"Look Doc... You Just Don't GET #AutisticJoy"

<p>This episode I talk aging as an Autistic Elder.</p><p>Getting finally diagnosed at 63… only to face mental decline as I hit 70…?</p><p>One Swedish study pegged autistic male lifespan at 53. So I&apos;m living on 17 years of borrowed time, I guess… so far.</p><p>If you’re autistic, love one, work with some… or just can’t figure out if you <em>are</em> one…</p><p>There&apos;s gonna come a time <em>you</em> worry…</p><p>Real talk. About real life.</p><p>Cuz they ain&apos;t talking autism in AARP… yet.<br/><br/>EXPLICIT: some profanity, brief mentions of drug use &amp; suicidality.<br/><br/>Transcript: https://autisticaf.me/2022/06/26/look-doc-you-just-dont-get-autisticjoy<br/><br/>Videocast with captions: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyhr_MrWVItlwTWODxbZR6A<br/><br/>Apple https://neon.ly/mDd3e<br/>Spotify https://neon.ly/p1Vay<br/>Audible https://neon.ly/vkXa1<br/>Stitcher https://neon.ly/vx5Zn<br/>PocketCasts https://neon.ly/NLL3O<br/>Amazon/Alexa https://neon.ly/mnOe<br/>Website &amp; all platforms:  <a href='https://autisticafoutloud.buzzsprout.com'>https://autisticafoutloud.buzzsprout.com</a><br/><br/><br/><br/></p>