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Unlearning Autism

Christine Doyle

Society & Culture

Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 22

Unlearning Autism — real stories, gentle conversations, and a fresh perspective on autism, especially for those of us who found out later in life. Hosted by Christine Doyle, Autistic mentor & late-identified Autistic woman. Listen in and start unlearning. Hosted on Spotify. See https://www.christinedoyle.ie/podcast/ for more information.

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Rethinking Autistic Difference with Pete Wharmby

Season 2 · Episode 2

Wednesday, September 16, 2026 • Duration 01:18:54

What changes when we stop asking Autistic people to fit more comfortably into the world as it is — and start getting curious about what they actually need?

In this episode, I’m joined by Autistic and ADHD author and speaker Pete Wharmby for a wide-ranging conversation about Autistic life, relationships, children who find school difficult or impossible to attend, and what happens when we begin to understand and accommodate our own needs.

We talk about Pete’s first book, Untypical, and his new book, Different Minds: How We Can Help Our Autistic School Children Thrive, as well as the changes that could make the world safer and easier for Autistic people.

And perhaps one of the simplest is also one of the biggest: attitude. What if, instead of being offended or threatened by difference, we could simply become more neutral towards it?

Today’s episode is sponsored by Otavo.
Unlearning Autism listeners can get 10% off using the code UNLEARNING10.

Unlearning Autism is hosted by Christine Doyle.

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Welcome to Season Two: A Little Less Explaining, A Little More Living

Season 2 · Episode 1

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 • Duration 08:01

Welcome back to Unlearning Autism. Season Two is here.

In Season One, so much of my focus was on understanding ourselves. This season, my curiosity is widening: what happens when we take what we're learning about ourselves and actually let it change something?

There’ll be conversations about both the Autistic and AuDHD experience, burnout, overwhelm and the barriers we face — but those won't be the only stories we tell. I want to make room for joy, possibility, creativity and curiosity too, and for people who are building lives around who they actually are.

There are brilliant guests coming, including Pete Wharmby and Julie M Green, conversations with people at different ages and stages of life, and plenty more My Autistic Musings.

Maybe Season Two can be about a little less explaining ourselves, and a little more living.

Welcome back. I'm really glad you're here.

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Season Two is Coming | Unlearning Autism Returns September 9th

Season 2 · Episode 1

Saturday, September 5, 2026 • Duration 00:46

Unlearning Autism is back for Season Two.

New conversations with brilliant guests, more of My Autistic Musings, and lots more curiosity about what it means to know ourselves — and to do life a little differently because of what we know.

We’ll be talking Autism, AuDHD, identity, relationships, capacity, self-trust — and all the complicated, interesting bits in between.

Season Two launches Wednesday, September 9th.

Follow or subscribe now so you don’t miss an episode.

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Season One Finale — A Thank You

Season 1 · Episode 18

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • Duration 09:31

In the final episode of season one of Unlearning Autism, Christine reflects on the journey of creating a neurodiversity-affirming podcast that centred the lived experience of late-identified Autistic people in their own words.

Across 18 episodes, conversations explored identity after knowing, masking, burnout, motherhood, nervous systems, belonging, creativity, relationships, sensory overwhelm, and what changes when we finally begin to understand ourselves differently. Christine revisits some of the powerful moments shared by guests including Abigail Ward, Laura Crowley, Nicola O'Dwyer, Andrea Anderson, Laura Guckian, Katie Kerley, Eliza Fricker and Dr. Emma Offord.

This episode is also a heartfelt thank you — to producer Abigail Ward, to Doerte Meyer for the beautiful podcast music, and to the thousands of listeners who supported, shared, and connected with these conversations throughout the season.

Christine also shares a glimpse into season two, which will continue exploring identity, relationships, unmasking, hormones, nervous system sustainability, belonging, and what it means to build a life that truly fits after knowing.

Thank you for being part of season one.

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My Autistic Musing ... On Autistic Community

Season 1 · Episode 16

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 • Duration 05:21

In this episode of Unlearning Autism, Christine reflects on the profound role of Autistic community and why connection with other Autistic people can feel so deeply regulating, validating, and life-changing.

She explores the difference between being understood and being understood without explanation — the relief of hearing someone speak aloud an experience you thought was uniquely yours. Christine reflects on masking, misattunement, exhaustion, and the lifelong experience many Autistic people have of feeling “too much” or “not enough” in predominantly allistic spaces.

This episode also explores:
✨ Why Autistic spaces can feel energising rather than draining
✨ The nervous system impact of constantly translating yourself
✨ The difference between connection and misattunement
✨ The vulnerability of stepping into community after years of adapting
✨ What happens when your way of being becomes the norm rather than the exception

At its heart, this is an episode about belonging, recognition, and the quiet freedom of no longer having to explain yourself.

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Positive Disintegration: Rebuilding Identity After Late Discovery | Dr. Emma Offord

Season 1 · Episode 16

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 • Duration 01:06:27

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Emma Offord — clinical psychologist, founder of Divergent Life, and host of This Voice Is Mine.

Emma’s work centres on late-identified Autistic and ADHD adults, and on what happens when we begin to understand ourselves outside of the medical model.

We talk about the power of lived experience — how stories, not textbooks, often become the pathway to recognition.

Emma shares her concept of positive disintegration — the process of things falling away so something more truthful can emerge — and how unlearning can be both unsettling and deeply liberating.

We explore what it means to understand your neurobiology as a human right, not a privilege — and how that understanding can shift shame, reshape identity, and change how we relate to ourselves and each other.

This is a conversation about:
– coming home to yourself
– questioning the systems we’ve been shaped by
– and building lives that actually fit

You can find Emma’s work here:
Divergent Life — https://www.divergentlife.co.uk/
Podcast: This Voice Is Mine — https://open.spotify.com/show/7ioZvshGC5UnLaz3AYaZIT?si=064e96a6812c4cfb&nd=1&dlsi=ed9819a12ad340c6

As always, this episode centres lived experience — the kind that so many of us were never given language for.

🎧 Listen now on Unlearning Autism

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My Autistic Musing .. On Therapy

Season 1 · Episode 15

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 • Duration 05:25

Therapy can help deeply — but only when it understands what it’s looking at.

In this minisode, Christine reflects on therapy through an Autistic lens — what can help, what can miss the mark, and why support should never be about forcing people to fit environments that are harming them.

Therapy can be life-changing. It can also completely miss the point when Autistic experience is misunderstood.

In this episode, Christine shares her reflections on therapy, support, and what many late-identified Autistic adults are really looking for when they reach out for help. She explores the difference between supporting a person and trying to change them, why nervous system realities matter, and why insight alone is not always enough.

This is a thoughtful conversation about fit, understanding, and what healing can look like when we stop assuming the person is the problem.

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Missing the Mark: School Distress & Autistic Experience with Eliza Fricker

Season 1 · Episode 14

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 • Duration 01:18:07

In this episode of Unlearning Autism, I sit down with Eliza Fricker — author, illustrator, advocate, and one of the most respected voices in conversations around Autistic children, PDA, education, and parenting outside the traditional behaviour model.

Eliza is the author of A Different Kind of Parenting, the Sunday Times bestselling Can’t Not Won’t, the autobiographical Thumbsucker, and her latest book Could Try Harder, out May 2026.

Together, we explore what happens when children are misunderstood by systems built around compliance, performance, and narrow ideas of success. We talk about parenting children whose needs don’t fit the mainstream mould, the emotional cost of being repeatedly “missed,” and why so many families are forced to become advocates simply to protect their children.

This is a rich, honest, deeply human conversation about education, identity, compassion, and the courage it takes to do things differently.

This conversation touches on:
• PDA and why traditional behaviour approaches can cause harm
• the school system and children who are misunderstood within it
• parenting beyond reward-and-punishment models
• shame, blame, and the pressure placed on families
• the emotional reality of advocacy for your child
• how creativity and humour can tell hard truths
• why different children need different ways of being supported
• reimagining success, learning, and belonging

Eliza speaks with warmth, clarity, and lived wisdom about the realities many families know intimately but rarely hear reflected in mainstream conversations.

Don’t forget to subscribe to Unlearning Autism to hear more guest conversations and my shorter My Autistic Musings episodes each week. If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who might benefit from hearing it.

My Autistic Musing ... On Friendship

Season 1 · Episode 13

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 • Duration 04:18

In this short musing from Unlearning Autism, I share a simple, practical way I support myself in staying connected with the people I care about.

For many Autistic people, friendship isn’t about a lack of care — it’s often about capacity, a busy or overwhelmed mind, and the very real experience of “out of sight, out of mind.”

In this episode, I talk about:

why staying in touch can feel difficult, even when relationships matter deeply
how this can be misunderstood by others
and a gentle “friendship hack” I use to stay connected in a way that works for me

This isn’t about trying harder or being more consistent in a neurotypical way.

It’s about creating small, intentional ways to show up — within your capacity.

If you’ve ever worried that you’re not a “good enough” friend, this may offer a different way of understanding that.

Many thanks as always to Abigail Ward for producing the podcast and to Doerte Meyer for composing and performing my podcast jingle.

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Not Seeing Yourself: Late-Identification, Masking & Neuroaffirmative Practice with Katie Kerley

Season 1 · Episode 12

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 • Duration 01:17:44

You can be trained to recognise neurodivergence in others… and still miss it in yourself.

In this episode of Unlearning Autism, I’m joined by occupational therapist Katie Kerley to explore late identification, masking, and what it means to finally see yourself clearly.

Katie shares her journey to identifying as Autistic, ADHD and dyspraxic — including the complexity of “coming out,” the fear of being a fraud, and the shift toward authenticity in both life and clinical work.

We talk about the hidden cost of masking, why so many women don’t recognise themselves in traditional narratives, and what truly makes practice neuroaffirmative — not just positive, but real.

This is a conversation about identity, unlearning, and the quiet power of being understood — sometimes for the first time.

Don’t forget to subscribe to Unlearning Autism to hear more guest conversations and my shorter My Autistic Musings episodes each week.

If this episode resonated with you, please share it with someone who might also benefit from hearing it.

About Katie

Katie Kerley is an occupational therapist and clinical director of Horizons Therapy Services in Dundalk. Katie is multiply neurodivergent (Autistic, ADHD and Dyspraxic) and has a strong interest in supporting neurodivergent people to be their truest and most authentic selves. Katie specialises in sensory processing and how it affects meaningful occupation. Katie provides one-to-one therapy to both children and adults, as well as OT assessments, and enjoys taking a person-centred, lived-experience and rights-based approach to each individual. Katie loves being part of continual professional development, both as a learner and as a teacher/ mentor. She provides webinars with a variety of organisations, including AUsome Training. Katie is passionate about being neuro-affirmative and is immersed in the neurodivergent community in Ireland, and is a member of the Therapist Neurodiversity Collective.

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