Autism In Your Mental Health Mix

Veteran podcaster Lauren Ober suspected something was up and that
it went beyond covid stress and professional stress and all the
other reasons she had been going to therapy for so long. She had
been a journalist for many years and her instinct for the story
led her to start piecing together that the life she had been
experiencing all this time fit the profile of autism. Well
spoiler alert, she tested and found out that, yeah, she’s on the
autism spectrum. Then it was a matter of finding therapy that
took into her account her neurodivergent brain so she could make
some progress. We talk with Lauren about her mental health and
her neurological condition.


And we talk with Finn Gratton, a therapist who is autistic and
who works with a lot of clients who are as well. They discuss the
issue of masking, pretending to not be neurodivergent in a world
designed for the neurotypical, and why they don’t believe autism
is a disorder.


Listen to Lauren Ober's podcast, The Loudest Girl in the World,
wherever fine pods are cast. Learn more about Lauren by visiting
OberandOut.com. Follow Lauren on Twitter @OberandOut and
Instagram @oberandout.


Learn more about Finn Gratton and their work by visiting
GrattonPsychotherapy.com.


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