60 acast.com The Autistic Rant Hour https://shows.acast.com/the-autistic-rant-hour en Autistic Culture Podcast Network autistic,neurodivergent,autistic culture,masking,autism advocacy,actually autistic,autistic burnout,disability justice,neurodiversity,autistic podcast Autistic Culture Podcast Network Systemic frustrations, cross-disability solidarity and tea spilling in different spheres of life. The Autistic Rant Hour is an unapologetically Autistic podcast exploring the frustrations, contradictions, injustices, and everyday absurdities of living in an allistic world.


Hosted by Aut2Aut founder Dr Gal Schkolnik (they/them), each episode creates space for autistic people to rant, infodump, analyse, and unpack the systems, behaviours, and social expectations that make life harder for neurodivergent people. From accessibility failures and social double standards to burnout, masking, healthcare, relationships, and autistic joy, no topic is off limits.


Blending humour, lived experience, sharp critique, and deep autistic honesty, The Autistic Rant Hour is both catharsis and conversation — a space where autistic voices are allowed to be loud, angry, thoughtful, passionate, and completely authentic.


Produced for the Autistic Culture Podcast Network.


🎧 The Autistic Rant Hour is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Visit www.autisticculturepodcastnetwork.com

📲 Follow us on Instagram: @autisticculturepodcast


You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to continue providing a platform for autistic folks to share location-specific sensory info and service instructions. 


About Aut2Aut: https://prepped.to/about 

Our Blog: https://prepped.to/aut2aut-blog 

Support us: https://prepped.to/support-us 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aut2aut/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aut2aut 

Follow Dr Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Autistic Rant Hour is an unapologetically Autistic podcast exploring the frustrations, contradictions, injustices, and everyday absurdities of living in an allistic world.


Hosted by Aut2Aut founder Dr Gal Schkolnik (they/them), each episode creates space for autistic people to rant, infodump, analyse, and unpack the systems, behaviours, and social expectations that make life harder for neurodivergent people. From accessibility failures and social double standards to burnout, masking, healthcare, relationships, and autistic joy, no topic is off limits.


Blending humour, lived experience, sharp critique, and deep autistic honesty, The Autistic Rant Hour is both catharsis and conversation — a space where autistic voices are allowed to be loud, angry, thoughtful, passionate, and completely authentic.


Produced for the Autistic Culture Podcast Network.


🎧 The Autistic Rant Hour is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all major platforms.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Visit www.autisticculturepodcastnetwork.com

📲 Follow us on Instagram: @autisticculturepodcast


You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to continue providing a platform for autistic folks to share location-specific sensory info and service instructions. 


About Aut2Aut: https://prepped.to/about 

Our Blog: https://prepped.to/aut2aut-blog 

Support us: https://prepped.to/support-us 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aut2aut/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aut2aut 

Follow Dr Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> true Autistic Culture Podcast Network info@autisticculturepodcast.com 6a0f4052d7997e788c676b93 the-autistic-rant-hour serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6a0f4052d7997e788c676b93/1779638506930-279850d7-8fd5-4928-812a-0fca1fc48474.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/the-autistic-rant-hour The Autistic Rant Hour Mental Health Services Mental Health Services Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT 1:00:36 6a340993f1612f1c6946b890 true https://shows.acast.com/the-autistic-rant-hour/episodes/mental-health-services 6a340993f1612f1c6946b890 6a0f4052d7997e788c676b93 mental-health-services full 1 4 Content warning: mentions of self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders and medical gaslighting


What happens when you go to a mental health professional who has zero information about what it means when you, their patient, may be autistic? 


For this episode I was joined by Rey Rissanen (pronouns: they/them). Together we will rant and tell you about the horrors of needing help with our mental health, and instead of getting it, getting misdiagnosed, gaslighted and harmed by misinformed mental health professionals, and how great it is to finally realize you’re autistic and to learn to self-advocate in the mental health setting.


Rey is an artist who creates beautiful crochet designs, including crochet stim toys and houseplants, and they’re also the one who came up with the idea for prepped.to, a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions, and you can see their beautiful illustrations of their story on our blog. 


You can support Aut2Aut and its platform prepped.to on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. 


Mentioned in this episode:


  • Rey’s crochet designs: @rainbowrey.crafts and their art on Instagram
  • Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
  • prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
  • How to support my nonprofit
  • Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com 
  • Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Content warning: mentions of self-harm, suicidal ideation, eating disorders and medical gaslighting


What happens when you go to a mental health professional who has zero information about what it means when you, their patient, may be autistic? 


For this episode I was joined by Rey Rissanen (pronouns: they/them). Together we will rant and tell you about the horrors of needing help with our mental health, and instead of getting it, getting misdiagnosed, gaslighted and harmed by misinformed mental health professionals, and how great it is to finally realize you’re autistic and to learn to self-advocate in the mental health setting.


Rey is an artist who creates beautiful crochet designs, including crochet stim toys and houseplants, and they’re also the one who came up with the idea for prepped.to, a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions, and you can see their beautiful illustrations of their story on our blog. 


You can support Aut2Aut and its platform prepped.to on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. 


Mentioned in this episode:


  • Rey’s crochet designs: @rainbowrey.crafts and their art on Instagram
  • Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
  • prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
  • How to support my nonprofit
  • Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com 
  • Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Medical Gaslighting Medical Gaslighting Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT 1:01:38 6a340884db494ef85c3d3e9f true https://shows.acast.com/the-autistic-rant-hour/episodes/medical-gaslighting 6a340884db494ef85c3d3e9f 6a0f4052d7997e788c676b93 medical-gaslighting full 1 3 Have you ever gone to the doctor with some symptoms and had them not find anything wrong with you? We've all run into medical staff who don't know we were autistic or what that even meant, never suspected EDS, POTS, ME, endometriosis or autoimmune conditions. They either dismissed us right off or ran a battery of tests on us. But in the end, the conclusion was the same: There doesn't seem to be anything medically wrong with you. 

For this episode I am joined by Simo_tier (pronouns: it/they), so we can rant about some of these frustrating stories that literally take years off our lives. 


Simo_tier is a multi-media artist and activist, influenced by its lived reality as a disabled, Indigenous, agender, white, gay, AuDHD femme. It is deeply passionate about lifting up and supporting QTBIPoC voices and projects, as well as breaking down barriers to create a community based on Disability Justice and reformative change. If you want to read about Simo_tier’s activism (in German), check out its website https://vamky.de/ where you can also find a podcast (also in German) about disabilities and exclusion by society and inside the community. If you want to keep up to date with events it organizes, check out Instagram @simo_tier  


You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions. 


Mentioned in this episode:


  • Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
  • prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
  • How to support prepped.to
  • Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@]gmail.com 
  • Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Have you ever gone to the doctor with some symptoms and had them not find anything wrong with you? We've all run into medical staff who don't know we were autistic or what that even meant, never suspected EDS, POTS, ME, endometriosis or autoimmune conditions. They either dismissed us right off or ran a battery of tests on us. But in the end, the conclusion was the same: There doesn't seem to be anything medically wrong with you. 

For this episode I am joined by Simo_tier (pronouns: it/they), so we can rant about some of these frustrating stories that literally take years off our lives. 


Simo_tier is a multi-media artist and activist, influenced by its lived reality as a disabled, Indigenous, agender, white, gay, AuDHD femme. It is deeply passionate about lifting up and supporting QTBIPoC voices and projects, as well as breaking down barriers to create a community based on Disability Justice and reformative change. If you want to read about Simo_tier’s activism (in German), check out its website https://vamky.de/ where you can also find a podcast (also in German) about disabilities and exclusion by society and inside the community. If you want to keep up to date with events it organizes, check out Instagram @simo_tier  


You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions. 


Mentioned in this episode:


  • Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
  • prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
  • How to support prepped.to
  • Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@]gmail.com 
  • Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Everybody Hates Bureaucracy Everybody Hates Bureaucracy Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT 56:38 6a3407546f90df4cb79d1d85 true https://shows.acast.com/the-autistic-rant-hour/episodes/everybody-hates-bureaucracy 6a3407546f90df4cb79d1d85 6a0f4052d7997e788c676b93 everybody-hates-bureaucracy full 1 2 Everybody hates bureaucracy. So many of the things we need to survive entail torturously collecting documents, attempting to upload them to websites that may or may not work, filling forms with mystery fields, and horror of horrors, calling the authorities on the phone. 


I recently founded Aut2Aut, a nonprofit that provides free digital platforms and content by and for the autistic community, and believe you me, the German authorities weren’t exactly going out of their ways to make it a seamless, easy process. In the meantime, I’ve also had some adventures in the welfare system.

So if you’ve ever stood powerless in the face of the powers that be, a half-filled form in one hand, and a phone that’s been on hold for the past 30 minutes in the other, and you want to feel less alone with your experience, or learn how to start a nonprofit in Germany, this is the episode for you. 


You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions. 


Mentioned in this episode:


  • FrauenLoop, free tech education and network for anyone who identifies as a woman
  • Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
  • prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
  • How to support my nonprofit
  • Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com 
  • Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Everybody hates bureaucracy. So many of the things we need to survive entail torturously collecting documents, attempting to upload them to websites that may or may not work, filling forms with mystery fields, and horror of horrors, calling the authorities on the phone. 


I recently founded Aut2Aut, a nonprofit that provides free digital platforms and content by and for the autistic community, and believe you me, the German authorities weren’t exactly going out of their ways to make it a seamless, easy process. In the meantime, I’ve also had some adventures in the welfare system.

So if you’ve ever stood powerless in the face of the powers that be, a half-filled form in one hand, and a phone that’s been on hold for the past 30 minutes in the other, and you want to feel less alone with your experience, or learn how to start a nonprofit in Germany, this is the episode for you. 


You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions. 


Mentioned in this episode:


  • FrauenLoop, free tech education and network for anyone who identifies as a woman
  • Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
  • prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
  • How to support my nonprofit
  • Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com 
  • Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Product Analytics and Being Autistic in Tech Product Analytics and Being Autistic in Tech Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT 59:58 6a34067b6f90df4cb79cd508 true https://shows.acast.com/the-autistic-rant-hour/episodes/product-analytics-and-being-autistic-in-tech 6a34067b6f90df4cb79cd508 6a0f4052d7997e788c676b93 product-analytics-and-being-autistic-in-tech full 1 1 You know how they tell you that websites and apps follow your every move and then design their product to get the most out of you?

 

And you know how each and every time a digital product gets updated it gets worse and harder to use? How can both of these be true?

 

Well, let me get you in on a Product Analytics secret: It’s true that most websites and apps collect your data, but most of them just let it rot in dashboards nobody looks at, and release major features and redesigns without performing any mathematically rigorous analysis of the users’ response. This is only one of many reasons why it’s so hard to be autistic in Tech. My Product Analytics ex-colleague, Carolina (pronouns: she/they), will join me on this episode to rant with all our accumulated frustrations about the sad sad fact that most digital product providers really don’t care about your data, and also just in general about being autistic in Tech.


You can find Carolina on Instagram @millenialspinster 


Language note: The words Shit and Bullshit are being said a few times in the episode. 


You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions. 


Mentioned in this episode:


  • Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
  • prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
  • How to support my nonprofit
  • Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com 
  • Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> You know how they tell you that websites and apps follow your every move and then design their product to get the most out of you?

 

And you know how each and every time a digital product gets updated it gets worse and harder to use? How can both of these be true?

 

Well, let me get you in on a Product Analytics secret: It’s true that most websites and apps collect your data, but most of them just let it rot in dashboards nobody looks at, and release major features and redesigns without performing any mathematically rigorous analysis of the users’ response. This is only one of many reasons why it’s so hard to be autistic in Tech. My Product Analytics ex-colleague, Carolina (pronouns: she/they), will join me on this episode to rant with all our accumulated frustrations about the sad sad fact that most digital product providers really don’t care about your data, and also just in general about being autistic in Tech.


You can find Carolina on Instagram @millenialspinster 


Language note: The words Shit and Bullshit are being said a few times in the episode. 


You can support Aut2Aut on Betterplace and Gofundme, or buy our #ActuallyAutistic designs in our print-on-demand shop. This will help prepped.to go on providing a platform for autistic folks to share locations’ sensory info and service instructions. 


Mentioned in this episode:


  • Aut2Aut, the nonprofit I founded, providing free platforms and content by and for autistic people
  • prepped.to is the website I created where autistic folks can upload and consult sensory info and service instructions about places, so folks can prep and script before going there
  • How to support my nonprofit
  • Theme music composed and produced by Lir Lutau Shahar (pronouns: he/fae/sea): YouTube, Soundcloud. For collaborations: lutaoshzh@gmail.com 
  • Follow Dr. Gal Schkolnik on LinkedIn, Mastodon or Tumblr


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Trailer: Welcome to The Autistic Rant Hour Trailer: Welcome to The Autistic Rant Hour Wed, 17 Jun 2026 11:43:37 GMT 4:24 6a328451a43c1651f4446a6c false https://shows.acast.com/the-autistic-rant-hour/episodes/trailer-welcome-to-the-autistic-rant-hour 6a328451a43c1651f4446a6c 6a0f4052d7997e788c676b93 trailer-welcome-to-the-autistic-rant-hour trailer Some things just deserve a rant!


Welcome to The Autistic Rant Hour, a podcast exploring the frustrations, injustices, and absurdities of living in an allistic world through an autistic cultural lens. Part of the Autistic Culture Podcast Network.


Hosted by Dr Gal Schkolnik (They/Them), founder of Aut2Aut, the series combines passionate discussion, lived experience, and unapologetic autistic honesty. Each episode tackles a different source of frustration, from social expectations and accessibility barriers to systemic inequalities and everyday misunderstandings.


Whether you're looking for validation, solidarity, or simply a place where someone finally says what you're thinking, The Autistic Rant Hour invites you to rant, reflect, and infodump alongside the community.


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Some things just deserve a rant!


Welcome to The Autistic Rant Hour, a podcast exploring the frustrations, injustices, and absurdities of living in an allistic world through an autistic cultural lens. Part of the Autistic Culture Podcast Network.


Hosted by Dr Gal Schkolnik (They/Them), founder of Aut2Aut, the series combines passionate discussion, lived experience, and unapologetic autistic honesty. Each episode tackles a different source of frustration, from social expectations and accessibility barriers to systemic inequalities and everyday misunderstandings.


Whether you're looking for validation, solidarity, or simply a place where someone finally says what you're thinking, The Autistic Rant Hour invites you to rant, reflect, and infodump alongside the community.


📢 Subscribe now to hear future episodes.

🌈 Celebrate autistic voices with early access, ad-free listening, and our full archive at AutisticCulturePlus.com

🌐 Learn more about the network at AutisticCulturePodcastNetwork.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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