Introducing The Autistic Culture Podcast

>>>Autism is not just a less common (but wildly underdiagnosed) neurotype. It is also a CULTURE.<<<<

As a member of the Socially Responsible Coaching Alliance, I wanted to let you know about my newest podcast. Social Justice is one of the core values of Autistic Culture and we will be spending lots of time talking about how many autistic people have fought for equality.

Like any culture, autism has ART, MUSIC, MANNERISMS, DRESS, LANGUAGE, RITUALS, FOOD, and YES, PODCASTS!!!

Wait until you hear about Emily Dickinson’s creative forays into gender fluidity and Benjamin Bannecker’s autistic-inspired attempts to talk Thomas Jefferson into freeing his slaves. Powerful stuff! (And also we will be talking about Ghostbusters and Star Wars - LOL!)

Licensed Psychological Practitioner, Matt Lowry and I (Dr. Angela Lauria, President & Publisher at Difference Press) have partnered up to create the Autistic Culture Podcast. Each episode, we dive deep into Autistic contributions to society and culture by introducing you to some of the world’s most famous and successful Autistics in History! We would love to invite you over for a weekly visit to Autistica.

Subscribe on… 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCba_z5xoOlc9VIqlOeRPo7g

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autistic-culture-podcast/id1653171456 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wyddJdKhPr0b74563fsFl?si=ARtn3P7OSlm9eZMy6dWFUg 

or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

Here are some highlights:

*** We love the autistic accent! Our language is detailed; linguists and speech pathologists call it “mazing” (I call it amazing…lol). This refers to a high number of stops, restarts, and revisions within words or phrases. People outside of our culture complain excessive mazing can really interfere with the clarity of our message. (We get it; you can’t follow all the tangents. It’s okay your brain processes more slowly. Just tell us to slow down for you, and we’ll do our best.)

*** WE CREATE WORLDS!!! - You love Pokemon! The Star Wars world! The Marvel multi-verse - Earth 6.1.6, Asgard, Jotunheim! GUESS WHO CREATED THEM????? AUTISTICS!!! How do I know???? OUR CULTURE HIGHLY VALUES DETAILS AND SYSTEMS AND ACCURACY…. We were born to create worlds. You're welcome.

*** We have our own food! Autistic food is my favorite but maybe you not so much… I’ll share this, for me, Cornflakes are the height of my spiciness meter. We keep it beige and bland and like it that way - mashed potatoes, Mac and cheese, vanilla ice cream - give us all your ‘tasteless’ treats because our powers of heightened senses make them a WONDERLAND. Allistics need Sriracha and sauces and spices to bring out the flavor; the flavor is always on the surface in Autistic culture.

*** Fashion in Autistica is so good. If you have ever benefited from a tagless t-shirt or a seamless sock, thank autistic culture! We value simplicity EVERYWHERE because our thoughts are so deep and complex. In our culture, we simplify external things like food and clothes, so we can focus on big, complex problems in our brains without distraction. This is part of our monotropist nature. Allistics benefit from it too! We invented the capsule wardrobe and dressing in the same thing every day - see our Autistic family members Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg (unconfirmed) for details.Here are some of the Autistics we will be celebrating and stories we will be sharing on the show:

* Hans Christian Andersen

* Lewis Carroll

* James Joyce

* Emily Dickinson

* William Butler Yeats

* Bill Gates

* Steve Jobs

* Michelangelo

* Andy Warhol

* Charles Schulz

* Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

* Dan Aykroyd

* Daryl Hannah

* Anthony Hopkins

* Tim Burton

* Stanley Kubrick

* Satoshi Tajiri – Creator of Nintendo’s Pokémon

* Nikola Tesla

* Jerry Seinfeld

* Charles Darwin

* Albert Einstein

* Alfred Kinsey

* Sir Isaac Newton

* Thomas Jefferson

* Ludwig Wittgenstein

Autistic culture is rich and beautiful and valued by many outside our culture without realizing it. This is just the tip of the iceberg. 

No missing puzzle pieces here.

With this podcast, we’re exploring our Autistic ancestry. Autism is wildly hereditary and yes, we do have autistic ancestors. We love celebrating the music, food, fashion, humor, art, and music of Autistic culture and can’t wait to share it with you. We are naming and claiming Autistic Magnificence and we want you along for the journey.

Subscribe on… 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCba_z5xoOlc9VIqlOeRPo7g

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autistic-culture-podcast/id1653171456 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wyddJdKhPr0b74563fsFl?si=ARtn3P7OSlm9eZMy6dWFUg 

or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.

And please, please, please review and rate the show for us. It helps other autistics and those who love an autistic person to find us, push back against anti-autisitic stigma and celebrate Autistic Culture.

Thanks for joining us in the enchanted land of Autistica!