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This episode originally aired on November 7, 2023 under the title “McEnroe is Autistic.”

“He's so intense. He's different. John is hyper antsy—born with that DNA that's got the extra.”

“An epic player, definitely one of the best in the world and certainly the best in the world, particularly in 1984.”

“He says, ‘I turn the game of tennis into a math equation, and I was already good at math.’”

“And it looks like he's psychic. People are like, ‘how does he know where the ball is gonna come?' He's always there before the person has even hit the ball.’ And none of the commentators can figure out, like…Because he knows physics.”

“All Autistic people, we have that expectation sensitivity because we live in a world full of chaos and we need things to be predictable. Hence, the patterns.”

“He has a meltdown, and the crowd flips out, and they switch on him. They switch sides. And he doesn't know what happened because he was right.”

“Autistic people, due to our hyper-connected neurology, tend to have hyper-empathy as well.”

Can you relate to McEnroe’s big emotions? When have you been treated unfairly, and asked to sit down and shut-up, when you KNEW you were right?

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Episode 31: Chess is Autistic

Episode 19: Eminem is Autistic

Episode 11: Sherlock is Autistic

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This episode originally aired on November 15, 2022 under the title “Industrial Light & Magic is Autistic”

“If you're able to find a job where your monotropic state is not just valued but rewarded, you will be an incredibly successful Autistic person.”

“Monotropic focus is the outcome of having a hyper-connected Autistic brain. When we love something, we love it to such a degree that we get into this zone. Csikszentmihalyi talked about the state of Flow.”

“In order to create something that has never been created, he needed to have people who had skills that have never been used before, who had never been appreciated, who were not limited by this neurotypical view.”

“Due to our monotropism we are data seekers. We are not happy unless we are gathering every single scrap of data we can, and learning everything we can about it.”

“I think that they speak the same language, that they knew that they were of the same culture and that made them not just form a bond, but the bond that they formed was incredible and has lasted over 50 years.”

Have you been a part of an accidentally-Autistic group where you flourished? Tell us about it in the comments!

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George Lucas is Autistic (Episode 74)

Episode 30: Doctor Who is Autistic

Episode 10: Star Trek is Autistic

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This episode originally aired on January 31, 2023 under the title “Greta is Autistic.”

“We can no longer let the people in power decide what is politically possible. We can no longer let the people in power decide what hope is. Hope is not passive. Hope is not blah, blah, blah. Hope is telling the truth. Hope is taking action. And hope always comes from the people.” – Great Thunberg

We’re with you, Greta!

“She's putting herself out there to do the hard work that other people may not be able or willing to do.”

“As a sensitive people—and even just our sensory sensitivities—make us even more attuned to the climate crisis and how it affects us, like, right now! Like, already.”

“I think autistic people have a spidey sense and are able to find each other in the room.”

“It's very tough to be Autistic in an Allistic world, especially if you don't know that you're Autistic.”

“And it led Time Magazine to name her their 2019 “Person of the Year.” And, everyone was nice to her and she was accepted and beloved by all. Oh, wait—nope!

“She fights the good fight. And I have massive respect for that.”

Are you an environmental activist? Share your favorite fact, resource, or practice in the comments!

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Episode 03: Poetry is Autistic (The Emily Dickinson episode)

Episode 09: Fairy Tales are Autistic 

Episode 24: The Trouble with Temple

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This episode originally aired on Feb 20, 2024 under the title “Community is Autistic.”

“(Abed) is possibly the greatest character in the history of television.”

“He's more than a medical condition—that's his identity. This is part of his culture. And this is why he is a champion of Autistic culture.”

“None of us want to be alone. We want to be understood. We want people around us who get us, people who support us. We want a true family, not just a bunch of relatives who judge us. And when you find people where you fit, where they like you, where they appreciate you—if you don't have that, there's nothing in the world to tell you how great it is. And if you've been rejected your entire life, you may stop looking for it, which is a form of trauma.”

“Abed is never seen as anything other than, you know, a person with certain strengths and certain weaknesses it's it's not it's not pathologizing it's not inspiration porn it's just the way he works.”

“It's uniquely Autistic centered, celebrating Autistic culture, celebrating Autistic heritage, celebrating the Autistic mindset.”

Do you relate to Abed? How does a character like Abed, or a show like Community, make you feel seen?

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Episode 70: Rick & Morty is Autistic

Episode 60: Mythic Quest is Autistic

Episode 12: Parks & Rec is Autistic

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This episode originally aired on April 9, 2024 under the title “Taylor Swift is Autistic.”

“That's what they do to autistic people: They hate us and have opinions about us loudly.”

“We are pointing out autistic culture as it is seen in the wild, just like we might point out cannolis, whether they were made by Italians or not.” “It's almost as if that's the point of the Autistic Culture Podcast.”

“She represents Autistic culture, and as the PR department, if we are not like waving the flag— ‘The biggest star in the world is from Autistica!’ Yeah, like, we have to celebrate this. There is so much to celebrate.”

Do you relate to Taylor Swift and/or her lyrics? Share your favorite lyrics in the comments!

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Episode 46: Cats are Autistic

Freddie Mercury is Autistic (Episode 73)

Episode 50: Top 10 Pillars of Autistic Culture

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This episode originally aired on December 13, 2022 under the title “Peanuts is Autistic.”

“Our relationships are based on the three F's. Friends, family, and fictional characters.”

“He was a very big proponent of gay rights because one of his best friends is Billie Jean King and Peppermint Patty is directly based on her.”

“The entire world seems incredibly chaotic to us. And we need this structure and we need this routine in order to be happy, in order to be healthy, in order to be productive. And it seems like Charles Schultz really, really leaned into this because that is what helped him be who he was.”

“This is so pathologizing and so incorrect because we, These are the things that give us life. These are the things that bring us joy.”

“He said, ‘that's what life was about to me.’ He didn't say ‘that's what I liked.’ He didn't say ‘that's what I loved.’ He said, 'that's what life was about.”

Which Peanuts character do you relate to the most?

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Episode 06: Lemony Snicket is Autistic

Episode 12: Parks & Rec is Autistic

Episode 20: Sesame Street is Autistic

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This episode originally aired on November 7, 2022 under the title “Poetry is Autistic.”

“That seems largely like Autistic torture, because leaving the sanctity of a well-stocked library to go make small talk…” “Yeah, literally.” “Oh, my God.”

“Due to the monotropic mindset, when we find something that is appealing, we have to dive deeply and fully into it…whatever it is that feeds this passion for us. If we are in the zone, we are healing.”

“And can you imagine, like, the social anxiety? All you want to do is read. You're in the middle of a great book and you have to go see some fake ass people and smile and drink tea.”

“This is a thing that I don't understand about neurotypical culture, because it's based largely on colonialism, white supremacy, puritanism, and all this stuff. There's this element of, ‘Have you tried just suffering?’”

Do you write poetry? Are you an Autistic rebel? How do you relate to Emily?

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Episode 06: Lemony Snicket is Autistic

Episode 11: Sherlock is Autistic

Episode 24: The Trouble with Temple

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This episode originally aired on October 17, 2023, under the title “Dungeons and Dragons is Autistic.”

“This gives us a safe place where we can be ourselves, where we can be other people, where we can bond with people, where we can have a ritual of getting together once a week and spending lots of time eating snacks and socializing in a safe and effective way where we all know the rules of socialization.”

“You have a specified time. You have a specified reason for hanging out. You have a specified goal during the game. It meets our socialization needs.”

“So like what you like, because whatever it is, they'll find a way to call you weird.”

Are you a D&D fan? Tell us about your favorite character or campaign! How has D&D helped you to tap into authentic joy and connection?

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Episode 10: Star Trek is Autistic

Episodes 16: Pokémon is Autistic

Episode 28: Superheroes are Autistic

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This episode originally aired on December 20, 2022, under the title “Fairy Tales are Autistic.”

Angela’s all-time favorite episode! #ActuallyAutistic co-hosts discuss how HCA used imaginative stories to reframe common Autistic traits (that we’re frequently bullied for) as treasured gifts.

“We are not defective neurotypicals. We are not ugly ducklings. We are swans. We do swan things. We don't do duck things.”

“They claim that we have no empathy—we are just overwhelmed a lot by emotion because they're so big for us.”

“It's all about the research because, god, we love the research.”

“They did these brain scans, and it turns out that neurotypical people tune out 98% of all sensory data. 98%. And we don't.”

“The world is overwhelming for us. It's chaotic. And this is exemplified in ‘The Princess and the Pea’ because she feels it, whereas other people wouldn't…And that's the reason she's royalty.”

Which fairy tale (or fairy tale character) do you relate to most?

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Episode 03: Poetry is Autistic (The Emily Dickinson episode)

Episode 25: The Legend of Autistica

Episode 34: Beauty and the Beast is Autistic

Episode 63: Elsa is Autistic

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This episode originally aired on December 12, 2023 under the title “Autistic Centered Therapy - AuCT”

Matt Lowry, LPP, tells his co-host, Dr. Angela Lauria all about AuCT: a style of therapy that he created to help support his autistic clients in an authentic, neurodiversity-affirming way.

“CBT just taught me, like, “Mask harder. Don't be annoyed. Ignore your senses.”

“CBT does not work for us because it's not structured for our brains.”

“(CBT)'s essentially gaslighting. But for neurotypical people, it starts pruning their synapses. But, since we don't do that, it's completely meaningless for us.”

What do you think the world would be like if AuCT was taught in graduate school programs for therapists and social workers? Where else should it be taught?

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Episode 36: Bad Autism Diagnosis

Episode 38: Productivity is Autistic

Episode 62: Protecting Kentucky Kids

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