Adulting on the Spectrum
Podcast by Autism Speaks
Episodes
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Austin Wolff.
Austin is an autistic screenwriter and is currently making a movie called 'Wally Jackson,' that draws inspiration from his own autistic experience.
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Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Andrew Kingston.
Andrew has recently been diagnosed with autism at age 60. His special interests are cycling, running and weights. He loves science especially sports science.
Before had a career in education gaining many qualifications like a honors degree in biology/biochemistry. He is married and has two daughters and three grandchildren.
Andrew is lives in the United Kingdom an...
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Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Armani Williams.
Armani is a professional stock car driver. He competes in NASCAR and was diagnosed with autism at age two. As his career with NASCAR flourished, he wanted to raise awareness for autism ensuring that other kids who maybe felt weird or out of place would know that they had a place in this world.
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Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Rose Lawrence.
Rose is an autistic actor and she is passionate about creative arts and inspiring others to follow their creative dreams.
Rose was featured on Autism Speaks social channels and got very positive feedback. So she wanted to share her story more intensively.
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February 13, 2024 • 39 mins
Dani Bowman and Jennifer Cook join host Eileen Lamb for a lively chat, tackling topics from the Netflix hit 'Love On The Spectrum' to the intricacies of intimacy and relationships. Listen in as these three insightful autistic women share their dating advice.
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Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Logan Slaughter.
Logan is an autism advocate who shoes his story to inspire others. He has started ‘Love Like Logan’ two spread his message to others.
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Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Daniel Meyer.
Daniel has autism and ADHD. He has been married for almost a decade.
He likes to share with those on the spectrum that being different isn’t so bad.
He also recently started a YouTube channel, where he talks about how autism impacts marriage and ways to overcome the unique challenges we face everyday.
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Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with author Christina Bauer.
Christina thinks that fantasy books are like bacon: they just make life better.
She’s written more than forty-five novels that feature demons, dragons, wizards, witches, elves, elementals, and a bunch of random stuff that she brainstorms while riding the Boston T.
Christina is on the autism spectrum and currently studying for her master’s degree in history...
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Riley works at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park.
He created Riley's ZooVentures Kids Club.
Riley graduated with an AA degree in Animal Science from Mt. San Antonio College. He also has a Bachelors Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Liberty University.
And graduated from from the UCLA Docent Program in connection with the LA Zoo.
Riley has a passion for animal education.
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December 20, 2023 • 24 mins
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Traci Neal.
Traci is a neurodivergent spoken word artist listed on Poets & Writers residing in Columbia, SC. Traci received a professional adult diagnosis of Autism and ADHD in October 2023. She has won numerous awards and acclaim relating to her poetry and uses her poetry platform to help bring awareness to non-profits in need worldwide.
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December 13, 2023 • 25 mins
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Ron Sandison.
Ron is founder of Spectrum Inclusion, which empowers young adults with autism for employment. He also is a professor of theology.
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December 5, 2023 • 40 mins
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Devin Morrissey.
Devin describes himself as “an Autistic powerhouse” who has been able to live his own life by his standards and rules.
Born and raised in Danville, California, he moved to Los Angeles, California, straight out of high school to receive his Bachelor’s Degree from Whittier College and his Master’s Degree from University of Southern California.
Devin went on to laun...
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November 21, 2023 • 41 mins
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Armando Bernal.
Armando Bernal is a neurodivergent board certified behavior analyst who supports patients between the ages of 2-18-years-old. In addition, Armando provides autistic consultation, parent and therapist consultation, speaking engagements for companies across the nation, and supervision and mentorship to other BCBAs and therapists.
Armando has also participated in seve...
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November 15, 2023 • 23 mins
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Andy Farmer. Andy is an Eagle Scout who earned his bachelor's degree in kinesiology. In 2021, he publicly disclosed his Asperger's syndrome diagnosis and became an advocate for Autism Speaks.
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November 10, 2023 • 30 mins
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with biology major senior student at the University of Kentucky Matthew Leach. Matthew enjoys reading, going to the movies, and spending time with his French bulldog , Chloe.
He has co-authored "See the Able Not the Label" and "Frankie & Finn." he also shares his personal journey with autism on a podcast called "Puzzle in Progress" with his sister as co-host.
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November 6, 2023 • 34 mins
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with retired mainframe computer software engineer Charles Gies.
Gies speaks on autism, aging and getting a diagnosis later in life.
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November 3, 2023 • 30 mins
Part 2! Exclusive! Temple Grandin, autistic advocate, author and speaker, and special guest John Frizzell, a Hollywood composer who also has autism answer our community questions on employment.
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October 30, 2023 • 30 mins
Hosts, Andrew Komarow and Eileen Lamb, speak with Larissa Grabois on the power of music. Larissa holds a BA degree in Music Therapy through piano, Cum Laude, from the John Cali School of Music at Montclair State University.
Living on the spectrum herself, Larissa is a presenter through music across states, promoting autism and neurodivergence acceptance, in-person and virtually, at conferences, universities, schools and organizatio...
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October 26, 2023 • 40 mins
Temple Grandin, autistic advocate, author and speaker, and special guest John Frizzell, a Hollywood composer who also has autism answer our community questions on employment.
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October 25, 2023 • 48 mins
Hosts, Eileen Lamb and Andrew Komarow speak with Ross Voorhees.
About eight years ago, Ross finally figured out that he was on the spectrum, even after becoming a mental health therapist prior. He wound up writing a book about what he learned about autism from both perspectives and how that's changed his work with his clients, who are also on the spectrum.
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