The Late Discovered Club is a podcast that gives late discovered autistic women and marginalized genders a voice. We bring you real life self-discovery stories, and compassionate conversations with some truly incredible women and people. Created and hosted by Psychotherapist Catherine Asta whose own self discovery came at 42. In each episode Catherine will be exploring real and empowering stories of late discovered autistic women and people, from all walks of life - through an intersectional lens - helping to deconstruct stereotypes, and give visibility to the next generation.
In this episode, Catherine is joined by Vicky Chapman, a gay autistic TV editor from Southampton, who had her late discovery at 26.Vicky shares how her journey began during the first lockdown, when her partner, who works in early years autism, first suggested she might be autistic. At the time, Vicky dismissed the idea, saying, “I can't be autistic… I'm not Sheldon Cooper.” But a run-in with a blender (you'll hear all about it) sparked a deeper reflection, and after ticking nearly every box, she pursued a formal diagnosis.We talk about the fast-paced world of TV, and how Vicky is still learning every day what will help her thrive as an autistic person in the industry. We talk about self-disclosure at work, an act that felt terrifying at first, but led to the creation of a “Vicky Guide” that helped her colleagues understand how best to support her.Now, Vicky is having more open and honest conversations across her industry and recently became a neurodiversity champion in her workplace. She says:“It was important to me to share my story, not only to help inform, educate and raise awareness for neurodiversity in the TV industry for non autistic people, but also to provide a safe environment and relatable voice for other neurodivergent people, so they don't feel the need to fear judgment or suppress their support needs.”This conversation is a powerful reminder of why representation matters, and how one voice can help change the culture from within.Connect with Vicky on LinkedIn Connect with CatherineVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink MindThrive CoachingAbout the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
“Creativity has always been my life force. Even when I didn't know I was autistic, it was how I survived.”From being sent out of chemistry class for caricaturing her teacher, to being piled on by hundreds of angry Nicola Sturgeon fans online, Lorna Miller has sharpened her pencil and become one of the UK's most successful editorial cartoonists - known for her satirical, political, and deeply personal work.The first woman to have a cartoonist role created for her in Private Eye, Lorna has also had her work featured in The Guardian and The Observer. Her 30-year career has continuously pushed boundaries in both art and advocacy.In this intimate and wide ranging conversation, Lorna shares how a late autism diagnosis at age 51 helped her reframe a lifetime of creative drive, chronic health challenges, and profound sensitivity - and how discovering Reiki became a powerful tool for healing.We explore:- The emotional impact of delayed autism diagnosis.- Creativity as a life force and a form of self soothing.- The stigma of invisible disability and chronic illness.- Why unmasking can feel both liberating and exposing.- Building a life and business that honours your sensitivity.Lorna's story is one of creativity and deep self-reclamation. A must listen for neurodivergent creatives, artists, and anyone on a journey of rediscovery.Follow Lorna on instagram https://www.instagram.com/mistressoflineFollow Lorna's Reiki Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/share/18vCYkBjgR/?mibextid=wwXIfr Connect on Ko-fihttps://ko-fi.com/lornamiller2025 ::::::Connect with CatherineVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
In this episode, Catherine is joined by Julie, a Canadian based writer, artist, and creator of “The Autistic Mum” on Substack. Julie shares her powerful late discovery story, receiving an autism diagnosis at age 44 after a decade of questioning and reflection sparked by her son's own diagnosis. Together, they explore the emotional terrain of late discovery, generational autism, sensory differences, and the impact of masking and burnout. Julie speaks candidly about the challenges of navigating healthcare and disclosure, and the liberating journey of radical self-acceptance. They also discuss her upcoming book, Motherness, her forthcoming memoir about "generational autism, parenthood, and radical acceptance" (publication date 23 September, 2025) which traces her experience of raising an autistic child while rediscovering herself.Julie M Green is a Canadian writer whose work has been featured in the Washington Post, Globe and Mail, Healthline, Parents, Chatelaine, Today's Parent, The Mighty, and more. She has appeared on CTV, BBC Radio, Sirius XM, and CBC Radio. In 2024, she was a finalist for the CBC Nonfiction Prize.Connect with JulieVisit Julie's websiteFollow Julie on InstagramBluesky: @juliemgreen.bsky.socialSubstack: The Autistic MomConnect with CatherineVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
Joining Catherine is Trudi Murray - an artist, illustrator, writer, and a wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, and proud granny. Diagnosed autistic at 47, Trudi now sees her lifelong creative work as a map of self-discovery, a visual language she was speaking long before she had the words to understand it.In this episode, Trudi reflects on how her art carried the essence of her autistic identity long before discovery and diagnosis. From paintings that unknowingly explored the concept of masking, to her deep love for telling the unsung stories of women in history, her creativity has always been a window into her inner world.Her late discovery was sparked by a move to a new city and the fresh reflections of new connections. With raw honesty and gentle wisdom, Trudi shares the grief and clarity that came with rediscovering herself and how that insight is helping her live more authentically, both in her creative work and in her part-time role coordinating social transformation projects.This is a conversation about identity, creativity, self-compassion, and the transformative power of being seen. Masking less, belonging more, and creating a kinder world for ourselves, and for the generations coming after us.Trudi's websiteTrudi's SubstackInstagram Connect with CatherineVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club Community & our FREE monthly Community Connection Circle.Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
Joining Catherine in S4 Episode 6 is Louise Fox is a former GBR Elite triathlete (representing GBR 5 times at World and European championships), self-employed web developer, environmentalist, and Nordic-obsessed adventurer. Louise shares her late autism discovery and her journey from competitive sports to motherhood, from quitting her job in her early 30's to follow her Pro athlete dream, and the challenges of balancing personal identity with family, to how endurance—both in sport and life—has shaped her path. This is a powerful late discovered story about resilience, determination, loss, adventure, passion, motherhood, exercise as essential self-care and lessons learned along the way.Follow Louise on instagram Connect with CatherineVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our Late Discovered Club CommunityExplore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeRead about our 10 Year PlanThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaMusic by AlloraFollow us on InstagramRead more about our impact over the last 2 years here
Joining us in S4 Episode 5 is Dr Catriona Stewart OBE MCPP where we explore Catriona's own late autism discovery, her lifetime of learning, and her lifetime of work - it's a deeply emotional episode.Catriona founded autistic-led charity SWAN: Scottish Women's Autism Network in 2012, on completion of her PhD research into the experiences of autistic girls, to provide peer support, build on the knowledge-base, and raise levels of understanding. Advisor to a number of high level national enquiries and campaigns, including the 3 year National Autism Project, and the 2 year Independent Review of the Mental Health Act (Scotland) in relation to Autism and Learning Disability, she ran an 18 month Employment Project for Scottish Government, and was an Ambassador to their Improving Understanding of Autism #DifferentMinds campaign, 2019-2023. She was a member of John (Lord) Scott KC's human-rights focused COVID-response Independent Advisory Group to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) in 2020-21 and has since been a member of the SPA Board, where she is regarded as a Champion for Disability and the Neurominorities. She has delivered numerous papers and plenary presentations, training and workshops, in the UK and abroad. Most recent was the AETAPE bi-annual congress in Cadiz to which she presented on Independent Living for Autistic Adults, the barriers and enablers, from a Human Rights perspective. Her work is focused on community engagement, participatory action research, equality, diversity and inclusion, and Human Rights. It is informed by her research, her years of professional experience and her lived experience as a late-diagnosed autistic woman and mother.To Catriona and all the autistic women who have paved the way before us, the trailblazers who have prepared the ground in this new world for others to follow. We see you and we give you our gratitude for opening the door to this brave new rediscovered world.Explore SWAN Connect with Catherine & PeteVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaPete's WebsiteFollow Pete on InstagramBuy UntypicalNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our next 6 week relational space circleJoin Catherine's Frequency Circle 1.5 hour MasterclassJoin our Late Discovered Club CommunityExplore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeRead about our 10 Year PlanThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaS4 Guest Co-Host Pete WharmbyMusic by AlloraFollow us on InstagramRead more about our impact over the last 2 years here
Joining Catherine & Pete in S4 Ep4 is stand-up comedian, writer, radio host and podcaster - Pierre Novellie.Pierre is co-host of The Frank Skinner Show on Absolute Radio, and his television appearances include World's Most Dangerous Roads (Dave), The Mash Report (BBC2), and Stand Up Central (Comedy Central). Pierre's first book Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things?: A Comedian's Guide to Autism was published by Bonnier in 2024.In audio, Pierre co-hosts the hit Budpod podcast alongside Phil Wang which has over 3.5million downloads, has performed on The Now Show and The News Quiz (Radio 4), and hosts the BBC Sounds podcast series Obsessed With… SAS: Rogue Heroes. As a writer, Pierre was a regular writer on the rebooted Spitting Image (ITV/Britbox) and has also written on shows including Mock the Week (BBC2), The News Quiz (Radio 4) and The Mash Report (BBC2).One of the UK's most acclaimed live acts, Pierre‘s latest show Must We? saw a sold-out run at the Monkey Barrel at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and was his fourth show to have been placed in the top 20 best-reviewed comedy shows across the entire festival and will tour the UK in 2024. He has released two comedy specials, Quiet Ones and Why Can't I Just Enjoy Things? via US comedy label 800 Pound Gorilla Records which have amassed over half a million views online.Connect with Catherine & PeteVisit Catherine's website Order Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered: A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (and their allies) which was published 21st February 2025 by JKP Contact Catherine AstaPete's WebsiteFollow Pete on InstagramBuy UntypicalNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our next 6 week relational space circleJoin Catherine's Frequency Circle 1.5 hour MasterclassJoin our Late Discovered Club CommunityExplore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeRead about our 10 Year PlanThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaS4 Guest Co-Host Pete WharmbyMusic by AlloraFollow us on InstagramRead more about our impact over the last 2 years here
Catherine's much awaited and anticipated book 'Rediscovered' was published 21st February 2025. In this special episode, Catherine is interviewed by S4 guest (and friend) Dr Helen Lawal about the book.We talk everything from Mountains, Metaphors, Monotropism, Masking, Manifestos for Change - and so much more.*This recording is from the live online launch which took place on 24th February.The book is out now in paperback, audio and EbookConnect with Catherine & Dr HelenVisit Catherine's website Contact Catherine AstaVisit Dr Helen's website Follow Dr Helen on instagramNeed Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our next 6 week relational space circleJoin Catherine's Frequency Circle 1.5 hour MasterclassJoin our Late Discovered Club CommunityExplore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeRead about our 10 Year PlanThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty Ava S4 Guest Co-Host Pete WharmbyMusic by AlloraFollow us on Instagram
Joining Catherine and Pete in S4 Episode 3 in this powerful, and deeply moving episode is Tristan Kluibenschadl.Content Warning: In this episode we talk about sensitive content relating to mental health, suicide, trauma and grief.Tristan comes on the show to share his story of late autism discovery, which came at a time in his life when he was a working as a (former) Senior Police Officer where he spent 32 years working in strategic, operational, and tactical levels within the criminal justice system. A subject matter expert in Serious & Organised Crime, Homicide and Kidnap investigation for The Investigation Academy, he also served as the Kent Police lead for autism and as a regional representative for the National Police Autism Association, yet as we hear in the episode Tristan didn't "feel safe to come out and disclose his late autism diagnosis because there was too much at risk.”Tristan also talks in this episode about his ‘beautiful, kind and funny' autistic son, Stefan who tragically died by suicide in March 2022 at just 15 years old, due to relentless bullying and compounded by failures from the very statutory services meant to protect him.On 14th February 2024, Stefans Acts of Kindness, STAK life was born, founded by Tristan and his wife Emma out of love to honour their son, which is dedicated to supporting neurodivergent young people & their parents and carers, & providing professionals training to help change the narrative for autistic people in our society. We are dedicating this episode today to Stefan, and these words that Tristan shares in this episode, for anyone who needs to hear them today:“You are enough just the way you are, and the world is a better place with you in it”Find out more about STAK LifeFollow STAK Life on InstagramLink to the book we were talking about that is dedicated to Stefan.Connect with Catherine & PeteVisit Catherine's website Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered' is coming 21st February Pre-order hereBook a ticket for the Book Launch eventLeeds - 21st FebruaryOnline - 24th FebruaryLondon - 26th February (SOLD OUT)Contact Catherine Asta Pete's WebsiteFollow Pete on InstagramBuy Untypical Need Post Discovery Support?Join our next 6 week post discovery support circleJoin our next 6 week relational space circleJoin Catherine's Frequency Circle 1.5 hour MasterclassJoin our Late Discovered Club CommunityExplore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...Become a member or partner and join our growing community.Buy us a coffee.Rate & review the show or an episodeRead about our 10 Year PlanThank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.NordensDeborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy MindThe Growth PodHormones On The Blink About the Podcastwww.thelatediscoveredclub.comFounder & Host Catherine AstaPodcast Editor Caty AvaS4 Guest Co-Host Pete WharmbyMusic by AlloraFollow us on InstagramRead more about our impact over the last 2 years here
Joining Catherine & Pete in this episode of our new season is Dominique Bowler-Brown. She is a thirty-five-year-old from South London, home-schooling mother of two and a half children (pregnant at time of recording). Dominique studied at BRIT performing arts college and then Goldsmiths University of London, and over the past several years she has worked in television commercials, acting and modelling and has written five novels (“Energy” and “Generation” by Miniq Brown, available on Amazon). Her work focuses on issues of trauma and family psychology and she has a passion for depicting under-represented voices; black, female, autistic in particular. She is currently writing a novel called “The Worthy” about how society dignifies and assigns value to people with physical and mental differences and disabilities like autism, cerebral palsy and trisomy 21. Dominique was diagnosed autistic at thirty-one after trying to get a diagnosis for her daughter, which came as a relief but not a surprise. She had previously attributed many of her struggles in life to being black, female and outspoken. Her daughter was subsequently diagnosed and has been an inspiration to her to show her how to be a mentally healthy autistic woman and be for her what she wished she could have had in her own childhood. Dominique has recently moved to Canada with her husband Luke and two daughters. Connect with Catherine & Pete Visit Catherine's website Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered' is coming 21st February Pre-order here Book a ticket for the Book Launch event Leeds - 21st February Online - 24th February London - 26th February Contact Catherine Asta Pete's Website Follow Pete on Instagram Buy Untypical Need Post Discovery Support? Join our next 6 week post discovery support circle Join our next 6 week relational space circle Join Catherine's Frequency Circle 1.5 hour Masterclass Join our Late Discovered Club Community Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show or an episode Read about our 10 Year Plan Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. Nordens Deborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink About the Podcast www.thelatediscoveredclub.com Founder & Host Catherine Asta Podcast Editor Caty Ava S4 Guest Co-Host Pete Wharmby Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram Did you know that we have: 150K downloads of the podcast since it began in 2022 (putting us in the Top 5% of podcasts worldwide* according to The Podcast Host) Over 15K followers (instagram, spotify, apple) The podcast was ranked #1 in the world ‘Female Autism Podcast' by Feedspot in 2023/24 Listeners in over 125 countries worldwide. Read more about our impact over the last 2 years here
Joining Catherine & Pete in the first episode of our new season - Nigerian born and Yorkshire bred, Dr Helen Lawal is Black African- White British, Medical Doctor, Nutritionist, Coach, TV Presenter and Mum of 2. She's dedicated 20 years studying, training and working in the field of health care with degrees and qualifications in Sport & Exercise Science (Bsc), Medicine, Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, General Practitioner Specialist Training , Health Coaching and Nutrition. You might have also seen her on the tele on shows like Channel 4's Food Unwrapped, Steph's Packed Lunch and How to Lose Weight Well. Following her own late discovery as Autistic-ADHD she is now devoted to using all her expertise and experience to support other ADHD and Autistic people navigate their own health and nutrition challenges. In her own online Nutrition & Coaching Practice, she supports late discovered ADHD women to overcome the overwhelm and make healthy eating their new normal in her 12 week 1:1 signature program. And, in 2025 will be hosting Chats & Snacks - a virtual support group for late discovered ADHD and AuDHD women covering various health themes including Nutrition Hormones, Sleep and Emotional Health. Most recently she joined The National Autism Training Programme as a trainer alongside Pete and Catherine and this is the first time she has openly identified as being autistic. Visit Dr Helen's website Follow Dr Helen on instagram Connect with Catherine & Pete Visit Catherine's website Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered' is coming 21st February Pre-order here Book a ticket for the Book Launch event Leeds - 21st February Online - 24th February London - 26th February Contact Catherine Asta Pete's Website Follow Pete on Instagram Buy Untypical Need Post Discovery Support? Join our next 6 week post discovery support circle Join our next 6 week relational space circle Join Catherine's Frequency Circle 1.5 hour Masterclass Join our Late Discovered Club Community Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show or an episode Read about our 10 Year Plan Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. Nordens Deborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink About the Podcast www.thelatediscoveredclub.com Founder & Host Catherine Asta Podcast Editor Caty Ava S4 Guest Co-Host Pete Wharmby Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram
Season 4 is almost here!! We have a brand new season coming Friday 17th January 2025 with a new co-host joining Catherine, author Pete Wharmby. About Pete After being diagnosed as autistic at the age of 34 in 2017, Pete has immersed himself in working to improve autistic awareness, acceptance and making the world a more suitable place for the neurodivergent community. He has spoken at a wide range of events and conferences since 2020 in the UK and in Europe and North America, both in person and remotely, sharing his insight and experience of being autistic and ADHD with businesses, governments, educational establishments and more. Pete is active on LinkedIn, Instagram and on YouTube, where his channel is at over 4000 subscribers. He is a bestselling author: his first book, What I Want to Talk About, was published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers in September 2022, and his second book, Untypical, was published by HarperCollins in March 2023, with the paperback released in March 2024. Pete has also written a number of articles, interviews and book chapters, and appeared on BBC Radio 2. He is a former secondary English teacher and a father-of-one. Connect with Catherine & Pete Visit Catherine's website Catherine's NEW Book 'Rediscovered' is coming 21st February Pre-order here Book a ticket for the Book Launch event Leeds - 21st February Online - 24th February London - 26th February Contact Catherine Asta Pete's Website Follow Pete on Instagram Buy Untypical Need Post Discovery Support? Join our next 6 week post discovery support circle Join our next 6 week relational space circle Join Catherine's Frequency Circle 1.5 hour Masterclass Join our Late Discovered Club Community Explore The Asta Community of Professionals Support our work 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show or an episode Read about our 10 Year Plan Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. Nordens Deborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink About the Podcast www.thelatediscoveredclub.com Founder & Host Catherine Asta Podcast Editor Caty Ava S4 Guest Co-Host Pete Wharmby Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram
In our final episode of Season 3 Catherine talks (unscripted!) to Andrea Anderson about 'Rediscovered Realities' because the reality is that accepting you are autistic is just the very beginning. Catherine & Andrea talk about: Getting caught up in the 'should's' Painful lessons when it comes to living in the shadows of burnout. Somatic Self-Compassion. Doing it our way. And the importance of safety and belonging. Follow Andrea on Instagram S4 is coming in January 2025 with a new co-host joining Catherine, author Pete Wharmby. Join Andrea on Substack Buy Andrea's Book Pre Order Catherine's NEW Book Pre-Order 'Rediscovered' - A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (And their Allies) by Catherine Asta Upcoming Circles, Events and Masterclasses Information and Book Here Read about our 10 Year Plan 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show or an episode Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. Nordens Deborah Bulcock Coaching & Consulting A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website www.thelatediscoveredclub.com Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram The Asta Community of Professionals
Mark was born in Clapham, London during the early 70's and is the youngest of six children to Jamaican parents, later escaping the capital for Preston where he studied philosophy and politics at University. Here he went on to create a Guardian award winning student newspaper called the Students Onion. He was awarded a Scott Trust bursary (from the Guardian) to study post graduate journalism in 2001 and whilst on placement in 2002 he wrote several articles for them as Mark Mace and was also published by Huff Post. However, as soon as the placement was over Mark officially dropped out from the course and also from “normal society” and became a self titled - full time self-unemployed artist. He became a formidable slam poet, exhibiting painter, fine art photographer, actor, model, radio broadcaster, gallerist, dancer and a percussionist in many bands including his own. He also taught poetry, stage skills, beatbox and drumming in all types of institutions from primary schools to prisons. On top of all this he has self published 4 books of poetry and a novella, as well as editing and publishing other poets and writers. He was later inaugurated into the British Library Sound Archive as a “leading Black British poet”. Nevertheless Mark says he “was never consistently successful and failed to make the most of the opportunities available.” In 2020 after a eight week spell being homeless (in a Manchester hostel) Mark took one bag, flew to Mallorca, spent a week with a friend there and then, through art, drumming and the right words in the right order, he found a home where he lived free and alone in exchange for providing maintenance and security. It was this alone time when Mark recognised, understood and accepted what he terms his ‘Augiftism'. Now in 2024, Mark is an Itinerant artist, what he calls a “Solo Boho Euro Hobo, without a single special place to call home yet with a longstanding belief that everything will work out fine in the end as it always has done, and a firm knowledge that he will not and should not be spending winter in dull, cold and rainy Northern Europe. Mark is currently editing his autobiography - Autistic Hindsight / Augiftic Foresight - which explores the link between autism and spirituality. Follow Mark on Instagram Pre Order Catherine's NEW Book Pre-Order 'Rediscovered' - A Compassionate and Courageous Guide for Late Discovered Autistic Women (And their Allies) by Catherine Asta Upcoming Circles, Events and Masterclasses Information and Book Here Read about our 10 Year Plan 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show or an episode Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. Nordens A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website www.thelatediscoveredclub.com Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram The Asta Community of Professionals
Sue is 69 and was diagnosed autistic less than a year ago at the age of 68. Ironically, her working life was spent with autistic children and young adults; coincidence? Probably not. Born in 1955, an only child to parents who had been wounded and traumatised by their experiences in WW2. Sue was loved, but she was not the child they imagined or hoped for, with her anger, meltdowns and over-sensitivities, her school anxieties and loneliness, but autism wasn't even a thing then. In 2018, when Sue's own children were in their mid and late twenties, they suggested to her that she might be autistic - after both realising that they were autistic. Before they could explore this further together, lockdown came and in 2020 Sue's beautiful, talented son died of an accidental overdose. She has no doubt his use of drugs were very much a coping strategy which went very very wrong, and wonders how many undiagnosed autistic people don't show up on the statistics for early deaths or other misadventures. Sue finds herself now coming to terms with her own diagnosis, against a background of guilt and shame and grief at not having recognised it before - particularly in her own children; particularly for her son. Looking forward, Sue is concerned for her future as she knows that recognition of autism in women of her age is still very low, and that there must be so many undiagnosed and unrecognised autistic people already in care homes and hospitals. Hopefully well before she needs it, Sue is going to write a Self Portrait, explaining those things which will make all the difference to her own well-being. Sue's relationship with the natural world has been a constant and deeply regulating relationship throughout her entire life. And she knows she will not thrive without time in the natural world. She will not thrive if she's forced to sit in a communal lounge with daytime tv blaring. Sue will need there to be quiet spaces and low lighting and books and ´my' food and no labels in her clothing and so much more. Sue thinks we could all be writing our own self portraits, now, before we need them, otherwise we're at the mercy of others to decide what would be ´good' for us - just as we were at school. Sue has been deeply moved, reassured and inspired by the stories on the podcast and having the opportunity to speak and share her story - our 50th episode! - with what feels like her own authentic voice, for the first time in her life, she says has been an ‘extraordinary' experience. Follow Sue on Instagram Upcoming Circles and Events Join our October Post Discovery Support Circle Join 'The Relational Space' Circle Join our 'In Conversation Event' Autism Assessments 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show or an episode Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website www.thelatediscoveredclub.com Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram The Asta Community of Professionals
Dr. Dionna Williams is an Autistic and first-generation academic and martial artist. Dionna received their MSc and PhD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed her postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University. Dionna has received many prestigious academic fellowships and awards for her research accomplishments and commitment to diversifying academic medicine. She is currently an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at Emory University where their research interests center on the intersection of HIV and substance use, focusing on identifying immunologic and pharmacologic means to increase the neurologic health of people living with HIV. While Dionna amassed academic and professional accomplishments they struggled with what she once considered to be a collection of seemingly unrelated quirks and social discomfort. While Dionna was always aware of these differences, they became less of a hindrance to interacting with people as she learned to suppress the things that made her most different from others. However, these strategies eventually became less effective and at the most stressful time of their life Dionna began therapy. It was through this experience that they received an autism diagnosis at the age of 35, which has been life changing. Since this realization one and a half years ago, Dionna realized all the ways in which she lived an inauthentic life and they are now committed to living a life of their own accord, unmasked, and open about the joys and challenges faced as a neurodivergent scientist from a low-income background raising the most amazing 3-year old. 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show or an episode Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website www.thelatediscoveredclub.com Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram Join our October Post Discovery Support Circle Join 'The Relational Space' Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
In this special bonus episode Catherine's daughter Kristina, who is 7 and autistic takes over as host to interview her autistic idol, The Geek Girl AKA Holly Smale on all things autism and everything geek girl. About Holly Holly's debut children's novel, GEEK GIRL, became the No.1 Young Adult title in the UK and won the Waterstones YA Book Prize, selling 3.4 million books in 30 languages. She is the co-creator, writer and exec producer of the GEEK GIRL TV show, which launched on Netflix worldwide (and StackTV in Canada) on the 30th of May 2024. At the age of 39, Holly was diagnosed as both autistic and dyspraxic. She writes and speaks passionately about neurodiversity and a lot of random topics she's not really qualified to talk about yet does anyway. Her debut adult novel, THE CASSANDRA COMPLEX (UK)/ CASSANDRA IN REVERSE (US) is out now, and is a Reese's Book Club Pick, a BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick and the Aardvark Book Club pick. She lives in Hove, England, and Holly also appeared on the podcast in Season 2. You can listen here 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show or an episode Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram Join our September Post Discovery Support Circle Join 'The Relational Space' Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
Christine. A. Jenkins joins Catherine in this episode to talk about her autistic self-discovery in 2008 and life since her eventual diagnosis in 2009. Christine has been an Autistic advocate for many years, most recently around issues related to late-in-life diagnosis, gender bias, and autistic ageing. She contributed a chapter to the anthology Spectrum Women: Walking to the Beat of Autism (2018), and has presented solo and on panels in Canada and the UK. Christine has been a peer reviewer and now co-author for the journal Autism in Adulthood, and edits other books and articles as a consultant. Her aim is to "include Autistic voices at every stage in true co-production of research.” As an independent Autistic researcher Christine has her own business, Christine Jenkins AUsome Consulting. ::: Connect with Christine: Twitter/X @AutisticMatters LinkedIn: Christine A Jenkins tinyurl.com/cjAUsome https://linktr.ee/christineajenkins www.autisticmenopause.com Breast cancer article First paper from Bridging the Silos (2 more under review) Christine's heroes list: Michelle Dawson, Bev Leroux, Estee Klar, Diane J Wright (Canada) Julie Roberts, Therapist Neurodiversity Collective (US) Yenn Purkis, Donna Williams (Aus) Rose J Matthews, Clare Sainsbury, Ann Memmott (UK) Honorable mention: Chris Bonnello, ANW 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram Join our September Post Discovery Support Circle Join 'The Relational Space' Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
Sophie Cartledge joins Catherine in this episode to talk about her autism discovery via an ADHD diagnosis in perimenopause at the age of 44. After researching why so many women were being diagnosed ADHD in perimenopause, for her work and simultaneously really starting to struggle with a number of things in her own life, she put two and two together and sought a diagnosis. Looking back now, she can see how the years of not knowing, have taken their toll both mentally and physically, leading her to a place of extreme burnout and feeling broken that have made perimenopause and her early 40's such a rough ride. She can also see how perimenopause wasn't just about her hormones changing, they were the catalyst for the ‘unmasking' process. Discovering she is AUDHD has made so much sense of her life. Sophie always knew she was different somehow, often described as quirky, creative, sensitive and caring too much. And with this, she had always carried this feeling that something was ‘off', she just couldn't place what. She had put a lot of it down to trauma, yet despite therapy, much of these feelings remained. Sophie is really passionate about sharing her experience and knowledge to raise more awareness of the intersection that exists between Autism, ADHD & perimenopause in the hope that it might help others make sense of their combined hormone and neurodivergent journey's too. :::: Sophie is a Menopause and Hormone health educator & founder of Hormones on the blink. Delivering CPD accredited menopause and hormone health training to workplaces and support to communities. Recipient of the Inspirational women of Portsmouth award, for the Emerging Business category in 2022. Follow Sophie on Instagram :::: 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram Join our next Post Discovery Support Circle Join 'The Relational Space' The Asta Community of Professionals
This is a memorial episode, to honor the life and legacy of Mary's 90 year old (very) late discovered autistic mum who sadly passed away in April 2023. Mary wanted to record an episode about how the 'mystery' that was the spikeyness of her profile gave Mary the motivation to turn detective on why they were both so misunderstood and misrepresented. Mary was eventually formally diagnosed autistic (age 51 in 2017). Already in the most humongous burnout and unable to continue working, Mary became a carer for her mum late in 2019 and she was sure that her mum had hit an autistic burnout crisis too. In 2022 Mary did manage to get their GP to accept self identification for her mum, after a few years of banging her head against the brick wall of expecting he could understand that she was too infirm to access diagnosis (never mind that she would probably have died before getting to the top of the waiting list). Sadly however, this did not open up any possibilities of finding autism informed elder care or autism informed support for Mary and her mum. Struggling so badly that she couldn't keep her safe from falls and several resulting hospitalisations which were disgracefully inadequate, Mary believes that her mum might have survived if there had been some proper understanding of her needs in her final days. Their GP de-listed both Mary and her mum just before she died because she wrote a letter asking him to do more for her mum. Mary's mum died without a doctor. Mary had asked numerous times for a diagnosis of EDS/connective tissue condition because there were clear connections with both their symptoms. Mary wanted to say this about how accommodations have enabled her to record this episode: “Your understanding and lived experience is in itself all the accommodation I require. You have given me all the support I need to prepare in advance and your intentions are transparent. You are supporting my reality rather than challenging my motivation. Such adjustments as your support have not been there for me in other environments, especially at work which was damaging my health to the point of being unable to continue working. Thank you for accommodating me” Email: marycam66@googlemail.com Mastodon: @autoperipatetikos@neurodifferent.me Twitter: @MaryStarbuck3 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
In this S3 Bonus Episode S1 guest Laura Kerbey joins Catherine to talk about her new book ‘The Teens Guide to PDA' - which published 21st June 2024 with JKP and is illustrated by Sunday Times Best Selling author Eliza Fricker. Buy the Book 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod Hormones On The Blink A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
Dr Rebecca (Becci) Jackson is also known as The Quirky Brain Coach. Becci is an autistic and ADHD positive psychology coach who works with ADHD/autistic adults on zest, self-regulation and executive functions. Having been misdiagnosed with an anxiety disorder and depression, Becci discovered her neurodivergence towards the start of the pandemic. Once she got the user manual to her brain, she turned her interest and training in coaching into specifically focusing on coaching for people like her. Before that, she was a university lecturer in linguistics, completing a PhD in the field. When not eating, sleeping, breathing and researching coaching psychology, Becci can be found hiking, travelling, meditating, journalling, cuddling her dog, and planning her next holiday. Last year, Becci walked to Everest Base camp just to see if she could, and...she did. Learn more about Becci and her work Learn about why adjusting coaching practice for a range of brains matters Follow Becci on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
Catherine speaks to Lauren Fernandez a trainer, speaker, advocate, content developer and Founder & Director of Mask Off CIC and a fellow trainer on the NHS National Autism Trainer Programme. Through her work with ‘Mask Off' she educates minds, challenges attitudes and promotes equality through the 'Invisible' Black autistic Female's perspective. Lauren was diagnosed autistic at aged 26. She is also a mum and will be speaking at The Autism Show in London this month sharing her insights into maternity and autism, and the needs of autistic people, especially those who face extra identity challenges. In this episode Lauren speaks openly of her experiences as a black, late discovered autistic woman and the many challenges she has encountered not just as a mother, but throughout school and as an adult, and of her experiences of being sectioned and an inpatient in NHS adult mental health services. Follow Lauren on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
Catherine speaks to Faye Twinn about her late autistic discovery. Faye discovered she was autistic in her late 30's and this discovery changed her entire outlook on life itself. She spent her teens in Devon and it was there within her secondary school that she was identified as ‘dyslexic'. Struggling to fit in, she quickly self identified as arty and found that within the creative subjects she could strive. She went on to study Fine Art at Falmouth University. Later retaking her English and Maths GCSE's, gaining a PGCE in arts education and completing a Masters in costume at Central Saint Martins, London. She feels that she scrabbled through her late teens and 20's and worked in various settings to get by. Eventually settling into lecturing art and fashion. She spent 15 years as a Lecturer before resigning during the pandemic. These days Faye can be found working as a studio potter in Essex. She is married, has a 8 year old son and 2 step children in their 20's. The work that she produces now, came from needing to step back and an understanding that some of us need to live slower for our well-being. She creates eco conscious functional pottery and strives to provide simple pieces that can be used to create little moments of loveliness. Her pottery is sold across a number of independent lifestyle stores through out the UK and is also available from her website Follow Faye on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
Catherine speaks to Anita Patel about her late autistic discovery. Anita received a late diagnosis of Autism and ADHD in 2023, after recovering from breast cancer and also burnout, through many years of masking. Anita's life has totally changed since her late discovery and she is keen to raise awareness about the role intersectionality can also play, when seeking answers and accessing support. Being a South Asian woman and having a family who do not ‘fit the mould', she knows first-hand about the further cultural challenges that exist for neurodivergent individuals. This is turn can feel isolating - and stops them from sharing their experiences - she is hoping to try and change this. One of her favourite quotes is: “Fair isn't everyone getting the same thing. Fair is everyone getting what they need in order to be successful.” Follow Anita on LinkedIn Visit Anita's website 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
Catherine speaks to Sofia Akbar about her late autistic discovery. Sofia is a late diagnosed AuDHD single mum and secondary maths teacher. Her self discovery journey started from the trials of her oldest son's autism diagnosis, impacted by the trauma of (TW) domestic abuse and racial discrimination. She was recognised for her Support for Inclusive Learning by Scottish Asian Minority Ethnic Educators in 2022 and also won Small Business Award from Scottish Asian and Business Awards 2023 for her private tuition business called Limitless Learners. Sofia has also been nominated as a finalist for British Muslim Awards Community Spirit for her role in setting up and leading Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics CIC. Follow Sofia on Instagram Follow SEMA on instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
Catherine speaks to Vanessa D'Souza AKA The Autistic Chef about her late autistic discovery. Vanessa is a MasterChef UK 2023 Semi-Finalist and National Autistic Society Celebrity Ambassador who runs a neuroaffirming instagram page where she shares sensory friendly feeding tips and recipes in order to make cooking accessible to everyone. 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
It's World Autism Acceptance Week, so we thought we'd bring you an extra special episode to celebrate someone who, through his advocacy work, books and his very presence, has made a significant difference to our Late Discovered Community - we're not sure that Pete really knows the difference he has made to helping others feel seen, heard and understood through his work, and his words as a best selling author and speaker. Pete was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 34 in 2017, and in this episode we explore his late discovered autistic story. And whilst this podcast is to give autistic women and marginalized genders a voice, it's also vitally important that we hear as many late discovered voices and perspectives on the autistic experience, so we will be making *additional* space to hear more from the male experience of late discovery, and we're hoping that Pete might help us with bringing more of those stories to life! Follow Pete on Instagram and LinkedIn Pete's website 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
We're back for another season, and whilst Catherine is still climbing the breast cancer mountain, the top of that mountain is in sight, and this season will run until her treatment finishes in November 2024 with bi-weekly episodes for you to indulge in from now until then. First up in Season 3 is Dr Emma Svanberg - an award winning Clinical Psychologist, author of Parenting For Humans (Vermilion, 2 March 2023) founder of The Psychology Co-operative and co-founder of Make Birth Better CIC. Emma also facilitates a parenting community on Facebook called The Village – A Parenting Community For Humans. We explore how being undiagnosed and undiscovered for four decades has impacted Emma's mental health and physical health, the space she has created for herself to embrace and unfurl, letting go of the weight of expectations, and Emma talks about the missing mixed race element and conversation to autistic identity. Follow Emma on Instagram More information about Dr Emma Offord - the Psychologist Emma talks about who undertook her assessment. 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle The Asta Community of Professionals
In this episode we are joined by Helen Hillman - a late discovered autistic woman, who made her autistic discovery whilst in therapy, and received her official diagnosis last year at the age of 28 after a long history of poor mental health. Helen has suffered with anxiety all her life, which she thought was explained by a diagnosis of dyspraxia when she was 18. She had her first breakdown, and was diagnosed with generalised anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder at age 20. Helen experienced a second breakdown at age 24, and at this point, was unable to leave the house more than once or twice a week, and was losing hope, so mounted a search for a therapist. Helen talks in the episode about the life changing role that therapy played in her autistic discovery, and hopes that it helps those thinking about therapy, and therapists themselves. Helen has become increasingly convinced that sharing her experience will not only prove invaluable to her own processing, but is the surest way to help other women and girls who find themselves in similar positions to get the help they need. Follow Helen on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind The Growth Pod A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Kate Boot - a late discovered AuDHD Speech and Language Therapist, Sensory Integration Practitioner and Relationships and Sex Education Practitioner. Since qualifying, it's fair to say that Kate has found herself on an authentic and original journey which has seen her lean into what she now understands, post discovery to be her autistic and ADHD strengths and identity. Kate talks openly and vulnerably in this episode about her own experiences, and of how she has experimented with language, expanded her language, and crucially acquired new language on her own late discovery journey - which has not only helped her to make sense of her own autistic experience, but has also professionally helped to build that safety and advocacy for others too. Language Matters. Follow Kate on Instagram Head to Kates website 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Marsha Martin - a Behavioural Therapist and the Founder and CEO of Black SEN Mamas - a UK based national support group and informational hub, which aids Black mothers of special educational needs and disabled (SEND) children, in sourcing adequate mental health support for themselves and resources and provision, for their children, with currently over 1,000 mums strong and growing fast. Marsha talks about how initially autism was a thing of shame for her, to now being a tool of empowerment, and how there is power in knowledge and making your own space! *The episode was recorded in Marsha's car (the only place she could find some space for the interview) and the sound quality is patchy in parts due to the Wi-Fi connection during the interview. We hope it doesn't impact your podcast experience. Follow Black SEN Mamas on Instagram Support Black SEN Mamas via Go Fund Me 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Lucy Baena - a Mother, Writer & Birthkeeper. Throughout her life Lucy has been given an array of diagnosis the first at age 7 when she was diagnosed as Dyslexic. At 15 she discovered she was Epileptic and a month after her 38th birthday she received her Autistic diagnosis. Lucy has struggled with a variety of complex health (& many mis) diagnosis over her life and learning that she is Autistic has had a profound impact on her understanding of her health and wellbeing. Since becoming a Mother 8 years ago Lucy has dedicated much of her time to being a Doula and Birthkeeping in her local community. Lucy was told that she would never have children so birthing at home as an Epileptic disabled mum was the achievement of Lucys life and has shown her she is made of pure fire. Lucy was disabled before she knew she was Autistic so her post diagnosis experiences are different to those who learn they are Autistic but did not already consider themselves disabled. Lucy believes in the power of wild places to heal and the sacredness of the natural world, especially the Ocean, and she now knows her Autistic brain sees things in the natural world that neurotypical people miss and she is full of awe daily. Follow Lucy on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Jane Green MBE - an educationalist, former Assistant Headteacher, and former lead for autism education in all phases of education. Jane is disabled, neurodivergent and an autistic parent carer for her eldest neurodivergent autistic adult non-binary child. Jane is the Founder and Chair of SEDSConnective a multi-award, neurodivergent and symptomatic hypermobility user led and voluntary charity transforming neurodivergent health and wellbeing in a community and beyond worldwide. In the Kings' Honours NYE list, Jane was awarded an MBE for voluntary services to neurodivergent people and those with related joint hypermobility syndromes including Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and the also closely related Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders. Follow Jane on Twitter Follow SEDSConnective on Instagram Visit SEDSConnective 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing. A Tidy Mind A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined Holly Smale - the internationally bestselling, award-winning author of the Geek Girl series, which has sold 3.4 million copies worldwide and is currently being adapted by Netflix. The Cassandra Complex, her adult debut, was the Reese's Book Club pick for June this year. She was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 39, and a lot of things suddenly made sense. Holly is a passionate advocate for neurodiversity and speaks and writes about it regularly. Follow Holly on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
We're back! In this episode we are joined by Heidi Mavir - a public speaker, autistic advocate, author, podcaster and SEN parent. We explore so much in this episode from Heidi's late autism discovery in her mid 40's, menopause, grief, loss, self-identification, being an autistic parent of an autistic child, what it was like growing up without the knowledge of knowing that you are autistic and ADHD, and of course becoming a Sunday Times best selling author with her book 'Your Child is not Broken'. Follow Heidi on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
CW - This episode talks about Catherine's recent diagnosis of breast cancer. Coppafeel Community Partner Join as a member or champion Buy us a coffee A BIG shout out to our Community Champions who are supporting the important work we do. Helen HillmanKay MathiesenKatherine Kowalski
In this episode we are joined by Laura Claxton - a comedy writer who has written gags for some of the biggest names and programmes in British Comedy. We explore Laura's late autism discovery as a 30 something woman, and her lifetime of struggles that she has never shared publicly, until now. Laura discovered very early on her life that if she could be 'the funny one' and make people laugh that she would be ok. Little did she know that her trauma response would see her decades later rapidly making a name for herself as one of the go to voices in British Comedy - we are talking The Jonathan Ross Show, The John Bishop Show, Alan Carr, Celebrity Juice - to name a few. And when you consider that comedy is a hard industry for a woman anyway to move up in, now imagine being an autistic woman in that industry. CW: We discuss eating disorders, and Laura's experience as an inpatient as a young adult. Follow Laura on Twitter Follow Laura on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Samar Waqar who describes discovering that she is autistic and ADHD in her 30's a s life changing discovery. Samar's childhood was inherently spent knowing and believing within her heart that she was different, and her diagnosis served as validation for her - she could finally put her guard down. Or could she? She founded Kind Theory to cultivate acceptance, inclusion and celebration of neurodiversity, and her hope is to do it globally beyond the US. Samar has worked in the fields of education, information analysis and operations management. She has a Masters Degree in Business Administration and a certification in Big Data Analytics, and finds the human brain extremely fascinating and therefore has a keen interest in learning more about how the psychology of the human brain works. Follow Kind Theory on Instagram Find out more about Kind Theory 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member and join our growing community. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen Katherine Kowalski The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Dr Anthea Cree who is a Clinical Oncologist in the NHS. Anthea is the first openly neurodivergent doctor in her organization, and has felt so alone. Anthea's openness at work about her neurodivergence saw her sharing her experiences in a video with her entire Royal College, although she confesses that it has caused much confusion about what to with her. Anthea recognizes that prior to her own late autism and ADHD, as a Doctor, she had no understanding at all of what it means to be autistic. Andrea can plan complex radiotherapy treatments and support patients during the hardest conversations yet struggles with many of the simple day to day tasks. Anthea is determined to change the culture for staff, because she knows that well supported, knowledgeable staff means that patients receive understanding too, along with better care and treatment, and that a change in attitude, to genuinely listen to patients, however they communicate, and believe what they are saying, would be a massive positive shift towards better and more neurodivergent affirming care. Follow Dr Anthea Cree on Twitter 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Madge Woollard - a self-employed piano and keyboard teacher who has run their own successful business since 1994. A graduate of Cambridge University, where they were a Peterhouse college's first female organ scholar. Madge currently works both privately and in schools, and now specializes in teaching neurodivergent students - diagnosed autistic in 2016 at age 44 after a lifetime of wondering why they felt so different, and since then has been passionate about advocating for autism rights. In 2019 Madge was awarded an Autism-Friendly Business Award from the National Autistic Society. In 2022 Madge had a chapter published in a groundbreaking book: “Learning from Autistic Teachers: How to be a Neurodiversity-inclusive School” - Madge is a member of Spectrum Theatre Sheffield, an integrated community theatre company who write and perform thought-provoking social theatre. They live in Sheffield with their wife who is also late-discovered autistic. Website 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Dr Rosie Baruah who is an NHS Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesia in Scotland. Rosie has spoken publicly recently in a BBC Interview about her midlife discovery at 46, and her identity as a Late Discovered Autistic Female Doctor. Rosie is determined to further educate and advocate for autistic doctors, widen perceptions about 'what' an autistic doctor looks like, shining a light on the prejudice and challenges they face, and the benefits that autistic doctors bring to their work. We also talk about *that* ADHD documentary aired in the UK in May 2023, intersectional identities, viewing ourselves through the lens of difference (not deficit) autistic joy, deconstructing the 'Rain Man' stereotype, self-disclosure, and the impact the Autistic Doctor Mary Doherty, who is the Founder of Autistic Doctors International and author Holly Smale as well as other autistic advocates have made to Rosie's autistic discovery, and the importance of having a voice and giving narrative to our experiences. Follow Dr Rosie Baruah on Twitter 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
In this episode we are joined by Kirsty Cullen-Campanelli from LA in California who, at 38 years old, is very much at the beginning of her autistic self-discovery journey. We talk misophonia, invalidation, multiple diagnoses preceding her autistic late discovery, sobriety, trauma and the life changing and affirming moment for Kirsty of finding a health professional who understood her. We also talk about self-disclosure in Corporate America, the need for baseline accommodations in the workplace, leading with empathy, shaping decision making and bravely and vulnerably paying it forward, because “You can't remove stigma if you don't actively support its removal”. CW: We touch on themes of trauma, suicide and abuse. Follow Kirsty on Instagram 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
Raven Gray is a primitive skills practitioner and experimental archaeologist, with more than 25 years' experience in wilderness living and survival training. Raven was 55 when she discovered that she is autistic, and comes on the show to talk vulnerably and publicly for the first time about her life as an undiscovered autistic woman and her journey to her autistic awakening. The ugly duckling that wasn't a swan, but actually a Raven, shares the impact of not knowing or understanding who she was for over 5 decades and how it has felt carrying the weight and shame of a neuronormative narrative, and why the light is now permanently on post discovery. CW - themes of self harm, addiction, trauma and abuse. Follow on Instagram Head to Raven's website 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circle
Dr Kate West is an autistic and first-generation academic, author and autism activist. Kate read her DPhil (PhD) and MSc at the University of Oxford (funded by one of the UK's most competitive academic scholarships) and her Law degree at the University of Edinburgh. She has been awarded various academic prizes and an international academic Fellowship. She is now Senior Lecturer in Visual Criminology at Oxford Brookes University. She comes on the show to shine a light on her late discovery and navigating the world as an autistic academic. CW: contains content on 'disordered' eating and suicidal ideation. Follow on Twitter Link to the article Kate references by Louise Smith 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club Join our next Group Circles
We've compiled a 15 minute trailer with a couple of clips from S1 and S2 to give you a flavour of our show. Clip 1 - S2 EP1 Clip 2 - S1 EP11 Clip 3 - S1 Ep3 Clip 4 - S1 Ep12 Clip 5 - S1 EP14 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club
Jennifer Crawford is a chef, pro-wrestler, and feeler of big feelings. They grew up in Nova Scotia's beautiful Annapolis Valley, and after more than a decade in Toronto and winning MasterChef Canada in 2019, they're home again. When they're not weaving challah in the kitchen, you might find them as Moon Miss in the wrestling ring at the Lion's Club Arena, cooking for their experimental pro-wrestling supper club, or giving themselves brain freeze at the local ice cream stand. At 40, they were diagnosed as autistic. They recently celebrated 5 years sober, and their 42nd birthday. Follow Jennifer on Instagram Website 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club
In this bonus episode of Season one we have compiled all the compassionate messages our guests would want to tell their younger selves, and we have new music by Allora from their new EP 'Don't Feel it All' with 'Mother'. We're back with Season 2 on 5th May. 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman Kay Mathiesen The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club
In our final episode of Season one we have Catherine and Caty, the mum & daughter duo together on the podcast for the first time where they: Unpack season one Talk about the impact it had on them Their stand out moments What it was really like editing and interviewing BTS of the podcast Hopes for season 2 Key takeaways Where we are and what next 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club
Our guest on Episode 15 is Hazel Lim - a leading advocate in the campaign against the stigma associated with autism, with a focus on the cultural stigma within the Chinese community in the UK. Living as a late discovered autistic minority in the UK, Hazel understands the struggles. She moved with her husband and three children to Swansea to study for an MSc in Autism and related Conditions at Swansea University, she then decided to make Wales a permanent home. Hazel founded the Chinese Autism Support Group in 2016, when she realised there was no support available – even nationally – for Chinese families. Since then she has worked tirelessly to engage with this vulnerable group of people, who were almost hiding themselves away due to the language barriers and the cultural stigma associated with autism. The momentum has led her to set up the Chinese Autism UK Community Interest company to better support all Chinese families in need across the UK. Hazel was recently awarded The UK Chinese women of the year volunteering category and won the National Autistic Society Autistic Professional Award in 2020. Hazel comes on the podcast to shine a light on her own late discovery story - a story she shares for the first time since discovering her own neurodivergence in her early 40's. Contact Hazel 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club
Our guest on Episode 14 is Ed Jenneson - a leading UK Employment Lawyer and Partner at GunnerCooke. The focus in this episode is a theme that has come up repeatedly in season one, and in our group support circles and in our community, and that is the need for neurodivergent affirming and inclusive workplaces. Workplaces that feel safe places in which to self-disclose and request adjustments. Because without psychologically safe workplaces, we mask, and masking leads to burnout, and burnout massively affects our mental health. We chose Ed to come on because he is a leader in the field of employment law, has a particular interest in the Equality Act, specifically hidden disabilities and neurodivergent cases, and works for one of the fastest growing Law firms in the UK. Ed is also late discovered, diagnosed 3 years ago with ADHD and two years ago with dyslexia, and he speaks publicly about his experience, as well as talking about the legal obligation to make reasonable adjustments in the workplace. Ed acts for employers and employees and is therefore used to using the Equality Act as both a sword or a shield, depending on his client. The first half of this interview features Ed his own late discovery story, and in the second half we ask Ed the questions that our community members asked us to ask Ed, we talk everything from reasonable adjustments, self-advocacy, self-disclosure in the workplace, bullying, tribunals, the role of HR, and what neurodiversity affirming looks like and who is getting it right, with Ed drawing extensively on his insights and experiences in the cases he has led. This episode is a must listen for anyone who is neurodivergent, and for employers, and HR professionals to learn from, and feel empowered to create inclusive cultures and to lead the change needed to ensure more neurodivergent affirming workplaces where we can thrive. Contact Ed Jenneson 3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do... Become a member. Buy us a coffee. Rate & review the show A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting the work we do: Helen Hillman The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website Contact Catherine Asta Music by Allora Follow us on Instagram: Catherine Asta The Late Discovered Club
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