Today’s Autistic Moment: A Podcast for Autistic Adults by An Autistic Adult

Autistic Women Thriving in Healthcare Equities

21 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.LaToya Hinton and Philip discuss the healthcare equities that Autistic Women need, but are not gett...

Autistic Women Thriving

07 Mar 2026

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Carolyn Kiel is an Autistic woman who is thriving through her work in instructional design, and he...

Black Autistics: Stop the Whitewashing

21 Feb 2026

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. After my wonderful recent conversation with Charlotte Bachelor, it feels only fitting to revisit m...

Black Autistics Thriving in Urban Settings

08 Feb 2026

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Charlotte Bachelor is going to share her story about growing up in Detroit, Michigan with the inter...

Autistics Thriving Through Crises

25 Jan 2026

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Zoë and Philip discuss the unique challenges and experiences of Autistic individuals, including se...

Autistics Thriving, Not Just Surviving

11 Jan 2026

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.The first episode of the 6th Season of Today's Autistic Moment is an introduction to the theme ...

Bringing Closure for Autistics in 2025

14 Dec 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Eric Garcia and Philip King-Lowe talk about what the year 2025 has been like for Autistics. Eric an...

Autistic Advocacy Through Writing

23 Nov 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Autistic advocacy is advancing because of the authors who are writing books, blog and news article...

Autistic BIPOC Leadership

09 Nov 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Today's Autistic Moment recognizes November as Indigenous Heritage Month with LaToya Hinton. L...

AuDHD Strengths & Challenges

26 Oct 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.October is ADHD Awareness Month. Today's Autistic Moment in partnership with Minnesota Independ...

An Autistic Business Owner's Story

12 Oct 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Celebrate Disability Employment Month with Michael Goldberger talk about how he started his own su...

Autistic Joy

28 Sep 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.In the first segment of this episode Philip will give you his comments regarding the administration...

Autistic Goal Setting

14 Sep 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Philip and Charlotte discuss goal setting for Autistic Adults, emphasizing flexibility and personal...

Strength Based Self-Care in a Medical Deficit Culture

24 Aug 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Routines, rules, honesty, problem solving and sensory care are the strengths that Autistics have to...

Self-Care: Boundaries & Holistic Wellness

10 Aug 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Have you every asked yourself "What in the world are boundaries?" Many Autistics have as...

Special Edition: What We Have to Say

27 Jul 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.On April 11th, 2025, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced that by t...

Self-Care: Wellness for All Autistic Bodies

13 Jul 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Carole Jean-Whittington and Philip are co-hosting the Summer of Self-Care Series with Lee-Anne Reu...

Special Edition: What We Have to Say Trailer

08 Jul 2025

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Transcript is found at todaysautisticmoment.com.Hear the trailer for the Special Edition: What We Have to Say that will come out on July 27th, 2025.

Autistic Nonbinary Leadership: Binary is the Barrier

22 Jun 2025

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Please go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Autistics are among the first to think outside the boxes of social normativity. Autistic que...

Autistic Queer Leadership

08 Jun 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for all available versions of the transcript. Jillian Nelson, the Policy Director at The Autism Society of Minnesota an...

Physical Autistic Leadership: Ask Us for Directions

25 May 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts for this episode.Some doctors wrongfully believe that Autistic people do not know that our own bodi...

Autistic Leadership: Avoidance Through Masking

11 May 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Many Autistics are deciding to mask ourselves in the current political atmosphere. Our pathological...

Mentoring Future Autistic Leadership

27 Apr 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. The first two weeks of Autism Acceptance Monthhave been very difficult given recent statements mad...

Educating Future Autistic Leadership

13 Apr 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Jenna Olson, a graduate from Minnesota College & Community joins Philip to tell her Autistic St...

Self-Care is Personal Autistic Leadership

23 Mar 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.So much of what is happening for Autistic Adults and our intersectional communities is so overwhelm...

What is Autistic Leadership?

09 Mar 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript.Carole Jean-Whittington and Philip will discuss the concept of Autistic leadership by emphasizing it...

Black Autistic Leadership in a Time of DEI Erasure

23 Feb 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs were designed to help businesses become better plac...

What Black Autistic Leadership Looks Like

09 Feb 2025

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Go totodaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts.In a time when racism, sexism and ableism is socially acceptable, what does Black Autistic Leadershi...

Navigating the Future of Multidimensional Autistic Leadership

26 Jan 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. A.J. Locashio, Jessica Jahns and Philip will talk in detail about the focus for Today’s Autist...

100th Show

12 Jan 2025

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Join the celebration of five years and 100 episodes of the podcast that has brought Autistic Adult...

Embracing the Intersectional Autistic Culture

22 Dec 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts for this or any other episode. In this wrap up episode for Season 4, Dr. Angela Kingdon from the ...

The Autistic Jewish Experience

08 Dec 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Matthew Lawrence the #ActuallyAutistic Coach joins Philip to dive into the intersections of Autis...

Autistics Living in Rural Settings

17 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com to read or download the transcripts. A lot of rural areas are great places to live with less noise, traffic and withou...

Autistics Traveling

03 Nov 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Anxiety and stress escalate for many Autistics to travel. Sensory needs can become overwhelming....

Autistics Thriving at Work

20 Oct 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com, this episode will be the first one down because it is the newest show. When you see the episode page, scroll down to t...

Autistics Using AI

06 Oct 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now integrated into web browsers, social media, mobile devices, w...

Autistics Living with Unsupportive People

22 Sep 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. In this episode of Today’s Autistic Moment, Nicole LeBlanc will join Philip in the first segmen...

Self-Care: Grief Management & Support

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com to read and/or download the transcripts. The Summer of Self-Care Series concludes with Lisa Morgan and Philip talking ...

Self-Care: Sexual Abuse Prevention

18 Aug 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com click on the episode you want to listen to, and you will find the transcript. "Sexual abuse is any kind of sexua...

Self-Care: I Was Misdiagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

04 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Transcripts for this episode can be found at todaysautisticmoment.com. Additional transcripts for this episode using a font that is accessible for dys...

Self-Care: Surviving Disheartening Rhetoric

23 Jul 2024

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Transcripts for this episode can be found at todaysautisticmoment.com. Additional transcripts for this episode using a font that is accessible for dys...

Self-Care: Getting Enough Rest

07 Jul 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Becca Lory Hector joins Philip to talk about the importance of each Autistic person getting the r...

The Autistic Black Nonbinary Experience

16 Jun 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. In this episode Oluwatobi Odugunwa talks with Philip about their experiences of finding inclusion...

The Autistic Bisexual Experience

02 Jun 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Daren Howard and Philip discuss the intersections of Autistic, Bisexual, other sexual identities, ...

Anger Management for Autistic Adults

19 May 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. AJ and Philip discuss the importance of addressing anger management in Intersectional Autistic Ad...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Autistic Adults.

05 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autism Month is over. So many Autistic Adults are exhausted from the negative conversations about...

An Autistic College Student’s Story

21 Apr 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Holt Mills is a graduating senior at the Minnesota Independence College & Community. Holt wil...

Autistic Culture & Language

07 Apr 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Autistics are discovering that we are part of a unique culture and language while we strive for a...

Emerging Autistic Women

17 Mar 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Autistic women are emerging with vitality to add their voices to the Neurodiversity Movement.  ...

Education for Autistic Women

03 Mar 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. To start off Women's History Month, we begin by taking a look at education for Autistic Women...

Education & Healthcare Disparities for Black Autistic Adults

18 Feb 2024

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Go to todaysautsiticmoment.com for the transcripts. Precious Lesley joins Philip to explore the intricate intersectionality of race, gender, and soc...

To Be Pro-Neurodiversity is to Be Anti-Racist

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Join us for an insightful discussion with Jen White-Johnson, An ADHD Black, Boricua Mother of an A...

Emergency Preparedness Planning for Autistic Adults

21 Jan 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Exploring the importance of emergency preparedness for Autistic Adults, Eric Ringgenberg, Directo...

Details and Practices for Autistic Adults to be Employed

07 Jan 2024

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Click on the specific episode follow the description to the written transcript and the transcript ...

Autistic Professionals Supporting the Autistic Community

17 Dec 2023

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Concluding Season 3 on a high note Philip will be joined by Angela (AJ) Locashio to explore the impactful contributions of Autistic Professionals supp...

Planning Neuro-Affirming Holiday Social Events

03 Dec 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Planning Neuro-Affirming Holiday Social Events is crucial for a positive experience for Neurodive...

Neuro-Affirming Therapy Options for Autistics

19 Nov 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com to find the transcripts and other information mentioned on the show. What do Neuro-Affirming therapy options look lik...

Overlapping Triggers & Soothers in Autistic Relationships

05 Nov 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Each Autistic individual has their unique blend of what triggers or soothes them. Subjects that t...

Neuroqueering: Time for Action

15 Oct 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. Dr. Nick Walker is the author of the book Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradi...

Addressing Fat Phobia for Autistic Adults

15 Oct 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. One aspect of being Autistic that has many pieces to it is food. Autistics can have sensory issues...

Conflict Resolution

17 Sep 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autistic Adults face more conflict than just about any group of people. Our challenges with verba...

Suicide Prevention for Autistic Adults

03 Sep 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcripts. According to a study by Cassidy et al in 2018, 66% of newly diagnosed Autistic Adults experienced...

Autistics Transitioning to Adulthood

20 Aug 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. This is a special show for Autistics going through the transition into adulthood.  You have ...

Self-Care After Autistic Diagnosis/Identification

06 Aug 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. If you or someone you know has just been self-identified or diagnosed by a professional, this episo...

Self-Care During Emotional Avalanches

16 Jul 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. One experience most Autistics have had is emotional avalanches.  You feel really happy one minute...

Self-Care Through Creating Good Boundaries

02 Jul 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autistics have the right to have boundaries that keep us safe from abuse.  Autistics are often tol...

Autistic Fathers Celebrate Father’s Day Too

18 Jun 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. In a society where neurotypicals are “normal” and ableism is accepted on a conscious and sub-c...

What Successfully Autistic and Queer Really Means

04 Jun 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. When most people hear the words successfully Autistic & Queer, they digress to what those wo...

Unmasking Your Authentic Autistic Self

21 May 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autistics mask their Autism to try to fit in with the Neurotypical world.  A lot of Autistic Adu...

Trailer for Unmasking Your Authentic Autistic Self

15 May 2023

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Here this sample of the episode coming on May 21st with Eric Garcia

Autistic Mothers Celebrate Mother’s Day Too

07 May 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Rose Carriero is an Autistic Mother in Canada who was diagnosed after her son.  Rose will talk ab...

The New Normal

16 Apr 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com to find the transcript. You can click on the episode on the website and read the transcript there, or you may click on ...

Trailer for The New Normal

11 Apr 2023

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Looking for the transcript for this tailer? Go to todaysautisticmoment.com. Here are some samples of what you will hear on the next episode of Today’...

Self-Care During Autism Acceptance Month

02 Apr 2023

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Go to todaysautististicmoment.com for the transcript. Autism Acceptance Month is supposed to be about Autistics.  However, Autism Acceptance Month ha...

Our Successes as Autistic Women

19 Mar 2023

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Go to https://todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript.  Carole Jean Whittington joins me to talk about how Autistic women define success. &nb...

My Strengths as An Autistic Woman

05 Mar 2023

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Michelle Markman is a Neurodivergent relationship coach and a late diagnosed Autistic woman.  Michelle was aware of social differences and experi...

The Strengths and Achievements of Black Autistic Adults

19 Feb 2023

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Oluwatobi Odugunwa works with the Autistic People of Color Fund will be my guest for The Strengths and Achievements of Black Autistic Adults. The news...

A Journey from Suicide to Autism Crisis Support

19 Feb 2023

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Autistic Adults are pioneers on their own journeys. Lisa Morgan is a pioneer as part of a family with a history of suicide because of Autistic needs t...

Black Autistic Adults: Stop the Whitewashing

05 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Today's Autistic Moment is recognizing Black History Month with this special show. The movement for Neurodiversity like many others has it's own versi...

The 50th Show of Today's Autistic Moment: An Achievement by and for Autistic Adults

22 Jan 2023

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Today's Autistic Moment reaches a major milestone with the 50th show.  The podcast began in 2021 with a goal of creating some real social changes...

The Strengths and Achievements of Autistic Adults

08 Jan 2023

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Ana Aragon is my special guest for this premier to discuss the context of the theme for Today's Aut...

Autistics Communicating

18 Dec 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript Autistics are stereotyped as not knowing how to communicate appropriately. As each Autistic is uniqu...

Managing Holiday Stress

04 Dec 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript For many Autistic Adults the holidays are a time of sensory distress, seasonal depression, with soci...

Autistic Adults Are Not Children

20 Nov 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Autistic Adults are often stereotyped as children that never matured properly. Autistic Adults are ...

Autistic Parents Raising Autistic Children

05 Nov 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Nicky Collins is Autistic.  Nicky and her partner are parents of Autistic Children.  Nic...

The Intersection of Autism and ADHD

16 Oct 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript Autistics and those with ADHD intersect as Neurodivergents.  We have issues with executive dysf...

Autistics with ADHD

02 Oct 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. In the DSM-5 in 2013 Attention Deficit Disorder Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was added to the fami...

Online Dating: What Autistics Need to Know

18 Sep 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com to listen to the show and/or find the transcript. The convenience of the internet might seem like a great way to that p...

Today’s Autistic Moments New Website

12 Sep 2022

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The new website todaysautisticmoment.com is now available

Autistics Collaborating with Autistics

04 Sep 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com and follow the instructions to read the transcript. The Autism Society of Minnesota has been organizing an Autism Commu...

Answering a Network Request

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Yesterday I received a request from someone who wanted to be part of my network on LInkedIN.  Their request came with a statement that was troubl...

Self-Care During an Election Year

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com to the episode and follow the instructions to get the transcript. Election years bring with them a lot of stress to add...

Self-Care During a Crisis

07 Aug 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript Crises for Autistic Adults comes from things like not getting hired for a job.  Getting rejecte...

Self-Care During Sensory Overload/Meltdown

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Please go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript Zephyr’s understanding of their own sensory limitation needs makes Zephyr a fantastic guest...

Self-Care During Seasonal Depression

03 Jul 2022

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Please go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Why should we talk about seasonal depression at the beginning of the summer and the 4th of J...

Intersection of LGBTQ, Disability and Autistic Pride

19 Jun 2022

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Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript.   Today’s Autistic Moment continues the celebration of Pride Month on this episode The ...

The Intersection of LGBTQ & Autistic Pride

05 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript.  It's June which means we are celebrating Pride for LGBTQIA+ people.  June 18th is Autist...

Overcoming Internalized Ableism

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript.  There are many unavoidable consequences to being Autistic in an ableist society.  One of...

Autistic Masking and Burnout

08 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. One of the reasons many Autistics find it difficult to celebrate Autism Acceptance is because of ha...

Autism is Not A Curse

17 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Go to todaysautisticmoment.com for the transcript. Ben Levin is the author of the book In The Hole. Ben’s novel is a story depicting a child’s exp...