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Autistic Culture | Where Autism Meets Identity!
Autistic Culture Institute
69 episodes
1 day ago

This is the main feed for The Autistic Culture Podcast Network, the first podcast network created by and for Autistic people to celebrate our culture, our voices, and our contributions to the world. This feed has all of our shows in one place. 


Across our shows, we spotlight actually Autistic perspectives and celebrate the depth, brilliance, and diversity of the Autistic experience. Whether you’re Autistic, questioning, or an ally looking to learn, the Autistic Culture Podcast Network invites you into a community where your weird is welcome, your passions are powerful, and your identity is culture.


While our content varies, our programming is rooted in the 10 Pillars of Autistic Culture and grounded in the social model of disability, our network offers a range of shows that explore everything from advocacy and identity to history, creativity, and Autistic joy.


Follow this feed and join a growing movement that redefines what it means to be Autistic.


🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Visit www.autisticculturepodcast.com

📲 Follow us on Instagram: @autisticculturepodcast


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This is the main feed for The Autistic Culture Podcast Network, the first podcast network created by and for Autistic people to celebrate our culture, our voices, and our contributions to the world. This feed has all of our shows in one place. 


Across our shows, we spotlight actually Autistic perspectives and celebrate the depth, brilliance, and diversity of the Autistic experience. Whether you’re Autistic, questioning, or an ally looking to learn, the Autistic Culture Podcast Network invites you into a community where your weird is welcome, your passions are powerful, and your identity is culture.


While our content varies, our programming is rooted in the 10 Pillars of Autistic Culture and grounded in the social model of disability, our network offers a range of shows that explore everything from advocacy and identity to history, creativity, and Autistic joy.


Follow this feed and join a growing movement that redefines what it means to be Autistic.


🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Visit www.autisticculturepodcast.com

📲 Follow us on Instagram: @autisticculturepodcast


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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[Encore] Lena Dunham is Autistic
Autistic Culture | Where Autism Meets Identity!
1 hour 4 minutes 35 seconds
3 months ago
[Encore] Lena Dunham is Autistic

Episode originally aired: March 11, 2025

With her Netflix hit Too Much currently #1, this episode is more relevant than ever. We're on hiatus, but bringing this powerful conversation back into the feed for anyone diving into Lena Dunham's latest work.


🎧 In this episode:

We explore how Lena Dunham’s chronic illness journey and creative output reflect core themes of autism, burnout, and neurodivergent storytelling.


Topics covered:

  • Why Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and POTS frequently co-occur with autism—and how Lena’s experience mirrors autistic burnout.
  • How Girls functions as an autistic-coded TV show, created outside neurotypical storytelling structures.
  • The autistic traits embedded in Lena’s on-screen character—sensitivity to clothing, social missteps, and rejection-sensitive dysphoria.
  • How Not That Kind of Girl was misread by neurotypical audiences, exposing the risks of radical honesty for autistic creators.
  • The canonical autism of Shoshanna, and why autistic-coded characters often cluster in ND-created works.
  • How Dunham’s traits were pathologized, her career marginalized, and why lack of creative control can trigger health crises in neurodivergent people.
  • Jack Antonoff’s ties to autism-coded songwriting (Bleachers, Fun., Taylor Swift) and his relationship with Dunham.


📺 Are you watching Too Much? Share your thoughts in the comments or go to www.autisticculturepodcast.com


🔗 Featured Links & References:


🧠 Autism, Neurodivergence & Mental Health

  • Why Taylor Swift Seems to Be Autistic
  • Jack Antonoff Discusses OCD Rituals and Loss – People
  • Lena Dunham on OCD, Anxiety, and Mental Health – Wikipedia


🩺 Chronic Illness & EDS

  • Lena Dunham Reveals Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Diagnosis – CNN


📚 Writing, Creativity & Public Perception

  • Lena Dunham’s Passion for Writing in Girls – Project MUSE
  • Lena Dunham’s Communication Style & Public Criticism – Medium
  • Lena Dunham on Routine, Structure & Creativity – The New Yorker


🎙️ Related Episodes:

  • Taylor Swift is Autistic
  • Meat Body Maintenance


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🌐 Learn more at www.autisticculturepodcast.com


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Autistic Culture | Where Autism Meets Identity!

This is the main feed for The Autistic Culture Podcast Network, the first podcast network created by and for Autistic people to celebrate our culture, our voices, and our contributions to the world. This feed has all of our shows in one place. 


Across our shows, we spotlight actually Autistic perspectives and celebrate the depth, brilliance, and diversity of the Autistic experience. Whether you’re Autistic, questioning, or an ally looking to learn, the Autistic Culture Podcast Network invites you into a community where your weird is welcome, your passions are powerful, and your identity is culture.


While our content varies, our programming is rooted in the 10 Pillars of Autistic Culture and grounded in the social model of disability, our network offers a range of shows that explore everything from advocacy and identity to history, creativity, and Autistic joy.


Follow this feed and join a growing movement that redefines what it means to be Autistic.


🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Visit www.autisticculturepodcast.com

📲 Follow us on Instagram: @autisticculturepodcast


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.