The Autistic Rant Hour

Content warning: mentions of self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders and medical gaslighting What happens when you go to a mental health professional who has zero information about what it means when you, their patient, may be autistic?  For this episode I was joined by Rey Rissanen (pronouns: they/them). Together we will rant and tell you about the horrors of needing help with our men...

Have you ever gone to the doctor with some symptoms and had them not find anything wrong with you? We've all run into medical staff who don't know we were autistic or what that even meant, never suspected EDS, POTS, ME, endometriosis or autoimmune conditions. They either dismissed us right off or ran a battery of tests on us. But in the end, the conclusion was the same: There doesn't seem to be an...

Everybody hates bureaucracy. So many of the things we need to survive entail torturously collecting documents, attempting to upload them to websites that may or may not work, filling forms with mystery fields, and horror of horrors, calling the authorities on the phone.  I recently founded Aut2Aut , a nonprofit that provides free digital platforms and content by and for the autistic community...

You know how they tell you that websites and apps follow your every move and then design their product to get the most out of you?   And you know how each and every time a digital product gets updated it gets worse and harder to use? How can both of these be true?   Well, let me get you in on a Product Analytics secret: It’s true that most websites and apps collect your data, but most of...

Some things just deserve a rant! Welcome to The Autistic Rant Hour, a podcast exploring the frustrations, injustices, and absurdities of living in an allistic world through an autistic cultural lens. Part of the Autistic Culture Podcast Network. Hosted by Dr Gal Schkolnik (They/Them), founder of Aut2Aut, the series combines passionate discussion, lived experience, and unapologetic autistic honesty...