Autistic Small Talk

Autistic Small Talk is a blend of research-informed discussion and personal stories about autistic culture. We seek to not only inform and destigmatize but to celebrate and to share the joyful aspects of being an autistic person and finding autistic community. Currently airing on: CFUZ in Penticton, British Columbia at 3pm PST the second Sunday of every month CHSR in Fredericton, New Brunswick at 3pm AST every Thursday Met Radio (CJTM) Toronto, Ontario at 3pm EST the first and third Wednesday of every month.

Autistic Small Talk is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #19

  Interview with Dr. Brett Heasman of the Heasman Flow Lab (part 1)

  Sep 10, 202658 min

  This brief two episode interview with Dr. Brett Heasman starts with a conversation about his views on human flourishing, neurodiversity and flow, and public perceptions of autism. Brett Heasman Heasman Flow Lab Brett Heasman’s ResearchGate profile Sensory Street Autistic Flow Heasman, B., Williams, G., Charura, D., Hamilton, L. G., Milton, D., & Murray, F. (2024). Towards autistic flow theory: A non-pathologising conceptual approach . Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 54(4), 469–497. https://doi.org/10.1111/jtsb.12427 A podcast of the authors discussing the paper Wain, D., G.Williams, D.Charura, et al. 2026. “ Transitioning in and out of Autistic Flow: A Qualitative Study Presenting a Non-Pathologising Approach to Autistic Well-Being and Conceptualising Autistic Ways of Being in Clinical and Therapeutic Settings .” Counselling and Psychotherapy Research26, no. 1: e70073. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.70073 . Understanding Autistic Flow with Dr Brett Heasman – The Middletown Centre for Autism Podcast Complimentary Cognition Taylor H, Fernandes B, Wraight S. The Evolution of Complementary Cognition: Humans Cooperatively Adapt and Evolve through a System of Collective Cognitive Search. Cambridge Archaeological Journal. 2022;32(1):61-77. doi:10.1017/S0959774321000329 Open Minds Open Minds Exhibition LSE Research | Brett Heasman on improving public understanding of autism (Show Notes Continued)

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  Episode #18

  Self-Identifying as Autistic & the Profound Problems with Functioning Labels

  Aug 4, 202658 min

  Vince and Vanessa review, in a trice, research about who self-identifies as Autistic and why, followed by a state-of-the-art paper on why terms like "profound autism" and functioning labels (i.e.: high-functioning or low-functioning) end up causing harm. Ahuvia IL, Gurbuz E, Cuda J, et al. Identifying as Autistic Without a Formal Diagnosis: Who Self-Identifies as Autistic and Why? Autism in Adulthood. 2026;0(0). doi:10.1177/25739581251409920 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/25739581251409920 Kapp, S.K. Profound Concerns about “Profound Autism”: Dangers of Severity Scales and Functioning Labels for Support Needs. Educ. Sci. 2023, 13, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13020106 https://www.mdpi.com/2081376 Show notes

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  Episode #17

  Autistic Burnout and Unmasking

  Jul 11, 202658 min

  Vince and Vanessa race through a discussion of Autistic Burnout by going through a paper that describes it and its causes. Masking is a big contributor so they also talk about Devon Price's book Unmasking for Life. They open with describing implicit bias. Show notes

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  Episode #16

  Mad Studies and Neurodiversity

  Jun 13, 202658 min

  Vince and Vanessa talk with some alacrity about how Mad Studies and Neurodiversity can work together, as well as about Mad History and Politics. Show Notes

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  Episode #15

  Hypercuriosity and Critical ADHD Studies

  May 9, 202658 minS0

  <p>Vince and Vanessa zip through 2 papers on hypercuriosity as a framework for ADHD. The first lays out the theory, and the second is a survey-based study on curiosity and ADHD traits.</p><p>They then discuss a paper making a call for the establishment of Critical ADHD Studies as a field.</p><p>Show Notes</p><p>Spoon Theory</p><p></p><p>The original spoon theory essay:</p><p>https://web-wp.archive.org/web/20251002173043/https://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/the-spoon-theory/</p><p></p><p>Christine Miserandino reading her original piece about spoon theory:</p><p>https://www...

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