I stumbled into this podcast through a Reddit post when searching for AuDHD-themed podcasts. Listening to Melissa is an amazing experience. I started at the beginning of her posts and in so many ways, she was saying many of the exact feelings and thoughts I’ve had now and over the course of my life. Thank you so much for your bravery and vulnerability; you have helped me to find my own truth through your words. ❤️❤️

Thanks for your podcast! It’s been helping me decide whether to get diagnosed or not. ✌🏻🩵📚

I’ve listened to 4 or 5 episodes and I’m trying to give this person the benefit of the doubt but something feels disingenuous and I can’t shake that feeling. She keeps talking about “getting her diagnosis” as though it was like winning some kind of trophy that she had to work really hard and prove herself to earn. I believe people when they tell me who they are and I’m all for self-diagnosis. But I can’t shake the opportunistic vibes I keep getting from the host.

I so appreciate the host and all she shares about her ASD experience. There are not enough resources and content for women on the spectrum. Everything she shares is so relatable and makes this autistic woman feel less alone in an NT world. Thank you for your work and keep it up despite nay sayers!!

I stumbled across this while looking for podcasts on autism. I’m a 43-year-old female, and have recently come to the realization that I’m quite probably autistic (not diagnosed). I started at the beginning and with every episode, something has made me go, “oh, me too!” It’s like I’m talking to a friend who is going through a lot of the same things I am and understands them. Hearing someone else talk about their experience as an autistic adult female who discovered their autism in adulthood has been so helpful and meaningful to me!

I don’t have autism, but I am ADHD/ADD and queer and I HIGHLY recommend this to any autistics out there. You are doing a great job <33

Melissa, thank you so much. This podcast has been more helpful than you’ll ever know. Thank you.

This Podcast is truly wonderful and I don’t know what I would do without it. It is honest and vulnerable in the deepest sense. You talk as if you know exactly how my brain works! I especially love your “life update” episodes. Thanks for sharing everything with us. 🙂

This podcast is SO HELPFUL to me. I’ve found imitating the behavior (literally recording voice memos to process, but I’m not brave enough to share mine) to be an incredibly valuable tool when I need to process things.

This podcast is so relatable that I often find myself finishing her sentences. Thank you for sharing your journey in a real authentic way.

I just started listening yesterday and I’m obsessed. It’s like listening to my own thoughts being said out loud (which Melissa also said she feels more validity and organization of thoughts in saying stuff out loud….girl same). It’s scary how alike we are. But it’s so reassuring to hear that my journey of discovering I’m ASD isn’t just in my head.

I have been perusing through ASD podcasts and have had the occasional “hey, that’s me”. This is the first one where everything she says is exactly how my brain works.

I just started listening, but I’ve been really enjoying it. I totally agree about As We See It! I only made it through the first episode. When the helper/coach told one of the characters that “I guess you can’t be yourself in this situation” I could’t take it. Is that really the best way to improve his life? I didn’t see any embracing of them as individuals, just the problems and how to try to get them to be as “normal” as possible. I immediately googled reviews to see if I was the only one and did see a critique that was affirming. So it isn’t just us! Sorry, I tried to find another venue to share this but I’m not down with most social media. The podcast is great, it is interesting to hear the way someone else presents.

I’m only on episode 24 but being able to relate to Melissa and having her put my experience into words has been so important for my journey of acceptance and identity. Thank you Melissa!!

Ironically, I’ve chosen to write this review when I’m out of words at the moment. Please just know that if you are autistic/suspected autistic (especially women) or have kids in this category… Just listen. Just absorb. This show is so worth it!!! ❤️

I just want to thank you Melissa! I just started hearing your podcast today & listening currently & I got to say you are so brave sharing your life & story! My daughter got diagnosed with autism at the age of 1 & this really helps in many ways , just understanding more about autism & how it affects daily life! Thank you , thank you , thank you!

I have been down the “Am I Autistic” rabbit hole for awhile. I was identifying with so many TikTok videos. Once I started reading and researching (which I love doing!! RESEARCH 🤤🤤), it just made so much sense!! Then I found your podcast. I’m pretty sure we are clones!! Everything you talk about is exactly how I am!!! Thank you so much for taking me on your journey. Even though I am just finding you and this podcast was started during the pandemic, it is still so relevant for me!!

Love this podcast ! i’m only 3 episodes in … but i was severely overstimulated last night . I went to sleep in my feelings because my wife went to sleep before me ( i get super anxious) . I woke up in a antisocial mood because i was dealing with things mentally. I turned on this podcast, clicked to something i related to & now im HOOKED . I don’t have any friends that actually feel like friends because they’re NT , But i definitely relate to her . I feel understood! Definitely would give it a listen! 10/10 !

holy cow, this podcast really helped me as i am coming into and out to myself as autistic. i have a higher level of skepticism of the medical frame, and a more anticolonial lens of "autism" i think but nevertheless have gotten a great deal of essential validation from melissa's sharing and interviews. love melissa's authentic imperfect caring huble approach. i am a mostly white queer afab person in case thats helpful to know.

Just found this morning and has already been so helpful and reassuring. Highly recommended.

I love this podcast! I found out just last year (at age 56) that I am autistic. I did get a formal diagnosis( from GRASP also). So much of what Melissa says is relatable for me. If you only listen to one autistic creator, I recommend this one!

I’m so thankful I found this podcast. I’m almost 35 and I’m waiting to be evaluated for Autism and possibly ADHD. I relate to so many things Melissa talks about and it’s very validating for me. Thank you for all you do, Melissa!

Refreshingly authentic and honest. Non-Clincal. Non-othering. Just an open minded and open eyed exploration of what it is to discover Autism as an adult -- and rediscover yourself in the process.

This podcast has been like listening to the voice inside my head while I start on my journey towards a possible autism diagnosis. My non-binary teen is currently undergoing testing, and both they and my husband have separately told me they think I am probably on the spectrum too. This had never occurred to me, but suddenly lightbulbs have been turning on as I think about my childhood and past. So far, every episode I have listened to feels very true to my own experiences. I am about to turn 42 and so much of Melissa’s experience resonates. Thank you for making this podcast. It is making it so much easier for me to create a history of my autistic traits and feel like it makes sense.

i’m a 23 year old just discovering that i have autism. this podcast is such a breath of fresh air to me. it’s so nice to know that someone else has experienced the things i experience. it’s been difficult feeling like i have to figure things out on my own, but life feels so much easier when i listen to this podcast. thank you so much!

As another person commented, yeah there’s enough vocal fry to make you wince every couple of minutes. However, I’m engrossed by her honesty and vulnerability which I appreciate immensely. I’m gonna try my best to stick with this podcast despite the host’s non-NPR voice since Michelle (hahahahaha) creates valuable content.

I found Melissa’s podcast in August 2020 when I was getting ready for the first part of my autism evaluation. She was a step or two ahead of me in the process and the first episode I listened to was about her first evaluation appointment. I swear, it could have been me talking. I related to every single thing she said which was very validating given that I was experiencing a lot of imposter syndrome around the fact that I was Actually Autistic. I listened to her podcast nonstop for weeks and with each episode, up until the day I got my diagnosis, I felt more and more confident that I actually did know my brain. Her podcast was one of the many sources I relied on during this self-discovery journey and for that, I’m grateful.

My autism includes misophonia. I can’t listen to vocal fry. It is like fingernails on a chalkboard. Bummer because she is my demographic and has interesting things to say. I wish smart women didn’t affect this Kardashian speaking style.

Thank you for sharing your experiences I have shared your podcast with many people and we all appreciate you sharing your experiences.