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Nov 28, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

How Julie Discovered Her Autism Through Burnout and Books

In this episode, Angela speaks with Julie Farrell about recognising her autism through burnout, writing communities, and finally seeing herself…

12 hrs ago

Late Diagnosis Club Meeting - 18 February 2026

Welcome to Info Dump Wednesday, time to hear about Llew sharing his passion for making maple syrup in West Virginia

Feb 19 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

[2026] Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #8

Our eighth prompt turns toward pleasure, inviting you to linger with what feels rich, vivid, and sustaining.

Feb 19 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

Autistic Culture is a Framework Distinct from the Medical and Social Models

Autism is Entering its Cultural Era of Scholarship, Art, and Institutional Development

Feb 18 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

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What Nobody is Saying about Nobody's Girl: Virginia Giuffre was Autistic

Nov 19, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

Autistic Identity Needs Autistic Language

Sep 8, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

IS AUTISTIC SELF-IDENTIFICATION VALID?

Aug 15, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

An Anti–New Year’s Resolution for Autistic Brains

Dec 27, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

Join us for explorations of Autistic thought, creativity, and belonging in a neurotypical world.

Podcast

How Julie Discovered Her Autism Through Burnout and Books

In this episode, Angela speaks with Julie Farrell about recognising her autism through burnout, writing communities, and finally seeing herself…

12 hrs ago

How Helen Learned She Was Autistic After a Lifetime of Misdiagnosis

In this episode, Angela speaks with Helen Shaddock about being diagnosed with anorexia at 13, spending 25 years in eating-disorder treatment, and only…

Feb 13

How Tara Survived Without Knowing She Was Autistic

In this episode, Angela speaks with Tara about surviving extreme childhood abuse, abduction, and decades of misdiagnosis before finally understanding…

Feb 6

How Abbey Realised She Was Autistic After Decades of Masking

In this episode, Angela speaks with Abbey Thompson about discovering she was AuDHD in her 40s — and how that realisation reframed a lifetime of masking…

Jan 30

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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

Sep 11, 2025 • 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.

Sep 11, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

CHAPTER 1: I WAS AUTISTIC ALL ALONG

Why autistic self-identification is often more accurate than a rushed evaluation and how trusting yourself becomes the first act of belonging.

Sep 11, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

CHAPTER 2: WHY SELF-IDENTIFY

160,000 years of autistic humans, 100 years of the word: why history, bias, and data all point to self-diagnosis as legitimate.

Sep 11, 2025 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

Identity Shock Course

Managing Identity Shock | Module 1: Process Your Diagnosis with Words

A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…

Oct 31, 2025

Managing Identity Shock | Module 2: Unmasking Through Writing

A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…

Oct 31, 2025

Managing Identity Shock | Module 3: Rage at the System

A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…

Oct 31, 2025

Managing Identity Shock | Module 4: Sensory Storytelling

A THERAPEUTIC WRITING COURSE Journey for Late-diagnosed Autistic and Neurodivergent Adults to Process Identity Shock, Unmask Safely, Recover from…

Oct 31, 2025

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Book Club

16:54

Pageboy - BOOK CLUB #13

A Memoir by Elliot Page

Oct 25, 2024 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

5:39

Taylor Swift - BOOK CLUB #12

A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia

Sep 27, 2024 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

10:33

Cassandra in Reverse - BOOK CLUB #11

Aug 30, 2024 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

Writing Circle

[2026] Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #8

Our eighth prompt turns toward pleasure, inviting you to linger with what feels rich, vivid, and sustaining.

Feb 19 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

[2026] Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #7

In this week’s prompt, editor Adrian Dehlin invites you to sit with the gap between what happened and how it was understood.

Feb 11 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

[2026] Neurodivergent Narratives - Writing Prompt #6

Our sixth prompt invites you to explore autonomy and insight, asking what becomes possible when a neurodivergent perspective is allowed to lead the…

Feb 4 • Dr. Angela Kingdon

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