Join Gem for this episode, "What Happens When... You Find Out You're Autistic?"

In this episode, Gem talks about learning about Autism whilst a family member was in severe Autistic burnout and having brainwaves about how neurodivergence shows up their family. Whilst walking along a disused railway in Scotland, Gem also shares their own process of considering formal- versus self-identification, the pressure to unmask and the liberation of living in alignment with our neurotype.

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Helpful links:

Autistic burnout: https://www.autisticadvocate.co.uk/autistic-burnout

An excellent book on sensory well-being: Looking After Your Autistic Self: A Personalised Self-Care Approach to Managing Your Sensory and Emotional Well-being by Niamh Garvey

Neurodiversity Paradigm: https://neuroqueer.com/neurodiversity-terms-and-definitions/

Kieran Rose: https://theautisticadvocate.com/

The Social Model of Disability: https://www.inclusionlondon.org.uk/about-us/disability-in-london/social-model/the-social-model-of-disability-and-the-cultural-model-of-deafness/

Autistic Masking: https://theautisticadvocate.com/autistic-masking/

Thriving Autistic - 6 week Discovery Programme for late-identified Autistics(written by Gem) and monthly socials: https://www.thrivingautistic.org/