Ep. 24 - Autistic Strengths, Creativity, and the Fallacy of the Weekend

Autistic Tidbits & Tangents

Ep. 24 - Autistic Strengths, Creativity, and the Fallacy of the Weekend - Bruce and Kara discuss the positive aspects of autism and how we need to reframe conversations for families, autistic people themselves, and society. They share their own strengths and examples of their lived experiences. Tangents include Hamilton, playwrighting, and Bohemian Rhapsody! Things of the Day: 7 Ways of Hearing "Blackbird" by Bruce Petherick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ON6zDhItyM&list=PLfcbrgFcpfV6kB5sylHW-hGb6-zT6ri29&pp=iAQB Books Bruce Recommends: The End of Average: How We Succeed in a World That Values Sameness by Todd Rose https://www.amazon.ca/End-Average-Succeed-Values-Sameness/dp/1443437131 Delicacy: A memoir about cake and death by Katy Wix https://www.amazon.ca/Delicacy-memoir-about-cake-death/dp/1472261208/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Delicacy&qid=1693433557&s=books&sr=1-1

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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal (and guest co-host Bruce Petherick!), centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.

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Kara: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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-Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠