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by Laura Shakesby | 18 Oct, 2025 | Podcast episodes, Season 10
Lara Schaeffer taught high school English for 28 years until her autism identification at age 47 – and her school’s resistance to her being open about her autism to her students. She waited three years for them to change their stance, before eventually leaving...
![136 [S10 E8] ‘Undercover autistic’: shaping a more just and inclusive future for autistic care users & practitioners](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Shazzy-Tharby-Epsiode-art-1-1080x675.jpg)
by Laura Shakesby | 4 Oct, 2025 | Podcast episodes, Season 10
Shazzy Tharby is a Disability & Neurodiversity Leader, Mental Health & Neurodivergence Consultant, counsellor and psychotherapist, the Founder of Positively Living, a worldwide therapeutic service, and Vice President of the Australian Clinical Supervision...
![131 [S10 E3] Working at the edge of what we know: autism, trauma and identity](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Dr-Stephanie-Aspin-episode-art-1-1080x675.jpg)
by Laura Shakesby | 16 Aug, 2025 | Podcast episodes, Season 10
My guest today is Dr Stephanie Aspin – a therapist, educator, and writer in her late 50s, based in Norwich, UK. Originally from Willesden in London, her background in a multicultural, working-class community has shaped how she thinks about ableism and...
![116 [S9 E11] Rekindling our dimmed spark and reclaiming autistic joy](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dani-Rodwell-1080x675.jpg)
by Laura Shakesby | 30 Mar, 2024 | Podcast episodes, Season 9
Dani Rodwell is a licensed Clinical Social Worker, therapist, and Co-founder of NeuroSpark Health. She lives in New Jersey, USA. She has worked in the field of autism and neurodevelopmental conditions for over 7 years – including working with neurodivergent...
![106 [S9 E1] ND-affirming therapy: sensory regulation, integrating identity and understanding diffuse experiences](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Dr-Neff-wide-artwork-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 23 Dec, 2023 | Podcast episodes, Season 9
Dr Megan Anna Neff is a neurodivergent Clinical Psychologist from Portland, Oregon, in the USA. She has a small private practice specialising in neurodivergent-affirming therapy and is the founder of Neurodivergent Insights, where she creates education and wellness...
