Life with Autism: An Unexpected Journey Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/life-with-autism-an-unexpected-journey Host Sasha Sugden, who is proudly Autistic, shares her experiences of navigating her early years on the spectrum. Each episode explores every aspect of her life, including her earliest symptoms, childhood struggles, early intervention, milestone achievements, and more. © 2026 Sasha Sugden 7dc751fb-e479-5bc9-8f73-40b10a0242a3 yes en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:22 -0400 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:01:35 -0400 https://img.transistorcdn.com/4fJ-oax7rutgf2zG3CsKVHHdUBmH2XGDZYCGtv5bLi0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NDkz/NjZmMjhkM2Q4ZGVi/ZjllMjI5M2FhMmQy/ZWNiYS5wbmc.jpg Life with Autism: An Unexpected Journey episodic Sasha Sugden Host Sasha Sugden, who is proudly Autistic, shares her experiences of navigating her early years on the spectrum. Each episode explores every aspect of her life, including her earliest symptoms, childhood struggles, early intervention, milestone achievements, and more. Host Sasha Sugden, who is proudly Autistic, shares her experiences of navigating her early years on the spectrum. autism, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, life journey School of Communication No No Where am I Now? 5 5 Where am I Now? full 2e6efc3b-229b-4a58-b07b-713a01e9a1ee https://share.transistor.fm/s/f93b1355 In this final episode, Sasha highlights her social skill accomplishments and other milestone achievements. She also shares her current struggles, especially with making friends, as well as her worries and hopes for her future.


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]]> In this final episode, Sasha highlights her social skill accomplishments and other milestone achievements. She also shares her current struggles, especially with making friends, as well as her worries and hopes for her future.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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]]> Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400 Sasha Sugden Sasha Sugden 712 In this final episode, Sasha highlights her social skill accomplishments and other milestone achievements. She also shares her current struggles, especially with making friends, as well as her worries and hopes for her future.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> autism, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, life journey No Special Interests 4 4 Special Interests full 32602112-d815-4833-80d9-2cef2764acde https://share.transistor.fm/s/0c3d8257 In this episode, Sasha highlights special interests as the most essential feature of Autism. She emphasizes their significance, including the joy and comfort they bring to many autistic individuals. Sasha also highlights the important roles that lifelong special interests play in autistic people's lives.


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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> In this episode, Sasha highlights special interests as the most essential feature of Autism. She emphasizes their significance, including the joy and comfort they bring to many autistic individuals. Sasha also highlights the important roles that lifelong special interests play in autistic people's lives.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400 Sasha Sugden Sasha Sugden 998 In this episode, Sasha highlights special interests as the most essential feature of Autism. She emphasizes their significance, including the joy and comfort they bring to many autistic individuals. Sasha also highlights the important roles that lifelong special interests play in autistic people's lives.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> autism, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, life journey No Early Intervention 3 3 Early Intervention full 108733d2-d267-4bec-8bc9-9a95a1d18e1f https://share.transistor.fm/s/dc968b75 In this episode, Sasha interviews Tina Romig-Mozena, her former speech-language therapist, about the importance of early intervention and how speech therapy has contributed to her social skill improvements.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> In this episode, Sasha interviews Tina Romig-Mozena, her former speech-language therapist, about the importance of early intervention and how speech therapy has contributed to her social skill improvements.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:00:00 -0400 Sasha Sugden Sasha Sugden 611 In this episode, Sasha interviews Tina Romig-Mozena, her former speech-language therapist, about the importance of early intervention and how speech therapy has contributed to her social skill improvements.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> autism, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, life journey No Childhood Struggles 2 2 Childhood Struggles full 90ed5007-a37a-4c1c-99fa-7f5cd5119d36 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1ff9d21e In this episode, Sasha opens up about the social challenges she faced as a child, both at home and at school, as well as in public. Among her biggest struggles were controlling her stimming and understanding social cues, which deeply concerned her mother.


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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> In this episode, Sasha opens up about the social challenges she faced as a child, both at home and at school, as well as in public. Among her biggest struggles were controlling her stimming and understanding social cues, which deeply concerned her mother.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:20:15 -0400 Sasha Sugden Sasha Sugden 623 In this episode, Sasha opens up about the social challenges she faced as a child, both at home and at school, as well as in public. Among her biggest struggles were controlling her stimming and understanding social cues, which deeply concerned her mother.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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]]> autism, neurodivergent, neurodiversity, life journey No Autism Early Life & Diagnosis 1 1 Autism Early Life & Diagnosis full 9dd56bb1-a145-43e8-9bb9-46178a5f5b6a https://share.transistor.fm/s/863d7f5f In this episode, Sasha explores her first Autism symptoms, which appeared during the earliest years of her life. This episode also features Sasha interviewing her mother, which further uncovers the beginnings of her journey leading to her diagnosis.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> In this episode, Sasha explores her first Autism symptoms, which appeared during the earliest years of her life. This episode also features Sasha interviewing her mother, which further uncovers the beginnings of her journey leading to her diagnosis.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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]]> Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:00:00 -0400 Sasha Sugden Sasha Sugden 926 In this episode, Sasha explores her first Autism symptoms, which appeared during the earliest years of her life. This episode also features Sasha interviewing her mother, which further uncovers the beginnings of her journey leading to her diagnosis.


*The intro audio is AI-generated*

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"Carpe Diem" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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