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Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #47
Celebrate what it means to write, belong, and thrive in a community that gets you.
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
Did Not Being Diagnosed Ruin a Friendship that Could Have Been Saved?
What happens when two neurodivergent people love each other deeply but don't know how to speak each other's language? A deeper look at what the lost…
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
I Wish I’d Had This as a Teen
GROVE’s online groups for autistic young people are open now — here’s what I’ll be teaching this Autumn.
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
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Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #46
Write the truth of a time you had to choose between fitting in and being real.
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
New Podcast Coming Soon: Late Diagnosis Club
Announcing the Autistic Culture Podcast Network, one of our new shows coming this fall to support members of the lost generation, and a request for you…
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
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Managing Identity Shock: Neurodivergent Narratives Masterclass Series
A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
For Every Autistic Person Who’s Too Burned Out to Work
A few years ago, I couldn’t get out of bed. Then I made an award-winning podcast. I didn’t set out to win anything. I set out to survive. This is what…
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #45
Let sensory difference become the superpower that drives your character’s journey.
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
Do You Really Need a Diagnosis to Be Autistic?: A Conversation with Neuro Awesome Life
Scientific evidence Autistic traits don’t need a doctor’s permission slip to be legit and how community gives them back to us. Join our conversation…
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
Three Low-Cost, High-Impact Changes That Help Neurodivergent (and Neurotypical!) Employees Thrive
Inside My Talk at the Neurodiversity Network Conference at the University of Staffordshire this past Friday
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
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Academic Collaboration Through the Double Empathy Lens: A Guide to Inclusive Research Practices
I'm thrilled to be have been invited to present this Weekend at the Stanford Neurodiversity Summit 2025. Here's my poster and some commentary for you.
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
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Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #44
Tell the story of how a Special Interest became your lifeline.
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Am I Actually Autistic?: Your Guide to Processing the Identity Shock of a Late Autism Discover & Living Unmasked by Dr. Angela Kingdon
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
Am I Actually Autistic? INTRODUCTION
From misfit to belonging: how reframing autism as culture, not defect, transforms late discovery from identity shock into self-acceptance.
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Dr. Angela Kingdon
Autistic Culture Institute | Where autism meets identity!
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