Amy Richards ‘You do you. Honour who you really are.’

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Collective Wisdom Podcast. Last week was world Autism Awareness Week so it's doubly fitting that I have an amazingly courageous guest to share her wisdom with you today. Amy Richards had a late diagnosis of autism at the age of 37, after suffering for many years with bouts of what she now knows to be autistic burnout. She has now taken her challenge and turned it into an absolute superpower. Through her own podcast, Square Peg, she has a global audience helping to change the narrative around what it means to be an autistic person. Hearing Amy's story is so vitally important, as she talks about her own journey to understanding her needs, rather than asking how she can best fit into a neurotypical world. Instead, she asks how she can shape her world to best fit around her and some of the challenges autism presents. One of the main reasons for starting this podcast was because I'm such a passionate advocate of lifelong learning, and I've learned so much through my conversation with Amy and I hope that you do to.

 

The Square Peg Podcast

https://squarepeg.community/podcast/

 

Soylent Green: 1970s Sci Fi film starring  Charlton Heston and Leigh Taylor-Young  

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070723/

 

Music: Peer Gynt Suite No.1 Opus 4

 

Wisdom: ‘You do you. Honour who you really are’