I've found a good podcast. podcasts.apple.com/.../id1548001224 ..I think it's relevant for men and women but is from the female perspective. The episodes are relatively short and there are a many topics.
I've found a good podcast. podcasts.apple.com/.../id1548001224 ..I think it's relevant for men and women but is from the female perspective. The episodes are relatively short and there are a many topics.
Thanks for the podcast recommendation, sounds really interesting.
In terms of other autistic podcasts have you heard of 1800 Seconds on Autism? It’s quite funny, informal and interesting.
https://open.spotify.com/show/6eVzbOReuraojesXQDTMb8?si=Swsm-ZjATEq-icoVjvnOfA
I think I have heard this one but couldn't relate much to it. I dip in and out of podcasts usually on topics related to my interests, not so much autism. But I found meet my brain when searching for info about inertia. It's useful to get different perspectives and lived experience
searching for info about inertia. It's useful to get different perspectives and lived experience
Yes definitely, our community is so diverse.
Meet my Brain definitely sounds more in depth. What other podcasts do you like to listen to?
If you want more information about inertia these links might be useful:
https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/me-and-monotropism-unified-theory-autism
https://the-art-of-autism.com/tag/tendril-theory/
Yes our thought processing is very different to non autistic people. The rate at which we process information and the amount that we take in is one of the reasons we reach over whelm quicker than non autistic people.
However, this thought processing style also means we are knowledge hoovers like you said earlier!
If that is true then no wonder we get as tired as we do. Actually I read somewhere this week, something to do with different thought processes in autistic people, even at resting rate.
Generally speaking my head is very ‘noisy’ too. Obviously we can’t compare our internal thought processing with other neurotypes. However, I have read that we autistic people process 42% more information than autistic people even at resting rate. This would explain the ‘noisy’ head.
Yes its been noted by others of my use of language. I come across quite well spoken despite my "common" accent. I often tend to need to choose the correct vocabulary in order to convey and communicate correctly in the way i want people to understand. As for grammar, this can be "incorrect" due to local dialect as I don't speak the queen's (king's? ) English. The only "snobbery" i have is when people say they were "sat on the sofa" when really it is "sitting" !!! But language evolves and this misuse is very common. I think communication is more important than accuracy. There's no right or wrong way. I think it's more about a desire to be understood.
I think it is common for many autistics too have a constant internal monologue. I didn’t realise this was an autistic thing either until I started connecting with other autistics
I always had the impression I had a really "noisy" head in comparison to other people but obviously I can't prove this and many people from all walks of life have their own "internal problems". I do have the internal monologue thing but I don't know how this is different to other people's experiences, but I just feel it is.
I think this is because we are detail orientated.
Yes we are detail orientated. I notice things other people don’t such as somebody I am not even related has had their haircut or changes in food packaging. Details are so important and clarifying! Sometimes non autistic people think I am being pedantic because I need all the details. For example, in the way that I focus on the grammar of sentence because otherwise it doesn’t make sense, but other people just skip past that and intuitively know what is meant.
‘When I submitted notes for my diagnostic assessment it went into about 15 pages and even then it was heavily edited’
How to show you are autistic without explicitly stating that you are autistic!
‘For example a neurotypical person would probably not read up on these unless they suspected themselves to be autistic or were involved in some sort of research.’
Yes definitely, the amount of research we undertake about being autistic shows that we are autistic, even before we are formally identified. The subject would not attract us so much if we were not actually part of this community.
‘I also am an ardent observer in social situations. A constant analysis conscious and semi subconscious. This is something I didn't realise until I discovered autism but at the same time thought everyone did so.’
Yes I am an observer too. It’s much more natural for me to gain as much information as possible by watching so that I can almost predict everything and then engage. Neurotypical social situations feel safer for me that way. I analyse everything too, I think it is common for many autistics too have a constant internal monologue. I didn’t realise this was an autistic thing either until I started connecting with other autistics.
‘When I submitted notes for my diagnostic assessment it went into about 15 pages and even then it was heavily edited’
How to show you are autistic without explicitly stating that you are autistic!
‘For example a neurotypical person would probably not read up on these unless they suspected themselves to be autistic or were involved in some sort of research.’
Yes definitely, the amount of research we undertake about being autistic shows that we are autistic, even before we are formally identified. The subject would not attract us so much if we were not actually part of this community.
‘I also am an ardent observer in social situations. A constant analysis conscious and semi subconscious. This is something I didn't realise until I discovered autism but at the same time thought everyone did so.’
Yes I am an observer too. It’s much more natural for me to gain as much information as possible by watching so that I can almost predict everything and then engage. Neurotypical social situations feel safer for me that way. I analyse everything too, I think it is common for many autistics too have a constant internal monologue. I didn’t realise this was an autistic thing either until I started connecting with other autistics.
Yes our thought processing is very different to non autistic people. The rate at which we process information and the amount that we take in is one of the reasons we reach over whelm quicker than non autistic people.
However, this thought processing style also means we are knowledge hoovers like you said earlier!
If that is true then no wonder we get as tired as we do. Actually I read somewhere this week, something to do with different thought processes in autistic people, even at resting rate.
Generally speaking my head is very ‘noisy’ too. Obviously we can’t compare our internal thought processing with other neurotypes. However, I have read that we autistic people process 42% more information than autistic people even at resting rate. This would explain the ‘noisy’ head.
I think it is common for many autistics too have a constant internal monologue. I didn’t realise this was an autistic thing either until I started connecting with other autistics
I always had the impression I had a really "noisy" head in comparison to other people but obviously I can't prove this and many people from all walks of life have their own "internal problems". I do have the internal monologue thing but I don't know how this is different to other people's experiences, but I just feel it is.