Psychedelic Neurodiversity: An Audio Documentary Series Presented by AutisticPsychedelic.com

Anonymous participants share about their personal experiences navigating psychedelics and bipolar disorder, with a brief overview of recent survey-based research exploring the potential risks and benefits of psychedelic use within this population.

Please note: this episode is presented for educational purposes only, and is not intended to replace medical advice, diagnosis, nor treatment. Anyone considering engaging psychedelics should seek proper support from a qualified professional.

If you or anyone you know needs support with navigating psychedelics, there is free and confidential peer support available via FiresideProject.org. Those seeking support can also text or call 1-62-FIRESIDE from anywhere within the USA.

Also worth noting: ANYONE is welcome to attend our Sunday Zoom call if they would like to discuss anything from our podcast with a room full of compassionate and non-judgmental listeners and community members. To attend our Zoom (11am Pacific every Sunday online), please visit www.AutisticPsychedelic.com/meet

If you appreciate this podcast, you can support the production of more content like by visiting AutisticPsychedelic.com/contribute to make a one-time or monthly contribution. Even just $5 a month from a few hundred people helps us keep this production and broader mission of care in motion.

Thank you!

— Aaron Orsini

Co-Founder & Director @ AutisticPsychedelic.com

Healing story from this episode sourced from a post in our community Discord, accessible by anyone via http://AutisticPsychedelic.com/chat

Music for this episode provided courtesy of "Psychedelic Symphonies", available on Spotify, Apply Music, and all major music streaming platforms.

If you'd like to share your story on our podcast, please send an audio recording of your words or text to be read aloud to Aaron@AutisticPsychedelic.com

This episode was produced & presented by AutisticPsychedelic.com, with sound editing, mixing & original soundtrack composing contributed by Aaron Orsini, the community organizer & host of the weekly AutisticPsychedelic.com Sunday Peer Support Zoom Meetings. To participate in a meeting, or to learn more about the the intersection of psychedelics, anxiety, autism, ADHD, Asperger's, C-PTSD, depression, and trauma-informed approaches to wellness, please visit AutisticPsychedelic.com.

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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE EPISODES

If you have a story of triumph or challenge related to navigating psychedelics and/or neurodivergence, we invite you to visit AutisticPsychedelic.com and connect with our community via the Community Chat Channel. Interested participants can also email Aaron@AutisticPsychedelic.com

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HOW TO SUPPORT

To support the production of more content like this — as well as the broader APC mission of providing neurodivergent adults & their loved ones with free & open access to peer support, advocacy, education, discovery, and social connection opportunities — please visit AutisticPsychedelic.com/support

By becoming a monthly contributor or purchasing copies of APC publications, you're helping to fund the ongoing mission to create even more content like this, all in an effort to normalize conversations & invite still yet more individuals into this wisdom-based discussion.

If you still have questions or comments, please send an email to aaron@autisticpsychedelic.com — I'd be happy to hear from you :)

With Love & Gratitude,

-Aaron Orsini

EPISODE AT A GLANCE

11 neurodivergent adults describe 1st-hand experiences with ayahuasca, LSD, MDMA, mescaline, & psilocybin, as well as their general experiences of navigating autism, alexithymia, anxiety, Asperger's syndrome, CPTSD, depression, dyslexia, misophonia, and other forms of neurodivergence.

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EXPANDED EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Themes of disconnection and re-connection weave throughout the episode, revealing a common thread stitching together an otherwise diverse group of contributors who answered two basic, open-ended questions...

1. What was your experience like before, during, and after your most significant psychedelic experiences?

2. If you could tell the whole world one thing about psychedelics and/or neurodivergence, what would that be?

Overwhelmingly positive and gushing with loving reflections, this episode is intended to serve as a gentle beginning to the remainder of the audio doc series — a calm and mostly optimistic interlude that begs to be balanced out as future episodes flow downstream to explore more challenging topics including dives into so-called "bad trips", the very real and unwavering difficulties that come with neurodivergent life, and critical conversations in which audio doc contributors collectively contemplate the mythology of normalcy.

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EPISODE CREDITS

Voice recordings featured in this story were voluntarily contributed and shared with the permission of all contributors.

This episode has been produced and presented by AutisticPsychedelic.com, with sound editing, mixing, and original soundtrack compositions contributed by Aaron Paul Orsini, the lead organizer and host of the Weekly AutisticPsychedelic.com Sunday Peer Support Zoom Meetings.

Listen to more songs similar to the music from this episode @ http://tinyurl.com/aaronorsiniplaylist

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OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN FUTURE EPISODES

Over the course of the coming months, more episodes of this audio doc will be produced with a focus on a variety of specific sub-topics related to psychedelics & neurodivergence.

If you would like to stay informed and receive updates on how to be considered for inclusion in future episodes, please follow the APC on Instagram — http://Instagram.com/AutisticPsychedelic — or stop by our Sunday Zoom meeting.

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HOW TO SUPPORT MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS

To support the production of more content like this — as well as the broader mission of providing neurodivergent adults and their loved ones with free and open access to peer support, advocacy, education, discovery, and social connection opportunities — please visit http://autisticpsychedelic.com/support

By becoming a monthly contributor or purchasing digital download editions of APC publications, you're helping to fund the ongoing mission to create even more books and audio content — and eventually, probably, video docs as well — all in the name of normalizing conversations and bringing still yet more individuals into this wisdom-based discussion.

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WORDS OF GRATITUDE

If you're still reading this description, I thank you. A lot of people put a whole lot of time into this particular project as well as the broader APC mission, and I am so very grateful to anyone who's helped to make this co-learning journey all the more joyous and insightful as it has continuously progressed. Relatedly, I also want to extend infinite thanks to those who shared their stories in this episode. I'm so honored to have been entrusted with your truths.

If anyone is STILL reading this 4,000 character episode description and STILL has any questions or comments, please send an email to aaron@autisticpsychedelic.com — I'd be happy to hear from you :)

With Love & Gratitude,

-Aaron Paul Orsini