Oh, That’s Just My Autism
By Melissa Tacia
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Episodes: 138
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Join me (a woman in her 40’s) as I process the ins and outs of seeking, obtaining, and processing an autism diagnosis at the age of 41. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/justmyautism/support
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Ep 137: A Chat About Autism, Comedy, and Late Diagnosis w/Autistic Comedian Mike Brody
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Ep 136: Haters Gonna HateHateHateHateHate
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Ep 135: Conformity + Boredom = A Sad Neurodivergent
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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Ep 134: Introducing *Keeping it Weird* Podcast with CoHost Courtney!
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Ep 133: OMG Sarah Hendrickx was on my podcast!
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Ep 132: I'm So (Platonically) Into You
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Ep 131: A Chat With Autistic Drag Queen *Onda Spectrum*
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Ep 130: The Break Room Sure Doesn't Feel Like a Break
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Ep 129: A Chat With Author & ED Recovery Coach Livia Sara of the "Liv Label Free" Podcast
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Ep 128: Boundaries, Expectations, and Learning to Say No to Yourself
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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Ep 127: Ignorance is Bliss?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Ep 126: Breaking Down "The Big Bang" w/George from Unpacking Neuroqueerness Podcast
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Ep 125: Life Update!
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Ep 124: The ADHD Tax
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Ep 123: Identities, Labels, and Trying to Accept What I Can't Change
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Ep 122: Practicing Assertiveness & Standing Up For Myself
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Ep 121: Autism & Embarrassment
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Ep 120: Relaxation, Prioritization, & the ADHD Brain
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Ep 119: Avoiding the "Brain Grab"
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Ep 118: Trying to Escape the Black Hole of Executive Dysfunction
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Ep 117: Being An Unconventional Human In A World That Is Obsessed With Convention
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Ep 116: Thoughts On the DSM & Adult ASD Diagnosis w/Dr. Christina Stai
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Ep 115: Laughing…It’s Harder Than It Looks
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Ep 114: Tummy Troubles & My Extra Nervous Nervous System
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Ep 113: I'm Even More Awkward in England
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep 112: Why the DSM is Not a Good Diagnostic Tool for Autism
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Ep 111: Trapped on a Plane! Breaking Down My Travel Anxieties
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Ep 110: Casual Diagnosis Disclosure & My Desire to be More Open
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Jun 17, 2023 |
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Ep 109: Why Did I Buy This Shirt??
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Listener Stories 1: Autism & Addiction
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Ep 108: The Never Ending Friendship Saga
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May 24, 2023 |
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Ep 107: The Decision to Have Kids (Or Not)
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May 17, 2023 |
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Ep 106: Life Update
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May 10, 2023 |
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Ep 105: The Truth About Meltdowns w/George From 'Unpacking Neuroqueerness'
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May 03, 2023 |
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Ep 104: Too Many Tabs Open!
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Ep 103: Post-Vacation Discombobulation
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Ep 102: Travel on the Spectrum
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Ep 101: There's No Such Thing As "Autistic Traits"
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Ep 100: My New Job Made Me Cry
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Ep 99: The Friendship Chart!
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Ep 98: Can We Get Some New & Improved Autism Research Please?
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Ep 97: Navigating Grief and Loss as an Autistic Person with Special Guest Beverly
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Ep 96: The Good, The Bad, & The Elon
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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Ep 95: Social Hangovers & Resolutions
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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Ep 94: Merry Executive Dysfunction!
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Ep 93: I’m Still Autistic, Even When I’m Doing OK
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Ep 92: Intrusive Thoughts & the Worst Case Scenario
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Ep 91: Different Faces For Different Places
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Ep 90: Disordered Eating Triggers & the Struggle to Resist Them
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Ep 89: Trust Issues & Getting Taken Advantage Of
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Ep 88: Birthdays AKA a Day of Over-thinking & Unrealistic Expectations & Inevitable Disappointment
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Ep 87: How Things are Going (and Did I Ever Take Those Meds??)
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Ep 86: Exploring My Inadvertent Connection to Other Autistics
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Ep 85: I Am An Awkward Turtle
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Ep 84: Co-Occurring Issues: Digestive Problems and the Woes of IBS
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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Ep 83: Disorganized Teachers, Working in Groups, & the Brightest Lights in the World
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Aug 20, 2022 |
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Ep 82: Happy Autism-iversary to Me!
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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Ep 81: Life as a Neurodivergent Couple w/Special Guest Grey!
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Ep 80: Hot Days & Sensory Overload
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Ep 79: The Actual Hell That Is Decision Making
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Ep 78: Talking About Talking - Why Are Conversations So Hard?
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Ep 77: When You Realize You Actually ARE Autistic: Self Diagnosis Update Episode with Megan Griffith
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ep 76: I’m Here, I’m Queer!
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Ep 75: ASD, Covid, and Me
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Ep 74: Love on the Spectrum U.S.!
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May 26, 2022 |
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Ep 73: When the Mental Health System Makes Your Mental Health Worse
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May 19, 2022 |
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Ep 72: Join the OTJMA Community!
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May 14, 2022 |
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Ep 71: “If You ARE Autistic, You Must Be VERY High Functioning”, & Other Stupid Things People Say
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May 13, 2022 |
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Ep 70: I Guess I’ll Just Take the Pills & See What Happens?
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May 08, 2022 |
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Ep 69: Answering Listener Questions!
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May 02, 2022 |
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Ep 68: ASD, ADHD, and PMS
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Ep 67: ADHD Meltdowns are a Thing! Who Knew???
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Ep 66: Exploring the Sensory Experience of Music
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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Ep 65: Job Interviews AKA the Masking Olympics
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Ep 64: Shedding the Mask & Embracing the Awkwardness
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Mar 12, 2022 |
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Ep 63: Everything’s Gonna Be Ok!
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Ep 62: Sorry...NOT Sorry?
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Feb 26, 2022 |
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Ep 61: How Many Friends Do I Have?
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Ep 60: Leave Me Alone, I’m Lonely
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Ep 59: Why Representation Matters
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Ep 58: My Thoughts on the Show “As We See It”
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Ep 57: I Can’t Think When My Ankles Are Cold, and Other Temperature-Related Sensory Issues
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Ep 56: Am I Good at Communicating or Just Good at Talking A Lot?
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Ep 55: My First Week of School & the Perils of Sitting Still
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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Ep 54: When You Almost Melt Down on the Vegas Strip
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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Ep 53: Holi-dazed
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Ep 52: Staying in Touch & Friendship Maintenance
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Ep 51: Waiting Mode & All the Fun Ways My Brain Processes Time
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Ep 50: Am I Doing Feelings Correctly?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Ep 49: A Myriad of Topics and Ramblings
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Ep 48: My Name is Melissa and I’m a Serial Monogamist
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Ep 47: The Autism Stereotypes That DO Apply to Me
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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Ep 46: Mythbusting My Autism
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Ep 45: Drugs & Alcohol - How They Affected My Life & Why I Eventually Chose Sobriety
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Ep 44: Why Birthdays & Holidays Can Be Hard For Me As An Autistic Person
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Ep 43: SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT - New IG Account Dedicated to the Pod!
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Ep 42: My Superpower is Making Seemingly Simple Tasks Extremely Complicated
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Ep 41: My Personal Take on Empathy As An Autistic Person
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Ep 40: When You Realize You're Not Actually Autistic With Special Guest Megan Griffith
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Ep 39: When Your Special Interest Annoys You
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ep 38: My Review of the Netflix Show ‘Love on the Spectrum’
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Ep 37: Interest Churn Part 2!
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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Ep 36: Interest Churn: Why Can’t I Stick With Anything?!
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Ep 35: Disordered Eating + Emetophobia + Food/Exercise Obsession & How My Autism Has Contributed
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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Ep 34: The Things You Learn While Traveling
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Sep 05, 2021 |
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Ep 33: Fashion on the Spectrum
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Ep 32: Post Diagnosis Processing, How to “Come Out”, and My ADHD Realizations
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Ep 31: My testing results...with an unexpected twist!
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Ep 30: Navigating Invitations - How Do I Politely Decline?
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Ep 29: Parenting Challenges as Autistic Person
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Ep 28: When Plans Change Last Minute
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Ep 27: Cyclothymia
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Ep 26: Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Ep 25: I had my 2nd assessment appointment!
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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Ep 24: “Coming Out” as Autistic and All the Feelings That I’m Having About That
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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Ep 23: Did quarantine wreck my brain, or am I in Autistic burnout??
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Ep 22: I had my first assessment appointment! Also: is my autism getting worse??
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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Ep 21: Forgetfulness
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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Ep 20: Food Issues Galore
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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Ep 19: Authenticity Struggles I am Facing as an Autistic Woman
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Ep 18: Labels & Imposter Syndrome
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Ep 17: Holiday Weekend Loneliness
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Ep 16: Why Do I Feel This Way??
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Ep 15: Things I Love About Being Autistic
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Ep 14: Self Diagnosis vs. Formal Diagnosis
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Ep 13: Shutdowns and Coming to Terms With Some of My Sensory Limitations
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Ep 12: Uncovering Clues From My Childhood
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Ep 11: Feeling Invisible
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Ep 10: Executive Dysfunction AKA You Mean I’m Not Just A Lazy Piece of Crap??
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Ep 9: Joining the Synesthesia Club!
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Ep 8: The Pros & Cons of Self Employment
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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Ep 7: Feeling That Post-Meltdown Funk
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Ep 6: Relating to “Stereotypically Autistic” Men in the Media
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Jun 13, 2021 |
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Ep 5: Low Frustration Thresholds & Negative Self-Talk
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Jun 12, 2021 |
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Ep 4: Friendships Are Tricky
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Ep 3: Autism and Vacations: the Struggle is REAL
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Ep 2: Wait. Am I autistic???
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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Ep 1: Introductions Are Awkward
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Jun 07, 2021 |