34 episodes
The Late Discovered Club Catherine Asta
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5.0 • 7 Ratings
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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.
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S2 Episode 15 - Language Matters
In this episode we are joined by Kate Boot - a late discovered AuDHD Speech and Language Therapist, Sensory Integration Practitioner and Relationships and Sex Education Practitioner.
Since qualifying, it’s fair to say that Kate has found herself on an authentic and original journey which has seen her lean into what she now understands, post discovery to be her autistic and ADHD strengths and identity.
Kate talks openly and vulnerably in this episode about her own experiences, and of how she has experimented with language, expanded her language, and crucially acquired new language on her own late discovery journey - which has not only helped her to make sense of her own autistic experience, but has also professionally helped to build that safety and advocacy for others too.
Language Matters.
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A Tidy Mind
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
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Music by Allora
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S2 Episode 14 - Power in Knowledge
In this episode we are joined by Marsha Martin - a Behavioural Therapist and the Founder and CEO of Black SEN Mamas - a UK based national support group and informational hub, which aids Black mothers of special educational needs and disabled (SEND) children, in sourcing adequate mental health support for themselves and resources and provision, for their children, with currently over 1,000 mums strong and growing fast.
Marsha talks about how initially autism was a thing of shame for her, to now being a tool of empowerment, and how there is power in knowledge and making your own space!
*The episode was recorded in Marsha's car (the only place she could find some space for the interview) and the sound quality is patchy in parts due to the Wi-Fi connection during the interview. We hope it doesn't impact your podcast experience.
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Support Black SEN Mamas via Go Fund Me
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
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 -
S2 Episode 13 - Power Of The Sea
In this episode we are joined by Lucy Baena - a Mother, Writer & Birthkeeper.
Throughout her life Lucy has been given an array of diagnosis the first at age 7 when she was diagnosed as Dyslexic. At 15 she discovered she was Epileptic and a month after her 38th birthday she received her Autistic diagnosis.
Lucy has struggled with a variety of complex health (& many mis) diagnosis over her life and learning that she is Autistic has had a profound impact on her understanding of her health and wellbeing.
Since becoming a Mother 8 years ago Lucy has dedicated much of her time to being a Doula and Birthkeeping in her local community. Lucy was told that she would never have children so birthing at home as an Epileptic disabled mum was the achievement of Lucys life and has shown her she is made of pure fire.
Lucy was disabled before she knew she was Autistic so her post diagnosis experiences are different to those who learn they are Autistic but did not already consider themselves disabled.
Lucy believes in the power of wild places to heal and the sacredness of the natural world, especially the Ocean, and she now knows her Autistic brain sees things in the natural world that neurotypical people miss and she is full of awe daily.
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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
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 -
S2 Episode 12 - Jane Green MBE
In this episode we are joined by Jane Green MBE - an educationalist, former Assistant Headteacher, and former lead for autism education in all phases of education.
Jane is disabled, neurodivergent and an autistic parent carer for her eldest neurodivergent autistic adult non-binary child.
Jane is the Founder and Chair of SEDSConnective a multi-award, neurodivergent and symptomatic hypermobility user led and voluntary charity transforming neurodivergent health and wellbeing in a community and beyond worldwide.
In the Kings’ Honours NYE list, Jane was awarded an MBE for voluntary services to neurodivergent people and those with related joint hypermobility syndromes including Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and the also closely related Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders.
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Visit SEDSConnective
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
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 -
S2 Episode 11 - Holly Smale
In this episode we are joined Holly Smale - the internationally bestselling, award-winning author of the Geek Girl series, which has sold 3.4 million copies worldwide and is currently being adapted by Netflix.
The Cassandra Complex, her adult debut, was the Reese's Book Club pick for June this year. She was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 39, and a lot of things suddenly made sense.
Holly is a passionate advocate for neurodiversity and speaks and writes about it regularly.
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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
A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting 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 -
S2 Episode 10 - You're Not Broken
We're back! In this episode we are joined by Heidi Mavir - a public speaker, autistic advocate, author, podcaster and SEN parent.
We explore so much in this episode from Heidi's late autism discovery in her mid 40's, menopause, grief, loss, self-identification, being an autistic parent of an autistic child, what it was like growing up without the knowledge of knowing that you are autistic and ADHD, and of course becoming a Sunday Times best selling author with her book 'Your Child is not Broken'.
Follow Heidi on Instagram
3 ways you can support the podcast and the work we do...
Become a member and join our growing community.
Buy us a coffee.
Rate & review the show
A BIG shoutout to our Community Champions who are supporting 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