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The Autistic VOICE Project

The Autistic VOICE Project

VOICE stands for Validating Our Identity, Culture, and Experience. This is a show led by Autistic professionals who talk about Autistic experiences and how to live happier and healthier Autistic lives. We"ll be joined by Autistic people from different walks of life in search of finding ways to live more authentically Autistic! Want to reach us? Please email podcast@autisticvoiceproject.com

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00:49:29

Episode 27: Justice Sensitivity, Content Creation,...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2026/01/10

This week, Matt and Erin are joined by Arielle Juliette—autistic creator, studio owner, and justice-sensitive human living very online in a very loud world. We talk about trauma, visibility, and what it actually costs autistic people to speak up right now.This is a wide-ranging, honest conversation about justice sensitivity, burnout, online harassment, and why “keeping the peace” so often means silencing ourselves.Highlights from the episode:Autistic justice sensitivity, trauma exposure, and why the

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00:44:15

Episode 26: Movement Hunger, Belly Dance, and Letting...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2026/01/03

Matt and Erin are back this week with returning guest Arielle of Dance Life Studio and Fitness, and the conversation goes exactly where Autistic conversations tend to go: movement, joy, systems that don’t fit us, and what actually helps people thrive.We talk about belly dance, autistic nervous systems, and why building a life that works for your body isn’t indulgent—it’s survival.In this episode, we cover:*Growing up with an autism-affirming secure base, masking as a survival skill (not a moral

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00:38:45

Episode 25: New Year’s Dopamine, Ultimate Combos, and...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/12/27

Matt and Erin sit in that strange in-between space after Christmas and before New Year’s, where everyone’s supposed to feel hopeful but most of us are just tired. This episode is a grounded, funny, very Autistic conversation about why New Year’s expectations don’t work the way people think they do—and what actually does help.Highlights from the episode:• Why New Year’s resolutions rely on dopamine, not sustainability—and why that backfires for autistic nervous systems• Systems over habits: menus

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00:46:34

Episode 24: Chicken Nuggets, Capitalism, and the...

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2025/12/19

Matt and Erin are back just before Christmas, talking honestly about why the holidays are often overwhelming instead of joyful for Autistic people. This episode names the stress, the sensory overload, and the impossible expectations—and offers realistic ways to get through it.Highlights of the episode:-Why the holidays are a perfect storm of sensory overload, social pressure, and emotional burnout-Food expectations, texture aversions, and why chicken nuggets, fries, and safe foods count as real

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00:32:56

Episode 23: Vaccines, Disinformation, and Why Autism...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/12/13

Matt and Erin are back this week, and we’re taking on the zombie myth that refuses to stay dead: the claim that vaccines cause autism. It’s blunt, it’s necessary, and yeah—we’re not being cute about it. This episode breaks down where the lie came from, why it keeps resurfacing politically, and how it harms autistic people, public trust, and actual human lives.We cover:Where the vaccines-cause-autism myth actually started (Andrew Wakefield, 1998, 13 kids, bad science, revoked license)The difference

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01:33:33

Episode 22: Invisible Disabilities, Chronic Illness,...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/12/06

Content note: This episode is heavier and much longer than usual. It runs about an hour and a half, and it covers medical trauma, chronic illness, and the grief that follows years of being dismissed. If you don’t have the spoons for that right now, it’s completely OK to skip it entirely or come back when you have more capacity.Matt and Erin are here this week — and we start out thinking ahead toward Christmas traditions and Krampus, but then everything drops into the reality of bodies that are

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00:38:38

Episode 21: Food Sensitivities, Colonial Myths, and...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/11/28

Matt and Erin are back this week with a Thanksgiving episode that’s… honestly, a lot. Food sensitivities, MCAS, sensory overload, historical truth-telling, and why beige food is basically an autistic love language. We also get into the real history behind the holiday, the weirdness of family gatherings, and how to make eating day actually work for your nervous system.We cover:Why Thanksgiving foods can be a sensory minefield (taste, texture, histamines, executive functioning)Family chaos: noise,

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00:43:11

Episode 20: Executive Dysfunction, Bottom-Up Brains,...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/11/22

Matt and Erin come in hot this week after a 30-minute derailment caused by YouTube’s brand-account labyrinth. Which, of course, turns into a very on-brand deep dive into autistic executive dysfunction, bottom-up processing, and why chaotic systems wreck us more than most people realize.We cover:What executive functions actually are, and why autistic brains struggle when systems make no senseSignposting, scaffolding, and why clear structure helps reduce overwhelmThe Google/YouTube “brand manager”

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00:48:43

Episode 19: Tiny Joys, Big Feelings, and the Radical...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/11/14

Matt, Erin, and returning guest Hunter Hammersen (of Tiny Nonsense) are here this week — and we dive straight into the joy of doing small, “impractical” things that make the world softer. Hunter talks about the sensory comfort and connection of knitting, why autistic joy matters, and how choosing authenticity over “palatable” professionalism changed her life.We also get real about burnout, capitalism, and the audacity of charging what your work is worth — even (and especially) as a disabled

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00:37:10

Episode 18: Self-Compassion, Sunglasses, and Why...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/11/07

Matt, Erin, and guest Becca Lory Hector are here this week — talking about what it means to rebuild your life after a late autism diagnosis, why “shoulds” are poison, and how self-compassion can literally save lives. Becca shares her story of getting identified at 36, how autism gave her the information she needed to stay alive, and what she’s learned about self-defined living along the way.We cover:What happens when you finally get an autism diagnosis after decades of masking and burnoutThe

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00:06:24

Legends of Autistica- Chapter 3- The Halloween Dragon

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/10/31

Smokescale meets what appears to be a small human, until the Dragon saw through the mask.

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00:43:47

Episode 17: Neurotypical Privilege, Rocks, and the...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/10/31

Matt and Erin are back this week talking about mixed-neurotype relationships — what happens when one partner learns they’re autistic, and the other isn’t. They get into the messy, funny, and very real ways brains collide (and connect) when communication styles, sensory experiences, and love languages don’t quite match up.We cover:The shock of realizing your partner *does* (or *doesn’t*) have an internal monologue — and what that means for communicationHow masking, burnout, and unmasking impact

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00:35:59

Episode 16: Algorithms, Time Travel Emails, and Why...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/10/24

Matt, Erin, and guest Shawn Coots (creator of the webcomic "Future Emails") are here this week — and we get into the weirdness of algorithms, the curse of self-promotion, and the joy of making art just because it feels good. From time-traveling emails to the autistic creative process, this episode dives into why making things matters even when capitalism says it doesn’t.We cover:Shawn’s webcomic *Future Emails* — time travel meets autistic processing and therapy homeworkThe paradox of

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00:39:37

Episode 15: Fibromyalgia, Shark Boobs, and the Fine...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/10/23

Matt, Erin, and guest Dr. Stacey Greeter (psychiatrist and fellow autistic human) get real about the chaos of telling your doctor you’re autistic. From medical gaslighting to communication breakdowns, they unpack what happens when autistic patients meet a healthcare system built for everyone else.We cover:When (and whether) to disclose autism to medical providersHow medical invalidation creates trauma and avoidanceWhy pain scales and vague advice don’t work for autistic or chronically ill peopleThe

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00:39:31

Episode 14: Insurance, Burnout, and Why Autistic Care...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/10/11

Matt and Erin sit down with psychiatrist and fellow Autistic professional Dr. Stacy Greeter to talk about what it’s really like navigating healthcare — as both the patient and the provider. Together they unpack why medical systems feel so broken, how shame and burnout shape the doctor–patient dynamic, and what it takes to actually be heard when you’re Autistic and chronically ill.We cover:The physical side of autism — fatigue, pain, and “meat body problems” doctors often overlookWhy medical culture

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00:56:50

Episode 13: Tylenol, Smoke Screens, and Why Awareness...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/10/04

Matt, Erin, and guest Tiffany Hammond (of Fidgets and Fries and A Day With No Words) are here this week — and we dive into the Tylenol conspiracy circus, the politics of distraction, and why autistic advocacy has to push past dehumanizing narratives. We talk about balancing anger with connection, what happens when parents are left isolated in “severe autism” groups, and how telling stories with dignity changes the conversation.We cover:The absurd scapegoating of Tylenol as “the cause” of autismHow

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00:31:11

Episode 12: Routines, Chaos Buffers, and Why Your...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/09/26

Matt and Erin dig into the everyday architecture of autistic life — routines, habits, systems, and the sacred chaos buffers that keep us from falling completely apart when the coffee runs out. We unpack why neurotypical “just make it a habit” advice fails us, how to tell the difference between Herculean and Sisyphean tasks, and why living well often means burning the rulebook (and maybe the lawn mower).We cover:The fragility of “The Order” and how a missing step can nuke your whole dayMenu vs

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00:23:05

Bonus Episode (11.5)! Autistic Professionals respond...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/09/24

Matt and Erin along with Kade Sharp, PhD, LCSW; Rachel Kraus LCSW-C; Stacy Greeter, MD; and Kat Flora, MA - all Autistic and all professionals, discuss the recent declaration that Tylenol causes autism. Spoiler alert! We disagree.

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00:35:29

Episode 11: Scaffolding, Doom Piles, and the Autistic...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/09/22

Matt and Erin are back for Part 2 of the identity conversation — diving straight into how to autistify your life so you can function in a world that was definitely not built with you in mind. From dismantling bad assessment practices to designing LEGO-level organizational systems, we get into the nitty-gritty of scaffolding your environment, your routines, and your relationships.We cover:Why self-identification is valid, hard-earned, and not “everyone’s a little autistic”The RAADS-R, the CAT-Q, and

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00:33:06

Episode 10: Self-Identification, Spoons, and the Myth...

The Autistic VOICE Project ·

2025/09/13

Matt and Erin go full “autistic agenda” this week — planning breaks, managing meat-body needs, and calling out the diagnostic nonsense that’s been gatekeeping autism for decades. From James Gunn’s echolalia table moments to the staggering scarcity of autistic clinicians, they dismantle how bias, racism, sexism, and outdated stereotypes warp who gets diagnosed (and how).They dig into: Why self-identification isn’t just valid — it’s essentialThe racist and sexist diagnostic “pipelines” that mislabel

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