A profound shift is underway as I'm planning to transition from audio podcasting to YouTube. Visual media, I believe, will allow me to share autistic experiences more fully, through body language, facial expression, and presence beyond words.

For a few years now, I’ve been “speaking beneath stars in the night sky,” offering quiet reflection through audio. Now, “the sky is brightening — a new day is dawning,” and I’m stepping into the light, where visibility and community will be able to grow and flourish.

This is more than just video. More importantly for me, it’s about connections. The YouTube’s comment section may invite conversations, thus creating space for deeper engagements with those who may value metaphor as a bridge between minds.

My plan is to launch my channel on September 17th, starting with an intro and a video on why metaphors can matter in neurodivergent storytelling. Until then, I’ll be posting idiom inspired stories on my blog (stephensevolution.com). This can be a playful way to stay connected.

Whether you're a long-time listener or just discovering my work, I invite you to join me in this next part of my journey. Be part of a community where autistic experiences will not only heard, but seen.

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Artwork produced by Elena Designe
Music composed by Nela Ruiz

Running alongside others yet fully at peace in my own space—that’s the unexpected gift parkrun has given me as an autistic person.

Life on the spectrum often means performing unwritten social scripts that I have found in times go by, drain and overwhelm. But at parkruns, what I found is, they offer a structured routine where participation doesn’t require conversation, explanation, or masking. Just turn up, run or walk, get your barcode scanned at the end. It is simply to be there, and feel part of something on your own terms.

What began as exercise became a deeper journey. I’ve improved my time by five minutes over a year. For me, that's five minutes of self-trust, rhythm, and quiet defiance of the old belief that I wasn’t athletic. Even after an Achilles injury, I returned, got my form back, and became stronger and more grounded.

Parkrun has become a weekly routine for me. What I see here is, importantly for me is, a metaphor for autistic life where I can move at my own pace, be part of a community, and belong without any pressure.

Have you found spaces like that? Share your thoughts via the link below—and subscribe for more metaphors from my autistic world.

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Sometimes things in life, we will inevitably find that things don’t always go to plan. At first, I understand personally how disruptive that can feel. However, looking back, one thing I learned over time was, how unexpected moments like these can often carry something meaningful in ways I couldn’t have initially anticipated.

In this quiet follow-up to my last episode, I reflect on change, trust, and what it means to find clarity in your own time, especially as an autistic person when it comes to trying to learn and make peace with life’s bends and detours.

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Artwork produced by Elena Designe
Music composed by Nela Ruiz