that disgraced former doctor.

Join Simon, Kuro and Marinne for what turned out to be the hardest episode we have ever recorded. It took two days and four attempts to get everything recorded. It took 4 days to edit and cut down.

This is not an easy subject, we tried to keep lighthearted in it and we did cut out a lot of the darker aspects of the study that underlies the MMR fears. We added a trigger warning at 14:10 as we briefly discuss the experiments on the children. We sanitised it as much as possible but if you would like to skip that part, jump to 135 where you will hear a few seconds of music before we move on to less difficult aspects of the episode.

We make reference to a number of sources throughout the episode.  I would like to point you towards the excellent Abigail Thorn in a Philosophy Tube video “Vaccines & Freedom” where she discusses research and interviews people who have declined the Covid-19 vaccine and reviews the philosophy behind vaccine hesitancy.

My main source for everything was Brian Deer and his book, which I would highly recommend for anyone who wants to know the depths to which Wakefield sunk and the pain that was caused.

I quoted from a BMJ article when I called Wakefield a fraud, and that Journal has a number of interesting articles available freely online.

It is well established that Wakefield and Barr were working together prior to the study, again see both Deer and the BMJ for more details. And as for his money making schemes, those make up a great deal of interesting articles. Not to mention is measles jab patent some two years beforehand.

And lastly, vaccines DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM. Want to know more? See this meta analysis that considers studies covering 1.25m children across the world.


As ever, do get in touch with us via Twitter @AtypicalThePod where our DM's are open. We are also building up a Discord server and will release details of that soon.



Next up:

Future episodes might well include:

1. Trying to be successful, aka "what are you trying to achieve/aspire to against the force of your autism in your life and how constructive/destructive is it to force yourself out of your comfort zone"? 
2. "Fuck it I'm too old for this shit", aka when you give up on the things you tried to fit in with when younger
3. When autistics don't get along
4. Food
5.  Fear of doing new things, and, conversely, FOMO
6. An episode of interruptions, where we make the point about rambling by never letting each other finish
7. Biscuits
8. Inner voice
9. Remembering names and faces
10. The Useful Autistic
11. So, this Hans Asperger guy?
12. Special Interests - Ongoing series such as Episode 11

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Simon has been left alone with a microphone, a mostly recovered voice and no co-hosts. So of course they decided to talk about World Podcast Day and why you should be pleased to be called a Luddite.

The crew will be back in a couple of weeks to talk about a medical scandal so keep your eyes and ears reeled for that.

As ever we can be found on Twitter @AtypicalThePod and we would love to hear from you.

P.S. Simon is recovering from a throat infection and even with the marvel of editing, using their mic with the wrong settings meant the audio quality is not the best we have ever had. Not thw worst either, but apologies nonetheless. 

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Do you run an inner monologue or is your brain a peaceful and quiet place? Join hosts Simon and Kim and returning guest Kuro as we delve into our own brains and ask the big questions: why does Kuro hear no voices, has Kim dreamt of any lakes recently and should Simon go back to therapy?

As ever we thank you, our loyal listener for sticking with us. We would love to hear from you and our Twitter is open @AtypicalThePod for messages and comments.

Episode 14 is a surprise and will be out on Friday 30th September and then Episode 15 we will be covering one of the most egregious medical scandals of the last 30 years, so keep your eyes peeled for that dropping on Friday 14th October

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Evening all,

Slightly late to publish this weeks episode as we only recorded it on Thursday and then... Yes well. Simon has been given coffee and time to fix his computer after it ate the first draft of the edit.

Anyway. Join Simon and Joey for a discussion of body image, how it has become all pervading, why Simon doesn't feel like he is good enough and how to start thinking about fitness in a more healthy way.

We are joined by friend of the show Sam to talk about his own journey from feeling fat, through learning and understanding and how he is much happier now.

This is a long episode and the editing was made somewhat difficult. It is also on topics some people may find challenging to listen to or think about. That is an absolutely reasonable place to be and we would encourage everything to approach these things in their own time, way and never feel bullied or less than you wonderful self. We are talking about these things as much to help ourselves as hopefully help others.

We will return with an episode in two weeks and we look forward to sharing more interesting neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ concepts, stories and ideas with you all.

Have a great week!

Simon and Joey (and Sam)

As ever, do get in touch with us via Twitter @AtypicalThePod where our DM's are open. We are also building up a Discord server and will release details of that soon.

P.S. Kuro stopped by for the after party so we should mention them here. I guess.

Next up:

Future episodes might well include:

1. Trying to be successful, aka "what are you trying to achieve/aspire to against the force of your autism in your life and how constructive/destructive is it to force yourself out of your comfort zone"? (edited)
2. "Fuck it I'm too old for this shit", aka when you give up on the things you tried to fit in with when younger
3. When autistics don't get along
4. IFood
5. The MMR Sandal and more Bad Science
6.  Fear of doing new things, and, conversely, FOMO
7. An episode of interruptions, where we make the point about rambling by never letting each other finish
8. Biscuits.
9. Inner voice
10. Remembering names and faces
11. The Useful Autistic
12. So, this Hans Asperger guy?
13. Special Interests - Ongoing series such as Episode 11
14. Being clocked/Do other people know we're autistic?
15. Autism and grief (with special guest Simons brother)
16. Sensory overload, Comorbidities and/or secondary/consequential disorders

As ever we thank you, our loyal listeners for sticking with us. We would love to hear from you so look for our contact details in your podcast app or via our website.