![[92] S7, Ep12: Fern Brady: Compassion for my autistic self: gender expectations, troubleshooting traits, and unmasking on TV](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Fern-Brady-EP92-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 10 Dec, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 7
Fern Brady is a comedian and writer born and raised in Bathgate in Scotland. Now in her 30s, she lives in London with her partner. Fern was a guest on the podcast back in the spring of 2021, soon after she was diagnosed autistic. Since then, she taken a deep dive...
![[91] S7, Ep11: Relaxing into the truth of who we are as late diagnosed autistic adults](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Angela-Lauria-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 3 Dec, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 7
Angela Lauria is a CEO and author from Washington DC, USA. Now 49, she was diagnosed autistic 10 years ago, and initially underwent a form of the controversial ABA therapy in an effort to ‘fix’ the things about her that she had always felt were wrong. One burnout,...
![[90] S7, Ep10: Burnouts, breakdowns and anxiety: a journey towards more supportive and sustainable work](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Dea-Neile-Hopton-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 26 Nov, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 7
Déa Neile-Hopton is a basket maker and artist. She is of mixed Jamaican and English heritage and grew up in the 1970s and 80s in York, England. Now 47, she lives in Whitland in Wales, with her partner and three neurodivergent children. She is self diagnosed autistic...
![[87] S7, Ep7: Autism in mental health services: the experience of a late diagnosed autistic mental health nurse](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Jacqui-ORiordan-Season-7-1080x675.jpg)
by Lynne Kerr | 5 Nov, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 7
Jacqui O’Riordan is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner from Harrogate, North Yorkshire in the UK. She has worked as a mental health nurse for almost 20 years, including working in a secure unit with chronically ill patients. She has worked in crisis assessment with...
![[84] S7, Ep4: Direct communication: navigating social and personal relationships as a highly sensitive autistic woman](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Janet-Murray-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 15 Oct, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 7
Janet Murray is a content strategist who lives near London in the UK. She was recently diagnosed autistic, after first getting a diagnosis of ADHD in 2020. A former journalist and PR coach, Janet has written for many national publications, is the host of the...
