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Podcast: THE SJ CHILDS SHOW-Building a Community of Inclusion
Episode: Episode 313-Beyond the Mask: Discovering Your Patterns of Possibility with Coach Lee Hopkins
Description: Send us Fan MailWhat if the key to meaningful connections isn't trying harder to fit in, but learning how to authentically stand out? Coach Lee Hopkins transforms this question into life-changing guidance for late-diagnosed autistic adults struggling with social connections.Growing up watching sitcoms where problems resolved neatly in 30 minutes, Coach Lee assumed real relationships would follow the same pattern. Instead, he spent decades "destroying relationships" without understanding why. Through therapy, he discovered the foundation of connection—acknowledging that both he and others had feelings—but something was still missing. As an undiagnosed autistic pers...