{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68e3cbbd5f95c3d419905a51/68e3d24374439e85d407d371?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Autistic Culture 101: Pillar 5 - Pattern Matching with Jodi Britcha-Coyne","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68e3cbbd5f95c3d419905a51/1759760841622-8eeb99a4-4b15-43fa-94ce-03940733d17c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Autistic Culture 101</em>, Dr. Angela Kingdon is joined by Jodi Britcha-Coyne, author, life coach, and systems-thinker, to explore Pillar 5: Pattern Matching—the cultural superpower at the heart of autistic insight, organization, and perception.</p><p>Autistic pattern matching isn’t robotic—it’s deep, human, creative, and emotionally charged. From recognizing micro-patterns in conversation to creating vast knowledge maps across disciplines, autistic people don’t generalize—we <em>observe</em>. We track anomalies. We notice what others miss. And in a world built on noise and guesswork, this precision is transformative.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 What You’ll Learn</p><ul><li>Why autistic people are data-hungry, detail-oriented, and insight-driven</li><li>How monotropic focus and repetition build meaning and emotional grounding</li><li>Why pattern matching isn’t about cold logic—it’s about finding order, comfort, and connection</li><li>Examples of real-world pattern thinking: board games, Kinsey’s research, Wikipedia editing, Magic the Gathering, and more</li><li>How to embrace your “pattern brain” in a world that often mislabels it as “too much”</li></ul><p><br></p><p>👤 Featured Guest: Jodi Britcha-Coyne</p><p>Jodi is a Certified Life Coach, Strategic Interventionist, and author of <em>Are You Still There God? It’s Me, Jodi</em>—a witty, honest look at midlife, motherhood, and systems-thinking.</p><ul><li>📘 <a href=\"https://a.co/d/5cJ6cGy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buy Jodi’s Book</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>Resources Mentioned:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>🧠 “The Predictive Coding Account of Psychosis and Autism” – <em>Frontiers in Psychiatry</em></li><li>📖 <a href=\"https://roundedglobe.com/html/391da86c-665f-49be-bfa0-9942b52ebc08/en/The%20Prehistory%20of%20Autism/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“The Prehistory of Autism” – Rounded Globe</a></li><li>📘 <a href=\"https://www.intechopen.com/chapters/43239\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“Understanding Autism” – IntechOpen Chapter</a></li><li>🎓 <a href=\"https://shura.shu.ac.uk/24526/1/Woods_an_updated_interest%28Slides%29.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Monotropism Slides – Dr. Damian Milton</a></li><li>🌐 <a href=\"https://monotropism.org/wellbeing/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Monotropism.org – Wellbeing &amp; Focus</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Related Episodes:</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/episode-35-sex-is-autistic?utm_source=publication-searchTrivia%20(27)%20-%20https://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/episode-27-trivia-is-autistic?utm_source=publication-search\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sex/Alfred Kinsey</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/p/board-games-are-autistic-episode?utm_source=publication-search\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Board Games</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"}