The Pulse

The Pulse

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The Pulse episodes

  • Pride!

    It’s a time to celebrate diversity, inclusivity, and love. There are many people around the world that celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community. People in the queer community and our allies coming together? It's one of our favourite times of the year!

    As always if you have ideas or topics you'd like us to discuss, or if you want to be a guest on the show, please send an email to [email protected]. We look forward to more of your great questions.
    Thanks for joining us!

    10 min
  • School's Out! Now What?

    Summer is here and school is out! What are your plans? Are you graduating? Are you planning for next year? If so, here are some common options for what to do after graduation, no matter your age.
    As always if you have ideas or topics you'd like us to discuss, or, if you'd like
    to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected]

    20 min
  • Advocacy And Research

    This episode wraps up our six-part series on advocacy. We discuss the importance of autistic researchers in science today.
    As always, if you have questions or topics you'd like us to discuss, or if you want to be a guest on the show, please send an email to [email protected].
    Thanks for joining us! Don't forget to like, share and subscribe.

    9 min
  • Advocacy And Information Sharing

    This episode takes us into the world of advocacy and information sharing. We specifically discuss school and medical supports and how information can easily get lost but we also talk about how information can be shared, who can share it on your behalf and more.
    As always if you have questions or topics you'd like us to discuss or if you want to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected].
    Thanks for joining us!

    17 min
  • Advocacy and Social Media

    Hey everybody, welcome back to The Pulse. This is part 4 of our 6-part series on advocacy. In

    this episode, we discuss pros and cons of social media when it comes to
    advocacy and we share some funny stories about clickbait. We also share the
    VOA’s story with social media.

    Join us next time for our conversation about research and advocacy. As always, if you have

    ideas or topics you’d like us to discuss or if you want to be a guest on the
    show, send an email to [email protected]. We look forward to
    more of your great questions. Thanks for joining us. Don’t forget to like,
    share and subscribe.

    11 min
  • Advocacy and Voting

    Hey everybody and welcome back to our advocacy

    series. This week we start the conversation about voting as a form of advocacy.
    Why does it matter? Does one voice really matter? Spoiler alert: yes! How can
    we find the right information? What is early voting? Do you know where to find
    resources about parties and platforms? Today we talk about aspects of voting
    and how it is essential to cast your ballot.

    As always, if you have ideas or topics you’d like us to discuss

    or if you want to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected]. We look forward to
    more of your great questions. Thanks for joining us. Don’t forget to like,
    share and subscribe.

    14 min
  • Types of Advocacy

    Today we continue our discussion about advocacy and specifically, some common forms of action, what we think works and doesn’t work and we offer some personal insights. We also have Lucas back with us today to join this discussion. Let’s get back into it.
    Next week we’ll get into how voting is a form of advocacy and how we can use it to make our voices heard. With a little help, we can join the bigger conversation and advocate for our values.
    As always, if you have ideas or topics you’d like us to discuss or if you want to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected]. We look forward to more of your great questions. Thanks for joining us. Don’t forget to like, share and subscribe.

    14 min
  • Advocacy: What Is It?

    Hello and welcome back!


    This episode marks the first in a new series on advocacy. In this episode we discuss types of advocacy, share our personal ideas and we try to get to the bottom of why advocacy is essential. Our new host, Parker, joins us for their first episode as a host. We also have guest Tarra Carlson give us her take on advocacy groups and the occasional struggle to work together, across systems.


    As always, if you have ideas or topics you’d like us to discuss or if you want to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected]. We look forward to more of your great questions. Thanks for joining us. Don’t forget to like, share and subscribe.

    13 min
  • The Holidays and Social Pressure

    Hey everyone and welcome back to The Pulse! We’re reaching the end of the winter holidays and we thought we would discuss social expectations. We all had very different experiences in 2022 and now that we are approaching Valentine’s day we wanted to share some of our stories and some tips to enjoy the holidays with minimal stress.

    As always, if you have questions you’d like us to discuss or if you want to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected] we look forward to more of your great questions. Thanks for listening.

    19 min
  • Getting Around On 2 Wheels

    Today's episode focuses on transport on 2 wheels. Bikes, scooters, rentals, costs and more. 

    As always, if you have questions you’d like us to discuss or if you want to be a guest on the show, send an email to [email protected] we look forward to more of your great questions. Thanks for listening.

    7 min

About The Pulse

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The Voices of Autism is proud to present The Pulse! Hosted by members, this show will feature news stories, opinion, amazing guests and (almost) all topics are on the table. The Pulse is your source for what's happening in the world right now through a different lens. Send us your questions, ideas, or if you want to be a guest just give us a shout. [email protected]