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Episode 39: Chaos, Data Gaps, and Why “Just Wing It” Is Not a Real Strategy
Season 1 Episode 39
This week, we’re talking about chaos—the real kind. The kind that shows up in your body, your routines, your relationships, and your nervous system. …
7 months ago
Episode 38: Gatekeeping, Theory of Mind, and Why Awareness Keeps Missing the Point
Season 1 Episode 38
Matt and Erin take this one straight on: why autism “awareness” looks the way it does—and who built it that way.
This is about power, bad science, and…
7 months, 1 week ago
Episode 37: Shop Titans, Small Talk Scripts, and the Autistic Art of Socializing
Season 1 Episode 37
Small talk is weird. Especially when you’re autistic.
This week, Matt, Erin, and returning guest Dr. Kade Sharp dig into why neurotypical small talk r…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 36: Driver’s Licenses, Gatekeeping, and Why Bullies Love Bureaucracy
Season 1 Episode 36
This week’s episode happened fast. Matt and Erin pulled in returning guest Dr. Kade Sharp to talk through a situation unfolding in real time—and why …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 35: PDA, Breadsticks, and the Persistent Drive for Autonomy
Season 1 Episode 35
Matt and Erin flip the script this week — Erin takes the lead, and Matt talks about living as a PDAer. It’s direct. It’s personal. And yes, there are…
8 months ago
Episode 34: Safety, Spark, and the Autistic Refusal to Shrink
Season 1 Episode 34
Matt, Erin, and returning guest Kate McNulty are back — and this one moves from burnout to shame to safety, with stops at birds, clocks, and emotiona…
8 months, 1 week ago
Episode 33: Rain Man, Cornflakes, and the Regulation Nobody Talks About
Season 1 Episode 33
Matt and Erin are joined this week by Kate McNulty, LCSW — therapist, teacher, late-identified Autistic human, and one of our own. We start with “spe…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 32: Discipline, Dysregulation, and Why Punishment Doesn’t Work
Season 1 Episode 32
This week is a mailbag episode, and Erin and Matt take on two common questions from allistic listeners that come up constantly in real life. Both que…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 31: Shutdown, Overdrive, and Other Ways Autistic Bodies Say “Enough”
Season 1 Episode 31
This week, Matt and Erin slow things down and talk plainly about stress — what it actually does to autistic bodies, and why it hits so hard. From shu…
9 months ago
Episode 30: Threat, Trauma, and Why “Just Don’t Look” Isn’t an Option for Us
Season 1 Episode 30
This week’s episode is heavy. Matt and Erin slow things down to talk plainly about safety, community, and what it means to stay human when systems bu…
9 months ago