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My goal for this podcast is to educate all people to help them understand the autistic experience. I share my experiences living as an autistic woman in order to help people of all neurotypes understand what it's like to be autistic, and to create a world where all neurotypes are respected and understood.

  1. FEB 5

    The Problems With Spanking Children, Corporal Punishment, Shame Avoidance

    What this episode covers: This episode explains the systemic effects of spanking - not just that it's harmful, but how it creates lasting patterns. I'll show you: What happens in the nervous system when a child is spankedThe dysfunctional beliefs children develop from these experiencesHow shame avoidance perpetuates the pattern across generationsWhy protective behaviors (formed in response to spanking) show up differently across contexts but stem from the same root causeThe pathway to breaking the cycleKey statistics: 94% of 3-4 year olds in the US are spankedSpanking in childhood is associated with moderate to heavy drinking, drug use, and suicide attempts in adulthood (even after controlling for other forms of abuse)Sources: Fragile Families study on spanking prevalenceLong-term mental health outcomes

    36 min

  2. 10/31/2025

    How Glutamate EAAT2 Enzyme Affects Autism - I am NOT Separate from Autism

    Who I am - my personality - are not separate.  I share a short anecdote about how I'm not separate from being autistic, and share the HUGE news released in 2025 that impacts all autistics every day.   I discuss the neuroscience behind how autism involves increased glutamate from reduced activity in an enzyme called EAAT2, reduced GABA, reduced GABA sensitivity, and reduced vitamin D, this study here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1562631/full

    32 min

  3. 07/11/2025

    Autistic Oxytocin Systems Compared to Allistic Oxytocin Systems

    In this episode, I unpack my suspicions about how the autistic brain might produce oxytocin differently from the allistic brain, and what that could mean neurologically and behaviorally.  Connect with us with PATTERNS not with PERFORMANCE.

    21 min

  4. 06/27/2025

    L-Tryptophan, Sensory Issues, and the Three Pathways that affect Serotonin

    Additional Note, discovered later on: Active B6 (aka P5P) is a crucial co-factor for L-Tryptophan -> Serotonin conversion, so ensure this cofactor is met for optimal conversion. This episode explores how I found solutions to my lifetime of sensory issues which I accepted as normal. L-Tryptophan allowed me to create enough serotonin in a rate-limited lower risk way to be able to nearly resolve sensory issues & might have strong potential to benefit the autistic brain.

    24 min

  5. 06/20/2025

    Psilocybin Part 2, How it Reveals Neural Contracts and Shapes Identity, and Potential Risks

    In this episode, I share personal experiences with psilocybin macrodoses, explore how mushrooms reveal the underlying structure of your own neurology, and discuss harm reduction strategies and key risks to be aware of.

    25 min

  6. 05/30/2025

    Endometriosis- What is it? How Women's Pain Gets Ignored

    Endometriosis is a condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain.   Endometriosis is a common comorbidity with being autistic that significantly impacts the body and brain, and causes massive issues with electrocution-type pain, bloating, organs being tied together - and a history of this pain being ignored throughout hundreds of years for women everywhere.

    28 min

  7. 05/18/2025

    A Cultural Analysis Of Body Shame Abuse & How L.A Fitness Exploits People

    In this episode, I share a few of my experiences of body shame abuse, list a few things that perpetuate further problems, explain how people's fears and projections from their protector parts creates trauma, and share ways that you can break out of body shame abuse trauma circuits.

    46 min

  8. 12/16/2024

    Internal Family Systems (IFS) and EMDR

    In this episode, I explore a therapy modality called Internal Family Systems (IFS) and how helpful it is! EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and Reprocessing) is also a fantastic addition to IFS in order to resolve trauma.

    33 min
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About

My goal for this podcast is to educate all people to help them understand the autistic experience. I share my experiences living as an autistic woman in order to help people of all neurotypes understand what it's like to be autistic, and to create a world where all neurotypes are respected and understood.

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  • Creator
    Kelsey Cameron
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Autism Advocate
  • Show Website
    Autism Advocate