Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence.

In Episode 9:

• Clarification: Relationship between autistic burnout and depression.
• In the News: Why are people in Sweden getting their autism diagnosis reversed? And… autistic drivers revisited.
• In Financial Independence: Different flavours of FI.
• In Autism: Why was the Theory of Mind Deficit Model of Autism so Wrong?

A note from Darren and David

Darren and David do not sell, promote, or endorse any financial services or products. Nothing discussed on the podcast should be taken as personal financial advice.

Blog Links

David: davidscothern.com

Darren: autisticwriter.com

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593076251704

If you're struggling financially

Help is available:

StepChange is a UK charity providing free debt advice and solutions: https://www.stepchange.org/

Citizens Advice also provides advice and guidance on debt and money: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/

Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence.

In Episode 8:

-In the News - Should Autistic People Be Allowed to Drive? Autism is definitively genetic! And sad news about Noah Woods.

-What is Autistic Burnout, and What Does it Do to You?.

-How David’s Autistic Burnout Drove His Financial Independence Journey

A note from Darren and David

Darren and David do not sell, promote, or endorse any financial services or products. Nothing discussed on the podcast should be taken as personal financial advice.

Blog Links

David: davidscothern.com

Darren: autisticwriter.com

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593076251704

If you're struggling financially

Help is available:

StepChange is a UK charity providing free debt advice and solutions: https://www.stepchange.org/

Citizens Advice also provides advice and guidance on debt and money: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/

Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence.

In Episode 7:

-Autism self-diagnosis: is it valid?

-The different life stages of financial independence.

-In the News: Life Expectancy for autistic people

A note from Darren and David

Darren and David do not sell, promote, or endorse any financial services or products. Nothing discussed on the podcast should be taken as personal financial advice.

Blog Links

David: davidscothern.com

Darren: autisticwriter.com

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593076251704

If you're struggling financially

Help is available:

StepChange is a UK charity providing free debt advice and solutions: https://www.stepchange.org/

Citizens Advice also provides advice and guidance on debt and money: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/

AFI: Autism and Financial Independence. Episode 6: Who are the A**holes, What is Autism, and What are the Assets?

Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence.

Part 2 of What is Autism? Some thoughts on an interview with Edward Norton. Another autism microaggression, and a dive into the world of asset classes in investing.

A note from Darren and David

Darren and David do not sell, promote, or endorse any financial services or products. Nothing discussed on the podcast should be taken as personal financial advice.

Blog Links

David: davidscothern.com

Darren: autisticwriter.com

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593076251704

If you're struggling financially

Help is available:

StepChange is a UK charity providing free debt advice and solutions: https://www.stepchange.org/

Citizens Advice also provides advice and guidance on debt and money: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/

AFI: Autism and Financial Independence. Episode 5: What Is It?

Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence.

In Episode 5, David talks us through Survivorship Bias, Wants vs Needs, and Why Boring Can Be Brilliant.

Darren Gives a clarification on the finer points of the autism cultural divide discussed in the previous episode, before attempting to answer the big question: What is Autism?

Also:

Microaggression of the week: Being a little bit autistic.

Autism in the News

The hosts discuss how a news report about statistical methods could potentially send the wrong message about genetic research.

And as promised: a link to the What Is It scene from Red Dwarf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLc5mvOGgxc

A note from Darren and David

Darren and David do not sell, promote, or endorse any financial services or products. Nothing discussed on the podcast should be taken as personal financial advice.

Blog Links

David: davidscothern.com

Darren: autisticwriter.com

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593076251704

AFI: Autism and Financial Independence. Episode 4: Why Autism Matters, and How Much Is Enough?

Autism, safe withdrawal rates, your FI number, and getting autism coverage right.

Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence.

In Episode 4, David talks us through approaches to financial independence and retiring early, based around safe withdrawal rates and your FI number. Darren explains how to break out of the autism bubble and explain to neurotypical people why autism really is relevant to them.

Also: Autism in the News

The hosts discuss some problematic coverage of autism on a very popular podcast whose presenters should know better.

A note from Darren and David

Darren and David do not sell, promote, or endorse any financial services or products. Nothing discussed on the podcast should be taken as personal financial advice.

Blog Links

David: davidscothern.com

Darren: autisticwriter.com

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593076251704

If you're struggling financially

Help is available:

StepChange is a UK charity providing free debt advice and solutions: https://www.stepchange.org/

Citizens Advice also provides advice and guidance on debt and money: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/

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AFI: Autism and Financial Independence — Episode 3: Follow the Money

Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence.

In Episode 3, Darren lays bare the huge amounts of money flowing through the autism industry, and explains why it’s not helping autistic people. David then talks about why personal budgeting is important, and why the best method of doing it is so counter-intuitive.

Also: Autism in the News

The hosts share their thoughts on one of the most ridiculous stories to emerge in autism news, and try, with limited success, to keep straight faces.

A note from Darren and David

Darren and David do not sell, promote, or endorse any financial services or products. Nothing discussed on the podcast should be taken as personal financial advice.

Blog Links

David: davidscothern.com

Darren: autisticwriter.com

Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593076251704

If you're struggling financially

Help is available:

StepChange is a UK charity providing free debt advice and solutions: https://www.stepchange.org/

Citizens Advice also provides advice and guidance on debt and money: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/

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AFI: Autism and Financial Independence — Episode 2: What Money Is, and Why It’s Hard to Get

Autistic bloggers David Scothern (Mortgage Advisor on FIRE) and Darren Scothern (The Autistic Writer) discuss the intersection of autism and financial independence.

In Episode 2, David takes us through what money is, how it developed, and its relationship with time. Darren discusses how the route from childhood to financial independence in adulthood can be different for autistic people, and the obstacles they can encounter along the way.

Also: Autism in the News

David and Darren discuss the tragic developments in the Jason Arday story, and the direction of US policy on vaccines and autism.

A note from Darren and David

Darren and David do not sell, promote, or endorse any financial services or products. Nothing discussed on the podcast should be taken as personal financial advice.

Blog Links

David: davidscothern.com

Darren: autisticwriter.com

If you're struggling financially

Help is available.

StepChange is a UK charity providing free debt advice and solutions: https://www.stepchange.org/

Citizens Advice also provides advice and guidance on debt and money: https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/debt-and-money/