In this episode of Autistic Culture 101, Dr. Angela Kingdon continues our journey through the 10 Pillars of Autistic Culture as we move onto Pillar 3 — Norm Challenging.

This episode explores truth-telling, gender defiance, sensory preferences, and Emily Dickinson’s poetic rebellion that made her a quintessential norm challenger—and an early voice of neurodivergent power.

🎧 What You’ll Learn

• Why Emily Dickinson’s life was an act of radical autistic norm defiance.
• How literal thinking, moral clarity, and pattern recognition challenged the social structures around her.
• The connection between rejection sensitivity and creative brilliance.
• How “masking” created safety—but didn’t stop her from telling the truth.
• What we can reclaim from being called “too intense” or “too much.”

Related Episodes:

Emily Dickinson

Courtney Love (Referenced)

Being an Expat

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