Josephine Moon, Autistic in Residence: Recent Episodes
Josephine Moon
10-minute autism. Autistic people are one of the biggest minorities on the planet. Making the world an easier place for autists is my mission. The world as experienced by an autist herself. Autistic families, kids, adults.
There are obvious reasons to diagnose women but there is an extra ‘gift with purpose’ that comes with it
A brief intro to a huge topic and a strong recommendation of where to find the wise people.
Autistic, person with autism, Asperger’s, high functioning, low functioning, neurodiverse, neurodiversity…. What do we say? Words matter.
Where do you go to find an adult autism diagnosis? Where do you start? And where did I get my diagnosis?
Are the rates of autism diagnosis simply a trend? Are the numbers meaningless? Is there an epidemic?
You may not get ‘congratulations’ and a bunch of flowers for disclosing your autism (more’s the pity) so why would you do it at all? Here’s why I did it….This episode is also available as a blog post: http://josephinemoon.com/2021/10/13/why-i-told-the-world-im-autistic/
Bestselling Australian author Josephine Moon received her autism diagnosis at age 45. She’s now on a mission to make the world a better place for future autists. Here, she shares her ‘coming out’ post diagnosis. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://josephinemoon.com/2021/09/16/my-autistic-coming-out/