• college life as a autistic young woman
    May 10 2026

    On this week's episode of lifelong learners, Holly talks about her experiences in college. She also talks about how her professors took the time to get to know her and accepting her for who she was as a person. She talks about how she is still in school but she makes time to go to GCC and hangout with the people who have helped become the person she is today.

    Questions for Holly or want to be a part of the pod? Reach out at lifelonglearnerspodcast@gmail.com

    Thank you for listening! Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Leaving a five-star review is the best way to get my show noticed!

    Hosted by Holly Tetreault

    Recorded in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center's Multimedia Studio at Greenfield Community College (MA)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/we-can-dream

    License code: WMKWSWQBHUSARRYQ

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    13 mins
  • navigating the hard times as a autistic women
    Apr 28 2026

    On this week's episode of lifelong learners, Holly talks about her experiences with autism. she also talks about how this administration continues to spread lies about autism. She also talks about why she went back to school and why she continues to speak up for autism and disability rights.

    Questions for Holly or want to be a part of the pod? Reach out at lifelonglearnerspodcast@gmail.com

    Thank you for listening! Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Leaving a five-star review is the best way to get my show noticed!

    Hosted by Holly Tetreault

    Recorded in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center's Multimedia Studio at Greenfield Community College (MA)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/we-can-dream

    License code: WMKWSWQBHUSARRYQ

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    12 mins
  • Bullying in autistic girls
    Apr 20 2026

    On this week’s episode of lifelong learners Holly talks about her experiences with bullying when she was younger. She also talks about how she couldn’t recognize the first signs of bullying in third grade. She talks about how bullying is more common in autistic girls than boys.

    Questions for Holly or want to be a part of the pod? Reach out at lifelonglearnerspodcast@gmail.com

    Thank you for listening! Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Leaving a five-star review is the best way to get my show noticed!

    Hosted by Holly Tetreault

    Recorded in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center's Multimedia Studio at Greenfield Community College (MA)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/we-can-dream

    License code: WMKWSWQBHUSARRYQ

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    16 mins
  • Teddy and Fox navigating the world with me
    Apr 13 2026

    On this week’s episode of lifelong learners. Holly talks about how she didn’t get rid of her childhood teddy bear because it’s helped her so much over the years. She talks about how Fox and teddy are friends. She also talks about how her stuffed animals have helped her to cope with trauma and stress.

    Questions for Holly or want to be a part of the pod? Reach out at lifelonglearnerspodcast@gmail.com

    Thank you for listening! Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Leaving a five-star review is the best way to get my show noticed!

    Hosted by Holly Tetreault

    Recorded in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center's Multimedia Studio at Greenfield Community College (MA)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/we-can-dream

    License code: WMKWSWQBHUSARRYQ

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    12 mins
  • Living life as a young girl/woman with autism.
    Apr 5 2026

    On this week episode of lifelong learners, Holly is celebrating autism acceptance month by sharing her experiences with autism. She also shares her experiences with her stuffed animals and her picture books. She also shares some of her experiences from childhood growing up with undiagnosed autism and then navigating through the world with autism.

    Questions for Holly or want to be a part of the pod? Reach out at lifelonglearnerspodcast@gmail.com

    Thank you for listening! Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Leaving a five-star review is the best way to get my show noticed!

    Hosted by Holly Tetreault

    Recorded in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center's Multimedia Studio at Greenfield Community College (MA)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/we-can-dream

    License code: WMKWSWQBHUSARRYQ

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    15 mins
  • Autism, current events and disability rights
    Mar 30 2026

    On this week’s episode of lifelong learners, Holly talks about section 504 of the rehabilitation act and how it’s important for people with disabilities. She also talks about the false claims that the trump administration is making about autism. She talks about how important it is to advocate for autism and disability rights.

    Questions for Holly or want to be a part of the pod? Reach out at lifelonglearnerspodcast@gmail.com

    Thank you for listening! Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Leaving a five-star review is the best way to get my show noticed!

    Hosted by Holly Tetreault

    Recorded in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center's Multimedia Studio at Greenfield Community College (MA)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/we-can-dream

    License code: WMKWSWQBHUSARRYQ

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    12 mins
  • Science is failing autistic women and girls
    Mar 22 2026

    On this week’s episode of Lifelong Learners, Holly talks about how science is lagging behind when it comes to autistic women and girls. She talks about how people need to do more research about autistic women and girls not just autistic boys. She talks about how the science about autism had let her down as a kid.

    Questions for Holly or want to be a part of the pod? Reach out at lifelonglearnerspodcast@gmail.com

    Thank you for listening! Be sure to subscribe to the show wherever you get your podcasts. Leaving a five-star review is the best way to get my show noticed!

    Hosted by Holly Tetreault

    Recorded in the Teaching and Learning Innovation Center's Multimedia Studio at Greenfield Community College (MA)

    Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

    https://uppbeat.io/t/iros-young/we-can-dream

    License code: WMKWSWQBHUSARRYQ

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    14 mins
  • Autism routines and changes
    Mar 16 2026

    On this week’s episode of lifelong learners, Holly talks about one of the biggest changes she is going through which is her therapist retiring May 1st. She also talks about how she never leaves home without Fox and teddy. She talks about how her routine gets disrupted and it makes it hard for her to remember appointments.

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    14 mins