After a long break, Simon sits down with Atlanta comedian, showrunner, and dyslexia practitioner Haylie Montgomery (@HaylieComedy) who talks about receiving an early diagnosis of dyslexia and how it affects her views on the world and her successful professional life helping children learn effective reading and writing strategies. Her company is called Hand Up Stand Up, found at https://handup-standup.com/ To email the show: insideaspergers@protonmail.com Facebook and Instagram: @Insideaspergers Twitter: @Simonsaysfunny
Simon just came across the term autistic burnout and wonders how it differs from regular old burnout as he tells you a story about an imagined conflict with Ms. Price, his 5th-grade English teacher, yet came to a satisfying resolution. Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com
In this episode, Simon talks about growing up in Atlanta and becoming obsessed with the hometown Braves and baseball. This one shows how a simple decision that he is responsible for rippled into adulthood, and is less fulfilling than it sounds. Surely there must be better ways to pursue what you are interested in and you can tell me about them at: Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com Facebook: Inside Asperger's Twitter: SimonSaysFunny Instagram: SimonSaysFunny or InsideAspergers
The episode commemorates Simon's grampa on the 10th anniversary of his death, and what a special, friendly, honest, reliable, giving, available person he was. Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com FB: facebook.com/insideaspergers Twitter: twitter.com/simonsaysfunny IG: instagram.com/simonsaysfunny or instagram.com/insideaspergers
Simon talks about what can go wrong when Asperger's people talk online and shares another personal story about a rare time when he got too wound up online. Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com Facebook: Inside Asperger's Twitter: @SimonSaysFunny Instagram: @SimonSaysFunny or @InsideAspergers
In this episode, Simon talks about how much more important it is to be present instead of perfect, and how availability is often better than ability as he just winds down from taking the LSAT. Email: https://insideaspergers@protonmail.com Facebook: https://facebook.com/insideaspergers Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonsaysfunny Instagram: https://instagram.com/insideaspergers
On this rant, Simon talks about how social cues are misguided as people try to be affectionate, and how no one can read minds, especially when they're attracted to them. Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com https://facebook.com/insideaspergers https://twitter.com/simonsaysfunny https://instagram.com/insideaspergers
In this episode, Simon talks about the benefits of finding comedy as an interest as well as how improv training has helped others to communicate better for years. Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com https://instagram.com/insideaspergers https://facebook.com/insideaspergers https://twitter.com/simonsaysfunny
Simon talks about how easy it is to call some people autistic, why others go misdiagnosed for not fitting into a stereotype, and the fear that comes with either scenario. He also tells you the simplest autism explanation he's heard that will help you identify the condition. It happened on a dating app of all places, so listen to hear the whole story. https://twitter.com/SimonSaysFunny https://www.facebook.com/insideaspergers https://www.instagram.com/insideaspergers/ Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com
After a long break, Simon talks about what can happen when the activities of two Asperger's individuals are totally opposed to one another. Spoiler alert: his prior work experience would have horrified Greta Thunberg, the most famous person with Asperger's. Listen to see how he reflects on the past and move forward in the future. Contact me: insideaspergers@protonmail.com https://www.facebook.com/insideaspergers https://instagram.com/insideaspergers https://twitter.com/simonsaysfunny
This episode was facilitated by a mutual friend of Mark Schroeder and I, who was interested in hearing us talk about our interests. Mark is a multi-instrumentalist who's made 4 albums when he isn't performing at his church, acting in local plays, or being a husband and father. You'll have to tune in to hear the reason he always has Altoids on hand. Follow Mark: [on Twitter](https://twitter.com/markwschroeder) and [on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/markwschroeder/) (@markwschroeder), [on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/mws51581) (@mws51581), and [on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/mark.schroeder.52) (@mark.schroeder.52) in addition to finding his albums on [Reverb Nation](https://www.reverbnation.com/markschroeder/songs), [Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B0016IP0OQ?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Mark%20Schroeder&index=digital-music&search-type=ss), and Spotify. Leave a 5 star review on [iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-aspergers/id1434495825?mt=2) for the Inside Asperger's Podcast. Follow me: Twitter: [@InAspergerPod](https://twitter.com/InAspergerPod) Instagram: [@insideaspergers](https://www.instagram.com/insideaspergers/) or [@simonsaysfunny](https://www.instagram.com/simonsaysfunny/)
I try to ponder the evidence of how closely Viennese pediatrician Hans Asperger worked with Nazis and what if any significance it has. Facebook and Instagram: @InsideAspergers Twitter: @InAspergerPod Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com
This episode, with source material from [Neurotribes by Steve Silberman](http://stevesilberman.com/book/neurotribes/), asks an open-ended question: Who should the condition known as Asperger's have been named after? Lorna Wing, a British doctor and mother of an autistic child, toiled for years on the concept of an autism spectrum before discovering the hidden work of Hans Asperger. Follow me: Facebook: [Inside Asperger's](https://www.facebook.com/insideaspergers/) Twitter: [@InAspergerPod](https://twitter.com/InAspergerPod) Instagram: [@insideaspergers](https://www.instagram.com/insideaspergers/) Email: [insideaspergers@protonmail.com](insideaspergers@protonmail.com)
This episode features Aaron Chasteen (@aa_ronchasteen), a comedian from Knoxville, now based in Atlanta, who stutters. He talks about problems he had faced growing up and gaining confidence as he found his voice while working on his standup comedy act. Other topics include finding the strength to forgive one's tormentors, a religious upbringing, Disney movies, and of course live comedy. How to contact Aaron: * Instagram: aaron_chasteen17 * Twitter: aa_ronchasteen * Snapchat: ABChasteen How to contact Simon: * Facebook/Instagram: Inside Aspergers * Twitter: InAspergerPod * Email: insideaspergers@protonmail.com
This monologue is about acknowledging a mom of an Asperger's kid who knew how to manage many personal crises in a brief period of time outside of knowing how to parent a learning disabled child.
Simon, along with his lawyer friends AJ Gil (@hcajg) and Chris Nikitas (@NINJAkitas) tries to define what is and isn't a disability, as well as what is and isn't an excuse for insanity and diminished capacity and when it is applied.
Simon Huebner describes his story and perspective in the first episode of the Inside Asperger's podcast.