Welcome to Autistic Culture News.
At Autistic Culture, we believe that autistic lives are worth understanding, celebrating, and documenting—and that our stories deserve to be told by us.
That’s why this publication exists.
Autism isn’t a disorder, or even a less common neurotype, it’s a culture. And when you see it that way, something powerful happens: you start to understand your story, your patterns, your passions… and your people.
The Autistic Culture Institute is a civil rights and cultural education organization dedicated to creating a world where Autistic culture is recognized, celebrated, and protected. We promote Autistic cultural literacy through education, storytelling, research, and community organizing. Some of our programs include Autistic Culture Podcast Network, Late Diagnosis Club, Neurodivergent Narratives, and more.
We’re here to help you:
🧠 Make sense of your identity so you can live with clarity and self-trust.
📚 Explore autistic culture through writing, podcasts, research, and shared stories.
🌱 Create a life that fits your brain—not the other way around.
Meet the Founder
The Autistic Culture Institute was founded by Dr. Angela Kingdon and is run by a small, all-Autistic team of writers, researchers, and creators dedicated to documenting and celebrating Autistic life.
After being diagnosed at 39, Angela created this space to offer what she couldn’t find herself, a grounded, intelligent community where Autistic identity, culture, and creativity are explored with honesty and depth.
She’s a bestselling author, TEDx speaker, and host of The Autistic Culture Podcast, as well as a researcher at the University of Kent and member of the Neurodiversity Journal editorial board.
Together, our small Autistic team manages the Substack, The Autistic Culture Podcast Network (co-founded by Simon Scott), and The Late Diagnosis Club, alongside projects like Neurodivergent Narratives, our yearly literary anthology.
Through our programs, we’re building an archive of Autistic thought, creativity, and connection by us, for us.
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💫 What You’ll Find Here
Our goal at Autistic Culture is to support you in the ways that help you feel seen, grounded, and connected without the performance pressure that so often comes with “social media” spaces.
That’s why we show up every week to share stories, research, and conversations that help you understand yourself, find your people, and build a life that feels emotionally regulated and authentically autistic in a world designed for someone else.
This is what you’ll find inside the publication as a free subscriber:
1️⃣ Articles, Essays & Research
Weekly posts exploring Autistic identity, emotional regulation, sensory life, creativity, and belonging. These are our cultural essays, the heart of our writing and thinking.
2️⃣ Podcast Reminders
Stay in the loop when new episodes drop across the Autistic Culture Podcast Network, featuring:
🎧 The Neurodivergent Experience
🎧 The Late Diagnosis Club
🎧 Neurodivergent Narratives
3️⃣ Early Access to events and Periodic Free Gifts
We host live events both in person and virtually and always let our subscribers know about them first. We also offer free worksheets and webinars first to subscribers.
This is what you’ll find inside the publication as a paid subscriber:
1️⃣ The Late Diagnosis Club
The Late Diagnosis Club gives you practical tools and thoughtful support for making sense of life after late identification. Membership includes our core course Managing Identity Shock, community writing prompts, the Autistic Culture Book Club, and a replay library filled with workshops and conversations. You’ll also get bonus tools like our Autistic Communication Scripts, designed to make everyday communication clearer, easier, and more sustainable.
2️⃣ Virtual Writing Circle
Join Neurodivergent Narratives, our therapeutic writing circle for Autistic and neurodivergent adults. Through regular prompts and a supportive creative space, you’ll have a place to process, reflect, and put words to your experience. Members also receive free and early access to upcoming books from Autistic Culture Press, including the Neurodivergent Narratives Yearbook, plus an invitation to submit essays, poems, or artwork to our annual literary volume.
3️⃣ Free Books
Receive a growing digital library of books created by and for Autistic people, available as part of your membership. Start with Am I Actually Autistic? in digital and audio, explore our Neurodivergent Narratives Anthology, and journal with Write Where You Are: A Therapeutic Writing Journal. You’ll also get The Autistic Culture Glossary, our evolving guide to the language, ideas, and shared references shaping Autistic culture today.
4️⃣ The Autistic Culture Book Club
Monthly selections of Autistic-authored | autism-centered books, with reading guides and member discussions.
5️⃣ The Members’ Library
A growing Members’ Library filled with courses, books, workshops, and event recordings created for late-identified autistic adults. Inside, you’ll find everything from self-paced classes and creative prompts to downloadable guides, writing contests, and replays of past calls.
We're persistent. We're Autistic. Get used to it! Thank you for joining us in celebrating differences and embracing the fullness of Neurodiversity.
Do you want to book Angela to be a guest on your podcast or to speak at your event?
To inquire, e-mail Angela@AutisticCulture.co.uk with:
The name + a link or web address for the podcast or organization.
The venue (virtual or in-person).
Times and dates of recording or event.
What is the topic of the podcast or event?
How did you learn about Angela and why do you think she’d be a good fit?
*The Autistic Culture movement is a grassroots movement that wouldn’t exist without the support of people like you! As always, please share Autistic Culture on your social media and with your family, friends, (and, hey, if you can) doctors, therapists, teachers, and local politicians! Together, we can make the world a safer, more accepting place, where people of ALL neurotypes can thrive!
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