S138: Part III: Spilling The Tea on Autism & OCD with Dr. Jeremy Shuman, PsyD.
Join your host, Nicole Morris, LMFT and Mental Health Correspondent, as she concludes Part III on her miniseries about Autism & OCD with the knowledgable Dr. Jeremy Shuman, PsyD. Nicole and Jeremy discuss some of the edgier and more controversial aspects of this intersection, including how Autism can function as a precursor for OCD, the controversy of autistic females being under diagnosed, masking vs. flexibility and broad autistic phenotypes. What happens when you really need support, but you can mask or demonstrate a capacity to achieve neuro-normative norms? We discuss all this and more, but it’s not a party without you. So join us, and let’s all learn more together!
Resources:
Learn more about Dr. Jeremy Shuman, PsyD., by clicking here.
To get added to Jeremy’s mailing list, email Jeremy at jeremy@mindfulstl.com, noting a desire to be added to his mailing list.
Click here for a link to Devon Price’s book on Unmasking Autism at Amazon.com.
Please Note: Jeremy attended Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN, not IU. While there is still a Hoosier connection, it’s an important distinction to correct.
To learn more about the International OCD Foundation’s 28th Annual OCD Conference in San Francisco, CA, where Jeremy and I will be teaming up to provide support to OCD warriors, click here.
Citations:
Research links for gender binary articles Jeremy referenced during today’s show:
The Art of Autism provides helpful resources and a comic strip to help explain Autism. Click here to check it out!
Matt Lowry, LLP, has done some great work on the circle graph for conceptualizing Autism in particular, which we have also discussed over the course of this series. Click here to check out Matt’s helpful infographic and more!
Celebrating Autistic Culture:
Check out my friend, Autistic Realms, at her blog: www.autisticrealms.com. To learn more about where you can find her on social media, head on over to autisticrealms.com for easy to access links!
Check out our OCD Family Member and former guest, Katie Munday, at Autistic and Living the Dream.
If you’re ready for your mind to be completely blown, check out their collaboration at Autistic Dream Realm Project by clicking here or here.
Check more info out about Dr. Megan Neff, PsyD., at www.neurodivergentinsights.com, or by following her on social media.
And lastly, searching the hashtag #actuallyautistic will help you find actually autistic voices. Imagine that!? But if you’re not sure if a charity or organization is actually representing autistic voices with autistic people, do a little research into before donating money or time to make sure you’re actually supporting autistic voices.
