Meet My Autistic Brain – Details, episodes & analysis

It’s complicated. Each day an autistic person handles both autism and life’s challenges. It takes energy and skill. Here are some tips to help cope with autistic life. (Remastered)

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

In this episode, I’m chatting with Wendela Whitcomb Marsh whose career has included working with autistics and providing assessments. Many people struggle with whether to get one, what to look for in someone doing the assessment and how to adjust to the news of a diagnosis. If you’ve struggled with these questions this episode provides the answers.

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The SWAN Church: Scripture & Worship for All Neurotypes

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

Questionable studies suggest that acetaminophen causes autism which simply isn’t so. This is an update to the 2022 episode “What Some Say Causes Autism” which, even then, discredited the acetaminophen-autism link and exposed lawsuits alleging damages that have now been dismissed. This issue and episode are too important to miss. 

Judge Denise Cote’s decision in IN RE: Acetaminophen – ASD-ADHD - Products Liability Litigation

Andrea Baccarelli article: Evaluation of the Evidence on Acetaminophen Use and Neurodeveopmental Disorders using the Navigation Guide methodology  https://ehjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12940-025-01208-0

A 2024 Swedish study which determined there is no link between acetaminophen use and autism: Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

Interview with Liam O'Dell: Selling Out the Spectrum: How Science Lost the Trust of Autistic People and How It can Win It Back

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

You’re done and you don’t know why. The brain is turned off and no words come to mind. You might not move. This is what shutdown feels like. 

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

Have you thought about unmasking, i.e. telling people you’re autistic? Here’s one story about how unmasking played out.

Link to the story about Justice Kevin Dougherty of Pennsylvania who advocates for training judges about autism: https://www.pennlive.com/news/2021/03/pa-supreme-court-justice-eyes-reforms-to-serve-those-on-autism-spectrum.html

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

It’s natural for autistics to stim and what works for you is an individual choice. What is stimming and what are the ways people stim? Listen to learn more and to hear about the options autistics choose.

Govee lights: https://us.govee.com/
Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty: https://crazyaarons.com/
Speks: https://www.getspeks.com/collections/fidget-toys
CMY Cubes: https://us.cmycubes.com/
Water Beads: https://www.amazon.com/stores/MotlanToys/page/B9873472-922E-48F0-B812-0C6A9DABB850?ref_=ast_bln
The Autistic Innovator: https://shop.autisticinnovator.com/collections/stim-toys
Science Company: https://www.sciencecompany.com/Ferrofluid-Magnetic-Display-Bottle-with-Magnets-P17674
Stimagz: https://www.stimagz.com/
Fidgetland: https://fidgetland.com/
Benevolence LA: https://benevolencela.com/
Therapy Shoppe: https://therapyshoppe.com/products/8-fidget-tools-toys-for-feet-quiet-silent-focus-calming?category_template=375
WoolyWilly: https://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/playmonster/original_wooly_willy_magnetic_personality.cfm

You can also check out Amazon and Etsy for more!

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

There are things autistics do, feel and experience that are rather common amongst us. Food, clothes, pets are just a few. What else do we share?

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

This episode examines the idea of Theory of Mind and whether it applies to autistics and non-autistics alike. Listen and decide for yourself whether Theory of Mind is real and if it can ever be accurate.

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*I really do have a red Swingline stapler.
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SPOILER ALERT (THE ENDING OF THE MOVIE):

How it ends: Not all of the facts are discussed in this episode and the movie has more than one story line. As to Milton, he finally gets fed up and angry that his boss and co-workers fail to take him seriously.  Having been denied his red stapler and stepped on too often Milton burns down the building where he worked resulting in the demise of the company.

 The movie “Office Space” has become a cult classic well worth watching.
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Empirical Failures of the Claim That Autistic People Lack a Theory of Mind  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6959478/

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

Autistics share traits that meet the diagnostic criteria for autism and many traits that do not. Find out what autistics may have in common that didn’t make the cut. 

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together

Autism isn’t treatable with medications. Some autistics take meds for symptoms of co-existing conditions. There are a few things to know in order to get the best results.

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June 24-28, 2026 In Rewilding Together