The Atypical Rainbow

The Atypical Rainbow

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The Atypical Rainbow episodes

  • Spectrum Analysis: Exam Anxiety
    Inspired by Puzzle Rush, an episode of Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History podcast, we take the autistic perspective on exam performance and ask whether or not all the anxiety around it actually equates to anything of value.

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    45 min
  • Atypical Philosophy: Adulting
    Do you ever wish you were 16 again? Is it because of your good looks? Your group of friends? Me, I like the idea of having no responsibility. I miss having no responsibility. That's what we talk about in this episode - what does it take to be an adult, and why can't we treat adults like kids, giving them support and care and expecting only so much from them? Why do we tell each other that we have to be okay with being alone?

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    43 min
  • Atypical Philosophy: Medical Discrimination
    Medical discrimination is everywhere and creates barriers for LGBTQIA+ people and people with a disability, reducing access to services, and reducing the likelihood that medical assistance will be sought in times of need. Why is it there and how do we overcome it? Let us try and solve that with our fast-paced ramblings.

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    35 min
  • Atypical Philosophy: How To Be A Good Person
    What does it take to be a good person? What entitles a person to forgiveness? Where is the line beyond which redemption is not achievable? We superficially answer these questions, while namedropping The Drum, The Good Place, New Girl and other TV shows, on this week's episode of The Atypical Rainbow.

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    38 min
  • His & His-tory: Travel Tales
    Travelling with kids is hard enough. Try travelling with autistic twins. We spent time building up their resilience, getting them used to being away from home and equipping ourselves with every piece of electronic entertainment imaginable in preparation for our first overseas trip, which turned out to be a massive success, not because of our preparation, but because Japan is amazing and has all the things we love: Nintendo, Pokemon and joyous people.

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    43 min
  • Spectrum Analysis: Diagnosis
    We talk about our personal experiences with the diagnostic process, plus Paul throws in some of the more clinical aspects for a peek behind the medical curtain. If you ever wondered whether you or someone else had autism but weren't sure what to look for, this is the episode to listen to.

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    39 min
  • The Rainbow Dissection: The Tokenism Trap
    Inclusion and diversity in media: people talk about it, but how do you go about doing it? We talk about good examples (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and bad examples (The Little Mermaid), and whether you need to represent the entire spectrum of personality archetypes within the rainbow in order to be balanced.

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    33 min
  • AR AV Club: Music
    Look, you can watch Music if you like, but we only did it so we could comment on it, and there's a lot to comment on. From the use of physical restraint, to the difference between autism and Intellectual Disability, to the idea of the "magical disabled person", to casting autistic people in autistic roles, and finally listing better media about disability (TV shows like Speechless and Everything's Gonna Be Okay). Enjoy.

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    40 min
  • AR AV Club: The Prom
    In our first ever AR AV Club, we talk about The Prom, directed by Ryan Murphy based on the Broadway musical, and explore the issues around it in a very Atypical way. We talk about James Corden's "gay-face" portrayal, gay representation, and spend an awful lot of time debating about whether we should only support good gay cinema, or whether we should celebrate all of it.

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    39 min
  • Spectrum Analysis: Hell Is Other People

    We apologise for the lengthy conversation about telehealth in Australia. You might find it interesting. Maybe. We're sorry.

    Otherwise, there is far more interesting discussion about how to navigate office relationships, and how autism can affect how we expect our co-workers to behave.


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    38 min

About The Atypical Rainbow

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We want this podcast to be a community of people sharing their stories about being gay, being parents, having autism, raising kids with autism and, in our case, all of the above.


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