Hannah Gadsby

Um, but what's happening is perhaps there's something about the sensory part of this process that seems insignificant to a neurotypical but is, you know, a war zone for someone on the spectrum. There's an expected, you know, bond that's supposed to happen with parents and children that neurodivergent children are always going to disappoint.

Um, but what's happening is perhaps there's something about the sensory part of this process that seems insignificant to a neurotypical but is, you know, a war zone for someone on the spectrum. There's an expected, you know, bond that's supposed to happen with parents and children that neurodivergent children are always going to disappoint.

And I think one of the first things is like, yeah, you've got to stop taking that seriously. I mean, you've got to take it seriously, sorry. Words are my gift. Personally, like try and sort of, meet people where they're at. And there's always going to be a lag with children because especially if you have difficulty with language, it's going to take a while to sort of get to that place.

And I think one of the first things is like, yeah, you've got to stop taking that seriously. I mean, you've got to take it seriously, sorry. Words are my gift. Personally, like try and sort of, meet people where they're at. And there's always going to be a lag with children because especially if you have difficulty with language, it's going to take a while to sort of get to that place.

And I think one of the first things is like, yeah, you've got to stop taking that seriously. I mean, you've got to take it seriously, sorry. Words are my gift. Personally, like try and sort of, meet people where they're at. And there's always going to be a lag with children because especially if you have difficulty with language, it's going to take a while to sort of get to that place.

But in the adult world, it is difficult for women on the spectrum. There is a certain place on the spectrum that is reserved for the great white geniuses, and they're allowed to hyper-focus on their special interests and be terrible at interpersonal communications, and they're held up as the best of men.

But in the adult world, it is difficult for women on the spectrum. There is a certain place on the spectrum that is reserved for the great white geniuses, and they're allowed to hyper-focus on their special interests and be terrible at interpersonal communications, and they're held up as the best of men.

But in the adult world, it is difficult for women on the spectrum. There is a certain place on the spectrum that is reserved for the great white geniuses, and they're allowed to hyper-focus on their special interests and be terrible at interpersonal communications, and they're held up as the best of men.

But it's much more difficult for women because of the expectations in the social network that we're supposed to uphold, and when we fail, that is a failure of character. Um, and it's, it's really difficult to sort of convince people that it's just like, I can't do it any differently. My brain is not wired to do what you want it to do. Now what?

But it's much more difficult for women because of the expectations in the social network that we're supposed to uphold, and when we fail, that is a failure of character. Um, and it's, it's really difficult to sort of convince people that it's just like, I can't do it any differently. My brain is not wired to do what you want it to do. Now what?

But it's much more difficult for women because of the expectations in the social network that we're supposed to uphold, and when we fail, that is a failure of character. Um, and it's, it's really difficult to sort of convince people that it's just like, I can't do it any differently. My brain is not wired to do what you want it to do. Now what?

But we sort of get stuck on this, like you're weird, you're doing this wrong, you know, and it's, I camouflage and mask a lot. Um, and that's an incredibly exhausting process. Um, So for this podcast, I had to prepare a lot. Like I had to listen to you. It wasn't a chore. Love your podcast. Well done. Keep up the good work.

But we sort of get stuck on this, like you're weird, you're doing this wrong, you know, and it's, I camouflage and mask a lot. Um, and that's an incredibly exhausting process. Um, So for this podcast, I had to prepare a lot. Like I had to listen to you. It wasn't a chore. Love your podcast. Well done. Keep up the good work.

But we sort of get stuck on this, like you're weird, you're doing this wrong, you know, and it's, I camouflage and mask a lot. Um, and that's an incredibly exhausting process. Um, So for this podcast, I had to prepare a lot. Like I had to listen to you. It wasn't a chore. Love your podcast. Well done. Keep up the good work.

But it was really active engagement with it because in order to talk to three people at the same time, I felt like I had to make sure I understood everything The way that you speak, the cadence, your pitch, not as a way of familiarizing myself.

But it was really active engagement with it because in order to talk to three people at the same time, I felt like I had to make sure I understood everything The way that you speak, the cadence, your pitch, not as a way of familiarizing myself.

But it was really active engagement with it because in order to talk to three people at the same time, I felt like I had to make sure I understood everything The way that you speak, the cadence, your pitch, not as a way of familiarizing myself.

So when in the moment, hoping that I could hear what you're saying, process it, and then turn it around with reciprocal speech takes a huge amount of effort for me. So what might look like, you know, it's just a casual chat is a marathon for me. And so then that depletes your energy levels. And then once you, you know, I have meltdowns, I shut down mostly. I just stop communicating.

So when in the moment, hoping that I could hear what you're saying, process it, and then turn it around with reciprocal speech takes a huge amount of effort for me. So what might look like, you know, it's just a casual chat is a marathon for me. And so then that depletes your energy levels. And then once you, you know, I have meltdowns, I shut down mostly. I just stop communicating.

So when in the moment, hoping that I could hear what you're saying, process it, and then turn it around with reciprocal speech takes a huge amount of effort for me. So what might look like, you know, it's just a casual chat is a marathon for me. And so then that depletes your energy levels. And then once you, you know, I have meltdowns, I shut down mostly. I just stop communicating.