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Well it's that time of year again. Time to talk awareness and acceptance - and some history because someone left me alone with a microphone.

I'd recommend reading Herwig Czech on Asperger, Steve Silberman on Kanner and Brian Deer on Wakefield.

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Ok. So. ADHD is a thing and this episode got delayed, but it is before the New Year. The Lunar New Year but anyway. Gong xi fa cai and enjoy this episode from late 2025.

Please check out Georgia's "Age of Diagnosis" video, it is very good.

You can find us all on Bluesky: Simon, Alexander, Georgia & Filip

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Content warning: There is a discussion of suicide and self-harm during this episode. It is important and contextualised but this is a content warning nonetheless.

If you are struggling, there is help available. In the UK, you can call Samaritans free on 116 123, You can also email jo@samaritans.org. If phone calls aren't accessible for you, text SHOUT to 85258.

In the US, call or text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. They also have a web chat. And there's the Crisis Text Line - text HELLO to 741741.

Elsewhere, the International Association for Suicide Prevention has a directory of crisis centres worldwide www.iasp.info

Papers used in preparation of this episode include:

• Link to Roper et al. 2025 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-025-00693-x
• Link to Chikaura et al. 2025 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aur.70137
• Link to 2023 meta-analysis: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13229-023-00544-7
• Link to DBT RCT: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/effectiveness-and-safety-of-dialectical-behavior-therapy-for-suicidal-ideation-and-behavior-in-autistic-adults-a-pragmatic-randomized-controlled-trial/4464CA3C0D3DDEF5F3A4BD45415B9B50
• Link to AASP download: https://research.ncl.ac.uk/neurodisability/leafletsandmeasures/autismadaptedsafetyplans/
• Link to UK Suicide Prevention Strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/suicide-prevention-strategy-for-england-2023-to-2028
• Link to JAMA paper on autism/TGNC intersection: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2824667
• Autistic identity systematic review: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38334318/
• Interpersonal Theory in autism: https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-022-00495-5
• Camouflaging and suicide: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31820344/
• 988 autism resources: https://988lifeline.org/help-yourself/if-youre-neurodivergent/
• Autistica suicide page: https://www.autistica.org.uk/what-is-autism/suicide-and-autism
• Trevor Project autism brief: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/mental-health-among-autistic-lgbtq-youth-apr-2022/
• Warning signs resource (988): https://988lifeline.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Wa

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