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The Autistic Advantage Podcast

The Autistic Advantage Podcast

by Olivia Fox Cabane

Careers Society & Culture

Season 1

Wesley Wade — CCMHC, LCAS, LCMHC Part One

We discuss: Testing for the Autistic gene Being Black & Autistic Life after diagnosis How Wesley found his professional niche ....and more!

Edwin Portugal - Wharton MBA student, National Guard veteran, and former public policy professional.

We discuss: Growing up in the local limelight High school to college, the executive function challenge Why the National Guard provided a welcome structure ...and more!

Hannah Breslin - Educational Developer, University of the Arts London

In this episode, we discuss autistic interpretation of social conventions, autism & the arts, how to make schools and universities more autism-friendly, and much more.

JJ Mráček,Resident Physician – General Pathology At The University of Alberta

We discuss: --Meltdowns at med. school --The autistic empathy stereotype --What would an autistic medical school look like? ...and more!

Ennis Olson, Global Innovation Lead, Food@Google

In this episode we discuss: Meltdowns at work. What is it to be authentic, as an autistic person, in the workplace? The dangers of letting the autistic identity take over your life. Being "Married while autistic", and the challenges thereof. And much, much more!

Eric Garcia, Author of "We're not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation" and Washington Bureau Chief for The Independent

In our inaugural episode we sit down with Eric Garcia The author of “We’re Not Broken: Changing The Autism Conversation” to discuss: - Speaking truth to power - The race and gender gap in autism diagnosis - Autistic travel skills …and much, much more…

Welcome to The Autistic Advantage Podcast!

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Wesley Wade — CCMHC, LCAS, LCMHC Part Two

We discuss pattern recognition, how the autistic advantage has played out for each of us at work.