{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e3cbbd5f95c3d419905a51/68e3cfe574439e85d406c7e8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Autistic Culture 101: Pillar 3 - Norm Challenging","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68e3cbbd5f95c3d419905a51/1759760083615-6ad14cae-c9f0-41dc-acf8-416f2c9423f0.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Autistic Culture 101</em>,&nbsp;Dr. Angela Kingdon continues our journey through the 10 Pillars of Autistic Culture as we move onto Pillar 3 — Norm Challenging.</p><p>This episode explores truth-telling, gender defiance, sensory preferences, and  Emily Dickinson’s poetic rebellion that made her a quintessential norm challenger—and an early voice of neurodivergent power.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 What You’ll Learn</p><ul><li>Why Emily Dickinson’s life was an act of radical autistic norm defiance.</li><li>How literal thinking, moral clarity, and pattern recognition challenged the social structures around her.</li><li>The connection between rejection sensitivity and creative brilliance.</li><li>How “masking” created safety—but didn’t stop her from telling the truth.</li><li>What we can reclaim from being called “too intense” or “too much.”</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Related Episodes:</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/punk-is-autistic-episode-89\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Dickinson</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/punk-is-autistic-episode-89\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney Love <em>(Referenced)</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/being-an-expat-is-autistic-episode\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Being an Expat</a></p><p><br></p><p>🌟 Connect With Us</p><p>📱 Follow us on <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/autisticculturepodcast/?next=%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p>🎧 Find us on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autistic-culture-podcast/id1653171456\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6wyddJdKhPr0b74563fsFl?si=44b458376d0947b7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></p><p>🛍️Our Autism-affirming <a href=\"https://store.dftba.com/collections/the-autistic-culture-podcast?srsltid=AfmBOooZpStgFz-IgohwbyvOoZq5KAnWMIEneY9MEQPJcYf1AF5sN5Y_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">merch shop</a></p><p>🌐 Learn more at<a href=\"http://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.autisticculturepodcast.com</a></p>","author_name":"Autistic Culture Institute"}