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About Autism - Understanding the Autistic Experience

About Autism - Understanding the Autistic Experience

By: Stephen Simpson
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We often talk about autism in big, clinical terms. But what does it actually look like when the morning alarm goes off? This podcast is all about reflections of the autistic experience in daily life. We’re diving into the everyday moments that rarely make the textbooks—from the nightly battle with sleep problems to the mounting dread of making a simple phone call. We'll talk about the sensory overload of going shopping, and even the subtle, specific rituals of just making a drink. This is Understanding the Autistic experience a podcast series essential listening for daily lifeStephen Simpson Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Social Events and the Invite

    Social Events and the Invite
    13 Oct 2026

    Today, we are moving away from professional tasks to tacklean area that is a massive source of invisible anxiety: social gatherings.

    From the casual after-work drink to the school birthdayparty, being invited to a social event kicks off an incredibly complex mentalprocess.

    Today, we are pullingback the curtain on the unwritten rules of invitations, the weight of hiddenexpectations, and why navigating these gatherings can feel like solving apuzzle without the instructions
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    10 min
  • Dr Tony Attwood Interview - The Value of Post Diagnostic Support

    Dr Tony Attwood Interview - The Value of Post Diagnostic Support
    7 Oct 2026

    For this special bonus episode I talk to Dr Tony Attwood* on the value of Post Diagnostic support. The conversation continues about what is and isn't post diagnostic support and best practice in this area.

    If you would like to know more on the post diagnostic offer available at About Autism please see www.aboutautism.co.uk or e-mail at hello@aboutautism.co.uk

    *Dr Tony Attwood is a clinical psychologist and internationally recognised specialist in autism, with a career spanning five decades. He holds an Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Hull, a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from the University of Surrey, and a PhD from the University of London. He is an Adjunct Professor at Griffith University in Queensland and is the author of numerous books and research publications on autism, including the widely known

    The Complete Guide to Asperger’s Syndrome. His work has contributed significantly to public and professional understanding of autism.
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    31 min
  • Social Hierarchy or what we see?

    Social Hierarchy or what we see?
    6 Oct 2026

    We are staying within the school and work environments totackle a deeply ingrained, structural concept that can cause massive invisible friction for a neurodivergent mind: social hierarchy.

    From the classroom plan to the corporate organizationalchart, the human world is built on vertical tiers of power and status. But for an autistic brain, this vertical structure often collides head-on with a completely different internal logic.

    Today, we are exploring why autistic people frequentlystruggle with hierarchy, upsets that happen when you naturally treat everyone as an absolute equal.
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    11 min
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