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by Laura Shakesby | 16 May, 2026 | Podcast episodes, Season 11
Su Scotting is a poet, writer and artist, and retired National Trust archivist, from Cornwall in the UK. Now 63, she was formally recognised as autistic at 58. Su excelled at school, going on to get a BA in Medieval English Studies, and later an MA in Art. After years...
![148 [S11 E3] Unexpected autism: art journalling, mental health and reframing eating distress](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Helen-Shaddock-episode-art-1080x675.jpg)
by Laura Shakesby | 2 May, 2026 | Podcast episodes, Season 11
Helen Shaddock was formally identified as autistic two years ago, after spending over 25 years in the mental health system. During the pandemic Helen was readmitted to mental health services for eating disorders, before receiving an unexpected autism diagnosis. Now...
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by Amy Richards | 4 Jun, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 6
Heather Peak is an artist who lives near Hay on Wye in the UK. She came from a working class background, and was discouraged from making a career as an artist, but decided to go to art school in Brighton where she found a place she finally felt she fit. Now 48, she...
