42 episodes
The Late Discovered Club Catherine Asta
-
- Society & Culture
-
-
5.0 • 9 Ratings
-
The Late Discovered Club is a podcast that gives late discovered autistic women and marginalized genders a voice. We bring you real life self-discovery stories, and compassionate conversations with some truly incredible women and people.
Created and hosted by Psychotherapist Catherine Asta whose own self discovery came at 42.
In each episode Catherine will be exploring real and empowering stories of late discovered autistic women and people, from all walks of life - through an intersectional lens - helping to deconstruct stereotypes, and give visibility to the next generation.
-
S3 Episode 7 - Full Circle
Catherine speaks to Lauren Fernandez a trainer, speaker, advocate, content developer and Founder & Director of Mask Off CIC and a fellow trainer on the NHS National Autism Trainer Programme.
Through her work with ‘Mask Off’ she educates minds, challenges attitudes and promotes equality through the 'Invisible' Black autistic Female's perspective.
Lauren was diagnosed autistic at aged 26. She is also a mum and will be speaking at The Autism Show in London this month sharing her insights into maternity and autism, and the needs of autistic people, especially those who face extra identity challenges.
In this episode Lauren speaks openly of her experiences as a black, late discovered autistic woman and the many challenges she has encountered not just as a mother, but throughout school and as an adult, and of her experiences of being sectioned and an inpatient in NHS adult mental health services.
Follow Lauren on Instagram
3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...
Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community.
Buy us a coffee.
Rate & review the show
Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.
A Tidy Mind
The Growth Pod
A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do:
Kay Mathiesen
The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website
Contact Catherine Asta
Music by Allora
Follow us on Instagram:
Catherine Asta
The Late Discovered Club
Join our next Group Circle
The Asta Community of Professionals -
S3 Episode 6 - The Unknowing
Catherine speaks to Faye Twinn about her late autistic discovery.
Faye discovered she was autistic in her late 30’s and this discovery changed her entire outlook on life itself.
She spent her teens in Devon and it was there within her secondary school that she was identified as ‘dyslexic’. Struggling to fit in, she quickly self identified as arty and found that within the creative subjects she could strive.
She went on to study Fine Art at Falmouth University. Later retaking her English and Maths GCSE’s, gaining a PGCE in arts education and completing a Masters in costume at Central Saint Martins, London. She feels that she scrabbled through her late teens and 20’s and worked in various settings to get by.
Eventually settling into lecturing art and fashion. She spent 15 years as a Lecturer before resigning during the pandemic.
These days Faye can be found working as a studio potter in Essex. She is married, has a 8 year old son and 2 step children in their 20’s.
The work that she produces now, came from needing to step back and an understanding that some of us need to live slower for our well-being.
She creates eco conscious functional pottery and strives to provide simple pieces that can be used to create little moments of loveliness. Her pottery is sold across a number of independent lifestyle stores through out the UK and is also available from her website
Follow Faye on Instagram
3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...
Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community.
Buy us a coffee.
Rate & review the show
Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.
A Tidy Mind
The Growth Pod
A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do:
Kay Mathiesen
The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website
Contact Catherine Asta
Music by Allora
Follow us on Instagram:
Catherine Asta
The Late Discovered Club
Join our next Group Circle
The Asta Community of Professionals -
S3 Episode 5 - The Missing Piece
Catherine speaks to Anita Patel about her late autistic discovery.
Anita received a late diagnosis of Autism and ADHD in 2023, after recovering from breast cancer and also burnout, through many years of masking.
Anita’s life has totally changed since her late discovery and she is keen to raise awareness about the role intersectionality can also play, when seeking answers and accessing support.
Being a South Asian woman and having a family who do not ‘fit the mould’, she knows first-hand about the further cultural challenges that exist for neurodivergent individuals.
This is turn can feel isolating - and stops them from sharing their experiences - she is hoping to try and change this. One of her favourite quotes is:
“Fair isn’t everyone getting the same thing. Fair is everyone getting what they need in order to be successful.”
Follow Anita on LinkedIn
Visit Anita's website
3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...
Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community.
Buy us a coffee.
Rate & review the show
Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.
A Tidy Mind
The Growth Pod
A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do:
Kay Mathiesen
Katherine Kowalski
The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website
Contact Catherine Asta
Music by Allora
Follow us on Instagram:
Catherine Asta
The Late Discovered Club
Join our next Group Circle
The Asta Community of Professionals -
S3 Episode 4 - Creating Your Own Space
Catherine speaks to Sofia Akbar about her late autistic discovery.
Sofia is a late diagnosed AuDHD single mum and secondary maths teacher.
Her self discovery journey started from the trials of her oldest son's autism diagnosis, impacted by the trauma of (TW) domestic abuse and racial discrimination.
She was recognised for her Support for Inclusive Learning by Scottish Asian Minority Ethnic Educators in 2022 and also won Small Business Award from Scottish Asian and Business Awards 2023 for her private tuition business called Limitless Learners.
Sofia has also been nominated as a finalist for British Muslim Awards Community Spirit for her role in setting up and leading Scottish Ethnic Minority Autistics CIC.
Follow Sofia on Instagram
Follow SEMA on instagram
3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...
Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community.
Buy us a coffee.
Rate & review the show
Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.
A Tidy Mind
The Growth Pod
A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do:
Helen Hillman
Kay Mathiesen
Katherine Kowalski
The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website
Contact Catherine Asta
Music by Allora
Follow us on Instagram:
Catherine Asta
The Late Discovered Club
Join our next Group Circle
The Asta Community of Professionals -
S3 Episode 3 - The Autistic Chef
Catherine speaks to Vanessa D’Souza AKA The Autistic Chef about her late autistic discovery.
Vanessa is a MasterChef UK 2023 Semi-Finalist and National Autistic Society Celebrity Ambassador who runs a neuroaffirming instagram page where she shares sensory friendly feeding tips and recipes in order to make cooking accessible to everyone.
3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...
Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community.
Buy us a coffee.
Rate & review the show
Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.
A Tidy Mind
The Growth Pod
A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do:
Helen Hillman
Kay Mathiesen
Katherine Kowalski
The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website
Contact Catherine Asta
Music by Allora
Follow us on Instagram:
Catherine Asta
The Late Discovered Club
Join our next Group Circle
The Asta Community of Professionals -
S3 Ep2 - Pete Wharmby
It's World Autism Acceptance Week, so we thought we'd bring you an extra special episode to celebrate someone who, through his advocacy work, books and his very presence, has made a significant difference to our Late Discovered Community - we're not sure that Pete really knows the difference he has made to helping others feel seen, heard and understood through his work, and his words as a best selling author and speaker.
Pete was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 34 in 2017, and in this episode we explore his late discovered autistic story.
And whilst this podcast is to give autistic women and marginalized genders a voice, it’s also vitally important that we hear as many late discovered voices and perspectives on the autistic experience, so we will be making *additional* space to hear more from the male experience of late discovery, and we're hoping that Pete might help us with bringing more of those stories to life!
Follow Pete on Instagram and LinkedIn
Pete's website
3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...
Become a member, champion or partner and join our growing community.
Buy us a coffee.
Rate & review the show
Thank you to our Community Partners who are supporting the work that we are doing.
A Tidy Mind
The Growth Pod
A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are championing the work we do:
Helen Hillman
Kay Mathiesen
Katherine Kowalski
The Late Discovered Club is hosted by Catherine Asta and edited by Caty Ava - visit our website
Contact Catherine Asta
Music by Allora
Follow us on Instagram:
Catherine Asta
The Late Discovered Club
Join our next Group Circle
The Asta Community of Professionals