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by Laura Shakesby | 13 Jun, 2026 | Podcast episodes, Season 11
Phoebe Taylor is a Canadian writer and artist whose work attempts to translate the experience of autism from the inside out. ‘Fired from every job she ever had’, she decided to explore self employment during the pandemic. Now 32, she was formally identified as...
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by Laura Shakesby | 24 Jan, 2026 | Bonus Episodes, Podcast episodes, Season 10
I first met today’s guest, Vera, nearly five years ago, when we recorded a podcast episode early in 2021. A lot has changed for Vera since then, so we decided it was time for a catch up. Now 46, when we last spoke Vera had very recently been formally identified as...
by Amy Richards | 1 May, 2021 | Podcast episodes, Season 3
Vera was diagnosed autistic very recently. She is originally from the Czech Republic, and now lives in Bristol in the UK. She is a life coach in her 40s, with a background in mathematics and computer science, and describes herself as an extrovert whose special...
