Fern Brady - Autistic in a Non-Autistic World

In this episode, Scottish comedian, Fern Brady joins us in the The Vulnerabilitea House. In pulling the card “how would your ambitions change if you only had one year to live?”, Fern shares a very recent story, after receiving a terrifying phone call from her doctor. Fern also discusses being diagnosed with Autism in her 30s, 20 years after telling a doctor she thought she had it. Fern talks with with great insight and humour, not only about life since her diagnosis, but what it was like living for 30 years with Autism and not knowing - always feeling different to the average person…yet having no idea why. She's an all round brilliant human and we know you are going to love this conversation as much as we did! 00:00 - I Really Feel Like An Alien 08:10 - Android vs iPhone 12:20 - Autistic Representation: Good and Bad 17:05 - Growth on the Brain Reduces Shame 24:38 - Meltdowns: Shaking a Bottle of Fizzy Coke 32:29 - Autism The Label 36:52 - Triggers and Tracking 42:51 - Friendships, School and Talking to Trees 54:56 - Don’t Talk About the Mental Unit 59:30 - How Can I Help (Meltdowns and Other Things)? 1:05:42 - I Don’t Want To Be In This Situation Anymore 1:09:10 - You’re Autistic or You’re Not 1:14:16 - Foot Porn Instead Of Stripping To watch the full episode on YouTube click here: https://youtu.be/-DLkVQj8N34 To purchase Fern’s book, 'Strong Female Character', follow this link: https://bit.ly/4aSot20. To see Fern’s Comedy special on Netlfix follow this link: https://bit.ly/49AkQNp. And you can see Fern’s hilarious promo featuring her dad, here https://bit.ly/3vVRb3a There are still tickets available Fern’s antipodean Live tour “I gave you milk to drink”. Tickets still available in Sydney https://bit.ly/49usjgM, & NZ https://bit.ly/3TYM0r9. You can purchase the book Aspergirls by Rudy Simone here https://bit.ly/3QmYKXZ, and you can stream Six Feet Under here https://bit.ly/3TTZRiD. To try Sam Harris’s meditation app you can follow this link: https://bit.ly/4d7HrUz Or to read his book Lying, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3vGDHIK To see Susan Boyle’s Britain’s Got Talent Audition, follow this link: https://bit.ly/3VTeKUY Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-imperfects/id1476501557?i=1000652412991 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Wnk4P3ZXKLXauOh6J0XV5?si=-HWbw37zSdS2KCJPaWn5vQ The Imperfects is not a licensed mental health service and is not a substitute for professional mental health advice, treatment or assessment. The advice given in this episode is general in nature, but if you’re struggling, please see a healthcare professional, or call lifeline on 13 11 14.