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Hello and welcome to A Team Podcast. In this conversation, we discuss bakery news, the complexities of maturity, transactional relationships, Cynicism vs realism, and cat cults. Thanks for listening.
ISKA World
Private Schools and Public School Achievement
What is the difference between naive cynicism and naive realism? - Psychology & Neuroscience Stack Exchange
The Great British Baking Show | Shows | PBS Food
Azores - Wikipedia
World Heritage List
What Is Ecotourism
Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness): What It Is & Symptoms
The Holy Rosary
Bart Simpson - Wikipedia
Our Lady of Lourdes - Wikipedia
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self-Involved Parents
Solipsism - Wikipedia
Transactional Relationships: Definition & How to Recognize Them
Why Narcissistic Parents Infantilize Their Adult Children
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Hi, welcome to A Team Podcast. Today we have a special guest, Myk Bilokonsky. The team gets deep in discussion with Myk about Autistic Identity Trauma, Shamanism, attachment wounds, neuroqueer identity, and Bartleby who would prefer not to. Thanks for listening.
Public Neurodiversity Support Center · Myk's Digital Garden
Occupational therapist - Wikipedia
DSM-5 - Wikipedia
Terra Vance, Author at NeuroClastic
The Identity Theory of Autism: How Autistic Identity Is Experienced Differently » NeuroClastic
An Owner's Guide to the Vagus Nerve | Psychology Today
Shamanism - Wikipedia
Maree Martinovich | NZCCP
Cold Reader Tips: How Cold Reading Works - 2023 - MasterClass
Spirituality - Wikipedia
Astrology - Wikipedia
The Fool’s Journey: Tarot’s Major Arcana | Astrology.com
Tree of Life (Kabbalah) - Wikipedia
Introduction to the Eight Concepts
The Matrix - Wikipedia
Karpman drama triangle - Wikipedia
Understanding Narcissistic Injury | Psychology Today
The Trauma Experience: Attachment Wounds - How Emotional Trauma Impacts Us
Co-regulation - The OT Toolbox
Lithium in the Natural Waters of the South East of Ireland - PMC
Bartleby, the Scrivener - Wikipedia
Bell hooks | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica
NEUROQUEER
In autism, brain doesn't 'prune' extra synapses - Futurity
Autistic Burnout vs Depression — Insights of a Neurodivergent Clinician
About Iain
Ayn Rand - Wikipedia
Stranger Than We Can Imagine – John Higgs
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In this episode, we discuss childhood camping trauma, disability porn, rage bait, self-protective mechanisms, and Wild Horse.
Prosopagnosia | National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Letterkenny (TV series) - Wikipedia
https://compostingconsciousness.podia.com/
Treating the Effects of Childhood Trauma
Recreational fishing - Wikipedia
Catch and release - Wikipedia
Social justice warrior - Wikipedia
How Narcissists Virtue Signal - Narcissisms.Com.
Emotional and Psychological Trauma - HelpGuide.org
Ableism: Types, examples, impact, and anti-ableism
Rage farming - Wikipedia
Self-Protective Mechanism - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Outer Banks - Wikipedia
Banker horse - Wikipedia
Williamsburg, Virginia - Wikipedia
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In this conversation, we discuss learning environments for autistic people, multiple intelligences, energetic boundaries, self-forgiveness, and a penguin in a box.
Doodling
Doodling 101: What is Doodle Art? •
Teaching and learning styles
7 types of learning styles and how you can to teach them
Connect for Success: Matching Teaching and Learning Styles | The League for Innovation in the Community College
Eric Gardner, Multiple Intelligences
Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Pedagogy
Pedagogy - Wikipedia
Abandonment and neglect
Identifying and Managing Abandonment Issues
People pleasing
People-Pleasing | Psychology Today
The Drama Triangle
Breaking out of the Drama Triangle
Processing time
Processing Speed - Cognitive Skill
Hannah Gadsby penguin in a box
How Hannah Gadsby's High-Functioning Autism Works | Netflix Is A Joke
Self regulate
What is Self-Regulation? (+95 Skills and Strategies)
Classroom management
What Is Classroom Management?
Point Profits from a Hat - ghost wrote by Robert
Amazon.com: Pulling Profits Out of a Hat: Adding Zeros to Your Company Isn't Magic
Outlawing plastic bags
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/09/20/heres-a-list-of-every-city-in-the-us-to-ban-plastic-bags-will-your-city-be-next/?sh=4b4edbcd3243
Outsourcing American wealth
3. What Americans see as contributors to economic inequality
Jack Welch
Jack Welch - Wikipedia
Profit sharing
What Is Profit Sharing? Pros and Cons
Virtue signaling
Virtue signalling - Wikipedia
Hyperfocus
Hyperfixation vs. Hyperfocus: ADHD, Autism, and Mental Illness | Self Care
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In this conversation, Tango, Michael, and Julie discuss the intersection of creativity and technology, Standpoint theory, pattern recognition, smelling colors, and Cephalopods.
Dysregulation
Dysregulation: Definition, Symptoms, Traits, Causes, Treatment
Dissociated
Dissociation: Causes, Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Treatment
Rumination
The Complete Beginner’s Guide To Adobe After Effects
Social beings need to coregulate with others
Co-regulation - Wikipedia
Stimming
Stimming: What It Is and Why People Do It
Creative Process
Models of the Creative Process: Past, Present and Future
Synethsesia
Synesthesia - Wikipedia
Memory and association
Memory and Association - Psychologist World
Auras
https://www.healthline.com/health/what-is-an-aura
Microaggressions
What Are Microaggressions? 3 Main Types
Feminist theory
Standpoint theory - listen to marginalized people
Standpoint theory - Wikipedia
Pattern recognition
Autistic Brain Excels at Recognizing Patterns - Autism
Cephalopods
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/cephalopods
The Drama Triangle
Karpman drama triangle - Wikipedia
Emotional disengagement
Emotional detachment - Wikipedia
The Four Agreements book
Amazon.com: The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec Wisdom Book)
The Four Agreements Summary and Study Guide | SuperSummary
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4.13 Speaking of Science
Astrology and Quantum Mechanics, role-playing games, Michael's unreadable book, yoga, and deep-fried dollars.
Quantum mechanics - Wikipedia
https://www.brucelipton.com/
https://www.brucelipton.com/what-the-cosmic-joke/
Lithium in the Natural Waters of the South East of Ireland
Caliban and the Witch - Wikipedia
Devon Price - Wikipedia
Florida's transgender-affirming care ban is now law. Here's what SB 254 does
Polyvagal Theory: An Approach to Understanding Trauma | Psychology Today
(PDF) Self-Regulation vs Automatic Regulation
Stop Being the Victim, Savior, or Persecutor in Your Life | Psychology Today.
Karpman drama triangle - Wikipedia
How to compost your victimhood (SoS vol.1)
Bikram Yoga - Wikipedia
Yoga, Cannabis, and You: 6 Best Practices for Pairing Yoga With Marijuana | Leafly
Motor difficulties in autism explained | Spectrum
Role-playing game - Wikipedia
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In this conversation, the team celebrates 4:20 and discusses legalizing marijuana (cannabis), the personal meaning of the term disability, the same foods, tarot, and wisdom from growing old.
Artemis and Daniel the cats
Artemis - Wikipedia
Dear Daniel | Hello Kitty Wiki | Fandom
Link between gut and autism
Autism spectrum disorder and digestive symptoms - Mayo Clinic
Autism levels
Understanding the Three Levels of Autism
The social model of disability
Social model of disability - Wikipedia
Artist in residence
Art Demystified: How Do Artist Residencies Work?
Processing delay
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Coping with Slow Processing Speed - Davidson Institute
Cold reading
Cold reading - Wikipedia
Micro facial expressions
Microexpression - Wikipedia
Tarot cards
Guide to Tarot: Cards, Spreads, Readings, and More
Sexual assault or misreading sexual cues due to being autistic
Girls With Autism Face Three Times the Risk of Sexual Assault | Psychology Today
Forced adaptation
Forced adaptation: plant proteins to fight climate change - PMC
Masking
What is autistic masking? - Autism Awareness
A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (film) - Wikipedia
CBD vs THC
CBD vs. THC: What's the Difference?
Legalized marijuana
Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction - Wikipedia
Strong marijuana strains
2022's strongest THC indica, sativa, and hybrid weed strains | Leafly
When The War Was Over - Robert’s play
When the War is Over
Wisdom of growing old
Growing Old – A View From the Inside | Psychology Today
Info dumping
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In this conversation, Robert and Michael discuss yardsticks for being autistic, invisible handicaps, internalized ableism, grade school troubles, and the strength of having true peers.
Authority experiments
The Milgram Shock Experiment: Summary, Results, & Ethics
Imposter syndrome
https://www.putchildrenfirst.org/the-challenge-of-impostor-syndrome-for-individuals-with-autism
Adaptive skills
What Are Adaptive Skills? [Definition, Types & Benefits] - LMS Hero
Pleasantries do not come naturally to NDs
Stop Asking Neurodivergent People to Change the Way They Communicate
Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) - IMDb
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Extraordinary Attorney Woo - Wikipedia
It Gets Better ad campaign
It Gets Better Project - YouTube
Internalized ableism
12 Ways Disabled People Experience Internalized Ableism
Arthur Conan Doyle, Houdini, and Spiritualism - they almost came to blows over a seance
The Strange Friendship Between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Office for Science and Society - McGill University
Guggenheim fellowship 1998
Robert Smythe - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation -
In this conversation we discuss disengaging from auto pilot, ego flare-ups, the drama triangle, composting consciousness, autistic self-awareness.
Face blindness: Prosopagnosia - Wikipedia
Stimming and stim toys: 8 Wearable Stim Toys for Autistic and Neurodivergent People
Autism levels: Understanding the Three Levels of Autism
Hyper and hypo: Hyper vs. Hypo - Dictionary.com
Meltdowns: Autism Meltdowns vs. Tantrums: What's the Difference?
Justifiable anger, the genius of the body: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/justifiable-anger-bill-crawford-ph-d-/
Composting consciousness: https://compostingconsciousness.podia.com/
Polyvagal theory: Polyvagal theory - Wikipedia
Adam Smith, Mormons golden plate: Golden plates - Wikipedia
: Running on auto pilot: ON AUTOPILOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Double empathy problem: Double empathy problem - Wikipedia.
The drama triangle, drop the hot potato: Karpman drama triangle - Wikipedia
: Self exploration: https://psychcentral.com/blog/self-exploration-getting-to-know-thyself
Ego flare up: Freud's Id, Ego, and Superego: Definition and Examples
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4.8 The “No” Response
This conversation is a little different as Robert and Michael wrestle with an idea amidst what we are calling “The No Response”, and Yes they are still friends. In addition, we discuss “Composting Consciousness”, Tango’s new coaching courses, online auctions, and pastry pants.
Tango has finished writing her first free PDF for her courses.
How to compost your victimhood, Composting Consciousness
Composting Consciousness
gaslightinghttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gaslighting#gaslighting-examples
Teddy Rosevelt: Why do they exist if they can’t pay minimum wage?
“No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country.”
President Roosevelt criticized businesses paying low wages to employees during his 1933 statement on the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA). NIRA allowed the government to regulate businesses to combat deflation and stimulate a better economic situation.
http://www.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/13041
Neurodivergent Lou - autistics think we’re solving the problem but we become hated at work. Autistics become the point person for noticing bad management at work.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-Y0-TsJ5w/
SVB bailout
A bailout or not? Did the federal government bailout Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank? - ABC News
Free market capitalism
What Is Free-Market Capitalism? Definition & Examples | Shortform Books.
Devon Price: Laziness Does Not Exist & Unmasking Autism; Principia Discordia
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1039676445/laziness-does-not-exist-devon-price
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principia_Discordia
Blind Boy podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast/id1300577518
Behind the Bastards, podcast on history, History of Canada
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-bastards/id1373812661
Thunder Bay podcast in Canada, different cultural perspective on the world
https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/thunder-bay-series-from-ryan-mcmahon-looks-at-systemic-racism-police-in-the-city-1.6279580
Vesta Board
https://www.vestaboard.com/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9198364/
DSM diagnosis is of a traumatized autistic person; autistic response to trauma
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In this conversation, we discuss burnout, self-care, boundaries, Adderall, and tattoos as totems.
IG neurodivergent lou
Lou🌈 ♾ (@neurodivergent_lou) • Instagram photos and videos
What does burnout look like?
Exhaustion
Losing skills we used to have
Feeling low/experiencing anxiety
Increased sensory issues
Taking more time to process information than usual.
Developing physical pain/illness
Irritability
Loss of ability to communicate
Lack of motivation
Difficulties with concentration
Autistic traits become more obvious
Memory issues
Laziness does not exist
Laziness Does Not Exist: Price Ph.D., Devon: 9781982140113: Amazon.com: Books
Tango's chronic pain is part of her PTSD
Chronic Pain and PTSD: Evolving Views on Their Comorbidity
Savior mode: I can fix it, I can help....best way to burn out
The Savior Complex | Psychology Today
survival self-care
Survival Mode Self-Care
The Language of Emotions by
The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You - Kindle edition by McLaren, Karla. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Anger is a boundary alarm
Boundaries and Anger | CPTSDfoundation.org
Enabling behavior
Enabler: Definition, Behavior, Psychology, Recognizing One, More
Krebs cycle
Krebs Cycle - Definition, Products, and Location | Biology Dictionary
Adderall is speed
Adderall: Side effects, dosage, with alcohol, and more
Twigged
Twig Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Tweaker
Urban Dictionary: tweaker
meth addict
Methamphetamine - Wikipedia
Twerk
Twerking - Wikipedia
Ritalin
Ritalin: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Warnings - ADHD
sci-fi series about a leper
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever : Lord Foul's Bane', 'Illearth War' and 'Power That Preserves
Dysphoria
Dysphoria: Signs, Types, Causes, Treatment, Coping
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This is a conversation from our second season that we never actually aired, but we want you to hear it so you can get to know Tango Fae Batelli, one of our co-hosts. Tango is the founder of AutiComm, a peer-to-peer community of autistic folks, which is why we asked her to talk to us. In this conversation, we talk about feeling good about being autistic, the Double Empathy Problem, “not looking autistic,” fawning vs. masking, the different experiences of autistic males and females, and the different flavors of autism.
Feeling good about being autistic
Hyper-empathy
Do Autistic People Feel Empathy: Myths & Facts You Need To Know
Divergent from the norm - hyper or hypo version of the norm
Autistic Stories give us the gestalt of autism
Double Empathy Problem
Double empathy problem - Wikipedia.
Mykola Bilokonsky
How to speak respectfully about autism
How To Talk About Autism Respectfully · Public Neurodiversity Support Center
32 competing thoughts/losing track
Posing for painters
17:00 “you don’t look autistic”
Official diagnosis issues
Brazen
25:49 what comes to mind when you hear someone is autistic
Miss Manners - Miss Manners | Columns | ArcaMax Publishing
Scripts
29:00 clip:Tango: Triple major with one being Theater major with concentration in playwriting
Chronic pain “I’m not dying I’m just autistic”
Compounded trauma and stress
Polyvagal theory - Polyvagal theory - Wikipedia
31:45 Tango’s Theory of autism
Fawning
Processing through the ladder
Taking care of my autistic nervous system
Mistaken thought that it all ends with the diagnosis: stop autisming
Map analogy
Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid – Quote Investigator
Look at how autism is portrayed in film and tvDifferent flavors of autism
Prevalence of neurodiversity
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas - Wikipedia
52:20 Introductions
58:00 I found my map of weirdness
The different experiences of autism between male and female
Female autism: boys and girls are socialized differently; little girls play social roles and have scripts - learning the strategy to fawn
Boys are told what not to do: don’t cry, etc.
Buffet of comorbidities
Comorbid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Adhd and autism
ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder - CHADD
Hypermobility disorder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermobility_spectrum_disorder
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We’re repeating a conversation from our third season so you can get to know Julie Defeo, our line producer. In this conversation, Michael and Julie talk about considered opinions, micro-dosing, distinctions between autism and PTSD, a behind-the-curtain look at the horrors of ABA, and cuddle puddles.
Diagnosis
12:56.82 - Arguing with family
13:15.94 - Considered opinions
13:34.35 - Christopher Columbus was a sociopath
15:14.00 - Podcast: Behind the Bastards
Behind the Bastards: Part One: Christopher Columbus: Bringer of the Apocalypse on Apple Podcasts
23:31.29 - Is it possible to separate autism from trauma?
Trauma and The Autism Spectrum - Khiron Clinics.
24:35.16 - hypervigilance
https://psychcentral.com/health/hypervigilance
24:50.27 - Imposter syndrome
Autism Imposter Syndrome
26:57.20 - I'm not missing your social cues I'm just choosing to ignore them
36:46.33 - neuroplasticity
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32491743/
37:33.92 - Microdosing for mental health
https://psychcentral.com/health/microdosing-mental-health-benefits
37:58.70 - Mykola Bilokonsky
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mykola-and-robert/id1564648558?i=1000558342755
42:53.98 - the pain scale, the opioid crisis, Perdue pharma
Pain scale - Wikipedia
What led to the opioid crisis—and how to fix it | News | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Role in Opioid Crisis as Part of Deal With Justice Dept.
45:51.14 - ABA seminar
https://zoom.us/rec/play/bDDD_n9Znj4ju-I3WXfE3umZABW7bfr3-3SHU4GE30jZAxi4cHZ4k6lZY4YknSthPX3Fbms97itHafpp.1fz80i912c0hi-Qr?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=MKLayjFUQpWnRBIabL13eg.1664986509949.e7c90d6f18a84306644662465df40997&_x_zm_rhtaid=321
52:07.71 - link to previous conversations re: ABA
A TEAM: Stéphanie, Michael, and Robert on Apple Podcasts
57:54.20 - Stephanie Navaro episode
A TEAM: Stéphanie, Michael, and Robert on Apple Podcasts
58:28.66 - Stimming
Autism and Stimming: Why Self-Soothing Is Helpful fo
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We’re repeating a conversation from our first season so you can get to know Michael Cantwell, one of our co-hosts. Michael was a listener whom we invited on for a chat. We liked him and his sense of humor so much we asked him to join the podcast crew. In this conversation, we talk about getting a diagnosis, bullying, trying to explain what it’s like to be autistic, disclosing you’re autistic, masking, and bacon sandwiches.
00:56: Michael had a great experience with the pandemic
4:45 Michael once lost his eyesight for three days
8:20 Introductions
9:28 Michael found Robert on Reddit - WiseKnowledge
11:38 Search Angels helps adoptees to find family - Search Angels
12:45 Classic Autism - Classic autism - Wikipedia
13:35 Hyposensitive - Sensory Hyper- and Hyposensitivity in Autism - Integrated Treatment Services
15:45 Michael’s diagnosis story - “Everyone’s a little autistic”
17:04 Anxiety
22:35 The effects of getting diagnosed
22:49 Bullying - Articles | - Bullying and Autism Spectrum Disorder
25:00 Sexual assault and autism - Girls with autism at high risk of sexual abuse, large study says
27:20 Neurotribes - https://neurotribes.com/
28:05 Canada Day - Canada Day - Wikipedia
28:12 Mass graves of indigenous children by the Catholic church - ‘Horrible History’: Mass Grave of Indigenous Children Reported in Canada - The New York Times
28:29 Mother and Babies homes in Ireland - Ireland's 'brutally misogynistic culture' saw the death of 9000 children in mother and baby homes, report finds
29:38 Michael: “The pathology of everything that’s neurodivergent”
33:00 Trying to explain what it feels like to be autistic
34:20 When you meet one autistic person… - When you meet one person with Autism, you’ve met one person with Autism.
34:30 Bacon Sandwich story
35:20 Michael's disclosure of diagnosis
36:20 Robert coffee shop disclosure story
42:25 IDD individual with intellectual development disability - About Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDDs) | NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
47:00 Michael's website story
49:50 Robert: many hobbies then discarded/ hobby of the week
58:13 Face blindness - is that a common autistic trait - Autism and Face-Blindness: Facial Recognition Difficulties in Autism - Jeannie Davide-Rivera
1:00:46 Robert identifies people by their voices
1:03:50 Michael identifies people by their shoulders
1:07:34 The wives help out with introductions
1:09:26 Michael’s wife: “You do all the practical stuff and -
We’re repeating a conversation from our first season so you can get to know Bobby, our sound designer. Bobby was a listener whom we invited to chat with Rafael and Robert, and he then volunteered to make us sound better than we do in real life. In this conversation, we talk about knowing that you’re different and not knowing why, emotional labor, growing up without peers, the power of hyperfocus, melting down, and a couple of life hacks.
To listen to Bobby's songs, go to https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59VlLUag1hbDtkQLf3oNCg?si=12744afd1f714c7b5:00 the wonders of the internet
6:38 Bobby’s diagnosis disclosure8:50 seeing ASD as normal, just a difference
9:50 stimming jokes
9:55 what makes disclosing difficult: emotional labor
12:14 free diagnosis with Vanderbilt University, particularly interested in self-diagnosed adults.
Vanderbilt Autism Resource Line - TRIAD Autism Services in Tennessee
12:55 nuanced difference between self-diagnosis and official diagnosis
13:38 WebMD
WebMD
13:47 General Anxiety Disorder
Generalized anxiety disorder - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
14:31 Autistic Overload
Sensory Overload: Symptoms, Causes, Related Conditions, and More
15:30 Introductions
16:40 Self-diagnosis & the difficulties of finding someone to do the diagnosis
19:28 Autistic experience
21:48 what led to Bobby’s self-diagnosis at 16
27:00 Bobby’s system of tracking NT behaviors
29:00 Being different and not knowing why
29:26 autistic children grow up without peers
30:45 When did autism speak its name to you?
31:35 The room one kids/RainMan
35:45: Bobby “I’m just young for my brain.”
36:00 Jimmi comes into the scene/healthy Jimmi break
37:25 Pandemic effects on us/love of being alone
39:32 hit a wall/meltdown
42:42 Big Warm Hug
43:02 clip/quote Bobby
43:20 journaling and songwriting about the pain of autism
44:05 the pain of not liking who you are is awful
47:30 hyperfocus is a powerful tool
49:00 what’s beautiful about autism
49:33 life hack: reading lips
52:23 life hack: make music & harmonize with vocal melodies of others; jazz conversation
53:22 synesthesia
Synesthesia: Definition, Examples, Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
55:50 metaphors
57:55 thinking in systems
1:01:32 what was it like to let go of resistance to identifying as autistic
1:05:05 autism and OCD behaviors
Is There a Link Between OCD and Autism?
1:08:03 Robert: It’s painful to be working in a bad system.
1:10:40 The Green Knight
The Green Knight (2021) - IMDb
1:12:50 autistics love to think and learn
1:13:55 Documentary about intuition: InnSaei - The power of intuition
Watch InnSaei: The Power in Intuition | Prime Video
1:21:32 Curiosity
1:24:14 intuition and problem-solving skills
1:25:04 having to explain how&
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We’re repeating a conversation from the first season that is important for anyone who relates to being autistic. Maree Martinovich, a psychologist in New Zealand who specializes in diagnosing adults with autism, has crucial things to tell us about ourselves. Things that will change the way you view your life as an autistic person. If there were only one episode of A Team you ever listened to we’d want it to be this one. Rafael and Robert, the founders of A Team, talk with Maree about executive function, time management, the differences in getting a diagnosis between men and women, tropes about autism, and the fact that if you are autistic you have suffered trauma in your life.
6:45 Tony Atwood - Tony Attwood - Wikipedia
32:50 Robert: ADA and autism - https://autismadvocacynetwork.org/americans-with-disabilities-act/autism-ada-protections/
35:05 Distinction between Occupational Therapy (OT) and Psychotherapy
36:15 Maree: sensory modulation - Defining sensory modulation: A review of the concept and a contemporary definition for application by occupational therapists
39:40 Executive function - Executive Function in Autism Spectrum Disorder: History, Theoretical Models, Empirical Findings, and Potential as an Endophenotype
40:40 Time management - Time perception and autistic spectrum condition: A systematic review
41:50 Maree: interventions for time management
43:35 Importance of a professional diagnosis
47:10 autistic adults camouflage very well - Camouflaging in Autism: Examining Sex-Based and Compensatory Models in Social Cognition and Communication
47:50 difference in diagnosis between men and women - Gender Differences in Autism
48:37 Maree: autistic people are at risk of being missed or misdiagnosed - Missed diagnoses and misdiagnoses of adults with autism spectrum disorder
53:10 Maree: recent changes in the psychometrics of autistic women: camouflaging, masking, and assimilation - What are 'masking' and 'camouflaging' in the context of autism and ADHD?
1:06:47 Maree quote - autistics have the “focus of a laser beam and the acuity of an eagle”
1:07:47 Maree: empathy quotient tests / debunking the myth that autistics have no empathy - Empathy Quotient (EQ)
1:08:20 Maree: reasons why autistic may appear to be nonempathetic
1. Don’t pick up the signs that empathy is needed.
2. Don’t know what to do, we do what works for us when we need support - make a cup of tea and leave them alone. NT wouldn’t want that.
3. Prefer practical solutions instead of emotional support.
4. Hypersensitive and struggling to cope.
1:11:10 Maree: great qualities of a -
Hey there! Welcome to A Team Podcast. Glad you’re here.
Since you’re here, it’s very likely that you, or someone you know, has been searching for information about autism in adults. You’ve come to the right place. This podcast is all about authentic conversations about being an adult AND being autistic. We’re out and proud, and you should be, too. We hope that hearing us talk and laugh (we laugh a lot) and occasionally cry (emotions overwhelm us) will make you feel nothing but positivity about life for autistic people. We call ourselves the A Team for a reason, and we’re happy to have you join us.
We’re re-running our very first recorded conversation because we think it’s an important one. Our two founders, Rafael and Robert, explore what it means to them to have learned as adults that they are autistic. We’ve heard from hundreds of people that this conversation helped them feel, for the first time, that an autism diagnosis was not necessarily a bad thing. In this conversation, we discuss life before and after getting diagnosed, Imposter Syndrome, masking to get along, the history of autism diagnosis, and how having a diagnosis leads to having more understanding and support.
If you want more information about the topics we discuss, check out your podcaster’s description of this episode for links. And check out the chapter markers to find things that may be important to you. Thanks for listening.
Moon Landing
Rafael Montesso
Robert Smythe08:48.68
Subreddit: AutismTranslated
10:32.52 Why did you seek a diagnosis
13:39.50 Rain Man (1988) - IMDb
18:14.80 learning and research after diagnosis
21:08.75 we’re very aware of what’s going on in our heads
23:53.96 Robert: "I always feel like I'm in a room full of people who are all speaking the same language and I'm speaking the same language but nobody understands me, right? "
24:54.24 Outsides don’t match insides - further the diagnosis story
28:31.42 Robert's details about getting a diagnosis Robert
29:44.37 imposter syndrome
32:17.00 Autistic Pride
33:52.46 trying to fit in & I don’t find you interesting
35:44.17 Am I a willful asshole or just autistic?
37:17.50 Diagnosis gives permission to relax and forgive yourself
38:30.97 Every autistic person is different. "You know the saying is, when you meet 1 autistic person, you've met 1 autistic person."
39:52.37 The beginning of the Smythe Love Story and lessons on relationships
46:38.28 Is a diagnosis worth it?
51:45.95 The Florence Syndrome and the importance of a diagnosis
53:23.00 David (Michelangelo) - Wikipedia
57:36.48 Knowing that you need to prepare to go out
59:05.62 Having a diagnosis lends to having more understanding and support
01:07:24.45 Masking to get along
01:13:43.51 The conundrum of diagnosis for young autistics
01:16:16.53 Parents trying to fix autistic kids
01:21:03.78 "I don’t believe in all this autism, it wasn’t around when I was a kid or it’s from the foods we eat…"
01:24:11.25 History of autism diagnosis:&&
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Hey! We're celebrating our 10,000th download!
But first…You may have noticed that we’ve been off the air for a couple of weeks, and there’s an important reason for that: autistic burnout. You may not be familiar with the term, and you may not recognize the signs, but chances are you’ve felt it at some point in your life.
A few weeks ago, as the result of the conversations we’ve had on this podcast, I came to realize that I was suffering the effects of burnout… stuff I’ve felt at various times in my life but always felt I had to fight through. And because of what I’ve learned here, I knew I had to take time for self-care, and that meant taking some time off from producing A Team. I’m glad I took care of myself.At this time of year, we may find that we’re saddled with lots of obligations and expectations that can lead us to feel empty and unable to do anything. I was lucky enough to come across Neurodivergent Lou’s excellent InstaGram post, What Does Autistic Burnout Feel Like?, and I recognized myself. We’ll have a link to that Instagram post in the notes in your podcast provider’s description of this episode. I urge to read it and keep a copy handy. Heck, knowing you, you’ll probably laminate it!
Now, to celebrate our 10,000th download and the thousands of people all over the world who, like you, listen to us, we have all five members of the A Team podcast team in on this conversation. We talk about what it means to connect with you, dear listener; holiday traditions vs bullshit rituals, gift giving anxiety; and the importance of self-care.
Thanks, as always, for listening!
Robert Smythe
Neurodivergent_Lou "What does Autistic Burnout Feel Like?" -
In this conversation, Tango, Michael, and Robert celebrate autistic vision and humor and discuss another disturbing parenting advice article. They also talk about ADHD medication, self care, and Robert's awesome autistic sports metaphor.
1:24 ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder - CHADD
1:85 Classic case of autism should not be seen as a disorder
1:89 Rain Man
1:94 White woman who portrayed herself as black is accused of welfare fraud
1:97 Sensory Processing and Executive Function Skills
2:00 Coping Mechanisms: Definition, Examples, & Types
2:06 Study helps to justify the use of Ayres Sensory Integration as a tool for autistic children
2:77 Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo
2:81 This Boy's Life (1993)
2:83 Tobias Wolff
2:90 Hannah Gadsby
2:91 Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
2:91 Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
2:95 Avner the Eccentric
2:96 The Jewel of the Nile
2:96 List of performance artists
3:00 Aria
3:00 Good One: A Podcast About Jokes
3:06 Larry David
3:06 Woody Allen - IMDb
3:06 Alan Partridge
3:07 "Bloody Sunday" in Northern Ireland
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In this conversation, we talk about the strike in Canada, the working poor, corporate welfare, gifted programs for students, and the connection between theater and autism.
0:04 The strike in Canada
0:11 Every American worker is a temporary embarrassed millionaire
0:12 Futurama
0:13 Steinbeck quotation
0:21 USA minimum wage
0:22 The concept of working Poor
0:23 Corporate welfare
0:25 What came after monarchies?
0:27 Mandatory voting in Australia
0:27 Willie Horton, criminal
0:27 West Wing
0:27 Michael Dukakis
0:31 Agrarian society
0:33 Snakebite piercings
0:33 Stretching one’s ears for gauges
0:34 Hyposensitive
0:37 Wolverine
0:38 AIDS
0:41 Appendicitis
0:48 American Psycho
0:50 Theater = autistic experience
0:52 Gifted program
0:52 Girls-only math and science classes for teens
1:08 Forest school
1:50 The 5 Day Weekend 5 Day Weekend - Show more
