Mar 24, 2024
After five years of production, I will be shutting down this podcast. I have no regrets - it's been a journey of creativity, advocacy, and discovery, exploring various topics and individuals all along the way. I kept my word that the content would be freely available, and tried to ensure it was accessible within my limited means. Most importantly, I answered and realized my utmost question - is this, for me, even possible? And, for 5 years, it was.
However, all things must come to an end. Everything, eventually, must cease. Neurologic is no exception. While I am contemplating and considering future prospects for audio-visual advocacy, at this moment I am taking a sabbatical of indeterminate time. Hopefully, I can start something new - and with some luck and perserverance, invite other autistics and/or neurodivergent folks to join me. As the profound baseball player Yogi Berra once said, it ain't over ‘til it’s over.
I also want to thank you for listening; words cannot convey how important, how crucial it is to know that someone, somewhere is listening. It expresses value and importance, that you're not just shouting into the void, that someone does understand - or, at the very least, wants to understand. I'm glad you're here, and I hope I was able to articulate our struggles - not with being autistic per se, but with the systems and societies that we are required to navigate; challenging obstacles that rarely come with any kind of guidance or instruction. I hope the insight I provided was useful, boosted your confidence and resolve, and, perhaps, was also amusing and fun at certain moments.
I hope that all of your dreams are beautiful, and that you find your Neurotribe, no matter who you are or where you are - and that you are able to trust in those around you to genuinely and authentically accept, include and welcome you....not in spite of being neurodivergent, but as a unique and joyful part of your whole identity.
But before I finish packing up this podcast, I wanted to discuss...Trust.