Episode 1: The Autistic Mind
🎧 Introduction
What is autism really like from the inside? In this powerful debut episode, Daisy dives deep into the lived experience of the autistic human—unfiltered and unapologetically rich with insight, nuance, and dry-dark humor.
From why autistic people are missing the invisible "vibe map" that most people are born with, to how we build replacement systems of logic, observation, and raw processing power—this is a journey into neurodivergence that moves beyond stereotypes and into the heart of autistic cognition.
Whether you're autistic, love someone who is, or just want to understand what it feels like to exist in a world that wasn't built for your brain, I'm almost certain this episode will challenge, enlighten, resonate... all that good stuff.
🧠Topics Covered:
The "sense of resonance"—what neurotypicals take for granted, and autistics must construct from scratch
Why autistic life often feels like playing 4D chess every waking moment
The two major autistic archetypes I know: the "Hiders" and the "System Builders"
Why learning becomes a stim, a survival strategy, and a source of euphoric relief
The toll of continuous over-processing: health, burnout, and sensory overwhelm
Bullying, misunderstanding, and the consequences of violating social expectations
The joy of show-and-tell, and the beauty of shared understanding
Why, despite it all, the autistic mind is something to be deeply proud of
đź’¬ Quotable Moments:
“Autistics land in this Rubik’s cube of a flesh container and have to author a stop-motion life animation with zero context.”
“All autistic hobbies are just learning in different guises. Fight me outside about it.”
“We love show-and-tell because it’s an antidote to the loneliness of living in your own universe.”
🔎 Tags:#Autism, #autisticmind, #neurodivergence, #neurodivergentpodcast, #autisticexperience, #identitypodcast, #StrangeLifePodcast, #autistictraits, #AuDHD, #ADHD, #resonance, #autisticburnout, #autisticmasking, #sensoryoverwhelm, #socialconfusion, #autisticwomen, #blackautisticvoices, #autismawareness, #autismfromtheinside, #lived experience autism
đź“š Referenced or Related Concepts:
Resonance (the felt intuitive knowing of things many neurotypicals rely on for social navigation)
Fascia and bioelectric feedback in sensory processing
Glutamate and cortisol in autistic cognition and burnout
Uncanny valley responses to social divergence
Also this episode intersects with current research on autism and neurodivergence. For further reading:
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