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S3E6: Speaking Up As An Autistic Person, Is It Even A Choice?
Content warning: weight and body related issues, death and mortality, brief mention of suicidal ideation
This episode begins with an exploration of the impact on Siana of seeing Ariana Grande's weight loss in the Wicked For Good movie, and on Leo of hearing this in the context of his own past experiences of judgment in relation to his weight.
We openly discuss and disentangle many strands within our dialogue, recognising distinctions and differences which relate specifically to being autistic and therapists.
We explore motivation and empathy overload. We also notice the evolution of some of our intervention actions over time, while still recognising that at a basic level we still experience the same instincts and drives in relation to social justice, human dignity and communicating care to others.
We touch on whether true altruism exists, especially when we have so many of our own experiences of others looking the other way when we've needed support. We believe we are representing many within our community in acknowledging this.
Claude AI tells us that this conversation reveals why autistic therapists might be a particularly valuable species (we'll take that!) and why that same sensitivity makes navigating the world exhausting. This isn't an easy conversation to reflect on and to release and we hope it resonates with some of you. We would love to hear any comments or feedback at autisticlicence@gmail.com 💛🧡
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23 Dec 2025
S3E5: Christmas Presence
This short episode was recorded a few days ago at Leo's house in Suffolk when Siana came for a pre-xmas visit.
We mostly chat about managing gift-giving and surprises as autistic people.
Pics on our pictures page of the wonderful illuminated garden trail we visited.
Thank you for listening and for all the ways you connect with us - we love to hear from you - contact us at:autisticlicence@gmail.com 💛🧡
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17 Dec 2025
S3E4: What Success Means To Us
Leo reflects on watching a Netflix show which brought up a myriad of thoughts and feelings for him around not being understood by loved ones (the double empathy problem). Siana shares some current challenges with work and business planning.
We speak about success and what that means to us as autistic people and specifically as autistic therapists. We relate this also particularly to this time (in the midst of a polycrisis) when arguably people have never been so disconnected and in need of support.
We come to a place of greater acceptance and wider perspective, whilst also acknowledging the pain and disappointment that comes with this.
As ever, we are available and keen to hear from you with any comments, reflections or feedback. Contact us at:autisticlicence@gmail.com 💛🧡
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815
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100
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