Suzanna Poredos, host of Always Angelic Aspie Alice

In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan interview Suzanna Poredos. We chat about Suzanna discovering her autistic identity and how it helped her better understand herself. We also discuss her co-occuring health conditions and how they impact her level of support and daily life. We touch on meltdowns and shutdowns and what they are like for Suzanna, and as always we discuss the stigmas, misconceptions and representations of autism in society. 

 

About our guest

Suzanna Poredos is an autistic woman based in Sydney, Australia. She is a guest blogger and socialite with The A List. She is also a content creation consultant for Self-Advocacy@Work at the Slyvia Roger Academy of Autism CRC. She is the lead blogger and podcast host for her own project Always Angelic Aspie Alice. Suzanna is autistic with co-occurring mental health conditions and physical chronic health conditions.

 

Representations & resources

• Always Angelic Aspie Alice podcast and Facebook 
• The A List 
• Sheldon Cooper and The Big Bang Theory 
• The Good Doctor 
• Heartbreak High, Different, Not Less and Chloe Hayden
• Safe Spaces
• Alice in Wonderland
• Roses in the Ocean peer care companion warmline
• GROW peer-to-peer support programs
• Alt2Su groups and support.

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