The Squarepeg Podcast

145 [Bonus] "An overarching, big life project": interconnecting special interests, memory and mental health

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Richmond is a writer, researcher and doll restorer from Southampton in the UK. She was my guest on the podcast in 2023. When we spoke then, it w...

144 [Re-release] From psychiatric trauma to autistic joy: a journey of healing and self discovery

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Richmond is a writer, researcher and doll restorer from Southampton in the UK. This episode is from 2023 - I've re-released it because Laura jus...

143 [Bonus] Beyond diagnosis: Self‑trust, masking, and the continuing autism journey

24 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I first met today's guest, Vera, nearly five years ago, when we recorded a podcast episode early in 2021. A lot has changed for Vera since then, so we...

142 [Re-release] Being an autistic extrovert, people watching and managing our energy

24 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was recorded in early 2021 and originally released as part of the third season of Squarepeg. I was delighted to get to speak to Vera agai...

141 [Bonus] A deeper dive into our experiences and attitudes around AuDHD - with Sam Brown (AKA Mrs AuDHD)

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After the Season 10 episode with Sam Brown, AKA Mrs AuDHD, was released in the summer, a lovely listener got in touch to share their feelings about be...

140 [S10 E12] Working with autism, not against: Mental health, masking and giving ourselves grace

01 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kara Nash is a registered nurse and autism consultant who focuses on creating positive change in how the healthcare system treats people on the spectr...

139 [S10 E11] Creating space to show up without shrinking: how we can thrive at work as autistics

25 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hassani Turner is an executive coach for neurodivergent professionals and the founder of MyNeuroCompass, a coaching service and app that helps neurodi...

138 [S10 E10] Working with our ocean and our tides: the impact of autism self identification

18 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lara Schaeffer taught high school English for 28 years until her autism identification at age 47 - and her school's resistance to her being open about...

137 [S10 E9] Meeting myself again: sensory needs, autistic joys and building stronger relationships after autism diagnosis

11 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marian Schembari is an author and essayist whose first byline was at age eleven. It was a poem about dragons. Since then, her essays about travel, fri...

136 [S10 E8] 'Undercover autistic': shaping a more just and inclusive future for autistic care users & practitioners

04 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shazzy Tharby is a Disability & Neurodiversity Leader, Mental Health & Neurodivergence Consultant, counsellor and psychotherapist, the Founder of Posi...

135 [S10 E7] A blessing and a curse: autism, masking and miscommunication

27 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest this week is Clara Törnvall, an author and journalist who lives in Stockholm, Sweden with her two children. Clara was diagnosed autistic fiv...

134 [S10 E6] Making your body a nicer place to live: autism and a different approach to physical fitness

06 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

** We're taking a 2-week mid-season break – new episodes will start again on Saturday 27 September ** Leighanne Stephens is a fitness and lifestyle ...

133 [S10 E5] The Mess and the Magic: from the good girl narrative to autistic self compassion

30 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Michelle McQuaid is a wellbeing researcher in her early 50s. She lives and works in Melbourne, Australia, where she is an honorary fellow at Melbou...

132 [S10 E4] "Layers of unravelling": autism, leadership and belonging with Kirsty Cullen-Campanelli

23 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kirsty Cullen-Campanelli is Head Of People Ops, Comms And Employee Engagement at Apple. She was diagnosed autistic two years ago at 38.  Kirsty's sto...

131 [S10 E3] Working at the edge of what we know: autism, trauma and identity

16 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest today is Dr Stephanie Aspin - a therapist, educator, and writer in her late 50s, based in Norwich, UK. Originally from Willesden in London, h...

130 [S10 E2] "Whenever I fell, autism caught me": autism, intersex and gender

09 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Deborah discovered they were autistic in their 60s, after a lifetime of not fitting in anywhere. Their sense of difference was not just social, but ph...

129 [S10 E1] "I thought I was just disorders": navigating autistic and ADHD traits and challenges - with Mrs AuDHD

02 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Brown, AKA Mrs AuDHD, is late-diagnosed AuDHD, a trustee of the ADHDadultUK charity and co-presenter of The ADHD Adults podcast, that deals with a...

128. Art and autism math: healing and connecting after a late autism diagnosis

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Elinor Trier describes herself as a "Sparkly Champion of Neurodivergent and Queer Joy". She's a neuroqueer AuDHD artist, writer, podcaster, YouTuber, ...

127. Autism's healing mechanism: an autism and OCD journey

08 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Anna has been on a real journey of self discovery, from refusing to entertain the idea that she might have a diagnosable condition, to devouring every...

126. Letting go of self hatred: the impact of an autism diagnosis

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hannah Brockway is a violinist in her thirties from Australia; music has been her lifelong special interest. Since discovering her autism Hannah has r...

125. Autism is the easiest piece: starting over after years of misdiagnoses

22 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Malori talks about her experience of spending seven years being given various misdiagnoses and being medicated and treated for conditions that she did...

124 [Bonus] Autism and therapy: connection, validation and using our strengths to heal our lives

21 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is the third and final in my miniseries of bonus 'revisit' episodes, in which I reconnect with guests from previous seasons. This week, I talk wi...

123 [Re-release] Autism, psychotherapy and trauma: why many autistic people need a different approach

21 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I first released this episode in July 2022, as part of Season 6. And this week I've released a brand new episode with Cloie, as part of a miniseries o...

122 [Bonus Episode] Softening and bracing: autism, loneliness and how we can find connection

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am thrilled to bring you this conversation with somatic therapist Aisha Edwards, in which we talk about autism and loneliness. This continues a shor...

121 [Re-release] Grief and validation: repairing the damage of autistic masking and finding a sense of self

31 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I first released this episode in the summer of 2022, at the end of Season 6. And this week I've released a brand new episode with Aisha, as part of a ...

120 [Bonus Episode] A magic key? Deeper learnings 4 years on from a late autism diagnosis

10 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I recorded this special episode with former Squarepeg guest Sophie Longley. I last spoke with Sophie at the end of 2020, when she was working as an En...

119 [Re-release] Autism and work culture: masking, socialising and finding the right work

10 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was recorded in the autumn of 2020 and originally released as part of the second season of Squarepeg. I was delighted to get to speak to ...

118. Bonus: Building a happy and authentic autistic life

04 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this bonus episode I share more about my own autism journey, and talk about my career-ending burnout and creating authentically autistic lives we d...

117. S9 E12: Transcendence, reinvention and self discovery: reconnecting with our essential autistic self later in life

06 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rose Matthews is an Autism Researcher, peer reviewer, consultant, presenter, trainer, and writer from Durham in the UK.  Now 64, they first realised ...

116. S9 E11: Rekindling our dimmed spark and reclaiming autistic joy

30 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dani Rodwell is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, therapist, and Co-founder of NeuroSpark Health. She lives in New Jersey, USA.  She has worked in t...

115. S9 E10: An outcast in thick armour: from not fitting in to finding autistic pride and community

23 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Nigel Rising is the Founder and CEO of Autistic Women Emerging, a charity that aims to change the lives of undiagnosed and newly diagnosed autistic wo...

114. S9 E9: Playing on 'hard mode': accepting our autistic challenges while anchoring to our brilliance

16 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anissa Ljanta is a writer, a neurodivergent specialist coach, educator and equity and inclusion advocate living in the remote hills of a wild surf bea...

113 [S9 E8] Making the invisible visible: getting comfortable with a late autism diagnosis

09 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marisa Hamamoto is a leading voice in disability inclusion, professional dancer and founder of Infinite Flow, an award-winning dance company and nonpr...

112 [S9 E7] Why the system is thwarting autistic people: reimagining neurodivergent health - with Dr Mel Houser

02 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Mel Houser is a family physician in Montpelier, Vermont in the United States, with a clinical focus on providing medical care for neurodivergent pa...

111 [S9 E6] A magnet pulling me out of darkness: thinking through my body into autistic expression

27 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dana Michel is a live performance artist and choreographer in Montreal, Canada, where she creates experiences based on a mixture of improvisation, cho...

110 [S9 E5] 'My autism journey came out of my trans experience': Navigating gender and autistic identities

20 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vic Weiner is a youth justice attorney and lifelong social justice activist in the USA.  They were brought up by a college professor mother in an unc...

109 [S9 E4] Little glimpses underneath the mask: unravelling people-pleasing and imposter syndrome

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Gemma Gray is a strategic marketing consultant from Edinburgh in Scotland. She left her long-term role following a burnout two years ago and became se...

108 [S9 E3] Told I couldn't be autistic: BPD misdiagnosis, mental health negligence and finally getting justice

06 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Naomi Ghafoor is a mental health activist who has spent over a decade battling the mental healthcare system and dealing with misdiagnoses, negligence ...

107 [S9 E2] Autism deep-dive: examining the literature and ourselves, and reflections on burnout

30 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Alexandra Johnston is an academic and social anthropologist from Melbourne, Australia. Now 49, she was diagnosed in March 2023. She lives with her ...

106 [S9 E1] ND-affirming therapy: sensory regulation, integrating identity and understanding diffuse experiences

23 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Megan Anna Neff is a neurodivergent Clinical Psychologist from Portland, Oregon, in the USA. She has a small private practice specialising in neuro...

105. Bonus: Eating disorder recovery, autistic self discovery and releasing ourselves from labels that limit us

24 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Livia Sara is an eating disorder survivor, mental health coach, autism advocate and author from the Netherlands. ** Listen ad-free by joining my Patre...

104. S8 E12: Permission slip: embracing an authentically autistic life with no blueprint

17 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gem Kennedy is a Coach and podcaster from Essex in the UK. They are non-binary and queer, and self identified as autistic and ADHD last year, at 35. ...

103. S8 E11: From feeling 'deficient' to self acceptance, research and advocating for autistic colleagues

10 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kirstie Pickles is an equine vet, academic, mum and mental health advocate from Derbyshire in the UK. Now 49, she was diagnosed autistic at 47, follow...

102. S8 E10: From ABA to understanding an autism diagnosis as a unique pathway to a fulfilling life

03 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Maisie Soetantyo is the founder of a nonprofit with a mission to improve employment prospects for autistic jobseekers and aspiring business owners. No...

101. S8 E9: From psychiatric trauma to autistic joy: a journey of healing and self discovery

27 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Richmond is a writer and researcher from Southampton in the UK. Now 35, she was diagnosed autistic last year. She had an extremely difficult roa...

100. S8 E8: A sense of purpose: finding our own path and place in the world as autistic adults

20 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rosie Smith is the owner of a non-profit radical bookshop in Canton in Cardiff, just a couple of miles from where I live.  Now 32, she grew up just o...

99. S8 E7: Finding freedom after autism diagnosis and embodying the spirit of our unmasked selves

13 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kay Louise Aldred is a writer, facilitator, teacher, mentor, and resource creator from North Yorkshire in the UK. Now 49, she was diagnosed autistic q...

98. S8 E6: The fight for equity in education and work: an inspiring story of autistic self advocacy

06 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rosie Weldon is a Senior Financial Analyst and author whose memoir, 'My Autistic Fight Song', tells the story of how she fought to get her accountancy...

97. S8 E5: Finding logic in chaos, burnout, and reconnecting with our internal compass and autistic joy

29 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Martine van Bijlert is a writer and researcher from the Netherlands. Now 52, she grew up in Iran and worked in places like Kabul, Grozny and Tehran as...

96. S8 E4: Safety, community and representation for Black and minority ethnic / global majority autistic people

22 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Naomi Clarke is a freelance writer, community mentor, fundraiser and Human Design reader.  She self diagnosed as autistic around two years ago, but d...

95. S8 E3: Shelving the quest for normal: reframing, regulating, and removing the stigma from autism

15 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ebonie Allard is an award-winning International Master Coach, an author, and an artist. Now in her early 40s, she was mostly raised in the UK, but bef...

94. S8 E2: The sensory and social challenges of fitting into a new culture as an autistic adult

08 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Karawynn Long is an American writer and proofreader living in Mexico. Now 52, she had what she describes as her 'Autism epiphany' just over three year...

93. S8 E1: Sport and fitness the autistic way: from not fitting in to feeling like a superhero

01 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mandy Williams is a Volunteer Coordinator with Scottish Women's Autism and a competitive athlete. Originally from Manchester in the UK, she now lives ...

92. S7, Ep12: Fern Brady: Compassion for my autistic self: gender expectations, troubleshooting traits, and unmasking on TV

10 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fern Brady is a comedian and writer born and raised in Bathgate in Scotland. Now in her 30s, she lives in London with her partner.  ** Listen ad-free...

91. S7, Ep11: Relaxing into the truth of who we are as late diagnosed autistic adults

03 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Angela Lauria is a CEO and author from Washington DC, USA. Now 49, she was diagnosed autistic 10 years ago, and initially underwent a form of the cont...

90. S7, Ep10: Burnouts, breakdowns and anxiety: a journey towards more supportive and sustainable work

26 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Déa Neile-Hopton is a basketmaker and artist. She is of mixed Jamaican and English heritage and grew up in the 1970s and 80s in York, England. Now 47...

89. S7, Ep9: 'Outsider' identities: the intertwining of gender, sexuality and autism

19 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly McCartney is a music journalist from Rhode Island, USA. She is 52 and self-diagnosed as autistic in April of 2022. She has turned a life-long sp...

88. S7, Ep8: Making art out of darkness: self acceptance, resilience and radical unmasking as an autistic counsellor

12 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Audrey Mitchell is a counsellor with a private practise in Idaho, USA. She was diagnosed autistic in 2020, around the same time as her teenage daughte...

87. S7, Ep7: Autism in mental health services: the experience of a late diagnosed autistic mental health nurse

05 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqui O'Riordan is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner from Harrogate, North Yorkshire in the UK. She has worked as a mental health nurse for almost 20 ye...

86. S7, Ep6: Narrative therapy: reflections on an autistic experience of mental health inpatient services

29 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alexis Quinn is a mother, author, educator and former teacher who spent three and a half years in inpatient services following a mental health breakdo...

85. S7, Ep5: Autistic motherhood: working through the overwhelm of birth and parenting

22 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sanna Östergren is a writer and literary translator from Sweden. She lives in the countryside with her husband and their two-year-old son, where she ...

84. S7, Ep4: Direct communication: navigating social and personal relationships as a highly sensitive autistic woman

15 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Janet Murray is a content strategist who lives near London in the UK. She was recently diagnosed autistic, after first getting a diagnosis of ADHD in ...

83. S7, Ep3: Psychology as a special interest: relationships, research and educational equity

08 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Janelle Johnson is an Inclusion Strategist, therapist and researcher from North Carolina, USA. She is self diagnosed and her son is also autistic. She...

82. S7, Ep2: God as a special interest: deconstructing religious identity as a newly identified autistic

01 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

D.L. Mayfield is a freelance writer from Portland, USA. She has written for Christian publications in the US for over 10 years, and is the author of s...

81. S7, Ep1: The challenge of creating the life you want when you diverge from the neurotypical 'norm'

24 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Kate Tomas is a Spiritual Mentor who lives in mid Wales in the UK. Kate developed powerful psychic abilities from an early age, and by 22 had built...

80. Bonus: Grief and validation: repairing the damage of autistic masking and finding a sense of self

13 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aisha Edwards is a somatic trauma therapist, podcaster and writer from Vancouver, Washington, USA, and was diagnosed autistic last year, aged 39. ** L...

79. S6, Ep12: Safety, success and shaping neurodivergent stories: reflections on intersectional autism

30 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Diane J Wright is an autistic advocate and the founder of Autastic, an online community that aims to help late diagnosed autistic adults, particularly...

78. S6, Ep11: The challenges of being autistic at work, and exploring the link between autistic trauma and our health

23 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Gardener is a homeopath and primary school teacher in London in the UK. She is 45 and self diagnosed as autistic five years ago, after experien...

77. S6, Ep10: Burnout, survival and feeling stuck: the intersection of autism, privilege and poverty

16 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alma is an unemployed forager, food designer, artist, craftswoman and permaculture gardener from the Netherlands. She was diagnosed autistic in 2019 a...

76. S6, Ep9: Autism, psychotherapy and trauma: why many autistic people need a different approach.

09 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cloie Parfitt is a psychotherapist, originally from Tennessee in the United States, now living in Norwich in the UK. A former nurse, she switched to p...

75. S6, Ep8: Unlearning the script: coming to terms with a late autism diagnosis and finding a voice in the community

02 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nadia Dillon is a software engineer and entrepreneur from London in the UK. Diagnosed autistic at 27, after experiencing a burnout, she is now 30, and...

74. S6, Ep7: Finding the right fit: autism, health and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

25 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Williams is an acupuncturist from South Carolina, USA. She is 43 and was diagnosed autistic just a few months ago, in February this year. Li...

73. S6, Ep6: Building a more authentic autistic life and relationships, and managing health and energy.

18 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Solgunn is a life coach from Oslo in Norway. She is 45 and was diagnosed autistic very recently, in April, following her husband's diagnosis last year...

72. S6, Ep5: Autism, energy and the body: somatic healing for autistic trauma

11 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Vanissar Tarakali is a Somatic and Intuitive Trauma Coach from British Columbia in Canada. She was diagnosed in 2017, when she was in her mid 50s. ...

71. S6, Ep4: Resculpting our lives post-diagnosis: autism, art and connecting with ourselves and each other

04 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Heather Peak is an artist who lives near Hay on Wye in the UK. She came from a working class background, and was discouraged from making a career as a...

70. S6, Ep3: Not autistic enough: disability discrimination and intersectionality

28 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aishah-Nyeta is an advocate for climate, race, and disability justice from Virginia in the USA. She says she grew up feeling 'stupid' and different fr...

69. S6, Ep2: Finding the right adventure: autism, resilience, sport and support

21 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Allie Mason is a talent coordinator and author from Cheltenham in the UK. She has a keen interest in sports – especially solo sports – and her chi...

68. S6, Ep1: Writing it out: autism and shame, memory, sexuality and self expression

14 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Lee Lillard is co-host of a feminist book podcast, and also an author; her first book, Dig Me Out, a collection of short stories, was published in...

67. S5, Ep12: The vibrant neurodiversity movement: marginalisation, diversity and equity in the autistic community

26 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rhonda Moore is a medical anthropologist in her early 50s. After self diagnosing as autistic in 2019, she was formally diagnosed the following year. S...

66. S5, Ep11: A life-saving autism diagnosis: BPD, eating disorders and an autistic experience of the mental health system

19 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chloe Slater was diagnosed autistic aged 25, and has been in the mental health system since the age of 16, where she says she has experienced 'awful t...

65. S5, Ep10: Equity for autistic people in recruitment and the workplace - and hearing the voices of all autistic people

12 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nesceda Blake is a performing arts producer and creative energiser from Melbourne, Australia. In a bit of a departure from my usual guests, she was di...

64. S5, Ep9: Autism and epilepsy, shutdown and dissociation

05 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Aisling Walsh is a queer feminist freelance writer and translator and PhD candidate living in Guatemala City. She is 37 and was diagnosed autistic in ...

63. S5, Ep8: Intersecting identities, neurodivergent families, and inclusion, leadership and representation at work

26 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kira Young is a Native American poet, philosopher, activist and singer from Virginia, USA. She is 52 and was formally diagnosed very recently, after s...

62. S5, Ep7: Autism assessment and diagnosis, and ungendering the diagnostic process

19 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria is an autistic blogger and PhD student from Manchester in the UK. Diagnosed autistic aged 25, she started an Instagram account and blog calle...

61. S5, Ep6: Empowering labels, navigating relationships and advocating for neurodivergent and disabled people

12 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Marie Ralph is an autistic, disabled single mum to two neurodivergent sons. She is 48 and was diagnosed five years ago. She lives in Newquay, Cornwall...

60. S5, Ep5: Autism and the intersection of culture, race and gender

05 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Suzanna Chen was born in China and raised in Vancouver, Canada from the age of 9. She was diagnosed autistic in her final year of high school. She is ...

59. S5, Ep4: Getting an autism diagnosis while doing a PhD in autism and parenting an autistic child

29 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gilly McKeown is an autism researcher in Brisbane, Australia. Originally from Manchester in the UK, she is in her thirties and was diagnosed autistic ...

58. S5, Ep3: Women's health, intergenerational autism and giving language to the autistic experience

22 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Lucy Pearce is an author, artist and publisher from East Cork in Ireland. She is 41, and when she was 37 she, her mother and her daughter were all dia...

57. S5, Ep2: Dancing with differences: autism and disability empowerment

15 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Harrinauth is a disability empowerment coach and poet from California, USA. She was born premature, weighing just 1 pound 7ounces. She had hydr...

56. S5, Ep1: Sara Gibbs: From not fitting in to finding a place in the world as an autistic woman

08 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Gibbs has built a successful career, but also – like so many of us – experienced the challenges of being in the world as an autistic person. ...

55. S4, Ep12: The PDA profile, social justice and being an openly autistic CEO - with Helen Evans

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Helen Evans is Chief Executive of the PDA Society. She was diagnosed autistic aged 39 in October 2020, two years after her son, who has a PDA (Patholo...

54. S4, Ep11: Autism, victimisation and trauma, and the journey to healing

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shannon Collins is a social worker and educator from Denver, Colorado in the United States. Now 46, she decided to pursue an autism diagnosis in 2019,...

53. S4, Ep10: Getting a teen autism diagnosis, social and sensory issues, and finding success at school and college

30 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Coons was diagnosed autistic as a teenager, and at 20 is both my youngest guest to date and my only guest so far to have been diagnosed in child...

52. S4, Ep9: Dropping the mask and finding your core self after autism diagnosis

23 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Mølgaard is a teacher at a sixth form college in Copenhagen in Denmark. She is 34 and was diagnosed autistic and ADHD in May this year, after bei...

51. S4, Ep8: Diagnosis difficulties, toxic workplaces and discovering joyful and purposeful work

16 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Suzi Payton is a life coach, stand-up comedian, comedy improvisation teacher and autism trainer from Brighton in the UK. She is 46 and has been diagno...

50. S4, Ep7: Autism, feminism and sexuality: reflections on an undiagnosed life

09 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Carolyn Gage is a American playwright, performer, director, and activist. She was diagnosed autistic last year, at the age of 68. She is the author of...

49. S4, Ep6: Out of place everywhere: communication, community and coming to terms with autism

02 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sophie Adamkiewicz was born in Poland, but was brought up in Germany after her mother emigrated there when the Berlin wall fell, and she says that she...

48. S4, Ep5: Fatigue, hypnotherapy and getting in tune with your own energy as an autistic person

25 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kathy Carter is a writer and neurodiversity-affirming hypnotherapist. She was diagnosed autistic herself in 2017, after realising that her son was pro...

47. S4, Ep4: Self acceptance, autism and gender - and how sharing your story can change your life

18 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yenn Purkis is an inspirational autistic and non-binary author, advocate, public speaker and community leader from Canberra in Australia. They also ha...

46. S4, Ep3: Hormones, reproductive and mental health and stepping into our sensory selves

11 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Becky Beasley is an award winning visual artist, receiving the highest UK award for Visual Arts in the country, a Paul Hamlyn Artists Award, in 2018, ...