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Autastic: A Comedians Guide to Autism

Autism is not all gloom and doom. A weekly podcast about the lighter side of living with Autism. The Autastic Podcast is hosted by Graham Kay and Kirk Smith who are both comedians living in Los Angeles. Kirk has a teenaged son with Autism and Graham has an autistic adult brother. Together they talk about the lighter side of living with and coping with autism.
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Now displaying: 2021
Dec 7, 2021

Peter gets his job back, Kirk has to cancel a trip to see his son and are new labels for different levels of the spectrum needed?

Nov 17, 2021

New Autism signs and Peter calls in.

Nov 9, 2021

Peter doesn't want to be a movie star and we read an article about how some parents don't like having their child's condition being called a blessing. 

Oct 7, 2021

In this episode Peter asks out a girl..well sort of, Kirks daughter is having trouble connecting to his son and Israeli defense forces are using autistic people to man their computers. 

Sep 9, 2021

Google has pledged to hire more people with autism but do the other neurotypical employees need training on how to to deal with them? 

Sep 4, 2021

Graham goes on a travel advneture in Canada and misses Peters 9 PM cutoff.

Aug 17, 2021

New study talks about the connection between these seemingly two disconnected topics.

Aug 11, 2021

Kirk talks about teaching his sone to shave and graham recounts a conversation with a long time listener who just discovered she has autism. 

Jul 22, 2021

Ep. 263: This week we discuss Forest Gump, how his disablitiy is portrayed.

Jul 9, 2021

In this episode Peter sends pictures of tuna melts to 33 people including comedian Greg Stone. Greg joins us to talk about what it means to be part of Peter's e-mail list.  Also, JJ loves Kirk and we read an article about how to better direct childish tendencies. 

Jul 7, 2021

Ep. 261: We talk hate symbols and everything in between.

Jun 24, 2021

Ep 260: this week we discuss 4 myths of Autism.

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Jun 14, 2021

Ep. 259 Also: Come see Graham perform in Chattanooga June 18th and Atlanta June 19h. Tickets at grahamkay.com

Jun 5, 2021

The amazing Alycia Halladay joins us for the 3rd and final installment of her interview with incredible Jill Escher. 

May 25, 2021

JJ gives us a call and Graham narrates. Also, Elon Musk comes out as what he calls Aspergers and exciting US Love on the Spectrum news. 

May 10, 2021

Peter returns to the podcast to discuss his work on improving his conversation skills. Also, Kirk is sick. 

May 4, 2021

Ep. 255: This week we talk diagnostic labels. Jill Escher interviews Alycia Halladay in part two of this series.

 

Apr 23, 2021

This week Graham is sleep deprived and grumpy and, not coincidentally, Kirk reads a article about the links between Autism and sleep deprivation. 

Apr 16, 2021

Peter makes a bargain, and Kirk and Graham discuss an article about interior design for people with Autism. Pretty cool!

Apr 6, 2021

Ep. 252: This week Dr. Alycia talks about frogs and we love it.  Crisper is a game changer

Mar 26, 2021

Have you had the sex talk with your loved one with Autism?

Mar 24, 2021

Holy crow 250 Episodes! So crazy. Also, big drama on Peter's zoom chat. Thanks to all our listeners. 

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