Did you ever get told that you were mature for your age when you were a child, only to be called childish once you hit adulthood? You're not alone!

This week, Chloe and Kieran discuss this rather bizarre phenomenon, why this change happens, and why it's actually a good thing.

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Living with other people, especially if you're in a relationship with them, can be stressful: there's all sorts of chores to do, you don't get much alone time, and that can lead to all sorts of unpleasantness.

This week, Chloe and Kieran discuss the benefits of an all-autistic relationship, the importance of open communication, and why it's okay if your clothes are all in a big pile.

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Boy, I hope you get the reference in the episode art...

Either way, this week is a discussion of two very important hypers-- hyperfocus and hyperfixation. They're often used interchangeably, but there is a difference between the two-- so Chloe and Kieran dive in to figure out what the differences are, as well as both the benefits and drawbacks of each.

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Chloe and Kieran are joined this week by Jack, host of the Out of the Ordinary Podcast (podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/outoftheordinary) to discuss his own diagnosis, why it's annoyingly easy for your symptoms to be ignored in childhood, and strangely, tribalism in modern football.

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What's the mountain-molehill equivalency? And what does it have to do with a trip up Mount Vesuvius?

This week, Chloe and Kieran take us through "the day" - where everything that could go wrong, went wrong. And just when you think it's over, something else comes along to make it worse-- like a treadmill covered in Lego.

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You may have noticed, it's getting quite warm out there-- and you know what? It seems to happen every year. If you're not used to it, or if your houses are built to keep the heat in, it can be really difficult to escape the sensory hell that is heat. So what can we do to make things a bit easier on ourselves, so that heatwaves aren't entirely miserable? Have a listen as Chloe and Kieran discuss their tactics in this week's episode.

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Stay frosty!

Chloe's been off on a solo adventure! But there's much more to it than that, as I'm sure you'll appreciate-- so strap in as we go through all the planning, overthinking, anxiety, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and revelations that went into it, in an attempt to piece together some sort of advice for taking a trip by yourself!

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Airports. That's all we have to say, you know what you're in for. Press play now!

If you've been diagnosed, or even suspected that you're autistic, chances are you've come across the AQ50-- or in our case, several times, just to be sure.

It's the questionnaire that doctors use in the UK to determine whether you'd benefit from an assessment, and the questions can be kinda... confusing.

This week, Chloe and Kieran pluck a few of the more neurotypically-worded questions out of the pile, and try to figure out what they're actually asking.

Have you ever been so overstimulated or stressed that you lose the ability to speak? It's not fun, is it?

This week, Chloe and Kieran discuss what this is like from either side, how to get through it as painlessly as possible, and pitch some more appropriate terminology than "going non-verbal".