Brooke is with Allie who is talking about her journey and experiences as someone who is autistic
They discuss her upcoming book and how on her journey through life, she has overcome challenges and actively looked for and implemented her own coping mechanisms and strategies so that now she isn’t just surviving she’s thriving and being exactly who she is
KEY TAKEAWAYS
There are strategies you can implement yourself that make a huge difference
I love learning but school is not set up for neurodivergent brains
You can feel that you have to live up to other people's expectations
Every autistic person is different and everyone deserves to be heard and supported
Don’t change yourself for anyone else but try and find the things that make life easier for you
Experiment with different coping mechanisms and strategies and find what works for you
You don’t have to change the world but you can change yourself
BEST MOMENTS
‘You can’t separate autism from the person’
‘My book is a guide to activities for autistic people’
‘For people who can’t make the leap between steps you need to spell out the way’
RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE
The Autistic Guide to Adventure - Allie Mason
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Disabled & Proud Podcast
ABOUT THE HOST
Disabled and Proud is the show that brings listeners a different perspective on disability. Each week this podcast highlights an awesome disabled guest speaking about their own disability; why they are proud to be disabled and why they are proud to be themselves.
The conversations in this show will look at what challenges these amazing people face socially, mentally, physically and life in general. This show is raw, open, honest, funny, welcoming and educational.
Disabled & Proud does exactly what it says on the tin! And whilst we are creating this space for disabled people to be unashamedly themselves, without need to conform to society, this is also not about toxic positivity. This show will be shining a big, bright light on disability without it being “Paralympic or pity”.
As you will hear disability is WHOLE, COMPLETE & PERFECT and whilst the topic of disability can be quite heavy - and we definitely don't shy away from the bad days - this podcast is also about having fun too! Our aim is to play a part in reclaiming the word disability - turning it from inadequacy to perfection!
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