In this post I'd like to draw your attention to several podcast episodes that I've recently enjoyed listening to, all on the topic of autumn.
Autumn listening tips
Listening tips: Autism
In this blog post Iโll present several English-language podcast series on an often discussed but much-misunderstood topic: autism. (As a bonus, Iโve also included a few podcasts in German.) To say that autism is often misunderstood is a major understatement: diagnostic criteria constantly shift and evolve, as does the terminology around ASD (the autism spectrum …
Book review: ‘Neurodiversity Affirming Glossary of Key Vocabulary’
Neurodiversity is a relatively new term, used to refer to diversity in cognitive functioning. As with other aspects of human experience, it was long assumed that there is such a thing as โnormalโ within a given culture; everything outside the norm was (in many places still is), met with stigmatisation and intolerance. Neurodivergent people have …
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Unhinged in Heathen’s Wood: ‘Flowers’ TV review
There are sitcoms. There's dark comedy. And then thereโs Flowers. Starring Olivia Colman and Julian Barratt, the series explores the themes of depression, suicide, and mental illness like no other. Originally released between 2016 and 2018, Flowers is a TV series commissioned by the British Channel 4 and co-produced by the now defunct Seeso streaming …
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