Meet My Autistic Brain

In this episode I chat with Natalie Diggins, technologist and author of The Autistic Adult's Toolbox. Natalie gives step-by-step strategies and tools that work for autistics. From parties to friendships to doctor’s appointments Natalie shares the toolbox she developed using her systems approach to problem solving. You’ll learn how to have a plan before socializing, how to save energy for what matters and how to recognize your limits. Using checklists, questionnaires, planners and scripts Leslie helps you find out what you really want and how to get there. Get all the details from the ingenious Natalie Diggins.
Some of what you'll learn about:
*How to prepare for a doctor's appointment or medical procedure
*How to comfortably handle social situations
*Three key strategies to make friendships easier 
Natalie's book: The Autistic Adult's Toolbox
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Every day autistic people face the big question. We can stay hidden or we can be real. There’s no right or wrong answer…except maybe this one time?
When have you been in a situation like this and what did you choose? Write to me at [email protected]

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Ever notice how nature calms you, music shifts your mood and soft textures make you feel amazing?
Sensory processing plays a role in how autistic adults experience the world—yet it’s often misunderstood. In this episode, Donna Redman and occupational therapist Cindy Duffy unpack what sensory processing really is, how it affects emotional regulation and behavior, and why so many autistic adults spend years masking sensory discomfort.
We talk about:
What sensory processing is and how it works in the nervous system
How sensory differences show up in autistic adults
Masking sensory discomfort and the emotional cost of “looking fine”
The connection between sensory overload and anxiety, agitation, and burnout
How environment, nature, and art support sensory well-being
Why awareness alone can dramatically reduce stress and self-blame
The Secret Genius of Sensory Processing website 
The Secret Genius of Sensory Processing Quick Start Guide  

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Have you been told you’re “too sensitive?” Do you struggle to complete tasks or projects? Have you given up trying to find out why life seems hard?
In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Gilly Kahn reveals why many women with ADHD are stressing themselves to appear normal and how the clinical world’s focus on young boys has left millions of women without answers.
We talk about:
The "Double Burden" of Success: Why high IQ and degrees often act as a barrier to diagnosis, leaving women to struggle in secret.
RSD vs. Reality: Understanding Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria—not as a personality trait, but as a neurological response to a lifetime of negative feedback.
Hormonal Interference: A look at how hormones affect ADHD and ADHD medications
Creative Survival: Why habits labeled “quirky” might actually be high-level executive function workarounds.
Dr. Gilly Kahn’s website
Book: Allow Me To Interrupt: A Psychologist Reveals the Emotional Truth Behind Women’s ADHD  
Dr Gilly Kahn on Instagram
 

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You’re done and you don’t know why. The brain is turned off and no words come to mind. You might not move. You might cry. You might be desperate to be alone. This is what shutdown feels like. How do you recognize a shutdown and is there anything you can do to prevent it? This episode has some answers.

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