Audacity Works
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Audacity Works
Episode 187: Hi, I'm Autistic
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Sounds of Nature White Noise for Mindfulness Meditation and Relaxation
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Surprise! Or not.
What you'll hear:
- What kinds of assessment are available 1:30
- Why I decided to get assessed (after deciding not to) 2:30
- What it felt like to get the diagnosis 6:00
- Expectation vs. Realtiy: telling people and how they respond 7:00
- What it has changed in my interior world 9:15
- Devon Price's Unmasking Autism is a worthwhile read
- What it has changed for me in the world (spoiler, jack shit) 11:00
- Unmasking...12:00
- If you listen to nothing else, listen to the crayon analogy (much more useful than thinking of it as a spectrum) 15:00
- Advice for telling folks (and what NOT to say if you are told someone in your life is autistic) 17:45
Don't go back to sleep.
xoRachel
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