The Pancake King: Life and Marriage On the Spectrum

Forrest talks about his relationship with his Christian faith and how his place on the autism spectrum impacts it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

In a recent episode of the animated series, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, we're introduced to a new side of one of the main characters, a side that would feel very familiar to people on the autism spectrum. Forrest analyzes this and gives his thoughts on how he feels the show runners portrayed a character with a potentially autistic mind. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with ot...

KG and I ask ChatGPT what it knows about autism and dating. Listen to find out what it told us! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest shares what his homeschool life was like and how his autistic mindset interfered with it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com I couldn’t get a post done this weekend BUT I have some bonus content here for Paid Subscribers following the conversation I had with Blade in the latest podcast episode! If you aren’t already a Paid Subscriber, now is the time to upgrade your subscription so that you can get bonus articles and bonus audi...

Forrest and Blade discuss the ways in which spectrumites deal with communication with others, how they share their hyper fixations with others, and what it's like when two spectrumites are communicating with each other. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest gets in touch with his mom to ask her how she learned to communicate with him while he was growing up and the hurdles to deal with when it comes to the communication gap between neurotypical people and spectrumites. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest and his wife KG sit and discuss some of the best and worst moments in their three years of marriage, explaining also how autism played a role in those three years. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest reads and analyzes a letter that a neurotypical wife wrote for her spectrumite husband. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest explains the spectrumite tendencies he recognized in the K-drama Familiar Wife and what the show reminded him of the significance of marriage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

The show is back with Season 2! Forrest talks about what to expect in the show moving forward, and how spectrumites often handle change in their lives. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest sits down with his parents to discuss what it was like for them to raise a son on the autism spectrum. See you again for Season 2 on January 18, 2023! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest, KG, and Blade recap Season 1 of the podcast before the finale on Nov 30! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest and KG discuss how men and women on the autism spectrum think differently from a gender perspective and this makes them different from traditional gender norms. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest shares how he learned about his wife's 'introvertness' and what it meant for their relationship. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

In this special 'filler' episode, Forrest, Blade, and an old friend Alec share childhood memories and how they grew up being Alec's friend, without ever actually meeting each other. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest chats with his in-laws to learn how they raised their daughter on the autism spectrum and some of the challenges they took on. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Sorry for the audio issues on my guest's end! I'll be working on improving this in the future. Forrest interviews Taylor, a mental health agency worker to discuss his experiences working with children that have autism and other mental disorders. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subs...

Forrest and KG sit in a hotel room and discuss their history of writing, their strengths and weaknesses, how certain writing weaknesses are connected to their autism, and how their collaborating has helped address the weaknesses. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

ADHD and autism can go hand in hand often and it's common for ADHD to be a part of the diagnosis. With this in mind, Forrest has on an old friend to discuss what life is like for him with ADHD and what he has to do to work around it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

An intruder takes over the podcast to share a story about getting used to a spectrumite's habits at the start of a marriage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest sits down with his wife's grandmother to ask her how she learned about autism through her granddaughter's diagnosis and what that meant for how she took care of her as she grew up. Apologies for the loud background noise. Quieter settings will be sought in the future! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, v...

Forrest and KG review the marriage books they read before they got married and determine whether or not they actually helped them. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Forrest discusses what it was like being diagnosed and what it meant to be diagnosed at a later time in his life (plus a guest appearance by mom!) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe

Guest and friend Blade shares his story about his diagnosis on the autism spectrum and how it impacted his education. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit geeksguidetoenough.substack.com/subscribe