In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast: Hosts, Matt Lowry, LPP and Dr. Angela Lauria delve, into the world of Parks and Recreation, discussing how the show presents Autistic culture. Drawing on their own experiences as Autistic adults, Matt and Angela discuss how they feel seen and represented by characters like Leslie Knope, Ron Swanson, Ben Wyatt, & Chris Traeger. “And that's the thing, because when we talk about the positive traits of being Autistic, these two embody all of them. Thi...
Jan 10, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast: Sherlock Holmes’ status as an Autistic is hotly debated. What isn’t under debate is that Sherlock Holmes is an outsider. He isn’t like everyone else. And being misunderstood is a big part of Autisitic culture. “So, Sherlock Holmes is an outlier and Autistic people often talk about how it feels like we're from a different planet and we're just dropped here and are expected to learn how to act like the locals. He definitely has that alien vibe.” —An...
Jan 03, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast: We’re boldly going where no podcast has gone before! Listen in as Autistic podcast hosts discuss Star Trek’s many Autistic characters—likely due to Autistic writers shaping the stories. Spock is highlighted as a seminal example. Autistics use their special interests to communicate, find community, and understand the world around them. While an allistic person may view themselves as a fan of a hobby, television show, or fictional universe, Star Tre...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ugly Ducking author, Hans Christian Andersen (HCA), gets a bad rep in literary circles for being awkward, difficult, unsociable, and egocentric, but pull back the curtains (and add an Autistic culture filter) and a new truth is revealed about Hans Christian. Maybe he wasn’t the “problem” after all. Andersen had special interests, social challenges, speech differences, and found solace in the arts and performance. The podcast hosts, Angela and Matt, view his work as contributing greatly to Autist...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast: Charles Schulz created an Autistic world with his treasured Peanuts characters. Schulz had Autistic traits like monotropic focus, delight in routine, and social differences. The Peanuts characters reflect his personality. “When we are engaged in our special interests…We're in this transcendent state of meditation and we need that to heal. Our bodies heal, our minds heal. It helps make us who we are and how to survive this chaotic world that does n...
Dec 13, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast: Autism is an essential ingredient in the Apple success story. From the first button-less mouse, to the excruciating attention to detail of ever bevel and chamfer, we see the logical output of a highly connected brain in everything Apple produced under Steve Jobs. Job embraced autism clothing in a personal uniform of black turtlenecks and jeans, reflecting Autistic desires for simplicity, comfort, and consistency. His strong dislike of buttons also...
Dec 06, 2022•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast: What do the Baudelaire children featured in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Violet, Klaus, and Sunny) have in common? They capture the essence of Autistic Culture! The Baudelaire children have delightful Autistic traits including hyperfocusing on their special interests like research and invention. This monotropic focus helps them overcome challenges. The podcast hosts discuss the importance of libraries as safe refuges for learni...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast: Two Autistic celebrities, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Banneker, were instrumental in the design and layout of the beautiful (and symmetrical) Washington D.C. Benjamin Banneker was a self-educated African American mathematician and astronomer who was brought in by Jefferson to help survey and plan the city. His logical, systematic approach resulted in the orderly grid layout of streets and quadrants that makes navigating D.C. straightforward (if ...
Nov 22, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of The Autistic Culture Podcast: Actually Autistic hosts Matt and Angela discusses Autistic culture in the workplace, using the early years of George Lucas' company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) as an example of an ideal Autistic workspace. Lucas wanted his 1977 film Star Wars to include visual effects that had never been seen on film before. ILM attracted talented Autistic creators because the company valued skills over formal credentials and allowed employees to explore and ex...
Nov 15, 2022•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast 18th Century Poet Emily Dickinson was a gender-bending rebel who found creative ways to embrace her social differences. Her obsession with reading and writing poetry was compulsive and while only 10 of her poems were published, her full body of work make a huge literary impact. She left a legacy of authenticity and healthy boundaries and modelled unique ways of breaking the social rules of the society she lived it. Her credo was “Tell all the Truth but tell it slant.” AutisticCulturePodcast.com ...
Nov 08, 2022•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Dan Aykroyd (the writer of Ghostbusters ) was a young boy, he was diagnosed with Autism. Today he credits his neurodivergent nature for helping him creatively. The Ghostbusters franchise has SO MANY autistic moments from special interests that are based on Akroyd’s own early obsession with ghosts and law enforcement to autistic masking, eye contact challenges, and sensory issue. On this episode Matt shares some of his favorites with Angela. AutisticCulturePodcast.com Follow @LinguisticAutis...
Nov 08, 2022•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Autistic Culture Podcast. Each episode we dive deep into Autistic contributions to society and culture by introducing you to some of the world’s most famous and successful Autistics in history! Whether you are Autistic or just love someone who is, your hosts, Dr. Angela Lauria, the Linguistic Autistic and Licensed Psychological Practitioner, Matt Lowry, welcome you to take this time to be fully immersed in the language, values, traditions, norms, and identity of Autistica! Autisti...
Nov 08, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Autistic Culture Podcast. Each episode we dive deep into Autistic contributions to society and culture by introducing you to some of the world’s most famous and successful Autistics in History! Whether you are Autistic or just love someone who is, your hosts, Dr. Angela Lauria, the Linguistic Autistic and Licensed Psychological Practitioner, Matt Lowry, welcome you to take this time to be fully immersed in the language, values, traditions, norms, and identity of Autistica! Learn m...
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