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Aug 2022
43m 49s

Episode 314: Communicating with Autistic...

Robert Duff, Ph.D.
About this episode

Hello, friends! What a week. I'm alive and well, but unfortunately things have been a bit heavy over here. I start off with a little personal update and then into the following great questions:

  • My partner is autistic and talks constantly about her trauma. It's too much for me. What can I do?
  • I am a woman with ADHD and have shame and anxiety because of it. How can I rebuild my self-concept?

As always, you can send me questions to duffthepsych@gmail.com and find the show notes for this episode at http://duffthepsych.com/episode314

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