Autistics Finding Themselves
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Today’s Autistic Moment: A Podcast for Autistic Adults by An Autistic Adult
1h 8m
2 speakers
8 chapters
transcribed 24 days ago
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What is the purpose of today’s episode and who are the hosts?
Welcome to today's Autistic Moment, a podcast for Autistic Adults by an Autistic Adult. My name is Philip King Lowe. I am the owner, producer, and host, and I am an Autistic Adult. Thank you so very much for listening. If you have suffered the loss of someone you love, a job, a supportive manager, a pet, or just found out that you are autistic, you You will go through various stages of grief and Things are no longer the way they were, including your own sense of who you are. Lisa Morgan and I are going to validate the lived experiences of autistics as they grieve and find themselves using their strengths to thrive and move forward. Come join us for the episode Autistics Finding Themselves. itself on today's autistic moment.
This first segment of today's Autistic Moment is sponsored by the Autism Society of Minnesota, known as Awesome throughout Minnesota's Autism Community. As Minnesota's first autism resource for more than fifty years, Awesome serves the whole state, the whole spectrum for the whole life. Visit awesome at AUSM. org. In addition to the wonderful guests and conversations on today's Autistic Moment, you can find many more resources. Visit today's Autistic Moment dot com to listen to over one hundred and twenty episodes released since 2021. Check out the episode scheduled 2026 to see upcoming shows. Topics, guest information, and program descriptions for season six. On the website you can learn more about today's autistic moment, read the guest bios pages, explore the Adult Autism Resources links page, visit the Autistic Community Bulletin Board, read the blog, find out about
TAM Autistic Consulting Services.
How does the Autism Society of Minnesota sponsorship fit into the show?
Sign up for a subscription to get ad free interviews. Support today's autistic moment with a donation. Every episode including this one has a transcript. The transcripts are sponsored by Minnesota Independence College and Community. You can read the transcripts. Transcripts write on the website or download printable versions to help you save ink. The transcripts have hyperlinks in them for names, organizations, and other resources named throughout the show that you can access to see if they are helpful to you. The transcripts use Use a dyslexia friendly font and are available in English, Spanish, German, French, and Chinese simplified. Want more interaction with today's autistic moment? Follow today's Autistic Moment on Facebook, including our community group page.
LinkedIn, Blue Sky, Instagram, and Threads. Also follow us on the YouTube channel at Today's Autistic Moment to listen to new episodes of Today's Autistic Moment and watch Autistic Voices Roundtable Discussions. New episodes will be coming up in 2026. The topic we are going to talk about today, autistics finding themselves during a time of change, could not be more timely for Minnesota's autism community. About nine years ago, I walked through the doors at the Autism Society of Minnesota for the first time. One year before that that Ellie Wilson had started her career as the organization's executive director. Among Ellie's many accomplishments was to listen to the experiences of parents with autistic children and autistic adults.
Ten years later, Austin has many more people on staff who You are autistic. Awesome has undergone many challenges and changes that were met with Ellie's expertise and compassion. In twenty twenty, when I started talking about launching today's autistic moment, Ellie Wilson and the staff at Awesome were and continue to be among my greatest. Greatest supporters. Ellie Wilson was my guest in April twenty twenty one for the episode Autistic Adults Autism Acceptance. Ellie Wilson will be leaving Awesome at the end of May to begin a new job. I want to say a special thank you to Ellie Wilson for her outstanding learning. leadership of Awesome and for all of the encouragement and support in my personal life and as an autistic individual and to making today's autistic moment a reality for the autistic adult community.
We wish Ellie all the best as she moves forward in her career.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose of today’s episode and who are the hosts?
0:01–3:37
2
How does the Autism Society of Minnesota sponsorship fit into the show?
3:37–9:56
3
What does it feel like to grieve a loss and “find yourself” afterward?
9:56–15:23
4
How does discovering you are autistic add another layer of grief?
15:23–18:23
5
What practical coping strategies do autistic adults use after loss?
18:23–22:06
6
How can writing a letter to the lost person help process grief?
22:06–25:44
7
What resources are recommended for autistic adults navigating grief and identity?
25:44–31:24
8
What final advice do the hosts give listeners about self‑advocacy and healing?
31:24–1:08:19