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Autistic at 40
A late identified autistic human. Speaking purely from my own experience, as I make sense of my life and the world around me, through my relatively new autistic lens. Email: autisticat40@outlook.com IG: @autistic_at_40_podcast
Episodes
6 episodes
Episode 6 - Understanding and managing my Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
In this episode I discuss how I discovered my Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), how it has presented at different times in my life, and where I believe it comes from.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:03:43
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Episode 5 - Making sense of autism and trauma
In this episode, I share the sense I have made of my autism vs different types of trauma, including developmental trauma and cPTSD. I don't make references to specific traumatic incidents.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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51:57
Episode 4 - My wider common autistic traits
In this episode, I set out a number of wider traits common in autistic individuals and how I experience them. Including absolute thinking, sensory issues, monotropism, meltdowns, shutdowns, context blindness and alexythymia.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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36:41
Episode 3 - My repetition and intensity
In this episode I describe the experience of having repetitive and intense interests and behaviours, and how they impact on my life and health.
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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47:35