Welcome one and all to episode 22 of our podcast about our lives as late diagnosed neurodivergent people trying to adult, hosted by Emma Sails and Claire.

Links to where you can find us are here as always: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thatllbethetism⁠ but why not follow us so you get notified about our next episode?⁠

Note a couple of Trigger Warnings: at around 05:26 for vomit. 31:50 for a couple of minutes Emma discussed a previous emotionally abusive relationship.

Episode 22 contains:

- Exciting sound updates to our podcast (thanks Audio producer Chris)

- Catch up - Emma's hyperfocus is her book, and Claire has had an overwhelming few weeks.

- Main section - Autism and romantic relationships.

- Autistic Trait of the week - Pathological Demand Avoidance.

- Random factoid of the week - Sloths and cats.

Our new intro, rave (rey-ve) and mumdrop are provided by our Audio Imaging Producer Chris Demetriou, and you can find out more about him here: chrisdemetriou.com

For more information on the documentary Emma is participating in, or to support the project, the Kickstarter is here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gigishumgl/how-to-be-different-pilot and it's called How To Be Different.

Toilet sloth: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQCsV1pFZiU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Podcast easter egg; We've named this episode after our favourite example of transcription silliness. If you spot where in the podcast this cropped up, let us know! Here's some of our other favourites:

- Sloth Moss

- Jin Goman

- Old lady card

- Which is luck

- Spoon list situation

- Anika Author

- A new rave club

- Brave Top

- A room rave

- Bush, Brush, Brush

- Random factor

- Ms. Theoretical Carol

Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs).

Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism). Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast!

#autism #neurodivergent #autistic #podcast #autistictraits #traits

Main Section Rave Music by Peter Bengtsson: ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/plattenberg-627976/

Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs). Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism). Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast!

#autism #Newpodcast #neurodivergent #autistic #audhd #podcast

Happy New Year! We're back for 2026 with our podcast about our lives as late diagnosed/discovered Autistic people. Welcome along to our followers old and new. Episode 19 is a long one as we sort of did a Spotify Wrapped but for Autistic traits...but we hope you'll grab a cuppa and join us anyway!

Links to where you can find us are here as always: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thatllbethetism⁠ but why not follow us so you get notified about our next episode?⁠

Episode 19 contains:

- Post-Christmas Catchup

- More about meltdowns

- A reintroduction to our podcast for new listeners/viewers

- Main section - 10 things we've each learned about Autism and how our autistic traits have impacted us

- Big butt starfish

Podcast easter egg; We've named this episode after our favourite example of transcription silliness. If you spot where in the podcast this cropped up, let us know! Here's some of our other favourites:

- Bit of basket

- Side oak is the best

- Walking Waffle

- Peeled in Court

- Ray Rate.

Traits lists available via Emma's website: https://navigatingneurodivergence.co.uk/

Main Section Rave Music by Peter Bengtsson: ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/plattenberg-627976/

Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs). Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism). Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast!

#autism #Newpodcast #neurodivergent #autistic #audhd #podcast

It's the Christmas episode of our podcast about our lives as late-diagnosed/discovered neurodivergent people! Thank you all for joining us this year, we hope you've found some of our ramblings useful!

Links to where you can find us are here as always: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thatllbethetism⁠ but why not follow us so you get notified about our next episode?⁠

Episode 18 contains:

- Intro section - Emma's steam cleaner and ADHD meds, and Claire's use of AI to help curtail a meltdown.

- Claire's 'Tismversary.

- Main Section - Christmas, and the ways Autistic traits can impact this.

- Animal fact corner - Sloths & piano playing octopuses.

Podcast easter egg; We've named this episode after our favourite example of transcription silliness. If you spot where in the podcast this cropped up, let us know! Here's some of our other favourites:

- Marble Yeah

- Take off the influence

- Char Win

- Rico Friendly

- My first era of Autism

- Sloth Acts

- Mums unboxing day

- Party field

- Lost needs sofas

- Slot Facts.

Festive Rave Music by Maksym Dudchyk: https://pixabay.com/music/techno-trance-the-nutcracker-electro-house-version-dance-of-the-sugar-plum-fairy-173835/

Tako the piano playing octopus & his friend Mattias Krantz: https://youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?si=mYS-GC1cf3HJHcG3

Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs). Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism). Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast!

#autism #Newpodcast #neurodivergent #autistic #audhd #podcast

Thanks for joining us for episode 17 of our podcast about our lives as late-diagnosed/discovered neurodivergent people! This time, we are having a #spoonless episode, and that's OK! This means a less structured version of the podcast, so no autistic trait of the week or hyperfocuses.

Links to where you can find us are here as always: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thatllbethetism⁠ but why not follow us so you get notified about our next episode?⁠

Episode 17 contains:

- Why there's no spoons

- Emma's ADHD medication experiences in week 1

- Claire's routine change, and how this has affected her this week

- Was Hitler AuDHD? We watched the new Channel 4 documentary, Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Serial Killer and discussed this

- Manatee facts, sofa sloths, and things that definitely aren't true about manatee and sloth teeth

Podcast easter egg; We've named this episode after our favourite example of transcription silliness. If you spot where in the podcast this cropped up, let us know! Because of the spoon deficit this week, we only had one other choice! "Prototype Ram's Wedding". We think we chose correctly.

Main Section Rave Music by Peter Bengtsson: ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/plattenberg-627976/Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs). Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism). Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast!

#Autism #Newpodcast #neurodivergent #autistic #audhd #podcast

- Catch up - Claire's week of increased socialisation, Emma's petrol woes, Claire's petrol wins, and Emma's trip to HyperJapan

- Main segment - Accessing healthcare and reasonable adjustments

- Trait of the week - Social justice (strong sense of morals).

- Lemur v*ginas

Podcast easter egg; We've named this episode after our favourite example of transcription silliness. If you spot where in the podcast this cropped up, let us know! Other contenders (if you want to try to spot those too) included:

- Autism verse three

- It was a nice tooth

- Thinking about with rage

- Little bon tart

- Rave bone

- One of the meats

- Your mouse isn't gonna feel any different

- Bob Martiner

- Techno for an answer

- Very divergent people

- The maths lady

- Liam of v*ginas

- An interesting a*al factor

Main Section Rave Music by Peter Bengtsson: ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/plattenberg-627976/

Autism passport: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/physical-health/my-health-passport

Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs).

Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism). Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast!

#Autism #Newpodcast #neurodivergent #autistic #audhd #podcast

Welcome along to Episode 15!

Links to where you can find us are here as always: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thatllbethetism⁠ but why not follow us so you get notified about our next episode?⁠

Episode 15 contains:

- Hyperfocuses of the week - Claire's work realisations, and Emma's eventful few weeks (involving dentists, mushrooms, new cars and kittens).

- Main segment - Hate in the Autistic community (thanks to AuDHDarcie on TikTok for the rant inspiration (rantspiration?) https://www.tiktok.com/@audhdarcie )

- Trait of the week - Naming things

Podcast easter egg; We've named this episode after our favourite example of transcription silliness. If you spot where in the podcast this cropped up, let us know! Other contenders (if you want to try to spot those too) included:

- Coordination Street

- Ferret bombs

- Yorksh*terrier

- Blue Recommends That

- Kerry Badnock

- Mabel the Moer

Main Section Rave Music by Peter Bengtsson: ⁠https://pixabay.com/users/plattenberg-627976/

Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs).

Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism).

Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast!

#Autism #Newpodcast #neurodivergent #autistic #audhd #podcast

After a little break, we're pleased to share Episode 14!

Links to where you can find us are here as always: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thatllbethetism⁠ but why not follow us so you get notified about our next episode?⁠

Episode 14 contains:

- Hyperfocuses of the week

- Claire's eventful Benidorm trip, and Emma's Minecraft self-care. Also books and Bob Mortimer.

- Main segment - ADHD traits versus Autism traits, and how these can be challenging for AuDHDers.

- Trait of the week - Food quirks.

- Ferret genitals (sorry).

Podcast easter egg; We've named this episode after our favourite example of transcription silliness. If you spot where in the podcast this cropped up, let us know!

Other contenders (if you want to try to spot those too) included:

- This Zuma Complex

- She's just a lu

- Bruce Jones

- Obviously naughty boys podcast

- We can't click on things

- AuDHD dangle

- Big happy T based community

- Trya I Think

- Weird food chip

- Lay a vienetta

- Therapy penises

- Diamond Soup

Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs).

Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism). Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast!

#Autism #Newpodcast #neurodivergent #autistic #audhd #podcast

We've made it to Episode 13 of our podcast about our lives as late diagnosed #Autistic #AuDHD people!

Trish K Phobia is all out of spoons, but at least she showed up.

Links to where you can find us are here as always: ⁠https://linktr.ee/thatllbethetism⁠ but why not follow us so you get notified about our next episode?⁠

Episode 13 is a spoonless episode, meaning less of a structure to give our brains a break, but expect ramblings about:

- Why there's no spoons

- Television we've been watching

- Paracetamol and autism

- Why not knowing about world events doesn't mean we don't care

- Mushrooms

- Turtles

- Anglerfish (and Emma's trip to the Sea Life Centre)

- Completionism

Podcast easter egg; We've named this episode after our favourite example of transcription silliness (and we have to admit, after Trish arrived, we sort of gave up looking for other options). If you spot where in the podcast this cropped up, let us know! Other contenders (if you want to try to spot those too) included:

- 13 Boys Everywhere in my Life

- She Came to the Surface to Diary

- Sharon Dotie Parton

- Raven in our minds

- Vox Chop

Make us happy by sending us cake. And nice animals, or Autism queries (so we don't have to talk about crabs). Alternatively, you could just follow us on our socials (@thatllbethetism on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok @thatll.be.the.tism). Remember, we love your feedback, so let us know how you're finding the podcast! #Autism #Newpodcast #neurodivergent #autistic