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Other People Who Have It
Octavia Butler's hyperempathy, which Sami Schalk reads as a disability with no real-world equivalent, and the Autistic people who have been describing it under the same name for years.
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#autistic experience
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What Does Autism Feel Like?
I am Autistic. I know this, not only because I was diagnosed after extensive assessment, but also because of my feeling of belonging within the Autistic cultural ecosystem. I am, however, plagued by…
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Neurodivergence & Humanity
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit news.neurohubcommunity.org This episode delves into the nature of Neurodivergent humanity. It explores our vulnerabilities, our…
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How Community Gave Me The Strength To Find Recovery
I did not choose addiction, I chose survival in the only ways available to me at the time, and that distinction matters in ways I am still finding language for. It is not a deflection of…
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What Does Autism Feel Like?
What does autism feel like? It sounds like a simple question. It isn’t. In this episode of Autistic Identity with NeuroHub, David sits with a puzzle that has followed him for years: whether autism…
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I Give You A Story
We usually meet autism through other people’s stories. Through diagnostic language. Through books, posts, memes, and threads. Through words that try to explain us before we’ve had a chance to explain…
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Being Autistic shapes grief: Explore unique paths through loss and affirming support
Explore how Autistic people experience grief differently and discover affirming resources, support, and strategies for navigating loss with compassion.
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Neurodivergent Base-Camp
Explaining what it is like to be autistic to non-autistic people can be difficult. To quote Dawn Prince-Hughes (Cultural Autism Studies at Yale), being autistic is like “being human without the…
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Autistic Storytime With David Ep 6
In this episode I discuss the harm that being seen as “gifted” did me, and why intelligence as a concept does so much harm to Autistic people. This episode draws on the writing I did in my recent…
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Autistic Storytime With David
In this episode of Autistic Storytime David explores how he experiences pain differently and why. He goes on to discuss how doctors fail to take his pain seriously and why this is a significant…
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Autistic Storytime With David: Episode 3
In this episode, I explore my journey through psychosis as an Autistic person and the path to my schizophrenia diagnosis. I discuss being a psychiatric inpatient, and the burnout to psychosis cycle…
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Autistic Storytime With David: Episode 2
In episode 2 of my podcast I tell the story of my journey into drug and alcohol addiction. For greater detail on the specifics of my experience, please consider buying my book Unusual Medicine:…
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Autistic Storytime With David: Episode 1
This is the first episode of my podcast for my paid subscribers. In this episode, I explore the journey to my Autistic discovery and self-acceptance. If you would like to listen to this podcast,…
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Launch Trailer: Autistic Storytime With David
Here is the first look at my new podcast for paid subscribers to my substack. I will be using this podcast to tell my story in short episodes, that I hope will resonate with people. I have opted to…
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Celebrating David's 8th Anniversary of Sobriety- David with Charlie Hart, Tigger Pritchard, and Ollie
In this episode David and friends discuss David's sobriety journey and some of the realities of addiction. This episode contains subsjects that may be difficult for some listeners. Unusual Medicine…
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Neurodivergent people and Cults- David with Priscilla Eyles
This episode promises to be really interesting. Priscilla Eyles will join David to discuss the often unmentioned topic of neurodivergent people and cults. Tune in to listen to this informative…