<p>You may be aware that there is a significant overlap between neurodivergence and transness. So today, I’m talking with a guest who is both an expert in neurodivergence–and he’s autistic himself–and a parent of queer and trans children.</p><p></p><p>Sol Smith is a social media creator and author of the book The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery: Flourishing as a Neurodivergent Adult. Much of his work focuses on neurodivergent adults who may have received a diagnosis or self-realized later in life and helping them figure out what it means to be neurodivergent and understand why their lives may have been a lot different than what they were told they should be.</p><p></p><p>Today we’ll be chatting about the overlap of neurodivergence and transness in our kids, and also how–because neurodivergence is genetic–when I tell a parent that I think their kid might be neurodivergent, I might also be telling them, hey, you might be too. </p><p></p><p>So if you’ve got a trans kid and you’ve ever had an inkling that maybe you don’t experience the world the way other people do, this episode might be for you.</p><p></p><p>Check out the full episode to hear about:</p><ul><li>How pandemic shutdowns created space for Sol and his family to make big realizations about their identities</li><li>Why unpacking his history through an autistic lens helped make sense of his past, but not without grief</li><li>How the social environment impacts individual expressions of autism and who gets diagnosed in childhood versus adulthood</li><li>How strong family inheritance of autistic traits can lead to denial and second-guessing</li><li>How neurodivergence, transness, and strength of socialization overlap</li><li>Breaking down some key ways that autistic people differ from their neurotypical peers</li></ul><p></p><p>Find out more about Sol Smith:</p><ul><li><a href="https://neurospicycommunity.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Neurospicy Community</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theprofessorsol" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">@theprofessorsol</a></li><li>TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@better_sol" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">@better_sol</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/square-peg-how-to-flourish-as-an-autistic-adult/21544584?ean=9781608689989&amp;next=t" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">The Autistic's Guide to Self-Discovery: Flourishing as a Neurodivergent Adult</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Find out more about Mackenzie Dunham:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wildheartsociety.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Wildheartsociety.org</a></li><li><a href="https://www.wildheartsociety.org/downloads" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">wildheartsociety.org/downloads</a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildheartsociety" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Wild Heart Society on Facebook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/wild.heart.society/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Wild Heart Society on Instagram</a></li></ul><p></p><p>Resources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.wildheartsociety.org/camp" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Register for Camp</a></li><li><a href="https://www.queerpnw.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);">Donate to the Queer Community Network</a></li></ul><p></p>