Not Weird Just Autistic

Shannon and J.R. both suffer from Seasonal Mood Disorder, a worsening of depression during the fall and winter months.

This is due in large part to less sunlight than in other parts of the year and if you think this is one of those hokey types of diagnosis, you're absolutely wrong.  This is a very real thing.

For Shannon, it starts around October and goes through February or March and for J.R. it typica... Read more

Shannon and J.R. sit down with Coming Out Coach Rick Clemons who talks about when you should disclose your diagnosis of autism or other mental health issue. 

The holidays can be a stressful time for all of us and if our family and friends don't yet know about our secret(s), when is the right time to let them in on it?

The holidays can be a crazy time and most of with any sort of mental health issue fee... Read more

As we enter the holiday season once again, Shannon and J.R. take the time to share some of their experiences with holiday overload and give you tips on how you can hopefully have the best holiday season yet.

J.R. talks about his history of going to family gatherings and feeling so overwhelmed that he not only had to go outside to get away from the crowds and sensory overload but had to go outside and literally hide in... Read more

Join Shannon and J.R. as they sit down with one of the biggest names in autism blogging and social media, Rob Gorski, A.K.A. The Autism Dad.

Rob has three sons who are on the spectrum so he knows a thing or two about how to manage and survive holiday gatherings with his family.

Rob drops a lot of knowledge on the listeners during the show, such as:


"So I have kind of a different perspec... Read more

What an amazing half-hour with disability rights attorney Jonathan Martinis!   We discussed Supported Decision Making, the Jenny Hatch story, and his landmark court case that helped bring Supported Decision Making to the forefront of disability rights.

You can read the full transcript of the show on the blog, www.notweirdjustautistic.com/blog

Use the comments section at the bottom of the page to start or jo... Read more

J.R. and Shannon catch up with our friend and fellow autism podcaster Elijah Winfrey of the Elijah Winfrey Show (Tuesday's on Blog Talk Radio).  It's hard to believe but Eli and his co-host, the lovely and very talented Toni Boucher, are now in their fifth season of interviewing guests and talking about all things autism.

Elijah, from Washington State and Toni, from South Carolina, are two of the most talented... Read more

If you're a nerd in the Springfield, MO area, there is no better place to be on Saturday, December 7 than Geekmas 2019 at The Creamery in Downtown Springfield.

Listen as we're joined by Hawk of the podcast Fanatics and he Fan and Geekmas.  He talks about the history, this year's event and all the cool stuff happening.

This is year 6 for the event and the first three were in Hawk's house.  Fi... Read more

Shannon took the lead on this week's podcast where we talked about our experiences and some information from experts in the field,

Everyone is an expert in their own physical and mental health and no one knows our own mental health as we do.  Just as no two autistics are exactly alike, no two people have the exact same physical and mental health issues.

Sadly, a lot of medical professionals are uninform... Read more

We all run into challenges as we grow older, especially those with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Asperger's.  We're talking specifically about those who would be called higher functioning autistics.

Shannon was diagnosed with Asperger's in her thirties and J.R. in his forties.  In our younger days, we had the physical and mental stamina to compensate for a lot of our shortcomings that co... Read more

Join Shannon, J.R. talk with Katheryne about advocacy and self-advocacy.  This is an important subject and one you are not going to want to miss out on!

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