(22 mins) In this episode, host Katherine Cody, Psy.D. and guest co-host Haley Moss welcome Ada Hoffmann. Ada is the author of the upcoming book THE OUTSIDE, to be published by Angry Robot Books in June 2019, and MONSTERS IN MY MIND, published by NeuroQueer Books in October 2017, as well as over 60 published speculative short stories and poems. She also writes the Autistic Book Party review series. Ada is a Canadian computer scientist who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 13. The three discuss autism’s role in speculative fiction, and look at how fictional role-models can be a positive inspiration.
For more about Ada, visit: http://ada-hoffmann.com/
And look for her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/xasymptote
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Spectrumly Speaking is the podcast dedicated to women on the autism spectrum, produced by Different Brains®. Each week, join our hosts Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS (a Life Coach, Certified Autism Specialist, and Autism advocate that is herself on the spectrum) and Katherine Cody, Psy.D. (a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in people on the autism spectrum) as they discuss topics and news stories, share personal stories, and interview some of the most fascinating voices from the autism community.
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