Special Episode: The Autistic Woman

About this episode

In this special episode, Natalie Diggins interviews the host about the origins and motivations behind the podcast.

Something a little different this week! Natalie Diggins, former guest and author of the Autistic Adults Toolbox, reached out with a guest suggestion for the show — and that guest was me. So we turned the tables, and Natalie took over the hosting chair. In this episode, Natalie pulls back the curtain and asks the questions I usually ask everyone else. We talk about how and why I started this podcast as a sitting judge — anonymously, and with a lot of hope — and what it was like to finally have...

People in this episode

Host: The Autistic Woman™

Guest: Natalie Diggins

Topics covered

• podcast creation
• autism
• personal journey
• interview
• mental health

Keywords

• autism
• podcast
• interview
• Natalie Diggins
• The Autistic Woman
• mental health
• Autistic Adults Toolbox

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Autistic Adults Toolbox

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