The Late Discovered Club
Catherine Asta
The Late Discovered Club is a social impact podcast and community that gives late discovered autistic women and marginalised groups a voice.
Hosted by autistic Psychotherapist & Author Catherine Asta and edited by her daughter, Caty Ava.
In each episode we bring you real and empowering stories of late discovered autistic women and people, from all walks of life - through an intersectional lens - helping to deconstruct stereotypes, and give visibility to the next generation.
*We are a gender non-conforming inclusive space*
Hosted by autistic Psychotherapist & Author Catherine Asta and edited by her daughter, Caty Ava.
In each episode we bring you real and empowering stories of late discovered autistic women and people, from all walks of life - through an intersectional lens - helping to deconstruct stereotypes, and give visibility to the next generation.
*We are a gender non-conforming inclusive space*
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Jun 9, 2023 • 38min
S2 Episode 6 - The Cool Kid
In this episode we are joined by Madge Woollard - a self-employed piano and keyboard teacher who has run their own successful business since 1994. A graduate of Cambridge University, where they were a Peterhouse college’s first female organ scholar. Madge currently works both privately and in schools, and now specializes in teaching neurodivergent students - diagnosed autistic in 2016 at age 44 after a lifetime of wondering why they felt so different, and since then has been passionate about advocating for autism rights. In 2019 Madge was awarded an Autism-Friendly Business Award from the National Autistic Society. In 2022 Madge had a chapter published in a groundbreaking book: “Learning from Autistic Teachers: How to be a Neurodiversity-inclusive School” - Madge is a member of Spectrum Theatre Sheffield, an integrated community theatre company who write and perform thought-provoking social theatre. They live in Sheffield with their wife who is also late-discovered autistic. WebsiteConnect with CatherineVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club CommunityExplore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeRead about our 10 Year PlanThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on InstagramRead more about our impact over the last 2 years here
May 31, 2023 • 53min
S2 Episode 5 - Midlife Autistic Doctor
In this episode we are joined by Dr Rosie Baruah who is an NHS Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia in Scotland. Rosie has spoken publicly recently in a BBC Interview about her midlife discovery at 46, and her identity as a Late Discovered Autistic Female Doctor. Rosie is determined to further educate and advocate for autistic doctors, widen perceptions about 'what' an autistic doctor looks like, shining a light on the prejudice and challenges they face, and the benefits that autistic doctors bring to their work.We also talk about *that* ADHD documentary aired in the UK in May 2023, intersectional identities, viewing ourselves through the lens of difference (not deficit) autistic joy, deconstructing the 'Rain Man' stereotype, self-disclosure, and the impact the Autistic Doctor Mary Doherty, who is the Founder of Autistic Doctors International and author Holly Smale as well as other autistic advocates have made to Rosie's autistic discovery, and the importance of having a voice and giving narrative to our experiences.Follow Dr Rosie Baruah on TwitterConnect with CatherineOrder Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP The SENSE Retreat 10-14th October 2025, Yorkshire, UKCome and join Catherine and team at the first of its kind retreat at the beautiful Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, designed for people who experience the world in a deeply sensitive and profound way. Booking and information. Use code CA10OFF for a 10% discount.Visit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
May 25, 2023 • 55min
S2 Episode 4 - Paying It Forward
In this episode we are joined by Kirsty Cullen-Campanelli from LA in California who, at 38 years old, is very much at the beginning of her autistic self-discovery journey. We talk misophonia, invalidation, multiple diagnoses preceding her autistic late discovery, sobriety, trauma and the life changing and affirming moment for Kirsty of finding a health professional who understood her. We also talk about self-disclosure in Corporate America, the need for baseline accommodations in the workplace, leading with empathy, shaping decision making and bravely and vulnerably paying it forward, because “You can’t remove stigma if you don’t actively support its removal”.CW: We touch on themes of trauma, suicide and abuse. Follow Kirsty on InstagramConnect with CatherineOrder Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP The SENSE Retreat 10-14th October 2025, Yorkshire, UKCome and join Catherine and team at the first of its kind retreat at the beautiful Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, designed for people who experience the world in a deeply sensitive and profound way. Booking and information. Use code CA10OFF for a 10% discount.Visit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
May 18, 2023 • 1h 1min
S2 Episode 3 - Autistic Awakening
Raven Gray is a primitive skills practitioner and experimental archaeologist, with more than 25 years’ experience in wilderness living and survival training. Raven was 55 when she discovered that she is autistic, and comes on the show to talk vulnerably and publicly for the first time about her life as an undiscovered autistic woman and her journey to her autistic awakening. The ugly duckling that wasn’t a swan, but actually a Raven, shares the impact of not knowing or understanding who she was for over 5 decades and how it has felt carrying the weight and shame of a neuronormative narrative, and why the light is now permanently on post discovery. CW - themes of self harm, addiction, trauma and abuse. Follow on InstagramHead to Raven's website Connect with CatherineVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club CommunityExplore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeRead about our 10 Year PlanThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on InstagramRead more about our impact over the last 2 years here
May 11, 2023 • 1h 8min
S2 Episode 2 - Autistic Academic
Dr Kate West is an autistic and first-generation academic, author and autism activist. Kate read her DPhil (PhD) and MSc at the University of Oxford (funded by one of the UK’s most competitive academic scholarships) and her Law degree at the University of Edinburgh. She has been awarded various academic prizes and an international academic Fellowship. She is now Senior Lecturer in Visual Criminology at Oxford Brookes University.She comes on the show to shine a light on her late discovery and navigating the world as an autistic academic.CW: contains content on 'disordered' eating and suicidal ideation.Follow on TwitterLink to the article Kate references by Louise Smith Connect with CatherineOrder Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP The SENSE Retreat 10-14th October 2025, Yorkshire, UKCome and join Catherine and team at the first of its kind retreat at the beautiful Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, designed for people who experience the world in a deeply sensitive and profound way. Booking and information. Use code CA10OFF for a 10% discount.Visit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
May 10, 2023 • 15min
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Connect with CatherineOrder Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP The SENSE Retreat 10-14th October 2025, Yorkshire, UKCome and join Catherine and team at the first of its kind retreat at the beautiful Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, designed for people who experience the world in a deeply sensitive and profound way. Booking and information. Use code CA10OFF for a 10% discount.Visit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
May 4, 2023 • 1h 6min
S2 Episode 1 - Making Room
Jennifer Crawford is a chef, pro-wrestler, and feeler of big feelings. They grew up in Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley, and after more than a decade in Toronto and winning MasterChef Canada in 2019, they're home again. When they’re not weaving challah in the kitchen, you might find them as Moon Miss in the wrestling ring at the Lion’s Club Arena, cooking for their experimental pro-wrestling supper club, or giving themselves brain freeze at the local ice cream stand. At 40, they were diagnosed as autistic. They recently celebrated 5 years sober, and their 42nd birthday.Follow Jennifer on InstagramWebsite Connect with CatherineOrder Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP The SENSE Retreat 10-14th October 2025, Yorkshire, UKCome and join Catherine and team at the first of its kind retreat at the beautiful Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, designed for people who experience the world in a deeply sensitive and profound way. Booking and information. Use code CA10OFF for a 10% discount.Visit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
Apr 29, 2023 • 14min
Bonus Episode - A Compassionate Message to My Younger Self
In this bonus episode of Season one we have compiled all the compassionate messages our guests would want to tell their younger selves, and we have new music by Allora from their new EP 'Don't Feel it All' with 'Mother'.Connect with CatherineOrder Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP The SENSE Retreat 10-14th October 2025, Yorkshire, UKCome and join Catherine and team at the first of its kind retreat at the beautiful Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, designed for people who experience the world in a deeply sensitive and profound way. Booking and information. Use code CA10OFF for a 10% discount.Visit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
Apr 15, 2023 • 1h 5min
Episode 16 - Behind the Scenes of Season One
In our final episode of Season one we have Catherine and Caty, the mum & daughter duo together on the podcast for the first time where they:Unpack season oneTalk about the impact it had on them Their stand out momentsWhat it was really like editing and interviewing BTS of the podcast Hopes for season 2Key takeaways Where we are and what next Connect with CatherineOrder Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP The SENSE Retreat 10-14th October 2025, Yorkshire, UKCome and join Catherine and team at the first of its kind retreat at the beautiful Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, designed for people who experience the world in a deeply sensitive and profound way. Booking and information. Use code CA10OFF for a 10% discount.Visit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on InstagramA BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do:Helen Hillman
Apr 6, 2023 • 1h
Episode 15 - Breaking Barriers
Our guest on Episode 15 is Hazel Lim - a leading advocate in the campaign against the stigma associated with autism, with a focus on the cultural stigma within the Chinese community in the UK.Living as a late discovered autistic minority in the UK, Hazel understands the struggles. She moved with her husband and three children to Swansea to study for an MSc in Autism and related Conditions at Swansea University, she then decided to make Wales a permanent home. Hazel founded the Chinese Autism Support Group in 2016, when she realised there was no support available – even nationally – for Chinese families. Since then she has worked tirelessly to engage with this vulnerable group of people, who were almost hiding themselves away due to the language barriers and the cultural stigma associated with autism. The momentum has led her to set up the Chinese Autism UK Community Interest company to better support all Chinese families in need across the UK. Hazel was recently awarded The UK Chinese women of the year volunteering category and won the National Autistic Society Autistic Professional Award in 2020. Hazel comes on the podcast to shine a light on her own late discovery story - a story she shares for the first time since discovering her own neurodivergence in her early 40’s. Contact Hazel Connect with CatherineOrder Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP The SENSE Retreat 10-14th October 2025, Yorkshire, UKCome and join Catherine and team at the first of its kind retreat at the beautiful Broughton Sanctuary in Yorkshire, designed for people who experience the world in a deeply sensitive and profound way. Booking and information. Use code CA10OFF for a 10% discount.Visit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
