![[101] S8 E9: From psychiatric trauma to autistic joy: a journey of healing and self discovery](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Laura-Richmond-1080x675.jpg)
by Amy Richards | 27 May, 2023 | Podcast episodes, Season 8
Laura Richmond is a writer and researcher from Southampton in the UK. Now 35, she was diagnosed autistic last year. She had an extremely difficult road to diagnosis. Social and emotional struggles in childhood led to her being in and out of the psychiatric system for...
![[51] S4, Ep8: Diagnosis difficulties, toxic workplaces and discovering joyful and purposeful work](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Suzi-Payton-1080x675.png)
by Amy Richards | 16 Oct, 2021 | Podcast episodes, Season 4
Suzi Payton is a life coach, stand-up comedian, comedy improvisation teacher and autism trainer from Brighton in the UK. She is 46 and has been diagnosed with ‘clinically significant autistic traits’, but believes that her lifelong masking has prevented her from...
![[43] S3, Ep12: Workplace challenges, burnout cycles and why autistic business owners are thriving online](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jo-Casey-1080x675.png)
by Amy Richards | 10 Jul, 2021 | Podcast episodes, Season 3
Jo Casey is a business coach for quirky, artisanal business owners (think coaches, healers and makers) who want to build a sustainable online business without any shiny, shouty nonsense. Jo is 49, lives in Manchester in the UK and was diagnosed autistic just a few...
![[21] S2, Ep9: Getting the right diagnosis: from borderline personality disorder to autism](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Beth-Rees-2-1080x675.png)
by Amy Richards | 27 Feb, 2021 | Podcast episodes, Season 2
Beth Rees is currently waiting for her autism assessment after being initially diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. She’s a mental health blogger in her thirties, and lives in Caerphilly in South Wales, where she also works for a local charity. She’s hoping...
![[10] S1, Ep10: Childhood misdiagnosis and autism and ADHD](https://squarepeg.community/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sarah-Boon-1080x675.png)
by Amy Richards | 21 Nov, 2020 | Podcast episodes, Season 1
Sarah Boon was diagnosed autistic last year, at the age of 24, and was diagnosed with ADHD this year. She initially self diagnosed, after assessments during her childhood failed to diagnose her. She lives in Surrey in the UK, is a former TEFL teacher, and has recently...
