Our podcast, (RE)FRAMED, has been created to center our stories, share our knowledge and contribute to conversations impacting Autistic people, our community and our children.
We have released our full first season so you can listen to one or two episodes or binge the whole first season of (RE)FRAMED!
Scroll down to listen below, where you’ll also find the transcripts for each podcast. You will also find the episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other favourite apps.
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Angelique Joy (They/Them) is our (RE)FRAMED podcast host!
Angelique is a late-identified Autistic person and the parent of two young-adult Autistic and multiply neurodivergent people.
They are also an advocate, artist and creative researcher – currently a PhD candidate at RMIT investigating, in part, the ways in which Neuroqueer people positively mediate their experiences of the world through technology along with interrogating divergent modes of care, their creative research is key part of their ongoing advocacy.
Our podcast has been divided into two types of episodes:
One-hour core episodes: These are informal interview style sessions discussing our guests lived experiences.
Thirty minute review segments with regular guests: These are quick and fun chats about all things pop culture and Autistic representation in books, shows and research!
(RE)FRAMED – Interviews
Our core podcast episodes are guest interviews that each run for approximately one-hour. While we begin with some set questions, these conversations are often neurodivergently-tangential. We discuss lived experiences, touch on challenging topics and end each episode with our joy! These episodes are rich with shared experiences, and we hope, for us, and for our community, that our shared stories positively reframe our own internal narratives, along with reframing assumptions around the Autistic experience.
(RE)FRAMED – Reviews
Our review episodes are quick-fire episodes that run for approximately thirty minutes. We speak with regular guests who review Autistic representation in books, shows, literature and research; sharing their hot takes and insights!
In this very first episode of (RE)FRAMED we were so privileged to speak with Hannah Solomons (she/her). This conversation takes us to many places, including chats about former Australian prime ministers and Disability Theology. Hannah also discusses valid anger and how she works to transform that into positive action and disability pride!
Hannah was diagnosed with Autism at eleven, lives with epilepsy and has lived experience with mental health challenges. She is currently completing her PhD in disability and the law at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is active in the disability and autism communities and runs Disability Pride Sydney, and the Sydney Epilepsy Jacaranda Club, along with being on the ABC show ‘You Can’t Ask That – Autism’.
In this wonderful conversation with J. Rosenbaum (they/them), we talk about music conducting, sensory joy, gender and how that intersects with Autistic masking along with a fun dive into all things AI and gender bias!
J. is an artist exploring the boundaries of technology and art. Their most recent works examine the nature of non-binary transness and their own gender and sexuality. They create technologically based art using physics-based rendering, Deep Neural Networks and Augmented Reality. J has recently completed a PhD at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology exploring AI perceptions of Gender.
It was a joy to speak with Kay Kerr (she/her) about all things Love & Autism. In this rich conversation with Kay, we talk about her experiences with diagnosis, masking and taking care of our sensory needs – which, for Kay, included a ‘tree-change’ and meaningful moments in her garden. We also have a wonderful chat about her recently released book ‘Love & Autism’!
Kay is an Autistic author and journalist from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. Her latest book, ‘Love & Autism’, is out now. It is a narrative nonfiction, celebrating neurodivergent life and love. Her first two novels are for Young Adult readers: ‘Please Don’t Hug Me’ and ‘Social Queue’. They have been long and shortlisted for awards including the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA), the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) and the Queensland Literary Awards. Kay’s freelance writing has appeared in The Guardian, SBS Voices, Daily Life, Broadsheet, and Peppermint Magazine. She writes about autistic representation, disability, parenting, pop culture, gardening, and feelings.
In this wonderful chat with poet and gardener Em Koenig (he/him), we discuss the diagnostic journey as someone late-identified Autistic, working to put in safe boundaries post-identification and learning the importance of sometimes, saying no!
Em is a gardener, dog dad, plant enthusiast, sometimes artist and PhD graduate who lives and works on Kaurna Country. He is the author of 2 collections of poetry: ‘Lightly on the Skin’ and ‘Breathing plural’ which won the 2020 Mary Gilmore Prize. After 9 years spent obtaining a PhD in poetry from the University of Adelaide, Em turned his other main passion into profit by starting his own gardening business which is now thriving. Em was diagnosed with Autism in March 2022 and is still in the process of fighting imposter syndrome and figuring out exactly what that diagnosis means for him!
Our conversation with Chenai Mupotsa-Russell (she/her) was a complete joy! Full of rich insights gained through lived experience meeting professional practice in the allied health space. We dive into intersectionality and challenges faced in a higher education setting. And, we talk a lot about rainbows!
Chenai is the founder and co-director of Rainbow Muse, a clinic based in Naarm (Melbourne) that offers neuroaffirming art therapy, psychology, child-centered play therapy, animal-assisted therapy and yoga in an inclusive environment that celebrates diversity. Through her work, Chenai works within an intersectional framework, with a social justice lens and she is currently studying her PhD.
In this wonderful chat with Tammie Sinclair we talk about Fall Out Boy, albums on repeat and the challenges of high school! We talk about the difficulties of finding your way through workplace culture and how sadly, luck can play a huge part in our success or challenges – Tammie delves into the importance of making meaningful changes in workplace culture and inclusion so there is more than just luck on our side!
Tammie is a dynamic business owner, elected local government Councillor, and self-published children’s author. She brings a wealth of experience in management to all her endeavors and is passionate about fostering inclusivity and accessibility for her fellow Autistic community members.
Our conversation with Aether and Anthea deep dive into the complexities, joys and challenges of a multiply neurodivergent home life. And, we chat about what it was like being a part of the documentary film ‘Who I Am’ which is currently available to stream on 10Play!
Who I Am is a heartfelt coming-of-age documentary following a transgender and Autistic teen, Aether, as he learns to be himself. Who I am was directed by Naomi Ball – you can find out more about the film at whoiamfilm.com.
Aether – He/They
Aether is many things – an artist, a writer, a caring older sibling, child and grandchild, a secondary school student, an activist. He is trans, Autistic and has ADHD. As an artist, their first inspiration for art stemmed from their love of My Little Pony, which then flowed into anthropomorphic animals. He is inspired by artists online such as Katzun, Foxi Boxi, Jaiden Animations, ActuallyRea and more. He is also an advocate for trans and Autistic people and has spoken on a panel about the intersection of trans and Autistic identities for Different Journeys – an Autistic peer support group, and helped start an LGBTQIA+ group for non-profit Young Carers. They are the hero of the documentary film WHO I AM and believe in sharing their own story to help other young people like himself.
Anthea – She/Her
Anthea is an Autistic woman and a mother to three Autistic children. She was diagnosed Autistic later in life, after her children were. She also has chronic pain and migraine. Anthea is passionate about building an understanding of what it’s like navigating the world with an invisible disability like autism or fibromyalgia. She is an avid writer and has had her work published on ABC News and Amaze. She sits on the Merri Health Consumer Advisory Committee and represented them at the recent Community Health First campaign at Victorian parliament and appeared in their Carer YouTube series to promote their carer supports. She is an AutismCRC Future Leaders Alumni, has started her own support group for Autistic adults and runs an informative, neuro-affirming Facebook page to inform others
In this rich conversation with Robert Maxwell (they/them), Robert shares their experiences of growing up in Sydney’s Newtown in the 80s-90s, of always feeling like an alien but never an outsider in this diverse and once inclusive part of the world! We talk about the importance of Autistic identity and how that intersects with gender, and joyfully, we chat a bit about 1950’s brutalist architecture, a particular passion for Robert!
Robert is a nonbinary multimedia artist and archaeologist. Having always felt different in terms of their gender and neurology, Rob received an adult diagnosis of Autism in August of 2021. They made history as the first archaeologist to conduct field work in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in 2010 and in Fukushima in 2016, which led to them becoming the first Urban Explorer to be admitted as a Fellow International of The Explorers Club since its inception in 1909. Despite being diagnosed with PTSD after a plane accident in 2010, Robert continued to push boundaries in both art and cultural studies, and went on to hold their first solo art exhibition in 2019. Since then, their work has been exhibited in Australia and overseas, across a range of media including painting, installation, sound and photography. In June 2023, Robert will complete their decade-long PhD in contemporary archaeology, which is a global survey of the archaeology of abandonment relating to the 20th and 21st centuries. As D E A T H O F T H E A U T H O R, they released their first EP, ‘Traces’ in 2023.
In our very first (RE)FRAMED Review we chatted with regular guest Marshall (hie/hiz) for a Show Review of Monster High and its Autistic character- Twyla!
Marshall is a neuroqueer, disabled person. Hie is an artist, as well as a cosplayer in hiz spare time – the spare time that isn’t spent consuming pop culture movies, shows and comics. Hie is an avid toy collector, especially of doll lines from hiz youth. Marshall is a regular guest for our (RE)Framed Review bonus episodes, looking at Autistic characters in shows like Monster High and She-Ra!
In our second (RE)FRAMED Review episode we review the book ‘Unmasking Autism’ by Dr. Devon Price.
Tara (they/she) is a non-binary, queer, Autistic ADHDer. They have a special interest in disability advocacy and neurodiversity and spend as much time as they can engrossed in the newest books, essays and comics by neurodivergent authors and illustrators and sharing these resources within their communities. They love to collect thrifted glass pieces and have a passion for film and television, particularly horror and animation, and will be a regular guest for our (RE)Framed Review bonus episode book reports!
In our second (RE)FRAMED Review episode with Marshall (hie/hiz), we do our Show Review of the Addams Family and the recent iteration, Wednesday!
Marshall is a neuroqueer, disabled person. Hie is an artist, as well as a cosplayer in hiz spare time – the spare time that isn’t spent consuming pop culture movies, shows and comics. Hie is an avid toy collector, especially of doll lines from hiz youth. Marshall is a regular guest for our (RE)Framed Review bonus episodes, looking at Autistic characters in shows like Monster High!
In this (RE)FRAMED Review episode with Tara we review the comic book anthology ‘Sensory Life On The Spectrum’ by a collective of wonderful Autistic writers and artists!
Tara (they/she) is a non-binary, queer, Autistic ADHDer. They have a special interest in disability advocacy and neurodiversity and spend as much time as they can engrossed in the newest books, essays and comics by neurodivergent authors and illustrators and sharing these resources within their communities. They love to collect thrifted glass pieces and have a passion for film and television, particularly horror and animation, and will be a regular guest for our (RE)Framed Review bonus episode book reports!
In our FINAL (RE)FRAMED Review episode with Marshall (hie/hiz), we do our Show Review on the recent iteration of She-Ra: Princess of Power!
Marshall is a neuroqueer, disabled person. Hie is an artist, as well as a cosplayer in hiz spare time – the spare time that isn’t spent consuming pop culture movies, shows and comics. Hie is an avid toy collector, especially of doll lines from hiz youth. Marshall is a regular guest for our (RE)Framed Review bonus episodes, looking at Autistic characters in shows like Monster High!
In this wonderful chat with Jasmine Deakin (she/her) we talk about sensory joy, toe walking and how a wonderful chance meeting led to the co-creation of Sunny Spectrum! We also deep dive into the powerful intersection of lived experience and professional practice! We learnt so much from Jasmine in this FINAL episode- listen now!
Jasmine is an accomplished Lead Social Worker and Co-Founder of Sunny Spectrum Supports who has a background employment, support coordination and counselling for neurodivergent individuals. Through her expert guidance and holistic insights, she empowers her clients to gain a deeper understanding of their unique neurological differences, paving the way for better outcomes.
The Reframing Autism team would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we have the privilege to learn, work, and grow. Whilst we gather on many different parts of this Country, the RA team walk on the land of the Birpai, Awabakal, Wattamattagal, Whadjak, Amangu, Bunurong and Kaurna Yarta peoples.
We are committed to honouring the rich culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this Country, and the diversity and learning opportunities with which they provide us. We extend our gratitude and respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and to all Elders past, present, and emerging, for their wisdom, their resilience, and for helping this Country to heal.
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