Adulting with Autism

April Ratchford

aratchford76@hotmail.com

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Booking Overview

Adulting with Autism is a practical, expert-and-real-life guide for autistic and ADHD adults navigating independence, work, relationships, and emotional regulation. It’s a strong booking target for PR because guests can speak to clinical, accessibility, neuroscience, and lived-experience perspectives for a highly specific audience.

Metrics

Episodes: 311

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

YouTube: 6.0k subscribers

Instagram: 72 followers

Contact Information

aratchford76@hotmail.com

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Host

April Ratchford - Autistic occupational therapist (OT/L), autism advocate, author, and executive contributor to Brainz Magazine. She hosts Adulting with Autism, guiding neurodivergent adults with practical tools and...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Experts in autism and related fields (mental health, neuroscience, accessibility, occupational therapy, and executive-function support) plus coaches/industry professionals with relevant neurodivergent lived experience or niche authority; authors/creators in creative industries may also fit.

Required Achievements:

Published work or established practice in autism/neurodivergence support, Recognized coaching/services working with neurodivergent adults or entrepreneurs, Demonstrated expertise in accessibility/employment accommodations or related mental-health strategies

Recent Guest Discussions

Jonathan Domsky - Late-diagnosed Autism At 53; Neurodivergent Entrepreneurship; Designing A Life/business That Fits An Autistic Brain; Purpose, Genius, And Environment; Why Corporate Life Can Break Neurodivergent Adults

Recent Topics

Autism, Neurodivergence, Mental Health, Disability, Occupational Therapy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Adulting with Autism

Dating While Autistic: 10 Red Flags I Learned the Hard Way

June 15, 2026

Dating can be confusing for anyone, but when you're autistic, ADHD, or both, it can be even harder to know what's a red flag and what's just awkward first-date behavior. In this solo episode, April shares ten dating rules she wishes someone had taught her years ago. From dating apps and first dates to excessive texting, alcohol, scammers, love bombing, and why "the representative" is not the real person, this episode is packed with practical advice and hilarious real-life stories. You'll hear...

Autistic Burnout, Sleep Debt & Nervous System Recovery with Tim Thomas | Adulting with Autism

June 13, 2026

For many autistic and neurodivergent adults, burnout doesn't start with one bad day—it builds slowly through sleep deprivation, chronic stress, anxiety, and nervous system overload. In this episode of Adulting with Autism, I welcome back Tim Thomas, veteran recovery specialist and founder of Breathwork in Bed, to discuss why so many autistic adults feel exhausted, overwhelmed, and stuck in survival mode. Tim shares his personal journey from military deployment in Afghanistan to helping people...

"When You Have No More Fucks to Give": Autistic Burnout, Disappointment, and Getting Back Up Again

June 10, 2026

What do you do when you're autistic, exhausted, and completely out of emotional bandwidth—with zero fucks left to give? In this raw solo episode of Adulting with Autism, Auntie April MS, OT/L gets honest about the days when life keeps "life-ing": guests reschedule, kids melt down over school bureaucracy, work drains you, and everything feels like too much at once. She breaks down the lie that life is supposed to feel happy and "high vibe" all the time, and instead offers practical tools for ...

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