The Autistic Culture Podcast is Live!
>>>Autism is not just a less common (but wildly underdiagnosed) neurotype. It is also a CULTURE.<<<<
Like any culture, autism has ART, MUSIC, MANNERISMS, DRESS, LANGUAGE, RITUALS, FOOD, and YES, PODCASTS!!!
Licensed Psychological Practitioner, Matt Lowry and I (Dr. Angela Lauria, President & Publisher at Difference Press) have partnered up to create the Autistic Culture Podcast. Each episode we dive deep into Autistic contributions to society and culture by introducing you to some of the world’s most famous and successful Autistics in History!
We would love to invite you over for a weekly visit to Autistica. Subscribe on…
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autistic-culture-podcast/id1653171456
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6wyddJdKhPr0b74563fsFl?si=ARtn3P7OSlm9eZMy6dWFUg
or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.
Here are some highlights:
*** We love the autistic accent! Our language is detailed; linguists and speech pathologists call it “mazing” (I call it amazing…lol). This refers to a high number of stops, restarts, and revisions within words or phrases. People outside of our culture complain excessive mazing can really interfere with the clarity of our message. (We get it; you can’t follow all the tangents. It’s okay your brain processes more slowly. Just tell us to slow down for you, and we’ll do our best.)
*** WE CREATE WORLDS!!! - You love Pokemon! The Star Wars world! The Marvel multi-verse - Earth 6.1.6, Asgard, Jotunheim! GUESS WHO CREATED THEM????? AUTISTICS!!! How do I know???? OUR CULTURE HIGHLY VALUES DETAILS AND SYSTEMS AND ACCURACY…. We were born to create worlds. You're welcome.
*** We have our own food! Autistic food is my favorite, but maybe you are not so much… I’ll share this: for me, Cornflakes are the height of my spiciness meter. We keep it beige and bland and like it that way - mashed potatoes, Mac and cheese, vanilla ice cream - give us all your ‘tasteless’ treats because our powers of heightened senses make them a WONDERLAND. Allistics need Sriracha and sauces and spices to bring out the flavor; the flavor is always on the surface in Autistic culture.
*** Fashion in Autistica is so good. If you have ever benefited from a tagless t-shirt or a seamless sock, thank autistic culture! We value simplicity EVERYWHERE because our thoughts are so deep and complex. In our culture, we simplify external things like food and clothes so we can focus on big, complex problems in our brains without distraction. This is part of our monotropist nature. Allistics benefit from it, too! We invented the capsule wardrobe and dressing in the same thing every day - see our Autistic family members Albert Einstein, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg (unconfirmed) for details.
Here are some of the Autistics we will be celebrating and the stories we will be sharing on the show:
* Hans Christian Andersen
* Emily Dickinson
* Steve Jobs
* Greta Thunberg
* Andy Warhol
* Satoshi Tajiri – Creator of Nintendo’s Pokémon
* Charles Schulz
* Benjamin Bannecker
* Dan Aykroyd
* Questlove
* Alfred Kinsey
Autistic culture is rich and beautiful and valued by many outside our culture without realizing it. This is just the tip of the iceberg.
No missing puzzle pieces here!
With this podcast, we’re exploring our Autistic ancestry. Autism is wildly hereditary, and yes, we do have autistic ancestors. We love celebrating the music, food, fashion, humor, art, and music of Autistic culture and can’t wait to share it with you. We are naming and claiming Autistic Magnificence, and we want you along for the journey.
Subscribe on…
Substack: https://autisticculture.substack.com
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autistic-culture-podcast/id1653171456
or anywhere else you listen to podcasts.
And please, please, please review and rate the show for us. It helps other autistics and those who love an autistic person to find us, push back against anti-Autistic stigma, and celebrate Autistic Culture.
Thanks for joining us in the enchanted land of Autistica!
Matt & Angela
Hosts, The Autistic Culture Podcast
