Cat is an Australia-based, late-identified autistic individual who suddenly lost the ability to mask following the death of her baby.
Kristen and Cat discuss being autistic while undergoing fertility treatments, trauma in midlife, out-of-order loss and bereavement, polyvagal theory, the ways life crises often precede late identification of autism, and more.
Correction: Cat said "microwave" when she meant to say "oven", in reference to her grandmother.
If you'd like to know more about this topic, check out:
Strong Female Character by Fern Brady
"Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)" —Cleveland Clinic
The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry by Gary Greenberg
"In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)" —Mayo Clinic
"The Polyvagal Theory: New Insights Into Adaptive Reactions of the Autonomic Nervous System" by Stephen W. Porges
Episode intro and outro music: "Adamant" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Anna Dager, and Hanna Ekström
The Other Autism theme music: "Everything Feels New" by Evgeny Bardyuzha.
All episodes written and produced by Kristen Hovet on the territories of the Sto:lo and Semiahmoo First Nations.
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