Mind Your Autistic Brain Talk Show hosted by The Social Autie, that’s me, Carole Jean.  I am a late identified, adult autistic and each week I have a conversation with another late identified autistic, who shares their voice, experiences and journey with you.

I am only one voice among many and I can’t wait to share my incredible friends with you and let you know that you are not alone on this autism journey, we are here with you.

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Hi, I am Carole Jean Whittington and I am The Socially Intelligent Autistic or Social AUtie. I haven't always been Socially Intelligent, but since finding out at the age of 39 that I am Autistic I have put in thousands of hours of study into the fields of Social Psychology, Social Neuroscience, Neurobiology and Vision Science to try and better understand my neurodiverse brain.  I have found some incredible information and am here to share it with you so that you too can be a Socially Intelligent Autistic. This amazing new field of study called Social Neuroscience, which began in 2006, studies the way the brain functions during social interaction by using functional MRI. Now we can see which parts of the brain are lighting up and being engaged during certain functions and behaviors. To an autistic person like me that information is pure gold! 

Why? Because I have always known that my brain must not be operating like other people's because I struggled for years to try and figure out why someone did something or said something and I would get it sometimes and other times it just never made sense to me. Now, with the advancement of science and the exploration of how our brains both neurodiverse and neurotypical work we can see the differences and better understand why someone does and says something. To me this is gold, this knowledge is a treasure worth possessing and sharing with other autistic people. 

There is some incredible science out there showing us not only how our brains work as Autistics, but how the brains of Neurotypicals work so that we can better understand not just ourselves but the other person. We are amazing and our brains are incredible.   Each week we will discuss a study that tells us more about how the brain functions socially, what research is going on, how it applies to Autistics, how it applies to Neurotypicals and some actionable tips to test out in your own life because this isn't all about theory this is about practice. I am not about changing who we are or masking our true selves, because we are incredible just the way we are, this is about understanding how our brains work as autistics and how we can better understand the other people in our world and most importantly, it is about teaching others so that they can better understand us. 

Please join me each week to learn about research in the field of Social Neuroscience combined with Social Psychology, Neurobiology and Vision Science along with tips you can test out for yourself, how you can share your perspective with others to help them understand you better and how you can better understand them.   This is for you my friends. Subscribe with the link below and select the notification bell to make sure you don't miss the latest video each Thursday. Share with a friend or family member so that we can all learn about the other and better appreciate the incredible brain that we each possess.  

 Add your ideas and thoughts to the comments section below: “What is something you have always wondered about when it comes to social norms? Or what is something that people say that just makes no sense to you?”

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