This month on The Allender Calendar I'm joined by the comedian Pierre Novellie to discuss his 2024 book Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism. It's a brilliant, and very funny, book which taught me so much about the condition. We discuss the misunderstandings and misconceptions surrounding autism, as well as Pierre's own experience of his diagnosis (following a heckle at a stand-up gig), and how it helped him to make sense of the way he experiences and interacts with the world.

Find out more about Pierre here:

https://www.pierrenovellie.com/

And you can follow him on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/pierrenovellie

And Bluesky:

https://bsky.app/profile/pierrenovellie.bsky.social

And you can listen to Pierre's interview with John Robins on the How Do You Cope? podcast here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/pierre-novellie-i-wasnt-able-to-get-what-i-wanted-out/id1793829037?i=1000711833374

If you want to support the podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:

https://buymeacoffee.com/robinallender

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