Today’s Autistic Moment: A Podcast for Autistic Adults by An Autistic Adult

Today's Autistic Moment continues our celebration of Pride 2021 with my guest Enzi Tanner as we talk about Autistic Adults: Our Diverse Gender Identities.  Enzi Tanner is a recently diagnosed Autistic Adult, who is a trans man, black and Jewish.  Enzi joins me to talk about what being an individual who is part of many diverse communities.

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June is LGBTQIA+ month.  June 19th is Autistic Pride Day.  On this episode, I talk a little about my own experiences as an Autistic gay man in my introduction to the show.  Later in the show, I talk with Heidi, Luke and Benjamin about their experiences and stories as Autistic Adults of various sexual orientations and gender identities.

Employment is one of the key issues that impact Autistic Adults. Far too many Autistic Adults face discrimination when applying for a job, getting interviewed and getting hired. If and when Autistic Adults do get hired, they meet so many obstacles that make remaining employed becomes impossible. Samuel J. Levine joins me to talk about what is so wrong and why employers fail to value the abilities of Autistic Adults.

Living independently gives Autistics a way to stay in their own homes and receive in home supports.  GT Independence gives Autistic Adults and others with varying disabilities the opportunity to be their own employers in deciding who they hire or terminate and gain some control over their care.  Dan Carmichael is an Autistic Adult who is also a parent of an Autistic son, and is the co-owner of GT Independence.  Dan is my guest to talk about the work GT Independence does and share his thoughts about being an Autistic business manager and what that journey has meant for him.

Some great episodes coming in May 2021. Listen to this trailer.

Many Autistic Adults need supportive service to help with day to day self-care.  During this episode, I will be talking with Sara Swan the Owner and Founder of Looking Forward Life Coaching.  Sara and I will talk together about how difficult obtaining such services is in Minnesota and elsewhere.  We will reveal the results of the survey through which Autistic Adults told us of their experiences with applying for supports and what they experienced with service providers.

April is Autism Acceptance Month. Ellie Wilson, the Executive Director at The Autism Society of Minnesota joins me to talk about the importance of Autism Acceptance.

Autistic Adults have a lot of challenges with executive functioning, self-care management and dealing with the unexpected.  There is one tool that can be very helpful for Autistic Adults to manage their lives and that is social narratives.  Eric Ringgenberg the Director of Educational Programs at the Autism Society of Minnesota joins me to talk about what social narratives are and how Autistic Adults can use them.

Each autistic adult is unique. Our individual neurology is why every autistic adult has abilities and challenges that differ from other autistic adults. The word for those differences is neurodiversity. My dear friend Robyn DeCourcy talks about the history of neurodiversity and how it brings a greater acceptance of the diversity among people with neurological differences.