Autistic Small Talk
Claim This Podcastby Vanessa Yaremchuk and Vince Freeborn
Podcast Overview
<p>Autistic Small Talk is a blend of research-informed discussion and personal stories about autistic culture.</p><p>We seek to not only inform and destigmatize but to celebrate and to share the joyful aspects of being an autistic person and finding autistic community.</p><p>Currently airing on:</p><p>CFUZ in Penticton, British Columbia at 3pm PST the second Sunday of every month</p><p>CHSR in Fredericton, New Brunswick at 3pm AST every Thursday</p><p>Met Radio (CJTM) Toronto, Ontario at 3pm EST the first and third Wednesday of every month.</p>
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Publishing Since
2/16/2026
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Recent Episodes
June 13, 2026
Mad Studies and Neurodiversity
<p>Vince and Vanessa talk with some alacrity about how Mad Studies and Neurodiversity can work together, as well as about Mad History and Politics.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://autisticsmalltalk.com">Show Notes</a></p>
May 9, 2026
Hypercuriosity and Critical ADHD Studies
<p>Vince and Vanessa zip through 2 papers on hypercuriosity as a framework for ADHD. The first lays out the theory, and the second is a survey-based study on curiosity and ADHD traits.</p><p>They then discuss a paper making a call for the establishment of Critical ADHD Studies as a field.</p><p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p><p><strong>Spoon Theory</strong></p><p></p><p>The original spoon theory essay:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://web-wp.archive.org/web/20251002173043/https://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/">https://web-wp.archive.org/web/20251002173043/https://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/</a></p><p></p><p>Christine Miserandino reading her original piece about spoon theory:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn5IBsm49Rk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn5IBsm49Rk</a></p><p></p><p>Spoon Theory For Autism And ADHD: The Neurodivergent Spoon Drawer</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://neurodivergentinsights.com/the-neurodivergent-spoon-drawer-spoon-theory-for-adhders-and-autists">https://neurodivergentinsights.com/the-neurodivergent-spoon-drawer-spoon-theory-for-adhders-and-autists</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Hypercuriosity</strong></p><p>Le Cunff, AL. Distractibility and Impulsivity in ADHD as an Evolutionary Mismatch of High Trait Curiosity. Evolutionary Psychological Science 10, 282–297 (2024). <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-024-00400-8">https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-024-00400-8</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-024-00400-8">https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40806-024-00400-8</a></p><p></p><p>The Hypercurious Mind</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-hypercuriosity-of-adhd-may-have-helped-humans-thrive">https://aeon.co/essays/how-the-hypercuriosity-of-adhd-may-have-helped-humans-thrive</a></p><p></p><p>Le Cunff, AL., Russell, C. & Dommett, E.J. Hyperactive–impulsive ADHD traits predict higher curiosity in adults: evidence from a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychol (2026). <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04504-7">https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04504-7</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403686915_Hyperactive-impulsive_ADHD_traits_predict_higher_curiosity_in_adults_evidence_from_a_cross-sectional_study">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/403686915_Hyperactive-impulsive_ADHD_traits_predict_higher_curiosity_in_adults_evidence_from_a_cross-sectional_study</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Calls For Critical ADHD Studies</strong></p><p></p><p>Jackson-Perry, D., Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, H., & Brown, A. I. (2025). Moving forward: a call for Critical ADHD Studies. Disability & Society, 40(12), 3519–3524. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2025.2458016">https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2025.2458016</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2025.2458016">https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687599.2025.2458016</a></p><p></p><p>Max characters reached.</p><p>Show notes continued here:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://autisticsmalltalk.com">https://autisticsmalltalk.com</a></p>
April 18, 2026
Autistic Flow
<p>Vince and Vanessa discourse expediently upon 2 papers about Autistic Flow. The first describes a proposed theory of Autistic Flow and the second is a qualitative study of Autistic people transitioning in and out of flow. We also talk about anarchist callisthenics. </p><p><strong>Anarchist Callisthenics</strong></p><p>Anarchist Callisthenics video</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jonjon.jpeg/video/7597533190965808398">https://www.tiktok.com/@jonjon.jpeg/video/7597533190965808398</a></p><p>The Happy Urbanist</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.thehappyurbanist.city/">https://www.thehappyurbanist.city/</a></p><p><strong>Autistic Flow</strong></p><p>Heasman, B., Williams, G., Charura, D., Hamilton, L. G., Milton, D., & Murray, F. (2024). Towards autistic flow theory: A non-pathologising conceptual approach. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 54(4), 469–497. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12427">https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12427</a></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/JDZZFXR6URAUQTXPD34U?target=10.1111/jtsb.12427">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/JDZZFXR6URAUQTXPD34U?target=10.1111/jtsb.12427</a></p><p>A podcast of the authors discussing the paper:</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/lGrLMPXJAuk">https://youtu.be/lGrLMPXJAuk</a></p><p>Wain, D., G.Williams, D.Charura, et al. 2026. “Transitioning in and out of Autistic Flow: A Qualitative Study Presenting a Non-Pathologising Approach to Autistic Well-Being and Conceptualising Autistic Ways of Being in Clinical and Therapeutic Settings.” Counselling and Psychotherapy Research26, no. 1: e70073. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70073">https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70073</a>.</p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CXWVCJMS7ST8E6MNAXNK?target=10.1002/capr.70073">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/CXWVCJMS7ST8E6MNAXNK?target=10.1002/capr.70073</a></p><p></p><p>Character limit reached.</p><p><strong>Show notes continued at:</strong></p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://autisticsmalltalk.com">https://autisticsmalltalk.com</a></p>
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- What is Autistic Small Talk?
<p>Autistic Small Talk is a blend of research-informed discussion and personal stories about autistic culture.</p><p>We seek to not only inform and destigmatize but to celebrate and to share the joyful aspects of being an autistic person and finding autistic community.</p><p>Currently airing on:</p><p>CFUZ in Penticton, British Columbia at 3pm PST the second Sunday of every month</p><p>CHSR in Fredericton, New Brunswick at 3pm AST every Thursday</p><p>Met Radio (CJTM) Toronto, Ontario at 3pm EST the first and third Wednesday of every month.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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