Autistic Tidbits & Tangents

About Autistic Tidbits & Tangents

Candid conversations between autistic off-hour professionals! Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Maja Toudal, and Bruce Petherick. It is centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are 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.

Publisher

Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, and Maja Toudal

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Jul 2022

Latest episode

17 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

73 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Ep. 60 - Burdens, Balance, & Boundaries

   Ep. 60 - Burdens, Balance, & Boundaries In this episode, Bruce, Kara, and Maja catch up and talk about their recent happenings, experiences of overwhelm and overextending in their various capacities, trying to learn and strive for boundaries and balance, and more. Thing(s) of the Day: Sims??! Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are 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. Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community! Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://open.spotify.com/show/17Zyrr90Bgo12d0o98ACB7) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTE1MDI3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/autistic-tidbits-tangents/id1637750283), and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM55cb5Mh9zbhXTAR6o7tJIHjqswPkH-L) Social Media: Kara: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (http://www.karadymond.com) Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3gPFHO4MMxc7gg3afHpJw) Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/drkaradymond) Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/drkaradymond.bsky.social) Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/drkaradymond/?hl=en) Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@BrucePetherick) Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/BrucePetherickMusic) Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/brucepetherick.bsky.social) Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/bpetherick/) Maja: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (http://www.majatoudal.com) Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/c/AnAutisticPsychologist) Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/majatoudal/) Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/majatoudal.bsky.social) Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/majatoudal/?hl=en) SPECIAL THANKS: -Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bit.ly/3W7kqHN) #Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

2. 

   3 Aug 2026

   Ep 59: Inclusion, Intersectionality, & Imagining (with Kalyce Carter)

   In this episode, Bruce introduces Kara to his friend, Kalyce Carter, a disability justice- and accessiblity advocate and artist. They were awesome to chat with on all things, from the work of accessibility, the arts, late diagnosis and the importance of frameworks for understanding, Black autistic representation, advice for white (autistic) allies, and so much more. Two hours flew by, and we could easily have continued... Another time, we hope! Guest Bio: Kalyce Carter (they/them) is a Tkaronto-based multidisciplinary artist, facilitator, and speaker whose work is rooted in disability justice, race, grief, liberation, and collective care. Kalyce weaves lived experience with precise structural and cultural critique to unpack the institutional, social, and the subsequent material conditions that sculpt our lives. Kalyce brings a powerful blend of lived experience, an MA in Critical Disability Studies, community-based knowledge, and a deep sincerity to everything they do. Socials: @itskalyce on all platforms Thing(s) of the Day: The show "Chewing Gum" The film "Lara St. John" Crenshaw, K. (1989). Demarginalizing the intersection of race and sex: A Black feminist critique of antidiscrimination doctrine, feminist theory and antiracist politics. University of Chicago Legal Forum, 1989(1). https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/uclf/vol1989/iss1/8 Shaw, S. C. K., Fossi, A., Carravallah, L. A., Rabenstein, K., Ross, W., & Doherty, M. (2023). The experiences of autistic doctors: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1160994Sinclair, J. (2005). Autism network international: The development of a community and its culture. AuTreat. http://web. syr. edu/jisincla/History_of_ANI Williams, G. L., Ellis, R., Holloway, W., Caemawr, S., Craine, M., Williams, K., & Grant, A. (2025). “Building our own house” as an insider-only community-partnered participatory research council: Co-creating a safe space for Autistic knowledge production. Autism, 29(9), 2205–2215. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613241253014 ⁠ (https://www.attwoodandgarnettevents.com/pages/about-us)____________________________ Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are 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. Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community! Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://open.spotify.com/show/17Zyrr90Bgo12d0o98ACB7) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTE1MDI3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/autistic-tidbits-tangents/id1637750283), and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM55cb5Mh9zbhXTAR6o7tJIHjqswPkH-L) Social Media: Kara: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (http://www.karadymond.com) Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3gPFHO4MMxc7gg3afHpJw) Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/drkaradymond) Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/drkaradymond.bsky.social) Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/drkaradymond/?hl=en) Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@BrucePetherick) Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/BrucePetherickMusic) Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/brucepetherick.bsky.social) Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/bpetherick/) Maja: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (http://www.majatoudal.com) Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/c/AnAutisticPsychologist) Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/majatoudal/) Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/majatoudal.bsky.social) Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/majatoudal/?hl=en) SPECIAL THANKS: -Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bit.ly/3W7kqHN) -Today’s guests, Tony and Michelle! #Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

3. 

   20 Jul 2026

   Ep. 58 - Allergies, Adjustments, & Academia

   Bruce and Kara talk about some significant life changes, managing those changes, and more! This explains our long absence. and maybe a thing or two about imposter syndrome and overextending ourselves. Thing(s) of the Day: Book: Podcasting as Research Method - SIMONE ERINGFELD (https://www.simoneeringfeld.com/book-podcasting-as-research-method.html)⁠____________________________ Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond, Bruce Petherick, & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are 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. Each person’s viewpoints on this podcast reflect their backgrounds and temporal perspectives at the time of recording, and do not necessarily reflect the views of everyone else. We believe that personal growth comes from listening and reacting to multiple perspectives, and that conversations can be catalysts for change, connection, and greater understanding. Thanks for being part of our community! Episodes can be found on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify,⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://open.spotify.com/show/17Zyrr90Bgo12d0o98ACB7) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Google Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy85MTE1MDI3MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw), ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/autistic-tidbits-tangents/id1637750283), and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM55cb5Mh9zbhXTAR6o7tJIHjqswPkH-L) Social Media: Kara: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.karadymond.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (http://www.karadymond.com) Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Kara Dymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3gPFHO4MMxc7gg3afHpJw) Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/drkaradymond) Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/drkaradymond.bsky.social) Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@drkaradymond⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/drkaradymond/?hl=en) Bruce: YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/@BrucePetherick) Facebook -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@BrucePetherickMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/BrucePetherickMusic) Bluesky - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@brucepetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/brucepetherick.bsky.social) Instagram -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bpetherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/bpetherick/) Maja: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.majatoudal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (http://www.majatoudal.com) Youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠An Autistic Psychologist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.youtube.com/c/AnAutisticPsychologist) Facebook - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.facebook.com/majatoudal/) Bluesky  -  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bsky.app/profile/majatoudal.bsky.social) Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@majatoudal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/majatoudal/?hl=en) SPECIAL THANKS: -Theme composed by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bruce Petherick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://bit.ly/3W7kqHN) #Autistictidbits&tangents #autismpodcast #neurodiversity #actuallyautistic #adhd

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

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