EPISODE · Aug 8, 2025 · 45 MIN
Understanding Autism: Sol Smith and Dawson Church in Conversation
from High Energy Health Podcast · host Dawson Church PhD
Sol Smith spent nearly two decades as a college professor, always feeling and doing things out of step with everyone else, before realizing that he was autistic. He works with individuals, as well as offering educational seminars about neurodiversity. He is the author of The Autistic’s Guide to Self-Discovery. Here he and Dawson talk about: Sol's story Masking; feeling like an impostor Why sharing puts us into a vulnerable position Stats: Around 3-6% of the population is autistic Stats: Four boys for every 1 girl Why only 20% are diagnosed as children, 80% are not diagnosed till adulthood How women mask autism better than men Self-assessments Camouflaging autistic traits How Autism is a type of neurodivergence Definition: Neurodivergence is when the brain diverges from typical development Tools for those with Autism like exercise, sleep and meditation Short term tools: steps like changing your setting, activities, mantras Going from motivation to stress An important topic! Find Sol's book and work at: https://www.professorsol.com/ Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/ To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence: https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/ #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #autism #neurodivergence
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Sol Smith spent nearly two decades as a college professor, always feeling and doing things out of step with everyone else, before realizing that he was autistic. He works with individuals, as well as offering educational seminars about neurodiversity. He is the author of The Autistic’s Guide to Self-Discovery. Here he and Dawson talk about: Sol's story Masking; feeling like an impostor Why sharing puts us into a vulnerable position Stats: Around 3-6% of the population is autistic Stats: Four boys for every 1 girl Why only 20% are diagnosed as children, 80% are not diagnosed till adulthood How women mask autism better than men Self-assessments Camouflaging autistic traits How Autism is a type of neurodivergence Definition: Neurodivergence is when the brain diverges from typical development Tools for those with Autism like exercise, sleep and meditation Short term tools: steps like changing your setting, activities, mantras Going from motivation to stress An important topic! Find Sol's book and work at: https://www.professorsol.com/ Find host Dr. Dawson Church at: http://dawsongift.com/ To order Dawson's newest book, Spiritual Intelligence: https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Intelligence-Activating-Circuits-Awakened/dp/160415294X/ #mindtomatter #blissbrain #spiritualintelligence #eft #meditation #highenergyhealth #sq #autism #neurodivergence
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