Shifting the Narrative on Everything Autism

On this episode, Stacy interviewed Pastiche Graham, a children's author, who is herself, autistic. Pastiche is the author of Pia Pistachio Gets A Job, a tale of a young autistic woman who enters the work force for the first time and learns a lot along the way. The women spoke about:-The inspiration for the book's main character: Pia Pistachio-Patische's own experiences as an autistic adult in the work force-The time Patische ended up on CBS's hit show Undercover Boss. -And much more.                                                          ***
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We're back (at least for this week), and we're here to talk about Monotropism? -What is it?-Is it like having a one-track mind?-What is its relationship to autism?                                                                 ***
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On this episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss Augmented Alternative Communication (AAC). 
 
-What is it? -What are AAC devices? -Does using an AAC device stunt an autistic child's potential to use mouth words? -If finances are an issue, how can you obtain an AAC device?                                                            ***
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On this episode, Stacy and Torrin discuss what to do when an autistic child seemingly starts to regress in various skill sets. -How to deal with this issue. -Is it even an issue at all? -What are the causes?                                                            ***
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Stacy and Torrin speak a lot about parent empowerment, but what exactly is it? On this episode, they explain what it is, what it looks like when applied to parenting, and easy ways to implement it.
 
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On this episode, Stacy and Torrin speak with Mental Health Practitioner, Educator, and Disability Justice Advocate Santana Ficken. 
 
Santana came on to discuss autism in adults, the kinds of trauma they often deal with, and how to avoid it.                                                                ***
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We were going to wait a couple more weeks to start releasing the latest season of the podcast, but President Trump and RFK forced our hands...
 
On this episode, Julia Lee Barclay-Morton returns to help us unpack the mother of all autism misinformation dumps: the recent claim--made by the President of the United States--that pregnant women taking Tylenol are the cause behind the massive rise in autism diagnoses. God help us...Julia's website: https://www.theunadaptedones.com/Julia's book: https://www.theunadaptedones.com/general-8Julia's upcoming CASY talk: https://www.meetup.com/projectcasy/events/310804970/?fbclid=IwdGRjcANGqedleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhNSiwvDzaPfHLNA920g0gZnkKdv0oP9K6r0AMclNB8PQsdxtKeSozzNvHKv_aem_9ZLAz_xUTzrTACPUvLQrvA                                                              ***
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On this episode, Stacy flies solo and talks with musician, therapist, and yoga instructor Alicia Diesch. 
 
Alicia specializes in using music therapy to help neurodivergent people overcome trauma. They discussed the different kinds of trauma often seen in autistic and neurodivergent people and how Alicia's therapeutic practices can help.                                                                 ***
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