Autism Advocate

This episode is a guided walkthrough of borderline personality disorder (BPD), aimed at listeners who want to understand what it actually is rather than the caricature. It opens by clearing up one of the most common confusions in mental health conversations, the mix-up between borderline and bipolar disorder, and explains why the shared "BPD" shorthand makes things worse before settling in to focu...

Many people, especially autistic people, or people with bipolar disorder, or ADHD, have a neurological baseline where glutamate (the brain's "go" signal) runs high and GABA (the "brake") runs low. Alcohol temporarily patches that imbalance, which is why vulnerable populations are drawn to it at disproportionate rates.   The catch: alcohol is a neurotoxin. When it wears off, GABA crashes even lower...

What this episode covers: This episode explains the systemic effects of spanking - not just that it's harmful, but how it creates lasting patterns. I'll show you: What happens in the nervous system when a child is spanked The dysfunctional beliefs children develop from these experiences How shame avoidance perpetuates the pattern across generations Why protective behaviors (formed in response to s...

Who I am - my personality - are not separate.  I share a short anecdote about how I'm not separate from being autistic, and share the HUGE news released in 2025 that impacts all autistics every day.   I discuss the neuroscience behind how autism involves increased glutamate from reduced activity in an enzyme called EAAT2, reduced GABA, reduced GABA sensitivity, and reduced vitamin D, this study he...

In this episode, I unpack my suspicions about how the autistic brain might produce oxytocin differently from the allistic brain, and what that could mean neurologically and behaviorally.  Connect with us with PATTERNS not with PERFORMANCE.

Additional Note, discovered later on: Active B6 (aka P5P) is a crucial co-factor for L-Tryptophan -> Serotonin conversion, so ensure this cofactor is met for optimal conversion. This episode explores how I found solutions to my lifetime of sensory issues which I accepted as normal. L-Tryptophan allowed me to create enough serotonin in a rate-limited lower risk way to be able to nearly resolve sens...

In this episode, I share personal experiences with psilocybin macrodoses, explore how mushrooms reveal the underlying structure of your own neurology, and discuss harm reduction strategies and key risks to be aware of.

Endometriosis is a condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain.   Endometriosis is a common comorbidity with being autistic that significantly impacts the body and brain, and causes massive issues with electrocution-type pain, bloating, organs being tied together - and a history of this pain being ignored throughout hundreds of years for...

In this episode, I share a few of my experiences of body shame abuse, list a few things that perpetuate further problems, explain how people's fears and projections from their protector parts creates trauma, and share ways that you can break out of body shame abuse trauma circuits.

In this episode, I explore a therapy modality called Internal Family Systems (IFS) and how helpful it is! EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and Reprocessing) is also a fantastic addition to IFS in order to resolve trauma.

In this episode, Adam Grant and I have a funny, light-hearted discussion about the ways autistic and ADHD people accommodate others, the social barriers within the workforce and interview process, and some strategies that can be used by neurodivergent people in the workplace. Adam and I present our viewpoints about the struggles of indirect language and the harmful outcomes that indirect language...

In this episode, I shared my heartbreaking experience with accidentally joining a cult, leaving a cult, and the red flags associated in general with cults. Dallas Dance Collective / Ecstatic Dance Dallas is NOT a safe organization allowing people to dance.   It is a cult that has sexually assaulted women countless times in the past. It is an organization that people use to violate women, people, a...

In this episode, I interview two wonderful people, Grace, and Dash, about their experiences in what it is like to be autistic trans women.  They both discuss a little bit about what it was like to discover that they were autistic, and share first hand what the transitioning process has been like, some challenges with it, and share their wonderful journey to self love and self acceptance. :) Dash t...

In this summary, I discuss some of the up to date research regarding the idea that neurotypical brains commonly synchronize together, whereas autistic people do not synchronize in that same way to neurotypical people.  I also explore and ask different questions about how this type of synchrony can occur between two neurodivergent individuals.  I also discuss the five types of brain waves that can...

In this episode, I interview a wonderful lady named Christina who is diagnosed with ADHD, and also is suspected autistic level 2. Her own daughter's diagnosis became the catalyst for her own self-understanding. At age 40, she shares how she lived her whole life up to this point without knowing why and how she was different.   She grew up in the 80's when autism research wasn't well-established and...

Today, I interview a lady named Melissa.  Melissa is self diagnosed with autism & she shares many of her struggles with sensory issues, social challenges, and shares a snapshot of how she experiences and goes through life.   We discuss many topics like masking, fitting in, the social stigma of being autistic, the cultural disconnects associated with speaking differently from people around you, alo...

UPDATE (2025): When I recorded this episode, I didn't know I had temporal lobe epilepsy. I attributed all my suffering to psychological wounds and believed I could "manifest" my way to healing through mindset shifts. The rejection wound from autism bullying was REAL. The trauma was REAL. But I was also experiencing undiagnosed seizures, depersonalization from a brain cyst, and sensory amplificatio...

In this episode, I propose that we as a society begin to redefine what social awkwardness means. I discuss the typical definition of social awkwardness and offer an example for you to consider.   Maybe we shouldn't judge the differences of others & instead should look within to truly understand why you feel uncomfortable around others who are different.   What is it about a flat tone of voice that...

PDATE (Nov 2025): Cannabis helped me significantly, but I'm awaiting evaluation for possible epilepsy - the relief may have been partly from treating seizures I didn't know I had. ~20-30% of autistic people have epilepsy (often undiagnosed). Cannabis can help OR trigger seizures depending on the person. Consider screening first or start with CBD-dominant products. I still think it's valuable, but...

Harm reduction standard disclaimer:  If you're autistic and considering psilocybin, please get screened for epilepsy first - approximately 20-30% of autistic people have epilepsy (often undiagnosed). Psychedelics can affect seizure threshold. For harm reduction information, see my follow-up video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa_3xZ5vTDY In this episode, I examine all the ways that autism disab...

UPDATE: I created a follow-up video addressing harm reduction and the risks I didn't discuss here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa_3xZ5vTDY     Please watch that before trying psilocybin and preferably before this episode. I was likely in a hypomanic state when I recorded this, and I've since learned important safety information. In this episode, I share my miraculous success story of how just...

Today I interview an autistic lady named Rel.   She grew up from a very different background and culture from me; yet we share many similar struggles with autism. In this podcast, we explore some of these similarities and differences to illustrate what autism in women truly looks like and how to advocate for oneself.   We discussed many topics like masking, fitting in, the social stigma of being a...

Autistics people very often have heightened affective empathy & sometimes there is a disconnect between feeling what others are feeling and knowing why they are feeling that way.   I challenge the notion that autistic people have reduced cognitive empathy - because cognitive empathy can exist independently of facial analysis, social cues, and a display of empathy.

In this episode, I list the myriad of linked comorbidities from a physical perspective caused by autism. Autism affects more than just the brain.  Everything that affects the brain also affects the body.   I absolutely encourage you to learn to become more aware of your body states - and gain an emotional awareness of self in doing so.   There are a lot of internal physical things that doctors ign...

In this episode, I cover the following topics:   - NT Socialization vs ND - my experience with my best friend - power of autistic visual focus, attention to detail, neuroscience of how this is structured - my experience with how I see the world, daily life.  It's like a small circle that can be moved around to look at different things, whereas NT see the entire square. - autistic people actively t...