(RE)FRAMED with Reframing Autism

In this wonderful chat with Jasmine Deakin we talk about sensory joy, toe walking and how a wonderful chance meeting led to the co-creation of Sunny Spectrum! We also deep dive into the powerful intersection of lived experience and professional practice! We learnt so much from Jasmine in this FINAL episode- listen now!   Jasmine is an accomplished Lead Social Worker and Co-Founder of Sunny Spectru...

In our FINAL (RE)FRAMED Review episode with Marshall, we do our Show Review on the recent iteration of She-Ra: Princess of Power!   Marshall is a neuroqueer, disabled person. Hie is an artist, as well as a cosplayer in hiz spare time – the spare time that isn’t spent consuming pop culture movies, shows and comics. Hie is an avid toy collector, especially of doll lines from hiz youth. Marshall is a...

In this (RE)FRAMED Review episode with Tara we review the comic book anthology ‘Sensory Life On The Spectrum’ by a collective of wonderful Autistic writers and artists!   Tara (they/she) is a non-binary, queer, Autistic ADHDer. They have a special interest in disability advocacy and neurodiversity and spend as much time as they can engrossed in the newest books, essays and comics by neurodivergent...

In our second (RE)FRAMED Review episode with Marshall, we do our Show Review of the Addams Family and the recent iteration, Wednesday!   Marshall is a neuroqueer, disabled person. Hie is an artist, as well as a cosplayer in hiz spare time – the spare time that isn’t spent consuming pop culture movies, shows and comics. Hie is an avid toy collector, especially of doll lines from hiz youth. Marshall...

In our second (RE)FRAMED Review episode we review the book ‘Unmasking Autism’ by Dr. Devon Price.   Tara (they/she) is a non-binary, queer, Autistic ADHDer. They have a special interest in disability advocacy and neurodiversity and spend as much time as they can engrossed in the newest books, essays and comics by neurodivergent authors and illustrators and sharing these resources within their comm...

In our very first (RE)FRAMED Review we chatted with regular guest Marshall for a Show Review of Monster High and its Autistic character- Twyla!   Marshall is a neuroqueer, disabled person. Hie is an artist, as well as a cosplayer in hiz spare time – the spare time that isn’t spent consuming pop culture movies, shows and comics. Hie is an avid toy collector, especially of doll lines from hiz youth....

In this rich conversation with Robert Charlotte Maxwell, Robert shares their experiences of growing up in Sydney’s Newtown in the 80s-90s, of always feeling like an alien but never an outsider in this diverse and once inclusive part of the world! We talk about the importance of Autistic identity and how that intersects with gender, and joyfully, we chat a bit about 1950’s brutalist architecture, a...

Our conversation with Aether and Anthea deep dives into the complexities, joys and challenges of a multiply neurodivergent home life. And, we chat about what it was like being a part of the documentary film ‘Who I Am’ which is currently available to stream on 10Play!   Who I Am is a heartfelt coming-of-age documentary following a transgender and Autistic teen, Aether, as he learns to be himself. W...

It was a joy to speak with Kay Kerr about all things Love & Autism. In this rich conversation with Kay, we talk about her experiences with diagnosis, masking and taking care of our sensory needs – which, for Kay, included a ‘tree-change’ and meaningful moments in her garden. We also have a wonderful chat about her recently released book ‘Love & Autism’!   Kay is an Autistic author and jour...

In this wonderful chat with poet and gardener Em Koenig, we discuss the diagnostic journey as someone late-identified Autistic, working to put in safe boundaries post-identification and learning the importance of sometimes, saying no!   Em is a gardener, dog dad, plant enthusiast, sometimes artist and PhD graduate who lives and works on Kaurna Country. He is the author of 2 collections of poetry:...

Our conversation with Chenai Mupotsa-Russell was a complete joy! Full of rich insights gained through lived experience meeting professional practice in the allied health space. We dive into intersectionality and challenges faced in a higher education setting.   And, we talk a lot about rainbows!!   Chenai is the founder and co-director of Rainbow Muse, a clinic based in Naarm (Melbourne) that offe...

In this wonderful chat with Tammie Sinclair we talk about Fall Out Boy , albums on repeat and the challenges of high school! We talk about the difficulties of finding your way through workplace culture and how sadly, luck can play a huge part in our success or challenges – Tammie delves into the importance of making meaningful changes in workplace culture and inclusion so there is more than just l...

In this very first episode of (RE)FRAMED we were so privileged to speak with Hannah Solomons.   This conversation takes us to many places, including chats about former Australian prime ministers and Disability Theology. Hannah also discusses valid anger and how she works to transform that into positive action and disability pride!   Hannah was diagnosed with Autism at eleven, lives with epilepsy a...

In this wonderful conversation with J. Rosenbaum, we talk about music conducting, sensory joy, gender and how that intersects with Autistic masking along with a fun dive into all things AI and gender bias!   J. is an artist exploring the boundaries of technology and art. Their most recent works examine the nature of non-binary transness and their own gender and sexuality. They create technological...

Welcome to (RE)FRAMED the official podcast from Reframing Autism!  We are so excited to launch (RE)FRAMED in mid-2023 as our second podcast iteration!  Reframing Autism is an Australian, Autistic-led charity which provides educational resources and opportunities to the Autistic and autism communities, and amplifies diverse Autistic voices across our platforms.  Through our podcast we hope to cente...