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Autastic: A Comedians Guide to Autism

Kirk Smith & Graham Kay•autastic.com
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Graham Kay and Kirk Smith are two comedians living in Los Angeles. Kirk has a teenaged son with Autism and Graham has an autistic adult brother. Together they talk about the lighter side of living with and coping with autism.
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Episodes

Peter Get's a Job!

Ohhh happy day! Peter got a job, JJ chats with his sister and Graham stumbles over an article about Irish people.

Sep 27, 2022•28 min•Ep. 293

Did Peter Get The Job?

This week Kirk takes a call from JJ and we finally find out if Peter got a job. Also, Graham is releasing a new comedy special on YouTube at the ned of September. Subscribe now at youtube.com/grahamkaycomic so you don't miss it!

Aug 24, 2022•30 min

A New Way to Learn From Israel

Kirk is gearing up to visit JJ, Graham is still waiting to see if Peter got a new job and researchers in Isreal may have found a better way for people with Autims to learn.

Aug 08, 2022•24 min

Peter Gets a Job Interview

This week Peter gts a job interview, JJ politely asks for "private time" and is there a corpoorate cash grab at Autims centers?

Jul 31, 2022•35 min

Is Ketamine Good?

Kirk thinks about taking JJ on vacation, Peter doesn't want to do anybody elses laundry and is Ketamine an affective treatment for autism?

Jun 30, 2022•28 min

Let's Go Actual Kid Named Brandon!

Fun episode this week where Graham reads a boring article and Kirk makes fun of him. Then Kirk reads the most fun article of all time.

Jun 27, 2022•29 min

A Non Verbal Speech

More good signs from JJ. Plus is Tik Tok the answer to all our problemns and a person who's non verbal gives a speech.

May 15, 2022•32 min

Is candy the key to happiness?

Ep. 283 JJ pushes for candy bringing us to the age old question, "Candy, is it the meaning of happiness?"

May 07, 2022•30 min

Live From Sweden - Ep. 282

In this episode Kirk visits JJ in Sweden, Pete gets shadow banned from his work, and could JJ work for the CIA?

Apr 21, 2022•31 min

JJ Misses Kirk

A minor breakthrough with JJ and also new research in diagnosing girls with autism.

Apr 14, 2022•28 min

Expressing Grief

Do some people with autism have trouble expressing grief? Peter and JJ seem to. Plus some new research about sleep deprevation can have on people with autism.

Mar 01, 2022•32 min

Is Horsing Around Good?

Pete and JJ both love horses but are there also medical benefits?

Feb 07, 2022•26 min•Ep. 276

Peter Has a E-mail Feud

Does Peter write too many e-mails? Well somebody on his e-mail list thinks so and he was NOT happy about it. Also, Kirk gets sea sick and can a babies hair tell you if they're autistic?

Jan 19, 2022•33 min

New Labels?

Peter gets his job back, Kirk has to cancel a trip to see his son and are new labels for different levels of the spectrum needed?

Dec 07, 2021•32 min

Autastic 270

Peter doesn't want to be a movie star and we read an article about how some parents don't like having their child's condition being called a blessing.

Nov 09, 2021•34 min

New autism event in Jersey with Cindy Gelormini

Ep. 269: This week Cindi Gelormini stops by and talks about the event she put on in New Jersey. https://www.amazon.com/Robbies-World-SPECTRUM-Adventures-Book/dp/163221847X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FLSAFQMUZKNR&dchild=1&keywords=cindy+gelormini&qid=1634970563&sprefix=cindi+gelormini%2Caps%2C173&sr=8-1 https://www.facebook.com/Robbies-World-Robbie-and-Me-Autism-Reality-105343508144282...

Oct 23, 2021•29 min

Peter Asks A Girl Out

In this episode Peter asks out a girl..well sort of, Kirks daughter is having trouble connecting to his son and Israeli defense forces are using autistic people to man their computers.

Oct 07, 2021•32 min

Google's Autism Hiring Mandate

Google has pledged to hire more people with autism but do the other neurotypical employees need training on how to to deal with them?

Sep 09, 2021•24 min
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