In our fifth and final episode of season 1 of our podcast, Matt Medina talks with Riah Person, an autism advocate that focuses on topics including sensory processing, stimming, and the black autistic experience. She also runs the website riahsweirdjourney.com, where she shares her life experiences and knowledge she has gained along the way. One of her presentations explores play, stimming, and sensory processing in relation to autistics and divergent human experiences. Follow Riah: Website: riahsweirdjourney.com Twitter: @lilririah Topics of discussion: 0:00:18 Intro 0:01:23 Blackness and au ..read more

In our fourth episode, we talk with Christine Condo, who runs the blog This Great Ape, and writes for NeuroClastic. She is a late-diagnosed autistic woman living with chronic pain, and writes her blog as a way to process her experiences. Follow Christine: Websites: ThisGreatApe.com Twitter: @ThisGreatApe Topics of discussion: 0:24 Christine’s diagnosis 1:45 Matt’s diagnosis 2:45 Christine’s early career 4:21 Autistic characteristics and school 5:34 Christine and school 6:31 Work experiences and limitation 7:45 Difficulties in school 9:17 Christine can’t remember faces 10:07 Spiky skills ..read more

In our third episode, we talk with Aaron Orsini, co-founder of the Autistic Psychedelic Community, collaborator with neuroscientists, and author of the book Autism on Acid, about how LSD helped him understand, navigate, alter, and appreciate his autistic perceptions. Follow Aaron: Websites: AutisticPsychedelic.com & AutismOnAcid.com Twitter: @AutisticPsyched & @AutismOnAcid Aaron’s book: Autism on Acid ----more---- Psychedelic research websites: MAPS website: MAPS.org Heffter website: Heffter.org Topics of discussion: 01:16 Aaron’s diagn ..read more

In our second episode, we talk with Arik Marmostein; he is a serial entrepreneur who’s founded Mimoona, RefreshBox, and most recently Spectroomz, a remote freelance blog for autistic talent. Arik lives in Israel with his wife and his autistic son. Follow Arik: Website: Spectroomz.com Facebook: AutismJobsBlog Twitter: @Spectroomz Topics of discussion: 0:38 Greetings and quarantine 1:11 Arik as a serial entrepreneur 3:00 How Arik manages all of his projects 4:43 Ro’im Rachok: Autistics in the Israeli Defense Force 6:40 Major corporations specifically hiring autistics 8:15 Corporations resist n ..read more

We talk with Rees Finlay, author, public speaker, and illustrator based in the UK, who has done official artworks for Star Wars, Stranger Things, and AMC’s The Walking Dead, among other things. Follow Rees: Website: ReesFinlay.wixsite.com/website  Facebook: AutismLegend  Twitter: @ReesyTime Rees’ book: Reaffirmation: Coming to terms with an autism diagnosis Topics of discussion: 00:56 Rees’ diagnosis and the difficulty of receiving post-diagnosis support 04:32 Rees’ moral quandary at work 05:18 Interests in comics and first professional comics gigs 08:21 Why Rees wrote his nov ..read more

In our fourth episode, we talk with Christine Condo, who runs the blog This Great Ape, and writes for NeuroClastic. She is a late-diagnosed autistic woman living with chronic pain, and writes her blog as a way to process her experiences. Follow Christine: Websites: ThisGreatApe.com Twitter: @ThisGreatApe ----more---- Topics of discussion: 0:24 Christine’s diagnosis1:45 Matt’s diagnosis2:45 Christine’s early career4:21 Autistic characteristics and school5:34 Christine and school6:31 Work experiences and limitation7:45 Difficulties in school9:17 Christine can’t remember faces10:07 Spiky s ..read more

In our third episode, we talk with Aaron Orsini, co-founder of the Autistic Psychedelic Community, collaborator with neuroscientists, and author of the book Autism on Acid, about how LSD helped him understand, navigate, alter, and appreciate his autistic perceptions. Follow Aaron: Websites: AutisticPsychedelic.com & AutismOnAcid.com Twitter: @AutisticPsyched & @AutismOnAcid Aaron’s book: Autism on Acid ----more---- Psychedelic research websites: MAPS website: MAPS.org Heffter website: Heffter.org ----more---- Topics of discussion: 01:16 ..read more

In our second episode, we talk with Arik Marmostein; he is a serial entrepreneur who’s founded Mimoona, RefreshBox, and most recently Spectroomz, a remote freelance blog for autistic talent. Arik lives in Israel with his wife and his autistic son. Follow Arik: Website: Spectroomz.com Facebook: AutismJobsBlog Twitter: @Spectroomz ----more---- Topics of discussion: 0:38 Greetings and quarantine1:11 Arik as a serial entrepreneur3:00 How Arik manages all of his projects4:43 Ro’im Rachok: Autistics in the Israeli Defense Force6:40 Major corporations specifically hiring autistics8:15 Corporations ..read more

We talk with Rees Finlay, author, public speaker, and illustrator based in the UK, who has done official artworks for Star Wars, Stranger Things, and AMC’s The Walking Dead, among other things. Follow Rees: Website: ReesFinlay.wixsite.com/website  Facebook: AutismLegend  Twitter: @ReesyTime Rees’ book: Reaffirmation: Coming to terms with an autism diagnosis ----more---- Topics of discussion: 00:56 Rees’ diagnosis and the difficulty of receiving post-diagnosis support04:32 Rees’ moral quandary at work05:18 Interests in comics and first professional comics gigs08:21 Why Rees wro ..read more