Best Rachel Aanstad Podcasts (2025)

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Recognising and dealing with bullies and narcissists 16:17

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3y ago16:17

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One of the most difficult parts about being Autistic is the relentless bullying that starts in childhood and often continues for the rest of our lives.

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Strategies for Autistic Burnout/Chronic Fatigue 13:57

3y ago13:57

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Today I am going to talk about strategies for dealing with Autistic Chronic Fatigue. I want to be clear at the start here that I have no idea what causes chronic fatigue syndrome or CFS. CFS may have multiple underlying causes. We don't know. However the symptoms do seem to be shared in a similar way by multiple people. My working hypothesis is tha…

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What is POTS and what might it have to do with Autistic Burnout? 12:19

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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome and you or someone you know.

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Autistic Hypermobility 9:51

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There is such a thing as being too flexible.

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Reading, writing, math, and physical coordination for Autistics with spiky profiles 9:10

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The title says it all :)

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Intense World Theory 9:35

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The Intense World Theory is a hypothetical model of Autism that posits that Autistic traits are the result of heightened sensory sensitivity and that different Autistics have different sensitivities.

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Autistic vs Allistic social styles 10:29

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Some of the many ways that Autistics and Allistics communicate differently.

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Bodycare and housework 15:40

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A few strategies

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Hyperphantasia, Anaphantasia, and face blindness (Prosopognosia) 5:17

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Autistic traits can include wide variations of how we process visual information internally

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The perks and perils of being Autistic during a global pandemic 13:26

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I'm seeing a lot of people I love giving up on wearing a mask in public. It's breaking my heart and you can hear it in my voice on this episode. Covid is not over.

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Functional Labels and ABA are much worse than useless 5:02

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In this episode I talk about Functional Labels and Applied Behavioral Analysis. I don't go into a lot of grisly details so you should be able to listen to it if you want to without hearing anything traumatizing. It's just a very quick overview.

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Working as an Autistic in an Allistic world 7:01

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Sometimes the only way to win is not to play the game

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Lists of Autistic traits and how they help with self diagnosis 10:58

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Lists of Autistic traits on social media is one of the ways that many adult Autistics figure out who they are

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Autistic passions aka Special Interests and Info Dumping 8:28

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Hyper focus and dedication to learning everything about a particular topic are very common Autistic traits

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Spikey Profiles 7:30

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Autistics are often said to have "Spiky Profiles."

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The perils of an official Autism diagnosis CW - death 10:29

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Getting an official diagnosis can be difficult and expensive but is it even worth it?

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Autistic Burnout 6:45

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Autistic Burnout is devastating and we know a lot about what can trigger it but very little about what causes it.

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Empathic Autistics 5:05

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Yes, Autistics are often highly empathic!

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Sensory sensitivity and Meltdowns 6:32

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Autistics often have much higher sensory perception than Allistics do. This can lead to both pleasure and pain. When there is too much sensory input without enough time/space to process it that can lead to an Autistic meltdown

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The Autistic brain 11:02

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Yes! Autistic brains are different

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Know thyself! Self diagnosis in the autistic community 16:55

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Self diagnosis is not only valid it's essential.

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What fools these mortals be! Autism and the Court Jester 9:55

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A brief discussion about the connection between Autistic traits and jesters

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Autistic masking - what is it and do all Autistics do it? 8:29

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Autistic masking - what is it and do all Autistics do it?

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Surprise Autism - discovering your Autistic identity as an adult 9:06

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Many Autistics don't know they are Autistic until they are adults. It's a discovery that can be quite joyful but also has unique challenges.

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Terminology in the Autistic community - a brief summary of a contentious topic 18:12

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Terminology in the Autistic community - a brief summary of a contentious topic

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A guide to recognizing predatory organizations 20:27

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In this episode Rachel discusses how to spot predatory organizations

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Autism Appreciation Month is coming! 2:21

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A brief announcement about the upcoming Autism Appreciation Month episodes

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Rachel provides an update 27:23

3+ y ago27:23

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Hullo peoples! Hope you are all doing as best as can be hoped under the circumstances. <3

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Black Lives Matter 12:28

5y ago12:28

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Just a brief episode to say hi and declare what should be freaking obvious. Black Lives Matter.By Rachel Aanstad

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Where I have been and where I am going 49:25

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Rachel explains what she was doing last year and that the podcast will be moving to a new hosting service since Whooshkaa chose a global pandemic to start squeezing us for moneyBy Rachel Aanstad

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Hey everyone I missed you! 2:10:06

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Rachel says hi and has a chat about current events with herself. More interviews soon. <3By Rachel Aanstad

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A brief hello from your host 3:12

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Hullo lovely people's this isn't even really an episode. It's more of a message in a bottle to let you know what's going. Tl:dl - I had to take a short break but will be back soon. <3By Rachel Aanstad

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Jane Meyerding On Being Differently Brained 46:46

6y ago46:46

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I read Jane's marvelous 1998 essay about discovering her Autistic identity. "Thoughts on Finding Myself Differently Brained" by Jane Meyerding http://www.planetautism.com/jane/diff.htmlBy Rachel Aanstad

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Anlor Davin wants us to just breathe 1:37:18

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Anlor Davin - Actually Autistic Meditation Teacher and published Author and I talk about how her meditation practice reshaped her interior landscape and helped her survive her greatest challenges.By Rachel Aanstad

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Kim Crawley wants us to practice safe cyber 1:04:53

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Kim Crawley, Actually Autistic Cyber Security Blogger, and I talk about her difficult road to an accurate diagnosis, school, cyber security, how we can make ourselves safer online, and how her Allistic Rock-n-Roll boyfriend rocks her world.I also spend sometime at the beginning of the episode talking about the podcast itself. Here is the FB group I…

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Dr. James McGrath wants us to rewrite the Autistic narrative 1:09:53

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Dr. James McGrath, Actually Autistic Author and Poet, and I discuss his wonderful book "Naming Adult Autism: Culture, Science, Identity" where he focuses on how our culture perceives and defines Autism. We have a fun and free wheeling conversation that touches on The Beatles, Dr. Hans Asperger, the joys of having a favorite cafe', bullies, the impo…

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Mykola Bilokonsky had an epiphany during Les Misérables 1:08:42

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Rachel and @mykola , Master Tweeter, Software Engineer and Actually Autistic Activist, talk about how Les Misérables changed his life, his rocky road to accepting himself as Actually Autistic, and the epic viral Twitter thread that has helped thousands of people to see Autism in a new light.By Rachel Aanstad

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Enthusiasm is Morénike Giwa Onaiwu's secret weapon. 1:10:28

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Rachel and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Actually Autistic Activist, talk about Functioning Labels (and why we don't need them), Intersectionality, parenting, romantic gifts gone awry, Graduate school, Steven Universe and much much more!By Rachel Aanstad

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Shona Davison loves a good mystery and great odds 43:30

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Rachel and Shona Davison, Actually Autistic educator and advocate, talk about Aphantasia and Hyperaphantasia. The risks and benefits of coming out as Autistic, Parenting, Challenging Behavior, how to make money gambling, and Sherlock Holmes.By Rachel Aanstad

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Konstantine Anthony is Never Going to Give You Up 50:51

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Rachel and Konstantine Anthony, Actually Autistic Parent, Activist, Public Servant, Researcher, and Improv Comic and Trainer, talk about Autistic brains, Dendritic Pruning, Synesthesia, the home videos that helped him understand himself, and the magic of Yes And. Then he schools me on why you don't have to be Autistic to be funny (Although I think …

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Dr. Wenn Lawson and the fine art of saying "Oh well" 50:54

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Rachel Aanstad and Dr. Wenn Lawson, Autistic Advocate and author of over 20 books, discuss being an Autistic parent, over-committing to projects, the advantages to aging as an Autistic, his experience transitioning to being a man at age 61, his love of birds and the art of saying "Oh well."By Rachel Aanstad

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Sarah Hendrickx is not trying to make trouble 55:02

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Host Rachel Aanstad, and Sarah Hendrickx, Internationally recognized Actually Autistic Autism expert discuss diagnosis for Autistic women, spiky profiles, the art of stand-up comedy, imposter syndrome, anxiety, love, and the joys of making soup.By Rachel Aanstad