⁠AUTISTIC Viewpoints⁠⁠⁠⁠ is a new podcast hosted by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Turrell Burgess⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Daria Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠. This episode, they discuss life as a twin to an autistic sibling with Miles Kredich. Miles discusses life as a twin to an Autistic sibling, Ben, who was tragically killed in 2023 at the age of 24. Miles and Ben, both having synaesthesia, were able to connect on a deep level. Miles reflects on growing up with Ben and on Ben's Autistic nature and way of being.

Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://affectautism.com/autistic-viewpoints/

⁠⁠⁠⁠Timestamps:

00:00 Introductions

02:46 Background about the Kredich family

05:06 Turrell's reflections

06:19 Miles on growing up with his twin brother, including Ben's sensory experience

09:00 Floortime and Autism being misunderstood

09:36 Ben's experience with pitch and his musical world

13:36 Miles' first awareness of his synaesthesia and perfect pitch then connecting with Ben around this

15:55 Ben's interest in Miles' world of experience

17:55 Synaesthesia

19:42 Echolalia and intense passions including Ben's love of being in the water

21:21 Miles' father

21:37 Ben's ear for pitch and controlling his environment through pitch

23:34 Need for accommodation and Ben's echolalia

25:28 The universal experience and embracing our differences

26:50 The label of Autism

27:39 The commonality of Autism experiences and "limbic cues"

29:54 Modifying the environment to accommodate disability

32:12 Autistic experiences with change

36:55 Turrell and Ben's interests

38:12 Funniest memories with Ben

40:31 Meeting in dreams

41:19 Reflections since Ben's passing

44:04 Miles logo created with Ben

45:15 Turrell's wrap up

46:21 Autism Moms

47:20 Resonating example of accommodation

48:29 Closing comments

48:45 Kasheena's birthday memorial

Links to Resources:

• Miles' mother's song Circles Around the Son: youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=ay2lSL8hxvA
• Affect Autism podcast with Kim Kredich: https://affectautism.com/2024/04/26/inclusion/
• Miles' website: https://www.mileskredich.com/ben
• ⁠The Ben Kredich Act is a new Tennessee Law: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/07/01/ben-kredich-act-designed-to-prevent-tragedy-for-other-families/74244152007/

• BBC Synaesthesia documentary: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0cvrn0x/synaesthesia-the-phenomenal-power-of-human-perception
• Synaesthesia: ⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia⁠
• Affect Autism podcast with Dr. Stuart Shanker and limbic cues: https://affectautism.com/2018/08/27/self-reg-and-dir/

* Thank you to Hungarian recording artist ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Post Analog Disorder⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for the intro/outro music permission.