Breaking the Stigma Around Autism, with Meghan Ashley

Discover what’s possible when dialogue opens the door. Unfortunately, cultural stigma around autism still exists. Whether you know from personal experience, or through someone who has been impacted by it, you’ll want to listen to this episode with Meghan Ashley. Meghan is a licensed professional counselor who has her own private practice, MPerfect Consulting, where she provides support to women, people of color, autistic individuals, and clients with intersectional identities.  This episode is part one of our conversation, and we discuss: The validity of self-diagnosis when you don’t have access to a formal diagnosis How Meghan uses what she describes as “neurodivergent life equations” to make her everyday life easier Parenting autistic children How to break the stigma around autism within the Black community Teaching her Black autistic sons about police interactions How to avoid misinformation when searching for autism resources online To learn more about Meghan Ashley and her work, you can follow her on Instagram @mperfectconsulting.----more---- We appreciate your time. If you enjoy this podcast and you’d like to support our mission, please take just a few seconds to share it with one person who you think will find value in it too. Follow us on Instagram: @autismpodcast Join our community on Mighty Networks: Global Autism Community Subscribe to our YouTube channel: Global Autism Project We would love to hear your feedback about the show. Please fill out this short survey to let us know your thoughts: Listener Survey