The Life Autistic with Ryan Somers

Author: Ryan Somers

Ryan Somers discovered he is Autistic in his early 40s, after years of wondering "What is wrong with me?" An experienced writer, performer, and broadcaster, he decided to document his journey of discovery as he learned about his own Autism, and went through the process of getting an official diagnosis.This podcast features one-on-one conversations with other Autistic adults, discussing our experiences living as Autistic people in a Neurotypical world, learning, discovering, and finding community and support by connecting with others in the community of late-diagnosed and self-diagnosed Autistic adults.This podcast is by and for adults living with Autism, and for anyone else who wants to listen in and learn about us, from us.#TheLifeAutistic Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/TheLifeAutistic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 31: Zoh (Indiana)
Episode 31
Wednesday, 30 June, 2021

Episode 31: Zoh is 29 years old and lives in Indiana. She is self-diagnosed Autistic, and is a creative musician, photographer and jewellery maker. In this conversation, we discuss how Autistics kids are often misdiagnosed growing up, comorbidities, the legitimacy of self-diagnosis in the Autistic community, the barriers to late-diagnosis, therapy, Beastie Boys, discovering being Autistic, famous Autistic people (Elon Musk, Dan Aykroyd), Autism in media and movies, Sia, Atypical, stimming, support systems for Autistic people, creative expression, playing music, and we end it with a terrible joke. Zoh can be foud on instagram at @Kueen.ZohIf you would like to become a supporter of The Life Autistic podcast, you can sign up at Patreon.com/TheLifeAutistic The Life Autistic Podcast w/ Ryan Somers can be found on Instagram and Facebook at @TheLifeAutistic and Twitter at @LifeAutisticPodThanks for listening and for your support.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/TheLifeAutistic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.