Thoughtforms Life Conversation 1 with Diana Moga, Alexey Tolchinsky, and Chris Fields
Nov 29, 2025
Diana Moga, a psychiatrist focused on autism and ketamine therapy, joins clinical psychologist Alexey Tolchinsky and researcher Chris Fields for an enlightening discussion. They dive into how ketamine opens inner experiences for autistic patients, defining autism as a unique cognitive pattern shaped by trauma and social mismatch. The conversation explores the often underdiagnosed female phenotype, presents thirteen behavioral patterns observed in autism, and discusses the complexity of diagnosing within a neurotypical range, all while interlinking neuroscience with therapeutic approaches.
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
Use Ketamine To Unlock Traumatic Memories
- Try ketamine-assisted psychotherapy to access trauma and implicit memories in autistic patients.
- Diana Moga reports it creates trust, synchrony, and language access for hard-to-reach inner experiences.
Autism As A Whole-Mind Pattern
- Autism represents a different pattern of mind with altered connectivity shaping experience from birth.
- Diana Moga emphasizes it affects social, sensory, communication, motor, and emotional domains together.
Mismatch Drives Social Trauma
- Social trauma often accrues from mismatch between autistic cognitive style and neurotypical expectations.
- Repeated punishment and parental anxiety intensify lifelong stress and disability, Diana Moga argues.
