The Autistic VOICE Project

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About the show

Latest episodes

• Episode 48: Leaky Foundations, Low Spoons, and Building Something That Lasts

  May 29, 2026 · 27 min

  Matt and Erin are wrapping up Season 1 of The Autistic VOICE Project this week — and after 48 episodes, they’re talking honestly about burnout, sustainability, community, and what it takes to keep showing up as Autistic people doing work…

• Episode 47: Friend-Shaped People, Autism Sparkle, and the Spreadsheet Method of Making Friends

  May 25, 2026 · 51 min

  Matt, Erin, and friend of the show Hunter Hammersen are here this week talking about something a whole lot of Autistic people want and struggle with at the same time: friendship. Specifically, how do you make local, in-person friends when…

• Episode 46: Autistic Grief, Co-Regulation, and the People Who Keep Us Human

  May 15, 2026 · 47 min

  Matt and Erin are back for another mailbag episode — and this one gets deeply personal. From losing an “anchor person” to navigating autistic grief, relationships, PDA parenting, and co-regulation, this episode explores what happens when…

• Episode 45: Nintendo Fidgets, Neutrality, and the Nervous System We Forgot About

  May 8, 2026 · 41 min

  Matt, Erin, and guest Nyck Walsh are here this week — and this episode turns into a really good conversation about somatic therapy, autistic processing, nervous systems, sensory joy, and why neutrality can feel radical when your body has…

• Episode 44: Perimenopause, Medical Gaslighting, and Figuring It Out Without a Map

  May 1, 2026 · 33 min

  This episode gets into perimenopause through an autistic lens—what it actually feels like, why it hits differently in autistic bodies, and how little real guidance exists. Matt, Erin, and Eleda talk through the biology, the lived…

• Episode 43: Special Interests, Safe Spaces, and Saying No to Shame

  April 28, 2026 · 49 min

  Matt, Erin, and Eleda get into special interests, collections, and what it means to have a space where Autistic joy isn’t hidden—it’s the whole point. This one’s about building community through the things we love, and why that matters…

• Episode 42: Horses, Hyperfocus, and the Accidental Autistic Gathering Place

  April 17, 2026 · 35 min

  Matt and Erin are joined by Eleda Towle, an Autistic store owner whose lifelong focus on model horses turned into a business—and a gathering place for other Autistic people. This one moves the way Autistic conversations often do: tangents…

• Episode 41: Crystals, Experiments, and Figuring Out Who You Are (Without Losing Yourself)

  April 10, 2026 · 40 min

  Matt, Erin, and Jamie Roberts are here this week—and we get into identity development for autistic teens, the pressure to turn yourself into something “useful,” and what it actually looks like to figure out who you are when the world keeps…