Welcome to Part Two of the Different Show Podcast.

In this second series I will share the ongoing research for my upcoming book ‘Desperately Seeking Safety’. My research so far has included medical professionals, academics and members of neurodiverse and other communities.

During my research I discovered that many older or late diagnosed autistic women suffer from chronic medical conditions that are often missed, or mis-diagnosed.

I was diagnosed as autistic when I was 58. Since then I have been on the receiving end of several unwelcome diagnoses.

A review, published in the Annual Review of Developmental Psychology estimated that over 89 per cent of autistic adults aged 40+ in the UK are undiagnosed. The review was conducted at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King’s College London and supported by the British Academy and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Maudsley Biomedical Research Centre.

The podcast is about women. We’ll be discussing the effects of menopause on neurodiverse women and the current war against neurodiversity that is going to impact them directly.

The difficulty in obtaining a diagnosis is placing obstacles in the way and some areas of the country are introducing temporary pauses to new referrals or imposing stricter criteria due to soaring demand and funding issues.

There will be a guest monologue in each episode based on the trauma suffered by a girl within a family where violence and lack of appropriate parenting in the 1970s was the cause of long-term unwanted issues. The girl eventually found safety in creativity.

I’d love to hear from you if you have experienced any of the above. Please contact us in confidence on our private group on Facebook if you would like to be represented on the show, or message the group directly so we can contact you.

Our email address is: thediffshow@gmail.com

We are not funded or sponsored by anyone and all communication is confidential.

We hope to hear from you soon

Gina and John

This month we’ll be talking with Actor and stand up comedian Mark Newsome about his life, his bonkers work schedule, being in prison on the tele, his demons  and his attempts at finding love on the comedy circuit. We caught up with him in a cupboard somewhere in Oldham.


More details about the podcast can be found on our website www.squarecircletheatre.co.uk.

We’d love to hear from you if you have any ideas for future shows or you would like to be a guest. Please contact John on thediffshow@gmail.com. Or message us on our social media pages.

The Different Show is supported by Square Circle Theatre and the National Lottery Community Fund.

Thank you for listening. 

This month we talk with Charlotte Hughes The blogger and activist about work, social media, politics and Ken Loach.

Ginz will also be sharing her experiences of work before she found out she was autistic.

More details about the podcast can be found on our website www.squarecircletheatre.co.uk.

We’d love to hear from you if you have any ideas for future shows or you would like to be a guest. Please contact John on thediffshow@gmail.com. Or message us on our social media pages.

The Different Show is supported by Square Circle Theatre and the National Lottery Community Fund.

Thank you for listening.