Ep. 2 - Getting a Late Autism Diagnosis (with Bruce Petherick)

Autistic Tidbits & Tangents

Ep. 2 - Getting a Late Autism Diagnosis (with Bruce Petherick) - Kara, Maja and Bruce talk about their different experiences with late diagnosis, barriers to diagnosis, preparation tips, their reactions, and other tangentially related topics (as per usual).

GUEST BIO: Bruce Petherick is a autistic advocate, a sound designer and musician. Born in Melbourne, Australia and now living in Vancouver, Canada, Bruce spent many years recording and touring throughout the world with various bands, playing Classical, Jazz and Music Theatre.

After his later-in-life discovery of his autism, he has decided to concentrate on being an active advocate for Autism and especially Neurodivergent education. He has written articles about his autistic experience throughout the world, and has presented at conferences in Scotland, Australia and in Canada. Bruce's is most proud of his work as a peer-to-peer mentor for adults who have recently discovered their own Autism, and is planning a book about this process with Dr. Kara Dymond.

Bruce continues to create music and recently his music has been used for dance works in Australia, for the Melbourne Fringe Festival with dancer Jacqui Maida, and in the United States with dancer Ana Miranda. Bruce has created Sound Design for over a hundred shows, most recently for Morpheus Theatre and Scorpio Theatre in Calgary, Alberta where his work is nominated for several theatre awards.

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Autistic Tidbits & Tangents is a biweekly podcast, co-hosted by Kara Dymond & Maja Toudal, centered around topics relevant to autism and the lives of autistic people. We are both autistic professionals with a passion for broadening and advancing accessibility for autistic people and understanding of autism and neurodiversity. We approach our work with the combination of our personal and professional experiences.

Episodes can be found on Spotify, Anchor, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and with video on Youtube.

Maja's Social Media: www.majatoudal.com / Youtube - An Autistic Psychologist / Facebook - @majatoudal / Twitter - @majatoudal / Instagram - @majatoudal

Kara's Social Media: www.karadymond.com / Youtube - Dr. Kara Dymond / Facebook - @drkaradymond / Twitter - @drkaradymond /Instagram - @drkaradymond

SPECIAL THANKS:

-Theme composed by Bruce Petherick (today's guest!)