Autism Explained: Myths, Masking, and the Role of Environment — with Dr. Luke Beardon | Ep. 32 скачать в хорошем качестве

Autism Explained: Myths, Masking, and the Role of Environment — with Dr. Luke Beardon | Ep. 32

Dr. Luke Beardon is a senior lecturer in autism at Sheffield Hallam University and a multi-award-winning educator with more than 30 years of experience working alongside autistic individuals and families. He began engaging with autism in his early teens through hands-on work and has since built his understanding primarily through lived experience rather than purely academic models. Dr. Beardon is known for challenging deficit-based and pathologizing views of autism, openly critiquing terms like “disorder” and questioning traditional uses of the spectrum. He argues that autism itself does not cause dysfunction and that many difficulties arise from environments that are unsafe or ill-suited to autistic needs. His work emphasizes authenticity, safety, empathy, and the importance of adapting environments rather than trying to fix autistic people, with a strong focus on reducing trauma and honoring individual experience. He has published eight books on autism and has multiple academic journal publications. Read Dr. Beardon's blog: https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/autism/ Explore Dr. Luke Beardon's books: https://amzn.to/4cqgTQc 🎧 Listen to the Time with Tim Fletcher Podcast on the go: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/41H1aq9 Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4bwSKFo Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/4kjUxSd ▶ Begin your healing journey with our 12 Basic Needs course: https://bit.ly/ALIGNWithYourNeeds ▶ Do you have complex trauma? Take the quiz: https://bit.ly/CPTSD-Quizzes ▶ Unsure where to begin? Reach out to us: https://bit.ly/ReachOut-TimFletcher ▶ Check out Tim's main channel for full-length lectures, videos, shorts, and more educational content about Complex Trauma:    / @timfletcher   Have a question for Tim Fletcher? Submit it here! https://bit.ly/TimewithTimQuestionBox Intro/Outro Music: ‘Take Your Pick’ by Aaron Lieberman YouTube Audio Library License - Royalty-Free #AutismAwareness #ComplexTrauma #Neurodiversity #AutismEducation #Neurodivergent DISCLAIMER: Tim Fletcher is not a doctor or licensed therapist. Tim’s videos are for informational purposes only to provide understanding, learning, and awareness about complex trauma. No information published here can replace professional evaluation, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are in crisis, please contact your local crisis hotline at https://988.ca/, https://988lifeline.org/, dial 988, or call your local emergency services.