![[77] S6, Ep10: Burnout, survival and feeling stuck: the intersection of autism, privilege and poverty](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Alma-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 16 Jul, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 6
Alma is an unemployed forager, food designer, artist, craftswoman and permaculture gardener from the Netherlands. She was diagnosed autistic in 2019 after self identifying the year before; she has also since been diagnosed with ADHD. When her then undiagnosed autistic...
![[62] S5, Ep7: Autism assessment and diagnosis, and ungendering the diagnostic process](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Victoria-Ellen-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 19 Feb, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 5
Victoria is an autistic blogger and PhD student from Manchester in the UK. Diagnosed autistic aged 25, she started an Instagram account and blog called ‘Actually Aspling’ the same year, in 2017. She also has dyslexia, dyspraxia, epilepsy and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,...
![[61] S5, Ep6: Empowering labels, navigating relationships and advocating for neurodivergent and disabled people](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Marie-Ralph-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 12 Feb, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 5
Marie Ralph is an autistic, disabled single mum to two neurodivergent sons. She is 48 and was diagnosed five years ago. She lives in Newquay, Cornwall in the UK, where as well as being a full time carer, she is Director of Youth Art Connect and Cornwall Tourettes and...
![[57] S5, Ep2: Dancing with differences: autism and disability empowerment](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Amanda-Harrinauth-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 15 Jan, 2022 | Podcast episodes, Season 5
Amanda Harrinauth is a disability empowerment coach and poet from California, USA. She was born premature, weighing just 1 pound 7ounces. She had hydrocephalus and other health problems, and her parents were told she was unlikely to survive beyond a few days, and that...
![[47] S4, Ep4: Self acceptance, autism and gender – and how sharing your story can change your life](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Yenn-Purkis-1080x675.png)
by Amy Richards | 18 Sep, 2021 | Podcast episodes, Season 4
Yenn Purkis is an inspirational autistic and non-binary author, advocate, public speaker and community leader from Canberra in Australia. They also have a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Their journey has taken them from serving time in prison, poverty and...
