The Thrive With Aspergers Podcast

Activities of Daily Living: Change the World By Making Your Bed? Activities of daily living may seem like a small thing. But it’s the small things that make the biggest difference. Small Decisions Made Me Get Behind I’ve gotten behind in writing posts for this blog. It started when I was training for another Chicago […]

You’ll agree with me, I hope, that autistic burnout is real. If you haven’t had a chance, please check out the Thrive with Aspergers podcast episode number 88, called 3 Reasons We Should Be Talking About Autistic Burnout. In this post, I’m sharing autistic writers’ tips for burnout recovery. What Is Autistic Burnout? It’s a term […]

If you’re reading this, and you’ve been feeling depressed, would you like some easy tips to help you feel better? In this article, I’m going to share 5 behavioral activation tips that are easy to use. If you work on this, either by yourself, or with a loved one, you’ll start to feel better. What […]

Integrative Health. Have you thought much about it?  Well, if you live in one of 20 something states who have licensed naturopathic physicians, you’ll be familiar with it. In the Thrive Community a few weeks ago, several members were asking about holistic health tips.  I then found out that one of our members, Greg Garoppolo, […]

It’s not every day that you find easy ways to change your life for the better. I first encountered James Swanick when I was listening to the Spartan Up Podcast.  He talked about the fun and health benefits of giving up alcohol! I was intrigued. I’m not much of a drinker, but I have noticed […]

“My burnout started at age 45 and ended up in complete collapse at age 47. My coworkers thought I was the same as usual; but my body was going through literal hell from not being able to relax. I often wished I could run screaming from the building, but I felt like I had no […]

Even though I grew up in the Amazon rainforest, I don’t have a lot of outdoors survival skills. When we’re feeling dull and uninspired, you may feel like I did when I tried to start a camping fire on many a camping trip. I’d put all the kindling together, build a nice stick structure, and […]

Gus Hardy, an autistic author, shared his story about another autistic friend from high school: I talked a year ago with an old friend from high school who shares my disorder but not my belief. My friend had attempted suicide, reasoning that “I’m not contributing anything to the world, and since we’re all screwing up […]

Did you know that Thrive with Autism/Aspergers has its very own reporting team? Just kidding. Michael and Cici, from TWAP054 Happy Aspergers Marriage Secrets, attended AspieCon this year. And they graciously submitted their report of their time there. What Is AspieCon? According to their website, AspieCon is everything you love about ComicCon combined with the best […]

Life is a struggle. In the midst of the struggle, I find myself turning to stories for inspiration. Anita Lesko’s story is one of those stories that inspire me to keep going even when I’m down. Anita was diagnosed with Aspergers in her 50s. Upon being diagnosed, she immediately started a support group for families […]

Embracing life autistically – what’s it all about? In this episode, I talk to Judy Endow about discovering autism later in life, and how she has “made sense” of autism both for herself, and also for the clients she works with in her consulting and counseling practice. Judy is a licensed social worker, author, and mother […]

Do you want relationship help?   You may be struggling in your marriage. David Finch was struggling in his marriage before he discovered his Aspergers diagnosis. But once he figured out his mind worked differently, he designed his own personal development plan that saved his marriage. David’s here to share his story, a bit about […]

What I Found Out From A Group of Men I remember sharing my life story with a group of men from my church. We shared our private struggles as well as our victories so that we could really challenge each other and grow. We also promised that we would keep our stories confidential. As one […]

On April 2, we’ll be celebrating Autism Awareness Day. Gratitude: Be Thankful For How Far Society Has Come Autism Speaks is a polarizing organization! To be sure, there’s a lot of misinformation coming out of there. But it’s important to celebrate increased awareness of autism. In the words of my colleague, Violet, As I have […]

Is there any way to improve the workplace for autistics and Aspergians? Holly thinks so!  Workplace accommodations are a key strategy to make work a better place. As a member of the Thrivers community and an employee at a major corporation, she’s educating her co-workers about autism via her workshops. She’s also found surveys from […]

What’s autism and the workplace all about? In this episode, I speak with Holly Anonymous, a Thrive with Aspergers/Autism community member about her background and her autism advocacy in corporate America. You’ll Find Out How Holly found out about Aspergers How she discovered she has Aspergers Holly’s experience with selective mutism growing up How the […]

What if you planned to travel to a foreign country where you do not speak the language? And what if, when you arrived, the tourist guidebook was written in that country’s language? I don’t know about you, but I’d find that guidebook very hard to understand! Star Ford, the author of A Field Guide To […]

A recent listener was right. This person wrote, “Dear Steve, I wanted to propose a suggestion for a future podcast topic – complex PTSD, and Aspergers. There is a real lack of information in the therapy profession about both of these conditions and I imagine that many of your listeners are affected and need more help.” […]

I went from being a stressed-out guy to a reasonable citizen after learning to practice mindfulness meditation. This didn’t happen overnight. I learned about mindfulness meditation while listening to episodes of the Tim Ferriss show. He’s interviewed hundreds of successful leaders from different industries. One of the common keys to their success has been mindfulness […]

“Autistic Grief Is Not Like Neurotypical Grief” That’s the name of an article written by Karla Fisher, author of the WikiSpace site called ASDCulture. As I read quite a few comments at Wrong Planet about grief, I realized more and more how right she is. One of the Thrive with Aspergers/Autism community members recently asked […]