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Is There Any Point in Arguing About Neurodiversity? – AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast – Episode 15
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. It’s all very well telling someone they’ve used a word like neurodiversity or neurodiverse wrongly… But does it actually matter? In the latest episode of AFI, David and I have a look at the regular disagreements over neuro-terminology in autistic spaces, and try to find out if…
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When to Start Investing, and Why it Matters – AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast – Episode 14
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. I just wanted to share the latest episode of AFI. In this episode, we focus on financial independence. Regular viewers and listeners to AFI will know how passionate I can get about the financial plight of many autistic people, and how important I believe it is for…
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Is Autism Being Overdiagnosed? Unpicking the Fonagy Review – AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast – Episode 13
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. On the 9th of October, the UK saw the publication of the Independent Review into Mental Health Conditions, ADHD and Autism. The review’s purpose was to examine changes in prevalence of autism, ADHD and mental health problems, and the increased demand for mental health services. It was also…
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Is Autism a Disability? – AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast – Episode 12
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. The question of whether autism is a disability is one of the most frequently and furiously debated autism topics online. Both sides of the debate can be equally passionate in their view. But often, the debates miss a central point. In this episode of AFI, my co-host…
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The Perfect Answer to the Impossible Question? – AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast – Episode 11
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. Let’s think about your future. Let’s say you’re an autistic person who has managed to navigate some of life’s hurdles through a combination of masking, luck, and a bit of support here and there. You’re managing to hit some life milestones. You’ve got a job, a mortgage,…
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Miracle Autism Treatment? – AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast – Episode 10
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How Can Financial Independence Have Different Flavours? – From Episode 9 of AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. The podcast I co-host, AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast, is based partly on the premise that autistic people are more likely than the general population to be financially disadvantaged… A core understanding is that autistic people need to be able to maximise their financial wellbeing,…
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Why is Theory of Mind Deficit Nonsense, and How Can FI Have Different Flavours? – AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast – Episode 9
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. Here’s the latest episode of AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast. In this podcast, we discuss all the major autism issues, with a recurrent focus on financial wellbeing for autistic people and everyone. We’re not selling anything. We don’t recommend any financial products or services. We…
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Can You Self-Diagnose Autism? Can You Retire Early? The Truth About Both – AFI: The Autism and Financial Independence Podcast- Episode 7
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. I somehow missed out posting this episode of AFI here when it first went live, but better late than never; here it is. There is a lot of criticism of autistic people who self-diagnose, but quite often those criticisms don’t stand up to scrutiny. Have a watch,…
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Part 23: Tiny Lab-Grown Brains
Hello, and welcome back to The Autistic Writer. Every so often, a piece of autism research arrives with the suggestion that scientists may finally be closing in on the biological cause of autism. A new study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has generated just this kind of coverage, leaving me…