This episode originally aired on April 9, 2024 under the title “Taylor Swift is Autistic.”

“That's what they do to autistic people: They hate us and have opinions about us loudly.”

“We are pointing out autistic culture as it is seen in the wild, just like we might point out cannolis, whether they were made by Italians or not.” “It's almost as if that's the point of the Autistic Culture Podcast.”

“She represents Autistic culture, and as the PR department, if we are not like waving the flag— ‘The biggest star in the world is from Autistica!’ Yeah, like, we have to celebrate this. There is so much to celebrate.”

Do you relate to Taylor Swift and/or her lyrics? Share your favorite lyrics in the comments!

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Episode 46: Cats are Autistic

Freddie Mercury is Autistic (Episode 73)

Episode 50: Top 10 Pillars of Autistic Culture

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This episode originally aired on December 13, 2022 under the title “Peanuts is Autistic.”

“Our relationships are based on the three F's. Friends, family, and fictional characters.”

“He was a very big proponent of gay rights because one of his best friends is Billie Jean King and Peppermint Patty is directly based on her.”

“The entire world seems incredibly chaotic to us. And we need this structure and we need this routine in order to be happy, in order to be healthy, in order to be productive. And it seems like Charles Schultz really, really leaned into this because that is what helped him be who he was.”

“This is so pathologizing and so incorrect because we, These are the things that give us life. These are the things that bring us joy.”

“He said, ‘that's what life was about to me.’ He didn't say ‘that's what I liked.’ He didn't say ‘that's what I loved.’ He said, 'that's what life was about.”

Which Peanuts character do you relate to the most?

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Episode 06: Lemony Snicket is Autistic

Episode 12: Parks & Rec is Autistic

Episode 20: Sesame Street is Autistic

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This episode originally aired on November 7, 2022 under the title “Poetry is Autistic.”

“That seems largely like Autistic torture, because leaving the sanctity of a well-stocked library to go make small talk…” “Yeah, literally.” “Oh, my God.”

“Due to the monotropic mindset, when we find something that is appealing, we have to dive deeply and fully into it…whatever it is that feeds this passion for us. If we are in the zone, we are healing.”

“And can you imagine, like, the social anxiety? All you want to do is read. You're in the middle of a great book and you have to go see some fake ass people and smile and drink tea.”

“This is a thing that I don't understand about neurotypical culture, because it's based largely on colonialism, white supremacy, puritanism, and all this stuff. There's this element of, ‘Have you tried just suffering?’”

Do you write poetry? Are you an Autistic rebel? How do you relate to Emily?

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Episode 11: Sherlock is Autistic

Episode 24: The Trouble with Temple

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This episode originally aired on October 17, 2023, under the title “Dungeons and Dragons is Autistic.”

“This gives us a safe place where we can be ourselves, where we can be other people, where we can bond with people, where we can have a ritual of getting together once a week and spending lots of time eating snacks and socializing in a safe and effective way where we all know the rules of socialization.”

“You have a specified time. You have a specified reason for hanging out. You have a specified goal during the game. It meets our socialization needs.”

“So like what you like, because whatever it is, they'll find a way to call you weird.”

Are you a D&D fan? Tell us about your favorite character or campaign! How has D&D helped you to tap into authentic joy and connection?

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Episode 10: Star Trek is Autistic

Episodes 16: Pokémon is Autistic

Episode 28: Superheroes are Autistic

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This episode originally aired on December 20, 2022, under the title “Fairy Tales are Autistic.”

Angela’s all-time favorite episode! #ActuallyAutistic co-hosts discuss how HCA used imaginative stories to reframe common Autistic traits (that we’re frequently bullied for) as treasured gifts.

“We are not defective neurotypicals. We are not ugly ducklings. We are swans. We do swan things. We don't do duck things.”

“They claim that we have no empathy—we are just overwhelmed a lot by emotion because they're so big for us.”

“It's all about the research because, god, we love the research.”

“They did these brain scans, and it turns out that neurotypical people tune out 98% of all sensory data. 98%. And we don't.”

“The world is overwhelming for us. It's chaotic. And this is exemplified in ‘The Princess and the Pea’ because she feels it, whereas other people wouldn't…And that's the reason she's royalty.”

Which fairy tale (or fairy tale character) do you relate to most?

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Episode 03: Poetry is Autistic (The Emily Dickinson episode)

Episode 25: The Legend of Autistica

Episode 34: Beauty and the Beast is Autistic

Episode 63: Elsa is Autistic

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This episode originally aired on December 12, 2023 under the title “Autistic Centered Therapy - AuCT”

Matt Lowry, LPP, tells his co-host, Dr. Angela Lauria all about AuCT: a style of therapy that he created to help support his autistic clients in an authentic, neurodiversity-affirming way.

“CBT just taught me, like, “Mask harder. Don't be annoyed. Ignore your senses.”

“CBT does not work for us because it's not structured for our brains.”

“(CBT)'s essentially gaslighting. But for neurotypical people, it starts pruning their synapses. But, since we don't do that, it's completely meaningless for us.”

What do you think the world would be like if AuCT was taught in graduate school programs for therapists and social workers? Where else should it be taught?

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Episode 38: Productivity is Autistic

Episode 62: Protecting Kentucky Kids

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