ASD Is Ability
ASDIsAbility is a podcast dedicated to exploring neurodiversity with a particular focus on Autism Spectrum Disorder, ASD. I share insights, personal experiences, and practical ways to understand ourselves better, celebrate neurodiverse strengths, and embrace the reality that ASD is ability. The episodes cover many facets of life with ASD, with stories that resonate for those with ASD and those around them. Join me regularly for new discussions that support community, learning, and acceptance.
Episodes
When the UK was hit by an unexpected heatwave, the usual sensory rulebook went out the window. In this episode, we explore how careful planning can led to spontaneous human connection.
In this episode we talk about time — how much of it we have, how we use it, and how we find it. Even if it is of equal measure for everyone I share my experience and contrast with other neurodiversity approaches.
This episode covers a heavier topic than usual: people going through very difficult times in life, and touching on the subject of suicide. If this is something that feels too sensitive for you right now, I recommend skipping this episode. Content declared explicit due to subject not language.
In this episode I make the analogy of chess and the way we take options in life. This is from an angle of autism spectrum disorder and can be insightful for anyone interested in neurodiversity.
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What happens when the world feels like it’s moving in a direction you didn’t choose… and can’t control? In this episode we look at ways that information overwhelms a neurodiversity brain and ways to manage it.
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In this episode we talk about how people with ASD decides to filter the news they see/hear and how that created a particular situation for me.
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Today's episode is about understanding ways for people with ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, or even other types of neurodiversity, to act when a new ritual is about to be performed. We talked about Chinese New Year, Yee Sang and how to relax in new situations.
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Have you ever been in a situation so bizarre, so completely out of blue, that your brain.. stops?
This episode talks about those moments that catch us completely off guard. The unscripted, the unexpected and one unforgettable lack of pants.
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This podcast is all about discovering strength in neurodiversity, covering ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), ADHD, and other forms of neurodiversity.
The central theme is being yourself, no matter what others say, and embracing your differences as abilities. It aims to help you live authentically, even in a world that may not always understand or accept you.
The podcast shares personal experiences, offering tools for self-a...
Is Christmas time one to look forward or to avoid? Depending on the neurodiversity the answer might be different. I look at my experience of having ASD and the time around Christmas.
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How are you? How do we answer that question as someone with ASD? How other types of neurodiversity might respond? I share my experience of answering that with someone this week and the surprising reaction I had.
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Could very difficult exams favour a certain type of neurodiversity? Would someone with ASD do better or worse in that type of exams? I share my experience of the Master of Wine examination.
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In this episode I am looking at the importance of considering the audience. How do we ask important questions? Are we aware of our neurodiversity and others when we do?
This is covered with a life example from the time that I asked a friend to be the witness of my wedding, before I knew that I had ASD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and how the experience went. I bring the analogy of traffic lights to explain the importance of ...
Imagine if you could achieve more by thinking that it has already happened? Incredible, isn't it?
This is the power of visualisation and in this episode I share my experience of applying visualisation and how that helps me with ASD to achieve more.
Maybe you can also try and have a go?
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In this first episode of the second season I share the reasons for coming back and starting the second season. I also discuss how Halloween is seen by me and how other people with ASD might have similar or different views.
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Sometimes we create and impose our own deadlines and expectations. This might bring loads of pressure and in this episode I look at the way I embarked on the Master of Wine programme, one of the most difficult exams in the world and look at lessons from neurodiversity and ASD.
We all have good and bad days either influenced externally or by the way we think about ourselves. How people with ASD have their mood influenced and how they present to others.
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In this episode we cover the way people with neurodiversity communicate and particularly in the case of ASD.
We look at the impact of being unaware of neurodiversity and some of the perceptions associated with it. This is followed with me sharing some past failures in communication and how I am re-addressing that.
Finally, we look at the...
We face challenges and sometimes we put ourselves through them. In this episode we explore how neurodiversity and having autism spectrum diversity provides a different perspective. We introduce the PDPA approach for a more structured way to understand them and increase the chances of addressing them.
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