Autistic Advocacy: Autistic Medical Needs

Autistic Culture Podcast Network · Jan 24, 2023 · 1h

In this episode of Autistic Advocacy, hosts Dr. Angela Kingdon and Matt Lowry, LPP confront the systemic discrimination Autistics face in healthcare and why culturally competent medical care is desperately needed.🎧 What You’ll Learn:The disproportionate health challenges Autistic people face, including sleep apnea, autoimmune disorders, gastrointestinal issues, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, POTS, mast cell activation syndrome, fibromyalgia, allergies, asthma, eczema, psoriasis, PCOS, Hashimoto’s, lupus, and more.How medical gaslighting, dismissal, and communication barriers prevent Autistic…