A TEAM Robert Smythe and Rafael Mantesso

In this conversation, the team celebrates 4:20 and discusses legalizing marijuana (cannabis), the personal meaning of the term disability, the same foods, tarot, and wisdom from growing old.


Artemis and Daniel the cats
Artemis - Wikipedia
Dear Daniel | Hello Kitty Wiki | Fandom


 
Link between gut and autism
Autism spectrum disorder and digestive symptoms - Mayo Clinic


Autism levels 
Understanding the Three Levels of Autism


The social model of disability
Social model of disability - Wikipedia



Artist in residence
Art Demystified: How Do Artist Residencies Work?



Processing delay
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Coping with Slow Processing Speed - Davidson Institute


Cold reading
Cold reading - Wikipedia



Micro facial expressions
Microexpression - Wikipedia


Tarot cards
Guide to Tarot: Cards, Spreads, Readings, and More



Sexual assault or misreading sexual cues due to being autistic
Girls With Autism Face Three Times the Risk of Sexual Assault | Psychology Today



Forced adaptation
Forced adaptation: plant proteins to fight climate change - PMC


Masking
What is autistic masking? - Autism Awareness



A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (film) - Wikipedia



CBD vs THC
CBD vs. THC: What's the Difference?



Legalized marijuana
Legality of cannabis by U.S. jurisdiction - Wikipedia



Strong marijuana strains
2022's strongest THC indica, sativa, and hybrid weed strains | Leafly


When The War Was Over - Robert’s play
When the War is Over


Wisdom of growing old
Growing Old – A View From the Inside | Psychology Today


Info dumping

In this conversation, Robert and Michael discuss yardsticks for being autistic, invisible handicaps, internalized ableism, grade school troubles, and the strength of having true peers.




Authority experiments


The Milgram Shock Experiment: Summary, Results, & Ethics




Imposter syndrome


https://www.putchildrenfirst.org/the-challenge-of-impostor-syndrome-for-individuals-with-autism




Adaptive skills


What Are Adaptive Skills? [Definition, Types & Benefits] - LMS Hero





Pleasantries do not come naturally to NDs


Stop Asking Neurodivergent People to Change the Way They Communicate




Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (2023) - IMDb




Extraordinary Attorney Woo 


Extraordinary Attorney Woo - Wikipedia




It Gets Better ad campaign


It Gets Better Project - YouTube




Internalized ableism


12 Ways Disabled People Experience Internalized Ableism





Arthur Conan Doyle, Houdini, and Spiritualism - they almost came to blows over a seance


The Strange Friendship Between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | Office for Science and Society - McGill University





Guggenheim fellowship 1998


Robert Smythe - John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

In this conversation we discuss disengaging from auto pilot, ego flare-ups, the drama triangle, composting consciousness, autistic self-awareness.
Face blindness: Prosopagnosia - Wikipedia
Stimming and stim toys: 8 Wearable Stim Toys for Autistic and Neurodivergent People
Autism levels: Understanding the Three Levels of Autism
Hyper and hypo: Hyper vs. Hypo - Dictionary.com
Meltdowns: Autism Meltdowns vs. Tantrums: What's the Difference?
Justifiable anger, the genius of the body: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/justifiable-anger-bill-crawford-ph-d-/
Composting consciousness: https://compostingconsciousness.podia.com/
Polyvagal theory: Polyvagal theory - Wikipedia
Adam Smith, Mormons golden plate: Golden plates - Wikipedia
: Running on auto pilot: ON AUTOPILOT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Double empathy problem: Double empathy problem - Wikipedia.
The drama triangle, drop the hot potato: Karpman drama triangle - Wikipedia
: Self exploration: https://psychcentral.com/blog/self-exploration-getting-to-know-thyself
Ego flare up: Freud's Id, Ego, and Superego: Definition and Examples

4.8 The “No” Response
This conversation is a little different as Robert and Michael wrestle with an idea amidst what we are calling “The No Response”, and Yes they are still friends. In addition, we discuss “Composting Consciousness”, Tango’s new coaching courses, online auctions, and pastry pants.
Tango has finished writing her first free PDF for her courses.
How to compost your victimhood, Composting Consciousness
Composting Consciousness

gaslighting
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/gaslighting#gaslighting-examples


Teddy Rosevelt: Why do they exist if they can’t pay minimum wage?
“No business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages to its workers has any right to continue in this country.”


President Roosevelt criticized businesses paying low wages to employees during his 1933 statement on the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA). NIRA allowed the government to regulate businesses to combat deflation and stimulate a better economic situation.


http://www.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/13041


Neurodivergent Lou - autistics think we’re solving the problem but we become hated at work. Autistics become the point person for noticing bad management at work.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Co-Y0-TsJ5w/


SVB  bailout
A bailout or not? Did the federal government bailout Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank? - ABC News


Free market capitalism
What Is Free-Market Capitalism? Definition & Examples | Shortform Books.


Devon Price: Laziness Does Not Exist & Unmasking Autism; Principia Discordia
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1039676445/laziness-does-not-exist-devon-price


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principia_Discordia


Blind Boy podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blindboy-podcast/id1300577518


Behind the Bastards, podcast on history, History of Canada
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-bastards/id1373812661


Thunder Bay podcast in Canada, different cultural perspective on the world
https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/thunder-bay-series-from-ryan-mcmahon-looks-at-systemic-racism-police-in-the-city-1.6279580


Vesta Board
https://www.vestaboard.com/


https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9198364/


DSM diagnosis is of a traumatized autistic person; autistic response to trauma

In this conversation, we discuss burnout, self-care, boundaries, Adderall, and tattoos as totems.
IG neurodivergent lou
Lou🌈 ♾ (@neurodivergent_lou) • Instagram photos and videos
What does burnout look like?
Exhaustion
Losing skills we used to have
Feeling low/experiencing anxiety
Increased sensory issues
Taking more time to process information than usual.
Developing physical pain/illness
Irritability
Loss of ability to communicate
Lack of motivation
Difficulties with concentration
Autistic traits become more obvious
Memory issues
Laziness does not exist
Laziness Does Not Exist: Price Ph.D., Devon: 9781982140113: Amazon.com: Books
Tango's chronic pain is part of her PTSD
Chronic Pain and PTSD: Evolving Views on Their Comorbidity
Savior mode: I can fix it, I can help....best way to burn out
The Savior Complex | Psychology Today
survival self-care
Survival Mode Self-Care
The Language of Emotions by
The Language of Emotions: What Your Feelings Are Trying to Tell You - Kindle edition by McLaren, Karla. Health, Fitness & Dieting Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
Anger is a boundary alarm
Boundaries and Anger | CPTSDfoundation.org
Enabling behavior
Enabler: Definition, Behavior, Psychology, Recognizing One, More
Krebs cycle
Krebs Cycle - Definition, Products, and Location | Biology Dictionary
Adderall is speed
Adderall: Side effects, dosage, with alcohol, and more
Twigged
Twig Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Tweaker
Urban Dictionary: tweaker
meth addict
Methamphetamine - Wikipedia
Twerk
Twerking - Wikipedia
Ritalin
Ritalin: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects & Warnings - ADHD
sci-fi series about a leper
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever : Lord Foul's Bane', 'Illearth War' and 'Power That Preserves
Dysphoria
Dysphoria: Signs, Types, Causes, Treatment, Coping

This is a conversation from our second season that we never actually aired, but we want you to hear it so you can get to know Tango Fae Batelli, one of our co-hosts. Tango is the founder of AutiComm, a peer-to-peer community of autistic folks, which is why we asked her to talk to us. In this conversation, we talk about feeling good about being autistic, the Double Empathy Problem, “not looking autistic,” fawning vs. masking, the different experiences of autistic males and females, and the different flavors of autism.


Feeling good about being autistic
Hyper-empathy
Do Autistic People Feel Empathy: Myths & Facts You Need To Know
 Divergent from the norm - hyper or hypo version of the norm
Autistic Stories give us the gestalt of autism
Double Empathy Problem
Double empathy problem - Wikipedia.
Mykola Bilokonsky
How to speak respectfully about autism
How To Talk About Autism Respectfully · Public Neurodiversity Support Center
32 competing thoughts/losing track
Posing for painters
17:00 “you don’t look autistic”
Official diagnosis issues
Brazen
25:49 what comes to mind when you hear someone is autistic
Miss Manners - Miss Manners | Columns | ArcaMax Publishing
Scripts
29:00 clip:Tango: Triple major with one being Theater major with concentration in playwriting
Chronic pain “I’m not dying I’m just autistic”
Compounded trauma and stress
Polyvagal theory - Polyvagal theory - Wikipedia
31:45 Tango’s Theory of autism
Fawning
Processing through the ladder
Taking care of my autistic nervous system
Mistaken thought that it all ends with the diagnosis: stop autisming
Map analogy
Everybody is a Genius. But If You Judge a Fish by Its Ability to Climb a Tree, It Will Live Its Whole Life Believing that It is Stupid – Quote Investigator

Look at how autism is portrayed in film and tv
 Different flavors of autism
Prevalence of neurodiversity 
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas - Wikipedia
52:20  Introductions
58:00 I found my map of weirdness
The different experiences of autism between male and female
Female autism: boys and girls are socialized differently; little girls play social roles and have scripts - learning the strategy to fawn
Boys are told what not to do: don’t cry, etc.
Buffet of comorbidities
Comorbid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Adhd and autism
ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder - CHADD
Hypermobility disorder
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypermobility_spectrum_disorder