Audacity Works

Episode 187: Hi, I'm Autistic


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What you'll hear:

  • What kinds of assessment are available 1:30
  • Why I decided to get assessed (after deciding not to) 2:30
  • What it felt like to get the diagnosis 6:00
  • Expectation vs. Realtiy:  telling people and how they respond 7:00
  • What it has changed in my interior world 9:15
  • Devon Price's Unmasking Autism is a worthwhile read
  • What it has changed for me in the world (spoiler, jack shit) 11:00
  • Unmasking...12:00
  • If you listen to nothing else, listen to the crayon analogy (much more useful than thinking of it as a spectrum) 15:00
  • Advice for telling folks (and what NOT to say if you are told someone in your life is autistic) 17:45


Don't go back to sleep.

xoRachel
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