Autistic Culture | Where Autism Meets Identity!

Vampires are Autistic


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In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast, Matt and Angela discuss everyone’s favourite mythical creature—the vampire. Throughout the conversation, they uncover some uncanny parallels between autistic individuals and our fang-tastic fictional friends.


🩸 What You’ll Sink Your Teeth Into in This Episode

  • The parallels between autistic individuals and vampires begin with health comorbidities like POTS and haemophilia, before diving into the more supernatural realms.
  • The art of shapeshifting mirrors autistic masking—and while vampires boast immortality, autistics share their own secret: we often appear to defy aging, as if time plays by a different rulebook for us.
  • From The Addams Family and What We Do in the Shadows to even Sesame Street, Matt and Angela explore why these spooky icons resonate as autistic-coded characters.
  • They unpack traits like monotropic focus, infodumping, and misunderstood behaviours often mistaken for manipulation—showing a deeper neurodivergent connection to our favourite eerie figures.
  • And yes—they reveal the truly autistic reason why garlic keeps vampires at bay… but you’ll have to listen to get the scoop! 🧄


Resources:

  • A Deep dive into Vampires we used for research: Encyclopedia Britannica’s entry about vampires
  • Page referenced in the episode: https://www.instagram.com/date_dave_philly


Related Episodes:

Ponies are Autistic

Beauty & the Beast is Autistic

Kink is Autistic


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