Meet My Autistic Brain podcast

Meet My Autistic Brain

What is it like to find out late in life that you are autistic? The Autistic Woman talks about life experiences and how autistic traits affect her as an adult. You'll hear personal stories, opinions about research and the importance of autistic voices. Includes some fun stuff too and interviews of autistic guests! This podcast is primarily for adult autistics and their family and friends. It's one of the top 0.5% most popular shows globally as ranked by Listen Score with more than 1,000,000 downloads.

What is it like to find out late in life that you are autistic? The Autistic Woman talks about life experiences and how autistic traits affect her as an adult. You'll hear personal stories, opinions about research and the importance of autistic voices. Includes some fun stuff too and interviews of autistic guests! This podcast is primarily for adult autistics and their family and friends. It's one of the top 0.5% most popular shows globally as ranked by Listen Score with more than 1,000,000 downloads.

 

#207

Catch this Replay: Foresight

Did you see that coming? At times an autistic person doesn’t have a clue about what can ha... more

11 Dec 2025

13 MINS

13:21

11 Dec 2025


#206

The Highly Sensitive, Perceptive Autistic Person

In this conversation we break down what it really means to be perceptive and why highly se... more

08 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:57

08 Dec 2025


#205

Hear It Again: Why the Autistic Brain Over-responds in Emotional Situations

Autistics can sometimes feel as though their emotions are out of control. This is a brain ... more

01 Dec 2025

13 MINS

13:07

01 Dec 2025


#204

Listen Again: Decisions

Decide to listen to this one again! It's all about making decisions. Should I or shouldn’t... more

27 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:06

27 Nov 2025


#203

Diagnosis and What Needs to Change

In this episode I’m talking with Briane Webb, a teacher who takes a unique approach to lea... more

24 Nov 2025

13 MINS

13:51

24 Nov 2025


#202

Listener Favorites: Autistic Strengths

The focus on symptoms can make us lose sight of the strengths autistic people have like in... more

13 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:58

13 Nov 2025


#201

Autism in Entertainment - Is It For You?

Ready to turn your passion into a profession? We talked with experts Marlene Sharp and Jud... more

10 Nov 2025

31 MINS

31:13

10 Nov 2025


#200

Listener Favorites: Coping As Autistic

It’s complicated. Each day an autistic person handles both autism and life’s challenges. I... more

06 Nov 2025

11 MINS

11:50

06 Nov 2025


#199

Autism Assessments: Am I Autistic?

In this episode, I’m chatting with Wendela Whitcomb Marsh whose career has included workin... more

03 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:59

03 Nov 2025


#198

Listener Favorites: Autistic Fatigue

Do you recognize that underlying feeling as if you’re always tired? Being autistic can be ... more

30 Oct 2025

09 MINS

09:21

30 Oct 2025


#197

Why Autistics Must Trust Gut Feelings

Is your "gut feeling" from anxiety or is it something else? For many autistic people years... more

27 Oct 2025

11 MINS

11:18

27 Oct 2025


#196

Listener Favorites: Explaining Autism to Family and Friends

Explaining Autism to Family and Friends - If you’ve tried to talk about autism with others... more

23 Oct 2025

12 MINS

12:45

23 Oct 2025


#195

Why Autistics Ignore Gut Feelings

We’ve all had them although we may have ignored them, intentionally or not. Gut feelings c... more

20 Oct 2025

10 MINS

10:15

20 Oct 2025


#194

Listener Favorites Interview: Orion Kelly

Hear author, content creator and advocate Orion Kelly talk about how he found out he’s aut... more

16 Oct 2025

44 MINS

44:55

16 Oct 2025


#193

Hot Topic: Straight Talk About Adult Bullying

There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to bullying and it is complex. Bullies follow a ... more

13 Oct 2025

14 MINS

14:42

13 Oct 2025


#192

Build Lasting Motivation

In this episode, Becca Block shares her practical framework for motivation, tackling the b... more

08 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:39

08 Oct 2025


#191

The Autistic Nervous System, Horses and Co-Regulation

How do we move beyond the labels of "disability" and "levels" when talking about autism? M... more

30 Sep 2025

34 MINS

34:26

30 Sep 2025


#190

Acetaminophen: What Some Say Causes Autism

Questionable studies suggest that acetaminophen causes autism which simply isn’t so. This ... more

24 Sep 2025

20 MINS

20:03

24 Sep 2025


#189

Listener Favorites: Autistic Fatigue

Do you recognize that underlying feeling as if you’re always tired? Being autistic can be ... more

22 Sep 2025

09 MINS

09:21

22 Sep 2025


#188

Someone Like Me

This episode features my chat with Dr. Clem Bastow, the brilliant writer and one of the ed... more

15 Sep 2025

44 MINS

44:49

15 Sep 2025


#187

How to Be Autistic: What's Next After Diagnosis?

After diagnosis the question is often “What do I do now?” Our guest, Rachel Morgan-Trimmer... more

08 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:18

08 Sep 2025


#186

The Autism Tax

You may have heard the term “autism tax” but what is it? Why do autistic people pay more m... more

03 Sep 2025

09 MINS

09:03

03 Sep 2025


#185

Connecting Through Play

Daria Brown, author of We Chose Play, talks with me about an approach that emphasizes conn... more

25 Aug 2025

32 MINS

32:32

25 Aug 2025


#184

Mindfulness That Actually Works for Autistics

In this episode you’ll hear from Tanya Roberts about Mindfulness Done Differently. For tho... more

18 Aug 2025

25 MINS

25:15

18 Aug 2025


#183

Listener Favorites: 11 Reasons It's Good to Know You're Autistic

Autism can come as a surprise for many people. There are positive things that happen after... more

13 Aug 2025

03 MINS

03:58

13 Aug 2025


#182

1,000,000 Downloads and an Epic Thank You!

The podcast has now officially reached 1,000,000 downloads! When I started Meet My Autisti... more

05 Aug 2025

01 MINS

01:09

05 Aug 2025


#181

Listener Favorites: Common Autistic Experiences

Do autistics share experiences and behaviors? Here are some things we have in common. What... more

04 Aug 2025

09 MINS

09:56

04 Aug 2025