Suzanna Poredos, host of Always Angelic Aspie Alice
05/08/23 • 31 min
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan interview Suzanna Poredos. We chat about Suzanna discovering her autistic identity and how it helped her better understand herself. We also discuss her co-occuring health conditions and how they impact her level of support and daily life. We touch on meltdowns and shutdowns and what they are like for Suzanna, and as always we discuss the stigmas, misconceptions and representations of autism in society.
About our guest
Suzanna Poredos is an autistic woman based in Sydney, Australia. She is a guest blogger and socialite with The A List. She is also a content creation consultant for Self-Advocacy@Work at the Slyvia Roger Academy of Autism CRC. She is the lead blogger and podcast host for her own project Always Angelic Aspie Alice. Suzanna is autistic with co-occurring mental health conditions and physical chronic health conditions.
Representations & resources
- Always Angelic Aspie Alice podcast and Facebook
- The A List
- Sheldon Cooper and The Big Bang Theory
- The Good Doctor
- Heartbreak High, Different, Not Less and Chloe Hayden
- Safe Spaces
- Alice in Wonderland
- Roses in the Ocean peer care companion warmline
- GROW peer-to-peer support programs
- Alt2Su groups and support.
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan interview Suzanna Poredos. We chat about Suzanna discovering her autistic identity and how it helped her better understand herself. We also discuss her co-occuring health conditions and how they impact her level of support and daily life. We touch on meltdowns and shutdowns and what they are like for Suzanna, and as always we discuss the stigmas, misconceptions and representations of autism in society.
About our guest
Suzanna Poredos is an autistic woman based in Sydney, Australia. She is a guest blogger and socialite with The A List. She is also a content creation consultant for Self-Advocacy@Work at the Slyvia Roger Academy of Autism CRC. She is the lead blogger and podcast host for her own project Always Angelic Aspie Alice. Suzanna is autistic with co-occurring mental health conditions and physical chronic health conditions.
Representations & resources
- Always Angelic Aspie Alice podcast and Facebook
- The A List
- Sheldon Cooper and The Big Bang Theory
- The Good Doctor
- Heartbreak High, Different, Not Less and Chloe Hayden
- Safe Spaces
- Alice in Wonderland
- Roses in the Ocean peer care companion warmline
- GROW peer-to-peer support programs
- Alt2Su groups and support.
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
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About our guest
Kirk Cetinic is a user experience designer, public speaker and neurodiversity advocate. Kirk holds a Bachelor of Design (Communication Design) from Swinburne University of Technology and a Graduate Certificate in User Experience & Web Design at Torrens University. In 2019, he showed a series of artwork in his Different Not Defective solo exhibition, which focused on highlighting the challenges Autistic people can face with communication, relationships, education, and employment.
Content warning
In this episode of Differently Brained we discuss bullying and suicidality. Please feel free to skip this episode or reach out to medical professionals if it has brought anything up for you.
Representations & resources
- Kirk's website
- Kirk's instagram
- Kirk's Different, Not Defective exhibition
- Toastmasters
- UX Australia
- Temple Grandin
- Jody Dontje
- The Good Doctor
- Sia and Music
- Chloe Hayden, Heartbreak High, and Different, Not Less
- Tim Sharpe
- James Ward-Sinclair and the Autistic and Unapologetic blog
You can purchase all of these book titles and more from your local independent bookseller or Booktopia. Please note by purchasing through these Booktopia partner links we are provided a small commission which allows us to continue to provide the podcast at no cost to our audience.
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
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In this episode, Jacinta and Lachlan discuss the ADHD Senate Inquiry and why it is important. We chat about statistics, the cost of having ADHD and the cost to the economy. But more importantly, we talk about why this Senate Inquiry is so important, how it could make a difference to the lives of ADHDers and how you can make a submission to fight for a better quality of life as an ADHDer.
Resources
- ABS instagram
- NDIS budget costs
- The Australian Greens website
- The Australian Greens survey results
- Yellow Ladybugs collective submission survey
- The Australian Greens 'How to make a submission' page
- Lauren Beckman's submission template
About the podcast
Differently Brained shares the opinions of individuals and does not consider your personal circumstances. Differently Brained exists purely for information purposes and should not be relied on as health or medical advice. Because no brain is the same, please consult your healthcare professional for your personal medical needs.
The Differently Brained team acknowledge the traditional custodians of the lands on which we record, edit and stream this podcast. We pay our respects to all First Nations peoples and their Elders part, present and emerging. We extend that respect to all First Nations cultures and their ongoing connection to the lands, waterways and communities.
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