AUTISTIC Viewpoints Episode 5 with Miles Kredich
Episode 5 of the We chose play from Affect Autism podcast, hosted by Daria Brown, titled "AUTISTIC Viewpoints Episode 5 with Miles Kredich" was published on November 24, 2025 and runs 49 minutes.
November 24, 2025 ·49m · We chose play from Affect Autism
Summary
AUTISTIC Viewpoints is a new podcast hosted by Turrell Burgess and Daria Brown. This episode, they discuss life as a twin to an autistic sibling with Miles Kredich. Miles discusses life as a twin to an Autistic sibling, Ben, who was tragically killed in 2023 at the age of 24. Miles and Ben, both having synaesthesia, were able to connect on a deep level. Miles reflects on growing up with Ben and on Ben's Autistic nature and way of being.Learn more at https://affectautism.com/autistic-viewpoints/Timestamps: 00:00 Introductions02:46 Background about the Kredich family05:06 Turrell's reflections06:19 Miles on growing up with his twin brother, including Ben's sensory experience09:00 Floortime and Autism being misunderstood09:36 Ben's experience with pitch and his musical world 13:36 Miles' first awareness of his synaesthesia and perfect pitch then connecting with Ben around this15:55 Ben's interest in Miles' world of experience17:55 Synaesthesia19:42 Echolalia and intense passions including Ben's love of being in the water21:21 Miles' father21:37 Ben's ear for pitch and controlling his environment through pitch23:34 Need for accommodation and Ben's echolalia25:28 The universal experience and embracing our differences26:50 The label of Autism27:39 The commonality of Autism experiences and "limbic cues"29:54 Modifying the environment to accommodate disability32:12 Autistic experiences with change36:55 Turrell and Ben's interests 38:12 Funniest memories with Ben40:31 Meeting in dreams41:19 Reflections since Ben's passing44:04 Miles logo created with Ben45:15 Turrell's wrap up46:21 Autism Moms47:20 Resonating example of accommodation48:29 Closing comments48:45 Kasheena's birthday memorialLinks to Resources: Miles' mother's song Circles Around the Son: youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=ay2lSL8hxvAAffect Autism podcast with Kim Kredich: https://affectautism.com/2024/04/26/inclusion/Miles' website: https://www.mileskredich.com/benThe Ben Kredich Act is a new Tennessee Law: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/07/01/ben-kredich-act-designed-to-prevent-tragedy-for-other-families/74244152007/BBC Synaesthesia documentary: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0cvrn0x/synaesthesia-the-phenomenal-power-of-human-perceptionSynaesthesia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SynesthesiaAffect Autism podcast with Dr. Stuart Shanker and limbic cues: https://affectautism.com/2018/08/27/self-reg-and-dir/* Thank you to Hungarian recording artist Post Analog Disorder for the intro/outro music permission: https://postanalogdisorder.bandcamp.com/album/still-i-rise
Episode Description
AUTISTIC Viewpoints is a new podcast hosted by Turrell Burgess and Daria Brown. This episode, they discuss life as a twin to an autistic sibling with Miles Kredich. Miles discusses life as a twin to an Autistic sibling, Ben, who was tragically killed in 2023 at the age of 24. Miles and Ben, both having synaesthesia, were able to connect on a deep level. Miles reflects on growing up with Ben and on Ben's Autistic nature and way of being.
Learn more at https://affectautism.com/autistic-viewpoints/
Timestamps:
00:00 Introductions
02:46 Background about the Kredich family
05:06 Turrell's reflections
06:19 Miles on growing up with his twin brother, including Ben's sensory experience
09:00 Floortime and Autism being misunderstood
09:36 Ben's experience with pitch and his musical world
13:36 Miles' first awareness of his synaesthesia and perfect pitch then connecting with Ben around this
15:55 Ben's interest in Miles' world of experience
17:55 Synaesthesia
19:42 Echolalia and intense passions including Ben's love of being in the water
21:21 Miles' father
21:37 Ben's ear for pitch and controlling his environment through pitch
23:34 Need for accommodation and Ben's echolalia
25:28 The universal experience and embracing our differences
26:50 The label of Autism
27:39 The commonality of Autism experiences and "limbic cues"
29:54 Modifying the environment to accommodate disability
32:12 Autistic experiences with change
36:55 Turrell and Ben's interests
38:12 Funniest memories with Ben
40:31 Meeting in dreams
41:19 Reflections since Ben's passing
44:04 Miles logo created with Ben
45:15 Turrell's wrap up
46:21 Autism Moms
47:20 Resonating example of accommodation
48:29 Closing comments
48:45 Kasheena's birthday memorial
Links to Resources:
- Miles' mother's song Circles Around the Son: youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=ay2lSL8hxvA
- Affect Autism podcast with Kim Kredich: https://affectautism.com/2024/04/26/inclusion/
- Miles' website: https://www.mileskredich.com/ben
- The Ben Kredich Act is a new Tennessee Law: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/local/2024/07/01/ben-kredich-act-designed-to-prevent-tragedy-for-other-families/74244152007/
- BBC Synaesthesia documentary: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0cvrn0x/synaesthesia-the-phenomenal-power-of-human-perception
- Synaesthesia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia
- Affect Autism podcast with Dr. Stuart Shanker and limbic cues: https://affectautism.com/2018/08/27/self-reg-and-dir/
* Thank you to Hungarian recording artist Post Analog Disorder for the intro/outro music permission: https://postanalogdisorder.bandcamp.com/album/still-i-rise