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Adulthood... with a chance of autism — 331 episodes

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332) A Family Crisis, So Naturally I Made It About Me

2

331) What's the Point of You?

3

330) Clown Country, Bacon Body, Dumpster Soul

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328) It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Exist

5

327) No Text, No Tea

6

326) Be Our Guest, Have a Flashback

7

325) I Don’t Like Kids, But Pack a Tiny Suitcase

8

324) Best Feeling Ever: Plans Canceled!

9

323) I Drove, I Comforted, I Aunted

10

322) Crying in the Kitchen with Bacon Grease and Big Feelings

11

321) Got Rejected by a Dog Yesterday

12

320) The Screaming Chapter

13

319) If You Fear Feedback, Just Say That

14

318) Therapy Ruined My Villain Era

15

317) Government-Issued Free Time

16

316) Weirdos to the Front (Again)

17

315) Wait, What Was I Saying?

18

314) Is It a Thought or a Red Flag? Let’s Find Out!

19

313) Public Safety Theater (Musical Number Included)

20

312) Finally Regulated Enough to Judge Others

21

311) Flushgate: A Psychological Thriller Starring Paper Towels, Poor Decisions, and One Flush Too Few

22

310) I Made a Book for You

23

309) The Least Neurotypical Vet Visit on Record

24

308) This Episode Brought to You by Sugar Cookie Toast Crunch (and Autism)

25

307) Snowscapades

26

306) I Landed On My Boob & Other Holiday Updates

27

305) I'm Tired of People Looking at My Cooter

28

304) My Autistic Brain Has Follow-Up Questions

29

303) Ramen Debt Cleared, Bowels Too

30

302) I Threw Myself a Petty Party

31

301) Connection Hits Different When You Don’t See It Coming

32

300) You Can’t Outrun the Karma Bus

33

299) Inflatable Eeyore Has Had Enough

34

298) The Dirty Soul Accountability Program

35

297) My Niece Clocked Our Marriage and the Cat’s Balls

36

296) America: The Trauma Is Free, But the Therapy’s Extra

37

295) Routines, Ruminations, and Random Beyoncé Moments

38

294) I Drank from a Hose and Now I Can See the Future

39

293) This Whole System Smells Like Ass

40

292) Honk Honk, Beep Beep — Democracy’s Six Feet Deep

41

291) Velcro Kitties, Speed Walking, and 28 Million Dollar Bullshit

42

290) My Brain Go Bye-Bye

43

289) This Country’s a Mess but I’m Great with Kids

44

288) This Episode Is Brought to You by Poor Decisions

45

287) Mashed Perderders and Bunny Limbs

46

286) Just Some Cat Shit (Literally Too)

47

285) Grief Cake & Guilt Crumbs

48

284) Caesar Eats Where He Shits (and Other Crap)

49

283) A Very Special Episode of Nothing

50

282) Why Are We Celebrating Freedom?

51

281) The Elephants Were Worth the 5 Years I Spent in a Cult

52

280) Mayim Bialik Is on Substack and Still Undiagnosed

53

279) Kookiez and Betrayal

54

278) I Have an Internet Daddy

55

277) Happy Unbirthday to Me!

56

276) Sorry, I Had Plans (to Not Do That)

57

275) Put That 48-Pack of Mayo Down and Fight Me

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274) 58 Minutes to Meltdown (Naked & Enraged Edition)

59

273) Crispy in the Streets, Driving Blind Through the Sheets

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272) Don't Ask Me to Transition Tasks Unless You've Cleared It with My Other Personalities

61

271) Dr. Google Will See You Now (and Steal $45)

62

270) Racing Heart & Spaghetti Bones (aka POTS & EDS)

63

269) Toxic Storescapade

64

268) Chair Crimes and Hooker Birds

65

267) Turns Out I Still Have a Face. People Saw It.

66

266) Sorry I Wasn’t Filtered Out by the Brita (aka Autistic from Birth, Not from Tupperware)

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265) This Episode Is Brought to You by Mutual Admiration and a Laser Pointer

68

264) Wi-Fi Gave Me Autism and Now I Get Great Reception

69

263) A Field Guide to Evil: Know It, Resist It

70

262) I’m New Here (Everywhere)

71

261) Autistic People Keep Happening to Me

72

260) Meetings: Where Time Goes to Die

73

259) My Brain Has a Word Count Limit

74

258) How to Ruin a Day in One Easy Step

75

257) My Cats Are Teaching Me More Than My Mother Ever Did (Low Bar, But Still)

76

256) I Swiped Right on Another Cat

77

255) Contained Rage: A Core Personality Trait

78

254) Can't Stop, Won't Stop

79

253) The Rise and Fall of the Snow Bandits (with a side of hyperfixation)

80

252) Told a Lady to Stop Yelling at Her Kids, and My Butt Gremlin is Now in Witness Protection

81

251) Hyperfocus Engaged: Autistic Writers You’ll Love on Substack

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250) My Brain Said No, But Also Yes, But Mostly No

83

249) The Sensory Experience I Didn't Know I Needed

84

248) No Sleep, One Sprained Toe, & Too Many Opinions

85

247) Sprain and Simple: A Tale of Wasted Time

86

246) Smells Like New Beginnings (and Something Else)

87

245) Storescapades Chronicles: Pop Quiz at the Checkout

88

244) Nine Lives, Three Goodbyes

89

243) People Pleasing: The Gateway Drug to Exhaustion

90

242) More Weird S*** That I Do

91

241) Autism: The Mysterious Case of Being a Human Person

92

240) Shoveling Estrogen Like a Pro: A Survival Story

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239) Social Media’s Unwritten Rules and My Unread Notifications

94

238) Autistically Annoyed, Vol.2: Long COVID and Trash Xmas Movies Deserve Each Other

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237) Burnout’s Greatest Hits: Overthinking, Overworking, Over It

96

236) “Normal” Is a Cult People Keep Trying to Recruit For

97

235) Detoxing from Evil Dick and the Doomscroll Dilemma

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234) ♪ Because Every Little Thing Is Gonna Be... Messier Than My Life Choices ♪

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233) If You're Looking for a Point, This Isn't It

100

232) Confessions of a Sleepover Rookie

101

231) Fear Factor: When Niece Meets Peace (RIP)

102

230) Domestic Mysteries: Why Won't This Comforter Dry? (With a Cameo from the Vacuum Repair Shop)

103

229) BREAKING NEWS: Finally, a Female Doctor I Don't Dread Seeing

104

228) Don't Ask Me for Anything, Ever

105

227) Forgot to Care, Oops

106

226) Another Grocery Store Meltdown & The Invisible Man

107

225) Autistically Annoyed, Vol. 1: Crockpots, Heart Hands, and Other Crimes Against Humanity

108

224) Autistic Realizations Brought to You by Cat Poop and Social Anxiety

109

223) Cats and Chats

110

222) Paws and Reflect: How a Kitten Sparked a Mental Marathon

111

221) Follow the Light! (No Hallucinations Involved)

112

220) Burnout Blues & Graduation Woo-Hoos

113

219) All's Fair in Games and Strategy

114

218) Neurodivergent Stories & Weird Olympics Sports

115

217) Itch, Please!

116

216) Rum Runs and Checkout Mishaps

117

215) I'm Sorry, Did I Say Too Much?

118

214) I Have a Love/Hate Relationship with Driving

119

213) Adult Autism 101: The Ultimate Guide for Newly Identified Adults

120

212) The Scatterbrain Show

121

211) Finally, a MAJOR Corrective Childhood Experience!

122

210) Political Anxiety & Parachuting Spiders

123

209) Autistic Musings & Suburban Mysteries

124

208) Turns Out Situlective Mutism Is Really Scary for Me to Experience

125

207) Situlective Mutism

126

206) The Neighbor I've Been Dodging Found Me

127

205) Skip This Episode

128

204) My Adopted Mom's Life Improved BECAUSE OF ME!!!

129

203) I'm an Eager Beaver and You're a Troll with No Soul

130

202) Oops, My Brain Did It Again

131

201) It Works, It Really Works!

132

200) Happy Birthday to Me (and to you!)

133

199) The Social Hangover Is Real

134

198) Today’s Theme was DON’T MAKE A SCENE

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197) Sometimes I Don’t Know How to Be Supportive - Part 2

136

196) Adults Almost Say the Darndest Things

137

195) What’s This Feeling?

138

194) I’m More Than an Ally

139

193) As Cheesy as This Sounds, Therapy Will Change Your Life If You Just Give It a Chance

140

192) I’m Not Worth It

141

191) I Gots POTS! (not the kind you cook with, but I do have those too)

142

190) I’m Cured! (Also, I Need a Little Help)

143

189) See You Later, Hades, My Soul Kitty

144

188) I Wanted to Shank Someone at Walfart Today (but I didn’t)

145

187) Sunshine and Sorrow

146

186) We Have Gay Mice

147

185) Therapy Is Good Mkay

148

184) Because You Definitely Asked For More of This

149

183) Cats, Secrets, and Boring Cuddles

150

182) Hashtag Horror

151

181) Community

152

180) Another Dentist Appointment Episode

153

179) Oh, NOW I Get It

154

178) Mean Girls

155

177) Self-Checkouts and Shady People Can F Right Off

156

176) Tipping Troubles

157

175) Gratitude for Representation

158

174) Happy Happy Annoy Annoy

159

173) Quack Attack

160

172) PLEASE, SOMEONE TELL MAYIM BIALIK THAT SHE'S AUTISTIC!

161

171) Basic Revelations

162

170) Tears and Tea Kettles

163

169: My Battle with Burnout

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168) I’m in Burnout City

165

167) I’m Sad about My Soul Kitty

166

166) Laughing Gas Letdown

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165) It Doesn’t Take Much to Make Me Happy

168

164) I Saw Myself on TV

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163) My First EMDR Session

170

162) I Almost Had a Meltdown Over Banana Bread

171

161) Storescapades

172

160) Some Things Never Change

173

159) Gimme Yer Money

174

158) I Was a Cool Kid

175

157) Autistic Grossology

176

156) Ear Candy or Ear Chaos? Also, “Love on the Spectrum” Is Pissing Me Off!

177

155) ADHD Storytime

178

154) Neurodivergent Nonsense

179

153) You Should Unconditionally Love Your Weird Kid

180

152) Nuts and Notes

181

151) I Found a New Special Interest

182

150) The Universe Did Me Dirty

183

149) Autistically Grateful

184

148) Your Autistic PSA

185

147) Frosty the Eye-Roller

186

146) Shopping at Stores During the Holidays

187

145) Every Marvelous Dream Replayed (EMDR)

188

144) Taking Care of a Sick Person Is Hard Sometimes

189

143) If You’re Sick, I’m a Dick

190

142) I Still Have My Feelings Switch

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141) I’ll Do It My Way, and You Can Do It Your Way

192

140) Random Shmandom

193

139) I Forgot to Mention...

194

138) Do You Do This Too? (part 2)

195

137) Do You Do This Too? (part 1)

196

136) More Autistic Rambling

197

135) Can We Please Have More Shows Like "The Golden Bachelor"?

198

134) Does Anyone “Decorate” Like I Do?

199

133) My Grocery Lists are Pretty Autistic

200

132) I Ugly Cried Over a Damn Chair

201

131) Life Is Hard (And I Had Another Meltdown)

202

130) Bad Autism Article

203

129) There's a Mouse in the House

204

128) Autism and Airports

205

127) A Routines Update

206

126) I’m Having an Autistic Day

207

125) The Bathroom Episode

208

124) I Had Another Meltdown

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123) Wtf Just Happened?

210

122) Alexithymia part 2

211

121) Alexithymia

212

120) Hey! That's MINE!!!

213

119) Navigating the Spotlight (aka Being Observed)

214

118) If I Didn't Experience It Then It's Not Real

215

117) The Fixation Files

216

116) It Feels Good to be Believed

217

115) My Brain Feels Pretty Autistic This Week

218

114) From Scripts to Scraps

219

113) I Feel Mortified for Making a Mistake at Work

220

112) Sweatflix and Chill

221

111) It's Okay If You Can't Do Something

222

110) Finding My Tribe in Unexpected Ways

223

109) Ketamine Adventures and Anxiety Shutdowns

224

108) Follow the Rules!

225

107) Managing My Autistic Expectations

226

106) Unplanned Shenanigans

227

105) I Told the Neighbor I'm Autistic

228

104) Sometimes I Don't Know How to Be Supportive

229

103) I Can't Do It. Literally.

230

102) Unexpected Social Interaction

231

101) Persistent Empathy for Strangers

232

100) Wow, Ow, & Now

233

99) Impulsive Investments = Moolah Misadventures

234

98) I'm Embarrassed to Be Sick

235

97) Quirks and Cough Drops

236

96) I'm an Autistic Superfan

237

95) Packing Like a Pro(blem)

238

94) Things I Still Don't Understand

239

93) Turning 40, Still Autistic, and Living My Best Life

240

92) Employment and PTSD

241

91) The Quest for the Best

242

90) The Joy of Random Thoughts

243

89) I've Been Autistic for a Whole Year!

244

88) How Is This My Life?

245

87) Things Are Different Now

246

86) Butt Stuff

247

85) Taking Off My Mask: The Thrilling Sequel

248

84) How Dare You Leave!

249

83) We're EVERYWHERE

250

82) The Auditory Processing Struggle Is Real

251

81) Be Nice When You Break Up with Someone

252

80) My Brain Is Going Haywire

253

79) My Autistic Awedyssey

254

78) Taxes Can Suck It

255

77) Why Can't Everyone Just Be More Like Me?

256

76) It's an Empath! It's an HSP! It's... Autism?

257

75) Weird S*** That I Do

258

74) Equipped with My Script

259

73) Honesty is the Autistic Policy (unless we're masking)

260

72) Nothing to See Here

261

71) Please Just Shut the F*** Up!

262

70) If the Phone Doesn't Ring, It's Me

263

69) You Might Want to Skip This Episode

264

68) Why You Should Never Take On a Food Challenge

265

67) As Long As It's Good Enough

266

66) Protect Only the Fingers You Want to Keep

267

65) Intimacy Shmintimacy

268

64) I'm a Runner

269

63) Day from Hell

270

62) Am I Weird for Wondering?

271

61) Am I a Robot?

272

60) The Complain Train

273

59) What It's Like to See REAL Autism Portrayed on TV

274

58) I'm Allergic to People

275

57) Satisfying Sensory Shit

276

56) Things I Wish I Could Forget

277

55) How Do You Not (fill in the blank) This?

278

54) I Don't Know What to Say

279

53) I'll Never Have Thick Skin

280

52) Baby Shark

281

51) I NEED MY ROUTINES BACK!!!

282

50) The Same Game

283

49) Catastrophic or Neurotic?

284

48) Sensory Nightmare

285

47) Rediscovering Purpose

286

46) Things I Changed After I Found Out I'm Autistic

287

45) Meltdown Minefield

288

44) Things I Don't Understand

289

43) Interruptions Suck

290

42) How Did I Get This Far In Life?

291

41) "Family"

292

40) Holidays

293

39) Sometimes I Feel Like I'm "Too Much"

294

38) Not Being Able to "Control" Things Hasn't Been Sitting Well In My Autistic Brain

295

37) My Bowling Ball Baby Is Coming Out Tomorrow!

296

36) I'm So Grateful I Work for Myself

297

35) I Feel Like an Energizer Bunny

298

34) Autistic Ramblings

299

33) Organization Fixation

300

32) Is it Normal to Frequently Thank People?

301

31) Obsessed Much?

302

30) I Had a Meltdown in Public

303

29) No Touchy!

304

28) I Just Had a Dentist Appointment

305

27) My Mind Just Doesn't Stop... But Is That So Bad?

306

26) Rumination Station

307

25) I Almost Had a Meltdown Over Something Ordinary People (Neurotypicals) Might Consider Small

308

24) How It's Felt Being Different My Entire Life

309

23) I'd Rather Get Shanked than Work for Other People Ever Again

310

22) Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

311

21) I Love When People Cancel on Me (for reals)

312

20) Food Stuff

313

19) Who Is at the Door?

314

18) Autism Is NOT a Disorder

315

17) It's So Hard to Make Decisions

316

16) Being Autistic Is Pretty Damn Awesome

317

15) It's Hard to Talk Almost All of the Time

318

14) Meltdown Madness

319

13) Resources for Us Autistics!

320

12) Can't We All Just Say What We Mean?

321

11) I Love Me a Good Routine

322

10) Want to come over? NO, I DON'T.

323

9) Masking - Now You See Me, Now You Don't

324

8) Everything Is Harder

325

7) Special Interests Are NOT Creepy!

326

6) What Are the Rules?

327

5) More Anxiety, Please!

328

4) My Time Is Precious

329

3) Sensory Stuff

330

2) Self-Identification vs. Diagnosis: Is a Diagnosis Absolutely Necessary?

331

1) Whelp, I'm Autistic