Episode 23: Would Autism Be A Disability In A World Built For Us
This episode is a response to a post by one of my favorite Autistic content creators: @sensorystories.bsky.social.
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#Disability
#Trauma
#PTSD
youtu.be/YR4n1ibJzhk
Episode 22: Tylenol, Trump, & RFK Jr.
My reaction to the last nine months of the Trump administration and RFK Jr.'s assault on Autism.
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#DonaldTrump
#RFKJr
#Tylenol
youtu.be/BW6BUE9Z8ag
Episode 21: Why Our Autism Was Missed In Childhood
This episode discusses the reasons why late-diagnosed Autistic adults were either undiagnosed or misdiagnosed as children.
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#LateDiagnosis
#RFKJr
youtu.be/goDj9NqhvM8
Episode 20: Lockpicking - A Special Interest & Stim
This episode is about about my lockpicking special interest, and a demonstration of picking 12 locks in under 6 minutes.
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#Stimming
#Lockpicking
#Locksport
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Episode 19: One Of My Special Interests & Stims
In this episode, I talk about my speedcubing special interest, and give a demonstration of speed solving a Rubik's cube.
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#SpecialInterest
#Stimming
#Speedcubing
#RubiksCube
youtu.be/9jAbrqb6PuI
Episode 18: My Top 4 Autistic Communication Pitfalls
In this episode we are going to explore the 4 communication pitfalls that I've experienced the most as an Autistic adult.
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#ActuallyAutistic
#Communication
#InfoDumping
#Oversharing
youtu.be/gLpVgscTTig
Episode 17: Autistic Internal Meltdowns
I thought that I didn't have meltdowns. I was wrong. In this episode, we talk about internal meltdowns and why Autistic adults internalize their meltdowns.
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#Meltdowns
#InternalMeltdowns
youtu.be/frQ5jvpXpY8
Episode 16: The Importance Of Autistic Stimming
In this episode, we delve deeper into stimming and try to gain a better understanding into the what and the why of stimming.
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#Autism
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#Stimming
#HandFlapping
youtu.be/qOk0R5AWVW4
Episode 15: Skills Regression In Autistic Adults
In this episode, I talk through how Skills Regression has affected me as an Autistic adult.
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#DevelopmentalRegression
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Episode 14: Autistic Meltdowns
Autistic meltdowns are often confused for or conflated with mental breakdowns and/or tantrums. In this episode, we explore the differences between the three.
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#ActuallyAutistic
#Meltdown
#Breakdown
#Tantrums
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Episode 13: Autism & Learning Differences (Disabilities)
Learning Differences are a common comorbidity. In this episode we discuss #Dyslexia, #Dyscalculia, #Dysgraphia, & #Dyspraxia.
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#ActuallyAutistic
#LearningDifferences
#learningdisabilities
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Episode 12: Autism & Face Blindness
This episode talks about face blindness - clinically called prosopagnosia, which is a fairly common comorbidity for autistic folks.
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#ActuallyAutistic
#FaceBlindness
#Prosopagnosia
youtu.be/3UagD_xBnCw
Episode 11: Autism & Personal Hygiene
Personal hygiene is a struggle for many autistic people. My struggles with personal hygiene mostly center on autistic inertia and sensory issues.
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#PersonalHygiene
#AutisticInertia
youtu.be/duFAtp6u-fQ
Episode 10: The Autism Quotient Test
The Autism Quotient Test is one of the tools that helped me a lot early in my autistic self-discovery journey.
Link to the AQ Test: embrace-autism.com/autism-spect...
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#ActuallyAutistic
#AutismQuotient
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Episode 9: Autistic Sensory Issues And How I Manage Them
Sensory issues are a common trait for many autistic people. In this episode, I talk about the sensory issues that I experience, and how I manage them.
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#Autism
#ActuallyAutistic
#SensoryIssues
youtu.be/dJszKJUeMsg
Episode 8: Autism & Sleep Difficulties
Like many other autistic people, I've struggled with sleep my entire life. This episode talks about that experience.
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#ActuallyAutistic
#Insomnia
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This is what happens when actually autistic voices have no say in decisions regarding us.
This is what happens when eugenics minded fascists are in charge.
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So… The anti-vax contingent that was screaming against government registries of unvaccinated people (which isn't a thing) are now clamoring for a registry of autistic people?
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Why do people continue to listen to organizations like Autism Speaks and people like RFK Jr. instead of listening to actually autistic people?
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It's almost as if they want to eliminate us instead of understanding us.
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This is horrific, not just for the autistic community, but for anyone with a congenital condition that places them outside the "norm".
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Episode 7: Looking For An Autism "Cure" Harms Autistic People
This episode explores the real harm that is done to autistic people by thinking that there is a "cure" for autism.
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#Autism
#ActuallyAutistic
#Vaccines
youtu.be/7d-pDptUGgA
Episode 6: The History Of Autism As A Diagnosis
This episode is a very high-level overview of the history of Autism as a diagnosable condition.
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youtu.be/EDCi7kyCOZ0
I'm researching the history of #Autism as a diagnosis for the next video on my YouTube channel.
Somehow, I'm now reading articles about how to properly record and EQ classical guitars.
Autism is as autism does...
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We (I) so often focus on the hardships of navigating an allistic world with an autistic brain. So, in this episode we will instead focus on autistic strengths.
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This episode was very difficult to make. I went through many iterations of the outline and multiple attempts at recording it. Hopefully parts will resonate with folks in a beneficial way.
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#ActuallyAutistic
#Adoption
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All of this.
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This really shouldn't have to be explained...
I mean, allistic folks think that WE have trouble with empathy?!
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