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Podcast: Mental Illness Happy Hour
Episode: Asperger's, Nerd Culture & Anime - Luke Palmer
Description: The young writer/director (2 Kawaii 4 Comfort) shares about the intersection of people on the autism spectrum (especially Asperger's) and nerd culture especially anime. He opens up about his diagnosis as a child, different therapies his parents tried and what it feels like to be on the spectrum. He talks about a lot of the myths and stereotypes of people on the spectrum and how he has changed from an angry, withdrawn non-verbal child to an adult who is able to function easily in mainstream society (aka neurotypical people).
Watch all of the show Luke wrote and co-directed at www.2Kawaii4...